The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-19
WatterSOn'S Observations
On the Election.
The Elements of Danger Have
Not Been Removed
BY McKinley's vlctory.-Glimpse At
Past and Into Future.

"3S prominently urged for the
Illumination OF the presidency at the In
ciahapoiis convention. but whose name
was formally withdrawn. has remained
IN this city since the election. His views
upon the result of the national campaign
nave been furnished In the following re-.
vised interview:
Inc election OF Mr.. Mckinley" eaid
a'.erson' is but the beginning OF
Gnu Vi the struggle which, In one way
anu ahother,-has been going on I'm the
United states for 20 years. II began IN
the west and south with a demand for
nat money No sooner was the green
oh party disposed OF than the Free
.er party took its place. To start
viii AZ caught the country unaware
ior NOBODY knew much about silver and
eseryoooy was bimetallist, or pro-
Iessed To be-and II proceeded with more
prudence and plausibllity than the orig
."ai hliatlonls1s. who boldly proposed
epuGiaiIon or the national debt Dy an
overflow OF irredeemable paper. When
the original silver leaders began tbeir
operations the difference between the
market value OF silver and gold was but
traction Other questions being at the
tioh' ana Few OF our public men. experts !
"a NoiHase' ttee silver was able to com
hiit 10 the new monetary delusion MANY /
men VINO. except for their Ignorance of |
.his particular question, could never
nave oecn reached. andNN no were sound /
" 'ae core as TO the national credit and |
s'apie circula medium. Among
,r puoic men was Major Mckinley |
himself. The leaders OF the fat n,nne,,
"VFeinent, re-enforced by the silver
nlne owners, finally made an inclsIon
ihio the republican party. and got nos
Eessioh or the machinery of the Dem |
ocrauc party. This eliminated I'm tho
nohlihation and defeat Of MIR. Brvan
with that defeat ends the free silver
frenzy. and the danger OF a 1s kInd
u. ,he elements OF this order II has
caheu INTO being and the Agrarian is
sues IL mas set into motion, are left upon
.',, seeue' ana We may be sure that these
VIII continue their assaults upon rho Ii,,
oi the nation and the integrity of tba |
people until they are swept our or ey~
stence IN 1850. Mr. McKinIov's eIect,or
settles nothing. 1t merely removes Nat
hioHey ana appreciated silver dollsra
rom among the rocks ahead"
"ii' "attsfson was asked II the union
between the Gold Democrats and t.a
hephoiicans could last, and he renljed.
90 not sec how II can. The direr. I
n'es are TOO doctrinal and radical Nr
~ "piey az an extreme protectionIst
"a sin |
eoie revenue reformers CertainI,, 1
craftsmanship is largely n, ayatr ~ 4
coinpromlses. But to be effectuaI and Z
tehhclai the compromises must be Iog,- Z
cdi ana just. How can Mr.. McKinla,, c
al HoHe"t man. confound with his con. c
seIeHce as 10 Protection. which from a v
mere eApeuient, not to outlast the sun
posed needs OF the American manpfoc
turer. he elevated into a perrnanor,
tenet OF Republican faith? on the other
haho' now can revenue reform Demo- :.
rats yield their consent, not only to :,
.aril' duties they have always held to =
s"hZeu ROBBERY, but TO aid paternal n
tneory OF government less sinister apd :,
dangerous than that of Mr. Bryan. bur -
just as thorough? Nothing could he -
more desirable than a union among all =,
order-loving citizens n
against Whatever and whoever threaten .,
the interests or the country. The Bryan n,
henace cla produce such a union O
iFyanism was simply mobism, and be-
Iore such an issue whenever raised
party distinctions must vanish from the
I'ilos or patriotic men. But the i'm o
mediate danger over. the original dis OF
agreements are bound to reappear." hi
MT Watterson, continuing, said: .I ST
MINK that the country. is safe for the AZ
- rpnuhlic !
VIII be equally assured / devoutIy W
lope. But thoughtful men should NOT IN
e lulled into fancied security because WI
We have overcome the dragon of repudj- DE
lion. The Gorgon OF agrarianism is vet ne
broad The Bryan movement was nnost 10
angerous because II affected TO speak WI
the name OF the people. The whole hu
eople must come TO see that there have
cen mighty changes going on in the {
'orld before such government as ours Rr
sn be both safe and Free" On
"How do you mean. Mr.. watterson?" we
In 1900 and under the leadership OF do,
homas Jefferson. the principle OF Dem po
cratic government began its real fight GA,
'r IRE. Ihe issue then was. Are the taN
$780, s.',( ""S ~ set -soVerhinehtF III the
ould have core on suppressing in
vidual liberty and consolidating the 7
'ntral power until we should have had era
republic only In name But Jeffersg, sc1i
lcceeded. AID the written law OF tho pre
M, strictly construed, was secured TO Ia
e people n 1900 we shall have TO face Can
e same general question In new form. Car
I'd the same Issue will be. under exist ner
z conditions, Are orderly government the
ld popular government concurrent DOS
bilitiesY III we are TO have MANY nresi
ntial campaign like the one Just ended
ey are not. Unless the great body ~
e people can be brought TO realize the Net
anges of a century OF progress. every
ur years viii witness a party taking +
e Held TN support OF the alleged rights Mel
humanity, whose very existence is Jan
mace to the public order. the peace of stat
ciety. the just balance between the grcG
ctions OF the union. the money of the the
ople. the credit OF the ration, and every pric
her good and perfect thiag supposed The
'manate from our Republican system" catt
DO you apprenend the serious provth and
The new -sactionalism, which with tho wha
lth OF the old sectionalism. seems 20 +,
struggling into life I'm America ?" beer
III human experience goes for any. men
ng. and Is even TO count for much ,hs the
rid ought 10 be wiser for the i.sso,. the