The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-25
THE SLOPE FOR M'KINLEY.
BRY<NISM a FORGOTTEN ILLUSION
OUT THERE NOW.

Mr.. Mason of Tacoma Says That tho Pros
perity which Has Come Underline Present
Administration Has Earned the President
avery Large Number of New Friends.
Allen C. Mason Of Tacoma, Wash. is at the
Hotel Manhattan. Mr.. Mason was one OF the
pioneers OF Tacoma. and was largely con-
cerned in the towns development Besides
being business man Of e. perience. he IL
keen observer Of events in general In talking
with reporter OF THE Sun yesterday about
affairs OH the Slope, he said:
The whole West, and particularly the Pa
cifc Slope. Is booming. because the people can
sell all they produce at good prices and get the
money. The law OF supply and demand has
got in its work and we are all earning good
lvngs. with enough left over to buy some OF
the pleasures Of life for ourselves and our
families
To the majority OF the people OF the Far
West free silver IL now a dead and forgotten
illusion Let me tell you something ] have
been in the East about six weeks. and most OF
the time ! have been in New England.
During that period ! heard and read
more about Bryan and FREQ silver than
have heard at home in year
and half Nobody talks of Bryan out in our
country now. and what's more nobody thinks
about him. The fact Is. the alarm which Bryan
and the other free silver men sounded in 1893
was a false one. aud tho people know it now.
He warned the man who had mortgage on
his house that II the single gold standard was
maintained. the godbugs would take the roof
from over his head. The gold standard was
maintained ans the man has been able to earn
the money to pay Off the mortgage. He told the
farmers that, II Mckinley were elected. their
burdens would be increased and tho price OF
their products would 60 still lower Mckinley
was elected. the price OF farm products went
up and consequently the farmers burdens
were decreased.
Those farmers who took stock in Bryan
have now sworn unfaltcring allegiance 10 the
man who made the condition in which thoy
md themselves possible. To-day William
Mckinley is stronger in the West than he was
In 1895 or 1895. and the people will demand
his denomination He il the man they want
for President. notwithstanding that many %
their sons and brothers have fallen In battle to
eme 6pnon that as real esate pure ans
simple. the philippines are hardly worth
Chtns o But G1r pSoPe Of
Will give their last male citizen and their last
dollar. They know that. for the time being at
sions. They know that there il disorder there
and they demand TINT the disorder shall be
put down; and that our sovereignty over those
Islands shall be acknowledged by every one.
To that end We would push the campaign with
Although We don't consider them valuable
real estate. the people west ot the Rock les will
not, believe, ever consent to give the Philip
pines up. And. holding this notion. our people
will have greater reason to demand Mckinley's
denomination. You know we have learned out
there. in comparatively few yeare. the value
Of the trade Of the East. 1t Is only within the
past six or sight years that our own mills have
been turning our own wheat into flour Two
or three sailing vessels were sent from Taco
ma with carRoes OF -four for China. and bust
ness men laughed at the idea that Cinnamon
could be EDUCATED to eat nour. Besides they
said. it couldn't be delivered at China ports
cheap enough to compete with rice What has
been the result Cinnamon have not only been
taught to eat flour, but they buy it in such
quantities that to- day four lines of vessels are
running from Paci fc ports with wheat products
for the China trade. Now. we believe that il
Chinamen can be taught to eat wheat pro lucts
the Filipinos can.
Most OF our boys who have been fighting in
the Far East will be home. We hope. before
election. They may tell some hard stories
nbout their experiences and they may find a
lot OF fault with commanding Generals. But;
while they condemn campaign plans and all
that. they will realize that they have got to live
right there on the slope and earn living. II
the policy Of the President will give them bet
ter returns for their labor than policy which
didn't en- brace the subjugnton Of the Philip
pines. then their votes and those they influence
will be cast to sustain that President"