Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-30

NeDraSka VINO WOulQ nave re1rdlneQ
from crying out and denouncing me
as traitor to my country."-W. j.
Bryan.
If the Administration party is still
in love with Free Republics and inde-
pendent governments ''of the people,
by the people and for the people, ="
then why does not Mckinley use his
"friendly relations" with England to
save sister Republic from threaten
ing destruction?
If war between Great Britain and
the Beers breaks out, it must result
in the butchering Of that Republic
and reducing its citizens to condi-
ton not unlike that of Ireland.
Here, then, is an opportunity for
the Administration to show its true
colors and prove to the world whether
it favors Imperialism" or not. Well,
we shall see.
How about Cuba? Does the Ad-
ministration also mean to grab it in
obedience to the wishes of the trusts?
And will it work the flag racket to
justify it's usurpation? If not, why
are there no steps taken to carry
out the pledge of Congress and
establish free and independent
governmen? If the Administration
finally chooses to declare its policy in
favor of annexing Cuba to the United
States, to satisfy the sugar trusts and
other syndicates, it will, of course,
all be done in response to "higher
power" "destiny" and loyalty to our
country's flag. And all who oppose
the Administrations act will be
called copperheads, traitors and
enemies to their country and it's flag.
The leaders of the Republican
party ever since the last Presidential
election have been crying that the
Free Silver issue is absolutely dead,
and yet it's ghost has kept them in
such constant fear, that i'll nearly all
their State conventions they did not
have the courage openly and boldly
to declare themselves in favor of tn e
retirement of greenbacks and the
establishment of the Single Gold
Standard. And it need surprise no
one, if, at their next National con-
vention, they again declare them
selves in favor of International
Bi-metalism," by which catchy
planks, the oily hypocrites deceived
thousands upon thousands of voters
in 1896, and by which they may hope
to deceive them again in 1900.
THE world is badly out of gear
since the enterprising trusts, in
looking about for something to
monopolize, took a corner upon that
infallible friend of the politicians
the law of supply and demand. This
law used to work both ways-once in
awhile for the benefit of the peo-
ple-but now days exclusively for
the benefit of the trusts. Under the
"reign of the trusts" farmers are
forced to sell their products and
workingmen their labor at prices
which the trades which control the
demand for products and labor wish
to pay. And when farmers and
workingmen come to buy they find
that the trusts in like manner con-
troll the supply and the prices of
about everything on the market.
The people are patient and will stand
this thing for awhile, but some
day the trusts will grow just little
too bold and exacting in their advan-
tage, and then-well, the govern
ment will go into the trust business
for itself for the benefit of all the
people. The growing arrogance of
the trusts is already giving public
sentiment good start in this direc-
ton.
The Democrats of Ohio open their
political campaign today. All the
great leaders of the party in the state
are assembled to discuss the great
issues of the day. The position of
the Democratic party, on all the
great questions that agitate the
minds of the American people, is
well known in every state of the
Union. Take for instance the great
question that has grown out of the
Spanish-American war, namely:
"What shall be done with the Philip
pines?" The Democratic party
frankly and openly declares in favor
of a policy consistent with the Dec
laration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States.
It openly declares itself in favor of
disposing of the Philippines according
to the principles and understanding
that prevailed among the people of
our country, when Dewey destroyed
the Spanish fleet and General Merritt
and his army entered in Manila as
an ally to the Filipinos to help
them in removing the Spanish yoke
and the establishment of free and
independent government. That SEN
timent prevails among Democrats
now That iS its decIarod nolio,,