The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-04-29
The Political Outlook.

Perhaps in all history-certainly in
the United States-there was never a
defeared party, in great national con-
test, with such hopeful outlook as the
democratic party has since its defeat.
What are the signs pointing to sue
cessP In the first place, it had not only
the biggest vote ever given defeated
candidate, 6,5OO,OOO votes, but it was
the biggest vote any man ever got for a
public Office in the history of elections,
whether elected or defeated, excepting
only the man that Hanna elected with
corporation money.
In the second place, after diligent
search, the reporters of perhaps thou
sand newspapers have been unable to
find single Bryan voter who has re-
nounced the faith.
In the third place q disease known
as Mckinley prosperity" is playing
havoc with the rank and file of the re-
publican party, and also with the affairs
of the decoy duck side show, the pri-
Yates being all dead.
In the fourth place, the country S
disaster, being brought on by destroy
ing what is life to commerce, and the
want of it death, lies alone at the door
of the party in power and its decoy duck
ally, without shadow of blame attach
ing to the democratic party, since all
the individual members of the party
who we're parties to the crime deserted
and went where they belong.
The only danger to the democratic
party is in the wasting of manhood by
the stealtby process of taking away the
property of the common people by
means of destroying one half the prim,
ary money and then gradually with,
drawing the paper money. Having
struck down silver money, the paper
circulation must necessarily be reduced
as a part of the plan of putting all value
on gold basis. Extreme poverty, the
loss of property, great depression in the
labor market, poor food and the strug'
gle for the necessaries of life, if long
continued, may and always will pro
duce one of the effects. In one form, il
may take on desperation. In another
form, submission with an entire loss o.
manhood.
| If the poverty stricken people of the
United States shall be so depressed by
a struggle for existence that they be
come feeble and enervated people the
next election, instead of being controlled
by the money of corporation trusts al
Hanna controlled the last, will be con
trolled by a small army of soldiers, po
lice and detectives, under pretext o
having honest elections.
The last months statement shows
loss of $4,000, 900 of circulation. /
this policy, now SO silently and smooth
ly and systematically carried forward
shall be continued by the administrs
tion in order to reach gold basis
it shall be continued-then in the mex
fouI years there will be more distress
. more children taken out of school fo
the want of clothes to wear, more pee
pie without coal in the winter, MOI
badly clad and hungry people, mo1
. begging from door to door, than we
ever known and if, as Mr.. Cleveland
secretary of the interior predicts thel
. will be, there is no upriring of tt
p masses, 1T will take only small stanC
ing army to control the next electio
and defeat the democratic party, an
such a standing army will cost lei
money than the corporations had to pa
d to elect Mckinley.
In such terrible condition of thint
= what is to be done? The answer of p
d triotism is that we bear all until a.
i other election and make such q fgl
q for freedom at the ballot box as neY,
was seen before. Let 6,5OO,0OO me
u who voted for Bryan, and the 9th
millions who have felt the crushir
grasp of the money power, all uniteC
: bear the ills, the suffering, the cries
= children for bread, stand it all for Il
n four years rather than the snarct
u which an uprising would bring.
Y I .nt 1ls liua as 1ua can-dn the hest u