The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-13
KYLE ON THE ELECTIONS.
THE SENATOR sIYS THEY SUSTAINED
THE PREsIDRNTS POLICY.
The Fight in the West Was Made on tho
Question OF Expansion. the Silver Issue
Being Apparently Abnndonod-Ne Hope

Tho Fight In the West Was Made on tho
Question OF Expansion, the Silver Issue
Being Apparently Abnndoned-Ne Hope
for Bryan IL He Fights on Those Issues.
WASHINGTON, Nov Ex-senator Kyle Of South
Dakota, who reached here yesterday. 10 OF the
opinion that the result OF the recent elections
sustained the President and his course In the
Philippines.
THE fight in the West" said the Senator,
was made on the question OF expansion. and
the silver issue was apparently abandoned. In
our State there was scarcely any campaign
and the Republicans made no particular
effort to win. The united reformers, on
the other hand. put number OF speakers
in tho field. and as they were beaten by q
round IN ajority. the victory was q double ono.
Bryan seems to have abandoned his efforts TO
win ON free silver. and Is now devotlng all his
time to opposing the present policy OF the Ad-
ministration. In this he Is making a great
mistake. as the people OF the West. regardless
OF politics. believe in unfolding the course
OF the Administration. through a spirit OF
patriotism. Bryan and the Democratic party
are in sore straits. In 1895 they made the
fight on tho silver issue and lost. This year
they made another on the expan sion issue. and
again they lost. In 1000 Mr.. Bryan expects
to make his canvas. on the silver and
expansion issues together. How can he
hope to win with q combination OF two
issues. each OF which has already been repudi-
ated by the country? The action Of the Demo-
cratic party 10 driving many men formerly
identified with 1t into the Republican party.
This Is specially true OF the Gold Democrnts
who are with the Administration in its Philip
missicnsr. and myself hsy. not yet id.ni lied
ourselves with tho Republicans. although We
acted with thcm In the last two campaigns and
prnf vii in tha nj - IN ION hiit ms N
have already ANNOUNCED their dsisrmination
to enter the ranks OF the Republican, rarity be-
Gratis are pursuing the shadows OF free-silver
and anti EXPANSION,
S sSSpecs IN. lnestion o. tn. Government OK
coming session, especially II the Instruction
is crushed during the nett two or three
for the islands will undoubtedly be made the
subject Of Ions debates for tbs, purpose OF OBJ
,aln7 T f"%pfSn mn,sr,H Mny te;olS, Ixo
topic for discussion to pernit ths Senators to
make speech's to be utilized In the next cam
and be settled. 80 that when the Philippine
clear track. was originally In favor OF ahan-
doning all tho Island except Luzon. but have
nstds must control III. Whole group and he an
swcra bio TO the world for their con duct and their
e s si;-i 70 .n1 . ,s, the Sn Of
There is no other nation better able to occupy
that position than the United States
In the course OF time. should the
Flipiros demonstrate by actions their
eapaei ioF sell sS,,5p%s'n' Would TSSs
p.nd-nce. Az they becoms, more and
more familiar with the American form Of
government and the liberty enjoyed under II.
| believe they will no longer tssire independ-
cnce In tho cass OF Cuba. utter they have
seen what American government really 10, !
Island will be hacking at our doors for ad-
IT s,inn into the Union"
Senator Kyle IL chairman o' the Industrial
Commission and he said tu.lny that tho work OF
thu Com tn salon was scarcely begun, although
thew had been In operation for about year.
opened up 90 many other subjects that II vas
impossible to make an exhaustive review OF
tho situation in the two years assigned TO tho
Com mission. 1t was hoped, however. 20 have
the report on trusts n the hands OF Con;
gross hy. January The Commission had
care and had examined only the most
Competent vitnesses Leaders OF the trusts
and leader, Of thu labor clAsse. had
been before the com nission, hut they were
divided among themselves Some ~ the bust
nos, men endorsed trusts as the natural
condemn ed them as mnnstrosities. some Of
tho In boz leaders held that trusts were good
for the iabnTinE classes. as they cheapered tho
cost ~ articles, while other leaders were
equally positive thai the trusts wcre harm;
tul - the worklngmen. as they st!nsd
du"tiNn. To reach conclusion th" com.
mission would be compelled TO rhitt =
vs~t amount % testimony and present their
conclusions 10 Congress. fortified ith wsighty
devise method Of regulating and controlling
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