The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-10-31

Not content with endeavoring to |
force free American citizens to vote |
against their own personal convic-
tions, the Republicans, if Edward
Lauterbach, chairman of the Repub-
lican county committee of New York,
is to be taken seriously, contemplate
force to prevent the seating of Mr..
Bryan should he be elected. No 9th
er meaning can be taken from Mr..
Lauterbach's language during a
speech he made late last Saturday
night in New York city. Speaking
of the pension question, and alleging
that in case of the triumph of the
Democrats pensions would be cut
off, he went on to say:
You are fighting to-day for just as
important principle as did those
brave men in 81; but it is a blood
less fight. No blood will be shed
at least not yet; but if they attempt
to subvert your supreme court, if
they should succeed by any chance
in foisting upon you the horrible
doctrines-anarchistic, socialistic
and communistic-which the plat
form adopted by the Populist con
vention contains, we will not abide
by that decision.
On Monday, after having had
time to consider his words, Mr. Lau-
terbach concluded to modify them
somewhat. He alleged he had said
I'VE may not abide by that decis-
ion." instead of "We will not.
The stenographer insists, however
that he said twill not" The charge
is not really material, taken in con
nection with his en- tire speech. Re
peatedly Mr.. Lauterbach referred te
the southern representatives in con
gress as that southern gang" and
to the western silver men as that
Populistic brood" He also charae
terized the trainers of the Chicago
platform as devils" and the plat
form itself as 'infamous, dishopora
BILE and anarchistic.'
It is true that Mr.. Lauterbach has
not much influence or weight out
side of New York city, and probably
not great deal there, but his posi-
ton as chairman of the Republican
committee adds to the force of his
words. These words constitute /;
positive threat of revolution; the,
express a desire not to abide by TIL,
will of the people; an intention t.
make this country, if possible, on I
par with the pretended republics o
Central America. 1t is clearly de
defined 'rule or ruin policy.
The pity of it is that Mr.. Lauter
bach is not without support in hi
anarchistic ideas. Senator Palmer
the presidential candidate of tn
gold Democrats, in speech at De
troit on Monday night said: 80
myself, l would prefer to live unde
a righteous monarchy rather thai
submit to such principles as thos,
declared by the Chicago convention
Who are the anarchists in thi
campaign? Nothing has been sal,
by Mr.. Bryan; nothing that is con
tanned in the Chicago platform; II
utterance by Governor Altgeid 0
Senator Tillman, or by any leader o
the free silver party, isin any degre
so startling, so revolutionary. Ha,
any free silver advocate limited at
determination to resort to bloodshe,
should Mckinley he elected, what
howl would have gone up from Wal
street and from the whole Republi
can press. If Mr.. Bryan himself o
any Of his followers had expressed
preference for king rather than Nc
Kinley as president, what politica
capital would have been made of il
The real anarchists, it is plain
are not supporting MI. Bryan.-Pos