The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-09-27
OFFICIAL PAPER KENOsHA COUNTY
Peril of Confidence.

IT is seldom ever in the history of
this Republic that a change of admin
istration has taken place during pros
perous times. The mere fact that the
times are good, that money is free and
labor we'll employed at good wages, is
USUALLY enough to secure the reelection
of the party in power. Therefore the
almost unprecedented condition OF
prosperity that the country is enjoying
today puts the reelection OF Mr..
Mckinley beyond a reasonable doubt.
1t is not unnatural that the general
RECOGNITION of this fact should cause
some apathy among voters. And 1t
becomes necessary, owing to this fact,
that the most strenuous efforts should
be made to arouse the voter to an ap-
probation of the true condition today.
The full pocket and the full dinner
pail are likely to blind the majority of
the people to the merits and signifi-
canoe of the present campaign.
What voters are called upon to do
this year by every consideration OF
their own and the nations welfare is,
not merely to re-e1eCt President Nc
Kin1ey, but to so deeply impress their
disapprova1 upon the principles and
policies represented by the opposing
party that they shall not arise in a
subsequent campaign. Four years ago
&c nNHxY Of n
adopted at Chicago, was looked upon
by the intelligent voters as most
grave menace to the integrity Of the
government and its institutions. The
free silver plank and the plank relative
to the Supreme Court, with its en-
dorsement of A1tge1dism, fairly ter
rorized the country, and not only pre-
cipitated a panic, but had the cam
paign been of greater duration would
have resulted in the most overwhelm-
ing defeat of Mr.. Bryan. AS it was,
Bryan was defeated by good ma ority
and it was thought the danger was
past. The immediate revival of bust
ness and the return of prosperous
times put the thoughts out Of the
minds of the people, for when there
are full pockets and full dinner pals,
thoughts seldom revert to catastrophes
or the possibility of catastrophe.
Now that prosperity is universal and
seems thoroughly established, the fear
of the danger that was terror to the
public four years ago has so far sub
sided that it is little more than
recollection with the majority OF peo-
p1e. With four years OF prosperity
between us and the evil that threatened
MS. the possibilities for evil are mimlr-
ICED and almost nu11ified in the minds
of the people. And this is where the
danger lies. The menace OF those days
is as near at hand and as deadly as 1t
was then. It has even accumulated
strength with the years, and is
greater menace 10 day because 1T is not
so we'll understood. The Chicago plat |
form is at hand now under the name |
of the Kansas City platform. 1t |
has lost none of it's significance nor
evil protentia1ity with the passing |
of the wears, 1t has been well said OF |
evil that we first endure, then pity, |
then embrace The danger of losing |
our Just fear of the vicious Chicago
platform through familiarity is pro-
nounced. Because of these considera-
lions it is most imperative that all vot-
ing citizens should give the questions
at issue in this campaign the most
thoughtful attention and not allow the
vil1ainy of 1896 to propagate as the
virtue of 1900.