Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-11-23
THE GORDON ILODE:.
THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF GILLIAN
COUNTY. OREGON.
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melancholy ,nisgivings At this time
appears to be chat he tsjis todetect
iii the signs of the times any indi-
cation that either the republican or
democratic parties will decide to
allow him 10 dictate their presi-
duntial nominees in 1900. After
all the counsel and-conelenination
that he has lavished upon both
parties for months, all ofwhich APP
pears to have had no more effect
than i dipper Of water on . ducks
buck, the old man becomes utterly
disheartened and declares ii to be
"a Hopeless Situation, proceeding
70 prove il with the following vail
ofw
A bad actor, briefless lawyer,
an incompetent editor, statesman
for revenue only, a coiner of sound
ing words and tinkling phrases
that is the democratic offering for
the presidency, A graduate Of the
Ohio school OF politics, a man with
out convictions, shifty opportu-
mist, an ahjeet follower OF public
clamor, an apostle Of medieval tar
Ifs, a sacri6cer Of public interests
to private and cabalistic ends, a be
trayer Of civil service reform-that
is the republican Offering for the
presidency. II is a forlorn outlook,
batit is, apparently, hopeless Of
amendment.
Upon a consistent platform Of
principles, honest money, national
expansion, American assertion in
the world, and common sense tar
ifs, the democratic party would
have clear sailing to victory. In
stead, it prefers to take the road
that leads to destruction. Rotten
money, national pusilanimity, a
craven foreign policy-these are
the watchwords of the hour aud
the man who insists on being their
exponent has no material opposi-
ton. The men who opposed him
in 1896 are opposed to him now
and cry aloud for some one else
Bat there is no one else. Carter
Harrison was talked of but Bryan
goes to Chicago and Harrison comes.
out for Bryan. In New York, Crok
er yentured word Of heresy. Bry-
an goes to Ner York, makes a
speech, and Croker comes out for
Bryan. In the face of certain de-
feat, the party prefers its present
hypnotic state to the assertion Of
manhood.
The republican party is under
the same sort of spell and prays
that it be not disturbed. To COM
prehend that our course in the Phil
lippines is not Synonym for Viii
liam Mckinley would require an
effort Of the brain, and to this the
partyis not equal. The things that
are equal to Mckinley are legion.
The unforeseen results of the war
with Spain; the responsibilities into
which we have been inextricably
plunged in Cuba, Porto Rico and the
PHILIPPINES; the achievements Of
our army aud navy-all these are
merely attributes Of William Nc
Kinley and emanations from his
wonderful mind and heart. He is
the United States, aud not to howl
for him as the one supreme intelli-
gence who can do no wrong is to
turn ones back upon the nation,
its future, its opportunities, its de-
Tenders. If "a man would be a pa
triot, therefore, he must be for Nc
Kinley If be glories in Dewey s
immortal exploit at Manila, or the
Oregon's pursuit of the Colon, or the
rough riders at San Juan, or the
heros Of San Isidro and Malabon.
that is equivalent to being for Nc
Kinley. The president thought il
all, resolved it all, did it all. w,
can not discriminate in these mat.
ters. That would require thought
and thought is as incompatible with
republican partisanism as indie
pendence is with democratic parti.
sanism.
"0bserve that the real offenders
in this matter are in the rank and
file. There are brains and charac
erin the democratic party striving
heroically even now TO shake of
the silver and "antin load; but
there is no response from the people
There are republican leaders who
would welcome a sincere gold
standard man of sterling patriot
ism and far-seeing statesmanship;
but if they speak it is only to carr
opprobrium."
This is serious. IfUncle Harvey
doesn't look out he will beIeft high
and dry on the shores Of Kicker.
dom without party or patronage
If he leaves the republicans ht
can hardly go to the democrats
under the circumstances; he hal