The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
DEMOCRACY ENDORSED.

The National Watchman, published
at Washington. D. c., in its issue of
the 9th, summed up tue result of the
recent election as follows:
The result of the election on Tues
day is most reassuring to the demo-
Gratis, and clearly indicates that the
sober second thought of the American
people is sure to utterly condemn the
imperial policy of the republican
party. In every instance where the
democrats courageously attacked the
policy of the administration they re-
ceived verdict at the hands of the
people. In Nebraska Bryan boldly
challenged the administration's for
eign policy and all the campaign speak
ers that were brought into the state
were men known to be strongly op-
posed to colonial policy, yet not
withstanding that large sums of money
from all the Eastern money centers
were collected and forwarded to the
republican committee of Nebraska and
violent and corrupt campaign was
conducted by the republican leaders in
that state, the fusionis:s increased
their majority fifty per cent over that
of any preceding election.
In the state of Ohio, where the pres
dents foreign policy was made the
leading issue the republican vote is
1000 less than one-half of the votes
cast. If the votes of Jones and Nc
Lean in Ohio, both of whom were vio-
lently opposed to the presidents pol
icy, had been cast for one candidate,
such candidate would have been elected
by majority of fifty thousand. There.
fore, it will be seen that if in McKin-
ley's own state, with Hanna and Dick,
two skillful politicians, managing the
campaign, the state being naturally
republican by a majority of from thirty
to fifty thousand, the presidents for
eign policy was repudiated oy major
ity of fifty thousand of the voters, that
the sober second thought of the Amer
lean people upon reflection is certain
to repudiate that policy by majority
that will practically annihilate the
party of Imperialism.
The bold staud taken by Bryan upon
this issue has strengthened his pres.
tige throughout the nation, not only
with democrats, but with all intelli-
gent, patriotic Americans. In the
state of Maryland, although the state
platform ignored the Chicago platform
and mace no declaration favorable to
Bryan's candidacy, an attempt was
made by the gold democrats to organ
ize their forces and defeat the demo-
cratic ticket because they felt that the
return of Maryland to the democratic
column this year would mean that its |
electoral vote would be given to Bryan
next year. But Notwithstanding such !
efforts, the state of Maryland on the |
issue of Imperialism returns to the
democratic column and Frederick
one of the richest agricultural
counties 10 the United States, for the
first time gives majority to the dem
ocratic ticket.
The people of the country were nat
1rally inclined to release the president
rom responsibility in large measure
or the conditions existing in the Phil.
ppines on the ground that no definite
policy had been formulated by him
Ind that the whole matter would re-
,eive the attention of congress the
coming winter, but the stumping tour
If Mckinley and his cabinet in the
West and the appearance of Roosevelt
lpon the stump as the spokesman of
he moneyed interests of the East
oudly proclaiming in favor of imper-
alism and an increased sta nding army,
ended to confirm the people in the
belief that Mr.. Bryan had penetrated
heir designs. and that his bold attack
lpon their policy was timely. /
In Massachusetts the republican |
tate convention refused to indorse the
Presidents policy, and thus made it
,ossible for Senator Hoar, Ex-Governor
Boutwell, and the other great republi-
AN leaders of the state to give their
upport to the party. Otherwise, the
epublican majority in Massachusetts,
vould have been very small, if not
ntirely wiped ont as the people of
hat state are very much in earnest In
heir opposition to the presidents pol
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