The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-19
Mr.. UATTERS0NS WISDOM
The Kentucky Editor Talks About the
Recent Election.
ATTITUDE OF GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Watterson Asserts That Their Alt
ance with Republicans Cannot be
Permanent-Past History a
Lesson

son, etlllDE tl lNN l41ulNNlllt N1lfltI-J our
nal, who was prominently urged for the
nomination for the presidency at the In
diauapulis convention, but whose name
wes formally Withdrawn, has remained in
this city since the election. His views
upon the result Of the national campaign
Just closed have been furnished in the fol.
lowing revised interview:
"The election of Mckinley said Mr..
Watterson, "is but the beginning Of the
end Of the struggle which one way or an.
other has been going on in the United
States for twenty years it began in the
west ana south with n demand for fiat
money. No sooner was the Grecuback
party disposed Of than the Free Silver
party took its place
"Ihe leaders Of the fiat money move
ment, reinforced by the silver mine own
ers, finally made an incision into the Re
| publican party and got possession Of the
machinery Of the Democratic party. This
eliminated in the nomination and defeat
OF Mr. Bryan With that defeat ends the
free silver frenzy and the danger Of Is to
! kind But the elements of disorder it
has called into being and the agrarian
issues it has set in motion are left upon
the scene, and we may be sure that these
| will continue their assaults upon the life
of the nation and the integrity Of the peo-
/ pie until they are swept out Of existence
in 1900 Mr. McKinley's election settles
nothing. 1t merely removes fiat money
and deprecated silver dollars
| Mr. Watterson was asked if the union
! between the gold Democrats ana the Re
| publicans could last, and he replied:
81 do not see how it can. The differ
ences are too doctrinal and radical. Mr..
Mckinley is an extreme protectionist. The
sound money Democrats are sincere re-
| formers. Certainly craftsmanship large
! ly an affair Of compromises. Bat TO be
effectual and beneficial the compromises
must be logical and just. Nothing could
be more desirable than a union among all
law abiding, order loving citizcns against
whatever and whoever threaten the inter
estS of the country The Bryan men did
produce such a union. Organism was
! simply mobbism, and before such an is
sue, whenever raised, party distinctions
must vanish from the minds Of patriotic
men. But the immediate danger over, the
original disagreements are bound to re-
appear.
"l ne Republican party cannot rest its
| c0sn upon the doctrine Of protection,
| Neither Us a policy, nor as a theory, nor as
II keynote can prOtectionism hold its own
or stand alone. Itisat war with the genius
OF American institutions. 1t should be no
longer necessary if it ever was truly nee
essary, to the American manufacturer. 1t
is the father of paternalism and the god
father Of Populism. 1t sets examples to
those who imagine that wealth may DO
created by legislation.
"ThOughtful men should not be lulled
| into fancied security because we have over
come the dragon of repudatiOn. The gOr-
| gon of agrarianism is yet abroad. The
Bryan movement was most dangerous be-
cause it affected to speak in the name Of
the people. The Whole people must come
to see that there have been mighty
changes going on in the world
In 1900, and under the leadership Of
| Thomas jefferson, the principle of Demo-
cratic government began its real fight for
life The issue then was, are the people
capable of self government If jefferson
had failed the Federalist party would
have gone on suppressing individual lib
erty and consolidating the central power
until we should have had n republic only
in name. But jefferson succeeded, and
the written law Of the land, strictly CON
strued was secured to the people,
"In 1900 we shall have to face the same
question in a new form, and the issue will
be, nnder existing conditions: Arc orderly
governments and popular government
concurrent possibilities; If we are to have
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