Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-30
like to hear Secretary Hay say in sub

of Shakespeare and of Milton" is this
What Hay should Write.
"Dear Mr.. Bull-We heartily appre
ciate your affection. Your right arm
around our neck. and your very audi
| BILE coddling assurances that We ar
right in entering upon an imperial pol
icy like your own would warm US to
ward you very much if you would hav'
the kindness to take your left hand on
of our 'top-coat' pocket, in which VI
carry orr Alaskan possessions"
Let u. hear from the state depart
ment more of American rights In thli
matter, and less Of promises that ar
amicable agreement shall be reached
lin the face of a British ultimatun
/ for a slice of our Alaskan territory
II will not be twisting the British
lions taiI'' TO tell John Bull that he
will not be allowed to steal our gum
shoes from our hallway, not to acquire
ownership in our woodshed by sleep
ing there a single night without our
permission.
Gently does the secretary of state
roar against the trusts-''as gently as
any nightingale" Having to his sat
isfaction disposed of the two alleged
corpses of free coinage and free trade,
he asks: What is left in the way of
PLATFORM To this question be re-
plies: "The reign of the trusts, which
the Republicans can themselves man
age, having all the requisite expert
ence, both of legislation and business,
and finally, the war" etc.
Republican Management of Trusts.
We are disposed to concede Colonel
Hays claim that the Republican
party can manage the reign of the
trusts"-which he bases on that
party's experience both of legislation
and business" Certainly the ruling
forces of the Republican party pro-
cured the legislation on tariff and on
finance, on which the trusts have -four
ished and grown bold and powerful;
and surely the trusts themselves,
which hold in trust the Republican ad-
ministration, can manage their own
reign" If the silly geese who are op-
posed TO them are not taken into ac-
count in the future conduct of public
affairs through the ballot box.
Thomas Carlyle, in his history of the
French Revolution. after dwelling
upon the freedom with which the
French monarchy and its aristocratic
retainers had ignored the rights of the
people, as the sheep-shearers ignore
the right of the sheep to their fleeces,
drew dark picture of the changed
conditions when the sheep successfully
undertook to have voice on the sub.
ject of their shearing.
Colonel Hays cheerful view of ''the
reign of the trusts continued under
the able management of the Repub-
licans, is very likely to meet with as
sudden a check as that which occurred
to their kindred sheep-shearers in
France. 1t will not be through a
bloody revolution, but by the peaceful
use of the ballot.
ColoneTs Hays reference to the war
must refer to the war with Spain. He
is too accurate man to apply the
term to the present miserable melee in
the Philippines, where the pretense is
made of suppressing an insurrection
He tells us then that the war with
Spain has been too beneficial to the
nation to suit the Democratic leaders
He speaks Of the forbearance with
which our nation watched so many
years the Spanish cruelties in Cuba,
and how, when the state of things at
our doors had become so intolerable,
we took up our arms to redress wrongs
already too long endured. without
thought in any mind of conquest or
aggression"
Democratic Leaders Were Loyal.
Colonel Hay ran not make good the
inference to be drawn. from this-that
the Democratic party or its leaders
were lacking in patriotism during our
war with Spain. The Democratic party
was the war party when the destruc-
tion of the Maine by Spanish author
ity appalled, mankind While Presi-
dent Mckinley was defending Spain
from the outburst of national wrath.
and with hat in hand was assuring
her that he had no suspicion of her
being in any way responsible for the
awful tragedy, the Democratic leaders
were arousing patriotic public opinion,
demanding redress, and properly treat
ing the destruction of the Maine as an
act of war on the part of Spain.
President Mckinley, obedient to his
syndicates and his trusts, which were
dealing in Spanish bonds that war
might render worthless, resisted public
opinion as he never had before, and
will not willingly again, in a vain