The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-07
THE ELECTION.

We have been defeated. It Is written
with much regret, but the truth must be
acknowledged With the limited number
of papers engaged in the cause Of the
people there is some comfort to be found
in the fact that disaster has not been
greater. Nearly all the great daily news
papers were either under the money pow
OF in a direct or indirect way, and thus
those great engines of support were lost
to the masses of the people. The few
were obliged to struggle against the
many; the poor were obliged to- struggle
against the rich
1t is perhaps little consolation to speak
of a moral victory when victory in the
concrete Is against us, nevertheless it
must be said that Bryan's campaign was
a moral victory He opened The eyes of
the people to a new idea, to principle
that plainly showed to them the course
OF their misery and oppression. In that
awakening a world of good was accom-
p1ished and the aeed sown will bring 70. tn
abundant fruit four years hence. Our
opponents say the cause Of free silver is
dead and that the election just passed has
proved it. Such statement, however,
is far from the truth The agitation for
free silver is just begun. The flower has
just burst forth, the seed time will fol-
low.
One Of the most potent causes for the
defeat of b:metallisn. was the scandalous
use of money in the hands Of experienced
and unprincipled campaign managers in
behalf of the gold standard. Wherever
beneficial force could be put into oper-
alton corruption was resorted to. The
ends justified the means. ~ ~
|! Another cause was the misleading cry
Of "unsound money" The leaders them
selves knew the cry was unworthy Of
honest men, but the unthinking people
were m:sled by it. They perhaps justly
reasoned that unsound money would be
fatally injurious to themselves and their
families and if the cry had been true
those who voted for the gold standard
would have been justified in doing so.
But so far from the truth the cry was just
the opposite. 1t was the gold standard
money. They dared not tell the people
what they meant, but instead invented a
dishonest shibboleth. The Bryan people
stood for honest money, sound money, but
not for the dishonest gold standard and
this will be found out ere long by those
who have been duped.
Still another cause assisted in defeat.
This was the repeated statement Of manu-
facturers and some merchants that they
would be obliged to- shut down their mills
or close up their places of business if
Brayn were elected, or if they did not do
that they would be obliged to run on half
time or with half their usual force of help.
In this again thousands Of workmen did
not know what to believe, and so, to be on
the safe s:de-as they termed it they
concluded to vote for continuance Of
present conditions
But Mckinley is elected. He is now in
the hands of his friends--the enemies of
the country. Hanna and his minions Will
rule. The apostle Of protection Will have
little or nothing to say. The manufacture
ers will now flock to Washington and de-
mand their pound Of fesh-it is 50 nom
mated IN the Dond-and the flesh will be
forthcoming.
But let Mckinley now attend to his cab
met making, or rather, let Hanna attend
to it. Morgan, of Morgan, Drexel & Co.,
New York, can be put into the treasury
department. He was there before, in a
quiet, unofficial kind of way, in his own
interest, and could make himself useful
there again in the interest of himself and
!: that of his friends. II any man knows
how to manipulate treasury or pull the
wool over the eyes Of a president in finan-
cial affairs, he's the man.
Then there's George M. Pullman Of Chi
eago Let him be made postmaster gen
eraI. He took great pains couple Of
years ago in running the United States
mails in his own interest He understands
MS business give INN Ine pace AND
what better choice could Hanna make than
Ito have Andrew Carnegie secretary OF the
navy. He has an eternal fitness for the
Job. He knows all about making ar1nor
plates for ships Of war pilates that cost
little, but out Of which his experiences
would enable him to make good thing.
Other men will easily suggest themselves
to. ftll out The cabinet. Let the deals be.
made at once There is no time for delay.
Pay msnts for fat frying are now due V
Attend to II, most potent, grave and reyer l
end Hanna with kinley as u
i. u Redmond, III u, soon
come Il the On 4
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