The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

Especial correspondenceAsso ciated Press.)
Paris, Nov. 49, Hon. Henry Waiter
son, editor of the Louisville Courier.
Journal, who was prominently urged for
the nomination for the Presidency at tho
indianapolis convention, but whose name
was formally withdrawn, has remained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
following revised interview:
The election of Mcltinley,n said Mr..
Watterson to-day, sis hut the beginning
OF the end of the struggle which one way
ana another has been going on in the
United States for twenty wears 1t began
in the West and South with n demand fo,.
fiat money. No sooner was the greer.
back party disposed of than the free sill
YER party took its place. This eliminated
IN the nomination and defeat of Mr..
Bryan. With that defeat ends the free
silver frenzy and the danger of "A lG to |
kind. But the clements of disorder il
has called into being and the agraran
issues 1t has set into 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
i'll 1900 Mr.. McKinley's election settles
nothing. 1t merely removes fiat money
and deprecated silver dollars from among
the rocks ahead.''
Mr.. WattersOn was asked if the union
between the gold Democrats and the Re
publicans could last and he replied:
81 do not see how it can. The differ
ences are too dcctrinal ana radical. Mr..
Mckinley is an extreme protectionist
The sound money Democrats are sincere
revenue rcformers. Certainly statesman
la l. llr, f,- ~.
But to be etfectual and beneficial the
compromises must be logical and lust.
Nothing could be more desirable than II
union among all law abiding, ortler-loy-
ing citizens AGAINST whatever and who
ever threatened the interests of the coun-
try. The Bryan menace did produce
such union. Organism was simply mob.
ism and before such an issue, whenever
raised, party distinctions must vanish
from the minds of patriotic men. But
the immediate danger is over; the original
disagreements are bound to reappear'
"And what do you think all these
things portend with respect to the future
of the country?n
81 think that the country is safe for
the present. That the future of the re-
public will be equally assured, l devoutly
hope But thoughtful men should not
he iulled into fancicd security because we
have overcome the dragon OF reputation.
The gorgon of agrarianism is yet abroad
The Bryan movement was most dan
gerous because ii 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
before such II government as ours can be
both safe and free
"liow do you mean, Mr.. Watterson?n
- In lN(l1 and under the lppInrsbir Of
Thomas Jefferson the principle of Demo.
cratic government began its real fight for
life. The issue was then Are the people
capable of self government If Jefferson
had failed, the fcdc7alist party would
have gone on suppressing indi vidual lib
erty and consolidating the central power
until we should have had a republic only
in namc--a Florcntine commonwealth
perhaps Il line of AIetician princes. But
jefferson succeeded and the written law
of the Ian l., strictly construed, was Sc
cured to the people. In 1900 we shall
have to face the same general question III
Il new form and the issue will be under
existing conditions: Are orderly govern
ments and popular government concur
rent possibilities If we are to have many
Presidential campaigns like the one just
ended they are not.
unless the great body of the people
can be brought to realize the changes Of
II century of progress, every four years
will witness party taking the field .in
support of the alleged rights Of human
ity, whose very existence is q menace TO
public ORDER
what do YOU regard as he,most rad
ical change in the century,
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