Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-02
Significant editorial Chang. for Began.

policy and comes out distinctly and
hnqualinedly for Bryan and steven
son. The caussS leading mp 10 the
present move ate fully explained in
the editorial as follows
1.-The Tunes was from its first issre
al independent newspaper. free from
any control but that Of its obIig alton
to the public, an1 ;ts political indie
pendence very early lea it to oppose
the corrupt. desPotic and dangerous
policies Of the party then as now in
power in CITY. state and nstion and TO
support the prinCipls and the candi-
dates of the democracy From the
very hrst year OF its. publication il
has BEEN Tie leading advocate OF every
democratic candidate for govarnnr of
Pennsylvania and from Tilden TO
Cleveland Ii earnestly sust aimed every
democratic candidate for president
This advocacy was due to no self
interest. for democracy has had few
favors to dispense in Pennsylvania,
but to consistent conviction as TO
what was 10 the public advantage. b
conviction that experience has sus-
tanned. Not alone the degrading eff
feet of machine politics In Psnnsylva-
mia. but the whole tendency of repub-
lican rule In the nation. with its con
slant Capitalization of authority. the
subservience to the money power. the
building up OF favored interests by
class legislation. had nowhere 8 more
earnest opponent than the Times,
and the DEMOCRATS of Pennsylvania
learned to look to it as their repre-
sentative newspaper.
The Times has been unfniiingly
hostile to those measures with which
William Mckinley particularly was
identified, such as the monopoly
breeding, deficit producing tariff that
bore his name. Yet four years ago.
In the sudden crisis that DIVIDED the
councils OF the democratic party and
for the time ing seemed to have
checked its great career. 1t seemed
better, to the Times, as to many other
leading democratic papers to sust-io
MIR. McKinley's electiod as president
rather than that Of Mr., Bryan. The
decision was made in goo faith. The
result has shown it TO be wrong.
is repented and recanted. ..
"All Of the evils and the peIils of
the so-called republican policy have
returned seEen-fold, developed and
extended till the very foundations of
the government seem threatened. A
false economic system has resulted IN
vast combinations of capital that
throttle individual industry and hold
control over all the functions of gov
eminent and the spokesman of the
administration. representative OF
one Of these great trusts. is calling
upon his fellow capitalists for contri-
buttons 10 buy another four years
life for their inflated aud false prop
erty. The government thus cOntrollet
has found its fittest expression III
schemes Of military conquest. and
the blood and treasure Of The uation
are poured oHt to subdIe d.stant
people and rob them IT tfluse rights
OF liberty aud independence that
America rs. always ciainIed for al!
mankind. ....
'.Imperialijm. mi!itsrism. with the
natural outeUuwtn OF com,nercialis III
in politics, Of the power OF the fe v
over the many. The elevation az money
above ,nanhooh with I'll. hs syste II
of special priv lIAeras, and corrupt con-
tTol the Iepu aIjcaa party siDce
tho civil war has Increasingly fus-
tered. The uphslders- of this sy stem
are themselves a ware Of it. hollow
ness and are calling for all from the
money, pusSer TO, bolster il mp for
time longer. The condition is one
that the country must meet and meet
now. and the way to meet it is by
reassertiou of the democratic idea
and the election of democratic p:esi-
dent
This the Times means to advocate
with all the force il has. Our belief
In the essential doctrines OF the dem
ocratic party and In their necessity to
the country Is stronger than ever.
No one questions. or can question. the
ability. the earnestuess. the integrity
of the democratic candidates. For
the rescue of all that has made
America glorious in the past and that
can make her strong in the future. it
Is duty to support their election
? The democrats OF Pennsylvania.
have q right to expect this of the
and they shall not be disap-
pointed. We mean this paper to he
IS a democratic news
paper. honest. fearless and truthful, !
but always sincerely and Loyalty de-
voted TO the interests and to the sue
,sss Of the democratic party. its !
measures and its men. We know that |
The Times has not filed this place in |
The last four years, but we intend
hat 1t shall ill it hereafter, and that :
t shall help to rally the Pennsylvania
once more to hopeful |
battle for the constitution and the !
avs and the rights Of men in the |
campaign for Bryan and Stevenson"