Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-19
wATrERsoN ON THE ELECTION.


Dangers That Face the Republic
The Part of Wisdom.
Henry Watterson, editor Of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, who was prominently
urged for the nomination for the presi-
dency, at the Indianapolis convention, but
whose name was formally withdrawn, has
remained in Paris since the election. His
views upon the result Of the national cam
paign just closed have been furnished in
the following revised interview:
tine election of Mr.. Mckinley" said
Mr.. Watterson, lis but the beginning of
the end of the struggle which one way
ard another has been going on in the
United States for twenty years. 1t began
in the west and south with a demand for
fiat money. No sooner was the greenback
party disposed of than the free silver party
took its place. McKinley's election settles
nothing. 1t merely removes fat money and
deprecated silver dollars from among the
rocks ahead
Mr.. Watterson was asked if the union be-
tween the gold democrats and the republi-
publcans could last and he replied:
Il do not see now it can. The differences
are too doctrinal and radical. Mr.. Nc
kinley is an extreme protectionst. The
sound money democrats are sincere reve-
hue reformers."
In reply to a question. Mr.. .Wattersoa
saul Inlnk tnat the country is Sa1e 1O~
the present. That, the future of the re-
public will be equally assured / devout-
~ hope But Thoughtful men should not
be lulled into fancied security because We
have overcome the dragon sof repudiatio
The gorgon of agrarianism is yet abroad
The Bryan movement was most danger
Gus because it 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 be-
Tore such government as ours can be boti
safe and free
How do you mean. Mr. Watterson?'
I'm 1900, and under the leadership of
Thomas Jefferson. the principle of demo-
Crauc government began its real fight for
HE The issue then was Are the people
capable of self-goyernment% If jefferson
had failed. the federalist party would have
gone on suppressing individual liberty and
consolidating the central power until we
Should have had a republic only in name
FIorentine commonwealth perhaps line
OF Meuician princes But jefferson sue
ceeded and the written law of the land
strictly construed, was secured to the peo-
pie In 1900 we shall have to face the
same general question in a new form and
the issue will be under existing conditions:
Are orderly governments and popular gov
trnment concurrent possibilities If we
are to have many presidential campaigns
ike the one just ended they are not In
less the great body of the people can be
brought to realize the changes of CEN
fury of progress, every four years will
witness party taking the field In support
of the alleged rights of humanity, whose
very existence is menace to the public
order; the peace of society. the just bal
ance between the sections of the union the
morey of the people, the credit of the ma
tlon and every other good and perfect thing
supposed &c. ~emanaie from our republican
Sy STEM
What do you regard the most radical
change of the century?''
I'm 1900 We were a few millions of peo-
PIE and we loved liberty, In, 1900 We
n y,oilli -
We love money. Moreover. Individually and
collectively, We have great deal of money
Most of this money is invested in what are
called corporations -FreIn n Ihandful of in
dlVlduals We haye, become nation of in
situations The Individual counts for less
and less. organization for more and more
1t is the idiosyncracy of the age we live in
We may tear down he house but cannot
at one and, the. same. time botn destroy it
and occupy it, That is what Mr.. Bryan
and his followers are pretending that they
can DO Meanwhile. must a man lose his
individual rights of property because he
has invested his aecretions in n bank or a
railway. or even a trust company? That
is the question We have to meet AMI settle
as against the clamor of the mob before
We can feel entirelt sure about ANYTHING"
DO you appreheld the serious growth of
the new sectionaiism which, with the death
of the old sectionalism. seems to be strug-
Cling into life in American"
IF human experience goes for ANYTHING
ana Is even to count for much, the world
ought to be wiser for the lessons it has
had j am afraid. however, that organized
wealth and power have not yet grown wise
enough TO scent danger before it is upon
Ihefn The eastern section of our country
Is already in danger. Izhave an impression
mat 1t does not see this. Yet it might
with profit to Itself and 10 lis ALL read a
chapter out of our own history and take
a hint in time. from the experience of the
south
In its concentration of the wealth of the
country and in its ostentatioas. display of
this wealth., in the gradual cultivation of
cast, in the tendency to hnseieHsfast riches
and In the finding of means to keep its mil
hons at fcrse, r4er 'ir behold a. danger it
VIII 90 well 70 copstder in The light of both
ancient and sfEof6rn history, and If il has
AIRY real statesIaeSh hsS' eaanot put their
genius ana resources to better uses than by
the construction 81 Policies which will bring
them alliances and make them friends
policies wise and broad. justifying in some
measure 1ae, 9nl ~ aceinf,ll ia tons they
lively short COMPASS of time
w nat would yai -s,dyiso the democratic
party TO do, MIR. Watterson?''
w hat E-SotiSieGefvfse~ to To and what
II IS nheiy t9 Sc 3rs. ,uIep..g.t, natters Per-
maps Ii couldn't do anything. better by way
OF starter than to sppoinI the next Sth
Oh January as day of fasting and prayer"