Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-11-12

WHO, thOuPn tney supported bryan
on grounds of party discipline, did
not approve of the extremes of the
Chicago platform or sympathize
with the excuses Of the campaign.
Mr.. Mckinley, who is one of the
best of men and most patriotic of
citizens, is still rabid protection
list, and if he should insist on the
assertion of his doctrine and it's
embodiment into law there are
thousands of men equally patriotic
and sincere who can not 90 along
with him. On the other hand, the
proscriptive spirit of the Bryan
Democrats makes an immediate eff
feet upon the Democratic element
uncertain, if not unlikely. The line
of the indianapolis platform is the
only platform on which the party
can be reorgsnized. Those Demo
Gratis who can not come to that will
90 into the camp of the POpulists
meanwhile there will be a good
deal of Independent politics among
those who have hitherto called
themselves Democrats. And this
may not be a wholly bad thing for
the country. What people need is
less partyism and fewer contests of
the kind We have just passed
through. The Constitution should
be amended and the presidency
limited to a single term of six or
eight years"
"Do you consider the money
question as definitely settled, Mr..
Wattersoni'
The free silver question is set
tied" was the immediate response
ave may" Mr.. Watterson added,
continue to hear talk of interna-
tiOnal bimetallism, but it will be
mainly talk. There is really no
likelihood that England or Ger
many will consent to further ex.
perimentalism in monetary stand.
ards, and the silver agitation in
America will merely serve to keeI
a few Congressman more or less al
Washington so as not to disarrangC
the commercial or financial condi
tons"
Mr.. WattersOn. it will be remem.
bered, has been in Europe for som,
time past, and has had oppOrtuni
ties of studying those questions o
international politics that have
most agitated Europe of late.
asked him what he thought of tn
Armenian agitation.
Il think" Mr.. Watterson replied
"that the Herald has done an i'm
portaat service both to humanit,
and what are called the powers b,
its exposition of the truth in tina
quarter of the globe. Assured,
the Government of the Unite,
States has matters nearer HON
than Asia Minor pressing upon it
attention. Its intermeddling will
Turkish affairs can do the Armen
ians no good, but much harm. Whe
we have Christianized all our ow
barbarians it will be full time t
start upon a crusade in the ia
east"
And what about Cuba, Nj
Watterson?'
That's another matter. Cuba j
our next door neighbor. We hav
shown great moderation in no
taking it long ago. There has bee
no time these fifty years when W
could not have done so if we hat
wanted possession of the island
But the truth is we do not want il
L want to see Cuba well governed
contented and prosperous. W
Americans respect the grandeur o
Spanish history, and look not with
out commiseration upon the de
cline of the Spanish race. AS
nation We respect ourselves in n
fusing to embarrass or bully
weaker power than ourselves. BU
, the question is how long we shout
, be expected to stand off and wi
ness such impotency and inhumar
ity as Spain is displaying in Cub,
| l think that Mckinley should tax
r a step-several steps-in advanC
with as little delay as possible aftt
+ he crosses the threshold of I'll
{ White House."
! Then Mr.. Watterson referred
r the Herald's suggestion of Mexica
intervention IN conjunction wit
the United States as a means
satisfactorily settling the Cuba
. question, and at the same time pr
Guiding any accusation of selisl
3 ness against the United States.
1.-The suggestion" said Mr.. Wa
, tersOn, "is a very good one indeed
! and should please the Mexican
and evidence our consideration
President Diaz is one of the mo:
! eminent living statesmen. He
connected with Spain by ties {
7 blood and is not unfriendly to tbs
country. His cooperation and al
: prevail of the project should an
| will carry great moral weight, Mt
I only with Spain, but with other ns
tions. The Heralds idea has moi
to it than a casual perusal Nigh
+ suggest, and the Administration G
Mr.. Cleveland, with its zeal to b
over-just to Spain, has not falle
in with the just claims of Amer
can sentiment"
ITO sum up, Mr.. Watterson, 20
take a cheerful view of the immt
, diate outlook, political, financi,
and commercial, in America"
"Assuredly. The country is al
cending, not descending in an
form, but We must not expect th
millennium. We should thank Gu
for what has happened and try
cultivate a more Christian spiri
! one to another. Mr.. Mckinley
utterances since the election are Ell
tirely up to the demands of the %
caslOn and all good men of all pa
81. ,,;ll r.ya HIM tho Fai rest trial