The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30
MONEY ALWAYS WINS. /"
That is What the Republicans De-
pend on For 1900.

the saddle, riding WITH the GDandon or
the rider who has mo fear of fall. They
are as confident Of victory i'll 1900 and
after their tidal wave victory in 1892.
! talked with Republican yesterday
who is so confident of success for his
party that he asked me if / thought the
Democrats had any chance at adj. The
only reply made him was to quote the
remarks of leading Democrat in March.
1898. The Democrats carried the coun-
try by such an overwhelming majority
iii the previous year that this Democrat,
talking to friend Said 81 wonder what
will become of the Republican party now
that it is completely overthrown. 1t
can never again be a strong party, con-
tending for supremacy i'm this country.
The vote i'm November gave it perma-
nent tomb" He was won't to discuss
what would be the name of the political
party that would rise out of the ashes
of the old land as he thought dead Re
publican party. Il remember one day
hearing him trace the decadence and fall
of the Federalist party and declare that
the Republican, defeat was as crushing
to that party as the Federalist party's
defeat was destructive to its existence
in 1890. He actually believed that no
mann over fifty would ever live to see
another Republican victory in this co,ln
try. In less than two years from that
time he saw the Republicans win the
greatest victory in the history of their
and Westerns State, but also carrying
four Southern States supposed to DE
rock-ribbed Democratic commemorative.
My Republican friend would not admit
that there was any possibility of history
repeating itself, and the Republicans re-
ceiving a drubbing in 1900, but l could
see that the incident related took away
some of his cock-sure bouyancy and con-
fidence. The truth is that the Republic
cans have entered on ''sea of glory" far
beyond their depth, and are still ON the
top wave of confidence that is born
of two things: l. A belief that money
is all powerful and will always win: :.
That the Democrats will do something
foolish as Grant said they could al
ways be depended on to do.
Is money all-powerful in elections? Is
it the dollar only that counts? Have we
come ITO a day when manhood is at
discount? 1t is sad to see that many men
believe that there is no chance for a
party to win in America unless it is plen-
tifully supplied with doodle. They will
tell YOU that the Cleveland campaign
was Financed by Whitley and other
like rich men-and it was the money
plentifully and wisely put that carried
Al ~ 4haf it11
money won over great uprising over the
masses of the people. Money talks" is
their way of stating that Mckinley will
be elected. 'You may organize, you may
teach, you may expose rascality and you
may denounce trusts and imperialism as
much as you please, but unless YOU can
match Hanna's barrel or nearly match
it. the Democratic party cannot in in
1900" was the way a business man put
the situation as he sees it. If he is
right then voting is a farce and popular
government is a failure The laws ought
or rather the Gold Dollar-shall go to the
polls and vote while the man stays at his
work.
That "money talks is true. but |
manently dominate American politics.
There never was a time when it eXer-
cised greater and more vulgar and con
temptuous control than now in this cIty.
Everybody knows that men like Hanna,
who do not know anything about the
principles upon which the government
was founded and who care iess-every-
body knows that men of that ilk are max
sessions an agency for increasing their
millions. The reign of extravaganza and
plumber that followed the civil war is
being repeated today. The expenses of
government have doubled in three
years, and this applies not only to the
war and the navy, but to every depart
ment of government. The figures tell
the rapid pace. The expenses of gov
whereas in 1899 the expenses aggregate
S614 G29, 900. Much of the increase is to
be charged up to our war account but
the increase i'll other lines has been
marked. Besides, we have had no war
this year except one of criminal ag-
gression." The Cuban war ended last
year and if we had desired only to give
Cuba independence, there would have
Uten JlU IUJtUtE WITT Dub lht uCSllt w
get rich and the determination TO fasten
q big standing army on the country caus-
ed the administration to plunge us into
u war that has cost much i'll treasure
and more in our brave men-and the end
is not yet. Last month Aguinaldo was
''hemmed in" and the war was virtual
ly ended" and still it goes on, the --latest
victim Gen. Iawton, a great fayorite
here, falling as sacrifice to the co,rrl-
try's greed. That did not make his death
any less tragic or his career less heroic,
for like the true soldier he fought his
country's battles, my country, right or
wrong"
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs but to do and die
u
Senator Hoar's recent able and severe
arragnment of the policy we are pur-
suing toward the Filipinos ought to have
aroused the whole country. He is stand
ing as a patriot in this hour 81 official
reputation for the principles upon which
our government was established. But
though he has been Il leader i'll his party
for years-and in point of learning and
ability has no equal among members of
hiS mo rty IN, Tho SPnatp--today no is nut