The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-09-21
Bryan Not Popular i'm Maine.

Bryan Not Popular in Maine.
Editor Representative: And still the
farce goes on. Bryan has now compro-
missed and joined hands with Boss
Croker, of Tammany hall, and still
claims to be a reformer! He is the
most unblushing specimen of blatant
demogOgue that this country has ever
produced. In Kentucky he is supporting
| Goebel, the champion of gold standard
and the silver men who have pinned
| their faith to him in the past have got
| their eyes opened at last. The silver
issue is no longer of any use to Bryan,
as he thinks he sees more votes in the
cry OF anti-imperialism. In this he has,
as usual, overshot the mark Had he
been even second-rate politician he
would have let the Philippine question
strictly alone. Mckinley has not yet
defined his policy in regard to those
Islands. He is simply determined to
put down the rebellion, and in this he is
right, and will be supported by an over
whelming majority Of the American
people. The Philippine war is a legacy
of the destruction of the Spanish fleet.
By the grace of Dewey we are there, and
there is no help for the matter. Bryan
is continually bowling against the war.
Now, what would he have us to do?
He is strangely silent on this point.
Like all demogogues he offers no solu-
ton of the question. We must either
press on. and end, the rebellion, or we
must surrender Our army and navy to
Aguinaldo, and hand the Philippines
over to rapine, lust and butchery. It is
to this latter course that Bryan's advice
would lead. The Democratic partv
tried the same thing in 1861 and failed.
Even as late as 1864 they solemnly de-
clared In national convention that the
war was failure! What was the re-
suit? They were simply excluded from
the public crib for more than quarter
of a century.
History Is repeating itself. Mckinley
is shrewd politician. After the rebel
lion is put down he can, and probably
WILL send message to congress advis-
ing that the Philippine islands be al
lowed a government of their own, under
American protection. This would cut
the ground completely from under Bry-
an and his Tagal followers and leave
them not peg to stand upon.
In the matter Of trusts Bryan is more
ridiculous and inconsistent He is con-
tinua1ly working one side of his mouth
against these combinations, while with
the other side he advises Ohio to vote
for Mclean, the second biggest magnate
IN the country! Oh, consistency, thou
art indeed jewel-especially when
worn by demogogue.
We denounce trusts"
This Is the burden of Bryans crv.
What does he propose to do with the
trusts? Here, again, he is silent as |
usual. What think you the trusts care
how much he "denounces" them? The !
question is, what is he going to do with |
them? He dare not open his mouth on |
this point. Probably he has no we'll |
defined ideas or convictions, ANYWAY
and even II he did he would not dare to |
express them. He throws his hat in the |
air and grows red in the face de |
nouncing trusts. Boss Croker throws
his hat In the air and declares Bryan to
be the greatest statesman in the coun-
try. what spectacle! 1t is enough
TO make craven image weep.
party is the only party that offers a
solution and a remedy for the trust evil.
We demand that when any line of in
dustry passes into the hands of trust
the government shall take that in
dustry, by right of eminent domain,
and operate it in the interest of the peo-
pie There is remedy. Call 1t social
ism, IL you please. A rose would smell
as sweet by any other name It Is the
only effective remedy that ever has been
or ever can be proposed. Barker and
Donnelly stand squarely upon that plat
form and are its ablest advocates.
Bryan dares not open his mouth on the
subject. How much reform would we
get with such a man? The Crokers.
McLeans and Goebels would run every
thing. Is there q Populist left in this
whole country 50 politically purblind
- to still cling to fusion? No; not one!
There are = lot Of once seekers who
still advocate this disgraceful policy. ii