The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-15
for Democracy

in literature, and all other fields: that
is different thing from sanctioning
the utter, cruel abolition from the face
of the worl d of a republic worshiping
the same God. We do aud now insist
in their own behalf on the establish
ment of the same principles our faith
ers bought with their blood. Third, if
any one thing is clear, it is that there
is profound dissatisfaction with Mr.
Mckinley on several grounds: notably
because of what has been called his
extraordinary mobility of character
Other reasons are his perfect subordi-
nation of the constitution and the
thoroughly settled principles of the
fathers to whatever he thinks expe-
dent. Judge Lochran's decision that
the constitution of its own force fol
lows the flag, is a mere reannounce-
ment of what has been twenty times
decided by the Federal supreme court.
The Puerto Rican tariff is a signal il
lustration of how what was plain duty
one day was repudiated the next at
the demand of the trusts. Instead of
following the constitution they are
sworn to support until it shall have
been amended in accordance with its
own provisions, the Republican lead
ers pirate about our having outgrown
the constitution our being world
power abrogates the Monroe doctriue,
and have erected new device on
which they have written damn the
constitution, give us gold!-'Give us
gold meaning give us subject colonies,
the islands of the sea and slice of
China. What matters it if to do this
means standing army of 100000, a
national debt in the billions, plumber
ing and stealing in helpless colonies
with its reacting influence, corrupting
politics at home, changing the repub
lie into an empire? Can it be that
there are Republicans of influence
who really love their country better
than their party? There are. Davis
of West Virginia may stand for those
who will bring large contingent to
Bryan S support.
Fourth. Mr.. Stevenson will bring
a large percentage of the Cleveland
contingent into line. His nomination
was wise one, if on this account alone.
Bryan will probably carry New York,
because both Hill and Croker support
him. Maryland and Kentucky are
safely his. Stevenson's strength is pc
tent in Indiana as well as in Illinois.
Towne's influence counts for much in
Minnesota; Michigan, close before, may
fall into line, and with Mr.. Bryan's i'm
mense personal power concentrated in
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan
and Minnesota, instead of being dis
sipated uselessly as it was before in
the East, the chances are certainly
good that he will carry out of the Mid
die West enough, with New York, to
win.
tiC PCOPIC nave !
had enough of commercialism. They
are tired of having the flag used as an
of sacrificing all princi-
pie to pelf, the communism of pelf, as
Mr.. Cleveland calls it. Language is |
not adequate to anathematize as it
should be mathematical the love of |
of .,hinb hauA haaT Non,
The trusts, as we know them today, |
and the b0undless corruptjons due to |
their influence. Over against all of |
this utterly corrupt tendency, loving |
country in the old sense, cherlshing /
her traditions, studying only what |
makes her really great, unyieldiug in
closer to the hearts of the plain people |
of this land than any man since Jeffer-
son aud Washington. He said at
Springfield, Mass, in the last canvass,
he who is not willing to die for "a prin-
C pie in which he really believes is not
worthy to live Imagine Mckinley
living on that plane! | believe there
is love of country enough left in this
land, North aud South, loyalty enough
to the ruth and right, to secure to
man of Mr.. Bryau's exalted character
the administration of the destinies of
the country in the beginning of the
twentieth century"
"What about free siIver?"
Like Mr.. Bryan, believe as firmly
now as | ever did in the doctrine of
free silver, but, unlike Mr.. Bryan,
since the Senate is Republican for at
least six years to come and since there
are more eXigent issues in the present
campaign, think the principle should
have been reaffirmed without giving it
the special significance it had in the
convention. No truer Democrats live
than many who are to be found in the
column of gold mono metalism All
that can be done consistently with the
declaration of the principle of free
silver ought to be done in Difference to
the views of this class of gold Demo
Gratis so that they may not be alienated.
For this reason l think we should have
written the principle of free silver in
the platform by reafflrmation of the
plank of the Chicago platform, but
having done that it seems to me the
highest wisdom to fight this battle out
with no further reference to that issue.
Let the sword be drawn against impe-
rialism and trusts, the scabbard thrown |
away, and every Democrat, gold Demo
crat or free silver Democrat, lend all
the energy God has gwen them to the
supreme task now confronting us of
saving the republic from destruction.
Let every voter ask himself when he
goes to deposit his ballot in November,