The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-12-30
AN ENGLISH. LIBERAL VIEW.

Rsya>HQS (LonQOn) newspaper" Is
A very remarkable publications.
work of genius. It is strong repre-
sentative Of the radical Democratic
sentiment in that aristocratic coun.
try.
This is what it said, Nov. Is, upon
our recent election:
Now that this extraording election
Is over we may calmly consider what
1T Is that the American people have
actually done. In the first place, they
have killed the Democratic party, or,
rather they have finally ended the
career OF party to which the mortal
blow had been given some time ago.
The gold section of Democrats has de.
monstrated it's utter Impotence, while
the silver section has shown that,
even when supported by the Popu-
lists, 1t has no chance. We may
therefore expect to sec RECONSTRUCT
ton OF American parties, the Repub-
l1cans being practically the great Con-
servative party Of wealth and monop-
oily, while the Silver Democrats and
the Peoples Party will combine to-
gether into a new party to fight the
aggresSionS Of organized wealth. TO
the latter. If only it is managed hon
estly and wisely, the good wishes of
all European Democrats should be
heartily accorded.
7 We said last week that. while enter
tanning no Lelief in free silver, we yet
wished Mr.. Bryan we'll because at
ylleast he represented opposition to the
rings OF milliOnaires who are the real
rulers of the United States. What
this election has shown is that
America lilo Enrnnn 10 he 1,,t ofy ~,
the grasp OF rich men. and that, for
the present, the majority Of the peo-
pie wish to have 1t SO. There is no
mistaking the jubilation Of the Stock
Exchange swindlerS and the corrupt
loan mongerS in New York, London,
Berlin, and other financial centres.
There is no installing the tone OF the
m1li1Onatres who subscribed to the
Mckinley campaign fund, and so help
ed to debauch the great industrial
centres by intimidating and bribing
the imme nse foreign vote. People do
not subscribe millions OF money for
Legitimate" purposes. We do not
doubt that the Republicans would
have won any way. but the size Of the
majoritieS in the doubtful States was,
In our Judgment, due to the wholesale
bribery and to intimidation of work
Ing men. In short, this victory is
more significant than any event which
mas taken place for half century, of
the fact that money is king, god.
ruler Of the planet as no power ever
has been before.
The American people have, there
fore, demonstrated the power of
wealth That is what they have done
first and foremost, everything else be-
ing secondary to that. The great
trusts and syndicates. the wealthy
bankers, the protected manufacturers
have won sweeping triumph, and, we
may depend upon it, thev will make
the most Of it. The Protectionist
screw will be turned on again, the
bankers will rake in piles of gold, the
tnsolencc OF the millionaire class will
be greater than ever. Organized
riches will never have had a better
opportunity to gorge at the expense
OF la or. The Treasury will be used
to fill the pockets of the Rockefellers,
the PullmanS, the Vanderbilts, the
crowd who control the American Re
public. The more needful is it for
the discontented and dsinherited to
carefully consider their ways and
mediate intensely On such a pro-
SSaMme as will smash the great CAPT
go conspiracy against Republican
institutions. The campaign for 1900
will Begin almost at ( nee, but it
should be an intelligent campaign.
There should be no proposal put for
ward that cannot be nationally de-
, Tended and that cannot be shown be-
yond possibility Of doubt to be of i'm
mediate benefit to the mass of honest
tOilers. We may depend on it there is
great trouble in store for the United
States in any event, because of the
prevalent mercenary ideals which are
utterly at variance with Republican
Institutions. But, with wisdom on
she part OF the reforming section, the
certain friction can be reduced and a
peaceful, or comparatively peaceful,
transformation can take place. At
present, however. the indications are
that everyone is so eager on making
money under the conditions which
Mr.. Mckinley's victory has rendered
possible. that it will be hard to gain
the ear Of the people for any great
changes. In short, the situation
seems to us full Of danger.
These are words that every
thoughtful American should weigh
we'll. They come from a friend of
liberty, who is far enough away from
the battle field to take birds-eye