Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-20

monetary legislation that they might
the more certainly postpone definite ac-
ton until after the next presidential
| election.
\ The republican party came into power
liss than thirty months ago with a
| pledge of superior love of country EN-
blazoned on the stars and stripes as a
campaign banner. in honor bound 10
| demonstrate that pol teal party could
be as non-partisan and patriotic in the
| administration of the affairs of the gov
eminent at Washington as We're those
| who departed from the paths of a life
time to make McKinleys election pos
sible and now with a party record un-
PARALLEL In our national history, these
| self-same republican malcontents have
the unblushing audacity to again seek
partisan advantage by affecting to de-
nounce, dfscredit and deceive the three
so-called elements of the democratic
| party.
| President Mckinley is either politi-
cally dishonest or absolutely weak and
| the preponderance of evidence clearly
| establishes the latter. OF the two, it
| is more dangerous because 1t lacks the
| element of self-preservation which al
ways inures caution. The comparative
| efficiency of the civil service had so
| far demonstrated the usefulness of the
1 AhSlil SyotShii dS " Ue d uldlleE VI uIl.
versal congratulation. when its debau-
| cherry was made manifest by the pro-
mitigation of the presidents order with
| drawing some 10000 official positions
\ from the classified list. And this from
the party which in its st. Louis plat
| form boasted that it was the author of
+; the merit law, had always sustained it
and then renewed" its repeated dec
| larations" that the Law shall be thor
hi o., n h c~,,
| tended" and whose candidate for the
presidency, in his letter of acceptance
said 1.-THE republican party will take no
! backward step on this question, it will
seek to improve but never to degrade
the public service" What has occurr-
| ed since the election" says the Chicago
Times-Herald, ito change the attitude
of the republican administration from
one of progress and extension to that
! OF retrogressfOn and contraction in the
scope of the merit system?" Nor have
| the spoilsmen been confined to the de-
| partment at Washington. for they have
| thrust their grimy hands into the army
and navy at the cost of disease, DEATH
scandal and national disgrace. After
| three years of Algerism, during which
self qualification has been the price of
recognition or promotion. and retire
| ment or dismissal the reward of merit,
etiS f'SSiCeoiS VI wal Is lOTceu TO re-
| Sign and made a scapegoat for the
commander-in-chief of the army while
Gen. Miles is continued in '.innocuous
desuetude," and Commissary General
Fgan retains his shoulder straps and
draws full pay. Capt. Neall is dismiss
ed from the army in disgrace for $4.-
600 shortage. made good. while the de-
partment of justice has for eighteen
| months given no excuse for permitting
a rta ~ 10 Tot, 1xtr
pay after being found guilty of embez-
element of more than million dollars.
The Nicaragua Canal bill was killed to
prevent competition with the trans
Continental railroads and the railway
companies given $40.0000OO a year for
$4,000 900 worth of work in carrying
the United States mail. The Dingley
tariff has been so prolific of evil as to
give birth to twin monstrosities. In
single year it has produced more trusts
than one hundred years of our previous
national life and government deficit
of s90.000000. by far the largest in the
history of the country.
Proclaiming as they frequently have
that no political revolution can SO far
restore the democratic party to power
as to make free coinage of silver legis-
lation possible before 1906, it has for
some time been apparent to every read
err of republican newspapers. both in
and out of Iowa that they have with
great generalization been industriously
preparing TO make a noisy and vigorous
attack upon bimetallism with the evil
dent intention of subordinating the new
issues created and forced upon the peo-
pie by the Mckinley administration,
and the Iowa platform has completely
exposed their hand in this state by at
tempting to make prominent the money
question alone, taking double position
on the tariff question and saving prac-
tically nothing about trusts, expan-
sions. militarism and other issues in
which the people are Just now largely
Interested. 1t is a we'll conceived and
carefully matured plan to divert public
attention away from the real aims of
the republican leaders but it will fall Of
Its own weight. Bimetallism is as
much Fundamental principle of de-
mocrocN as equality of rights and this
convention would betray the party
should 1t fail to declare for the REIN
statement of silver to its legitimate
Mace in the nations monetary system.
But the Mckinley administration has
developed conditions and issues which.
were they to become operative would
forever overthrow all democratic prin-
ciples and make 1t of but little impor-
lance what kind of monetary system
biSNoi'S AL lilC GouHlIy. he very TACT
that the republicans are determined, If
possible, to smother the question Of
protection, trusts. imperial colonization.
militarism, foreign alliance and kindred
issues. is a sufficient reason why the
democracy should not permit them to
hide these buring questions. Our re-
publican friends will have ample oppor
tunity with the cry of Cheap money!
and "debauched currency to attempt
to make silver a "bogy man." but they
will never again be able to deceive the
people as they did In 1896 They are
up to" other issues as we'll as the
money question. and will have to meet
and answer them on every stump in
Iowa, and the more they try to avoid.
dodge. or duck. the more aeeressively
will democracy drive such Issues home
and push them to the front. They have
made the new issues. are RESPONSIBLE
for them. and must meet them suuarely
or desert the field and take the conse
quences.
The trust plank in their state platform
is sufficient proof that Iowa republicans
believe in Emerson's maxim that Con
s'stency is the hobgobln of little minds.
adorned by little statesmen and philos-
ophers and divines." Their resolutions
say in part. 1--WE. commend the action O
the Iowa delegation in congress in sups
port of protection by the Dingley tar
iff:" and in direct contradiction add.