Smyrna times., 1900-10-17

lOr sound money Is an open question.
Inc rear. diStrust and uncertainty in
evltaDly resulting from such a situa-
ton would be almost as disastrous to
the business of the country as the pas
sage OF free silver law.
"Third.-We do not see anything real
III the issue of Imperialism. The DOS
session of the Philippine Islands has
come to us as an unavoidable result
or the war with Spain, war decided
on by both parties. Our title has been
confirmed by treaty, the adoption of
which was urged by Mr.. Bryan him
self.
1.-THE course Of the present admins
tratton In putting down armed insur-
rection, In establishing a government
founded upon our usual constitutional
safeguards for life, liberty and proper-
~, and In determining to give the
Filipinos as great a share of self gov
ernment as they may show themselves
capable of, cOmmends itself to our So
ber judgment as being a wise and
prudent method of meeting the great
responsibilities which have devolved
upon the United States as a legacy of
the Spanish war.
"FOurth.-We maintain that a ma
ton of 75,OOO.OOO of people need not
fear any danger of military despotism
with its army so small in proportion,
especially as congress has full power
to control it.
'"These being our convictions, we
urge all German-Americans to vote
in the coming election for President
Mckinley"
tendorfer, editor of The Stats Zeitung.
the leading German newspaper of the
country and hitherto a strong Demo-
crat, has come out for Mckinley, and
his example has been followed by hun
dreds of German-American business
men and workingmen of the metropolis
and Empire State.
Senator Hanna to wOrkinGmen.
In his usual succinct STYLE Senator
Hanna stated the labor issue most
forcibly before an audience of work
ingmen at the Pullman shops, near
Chicago, the other evening and evil
IDENTITY carried his audience with him.
He said:
1--WE are partners in this political
| business, and it is not the ambition of
| men we are concerned about this year.
| The best lessons in life are the object
lessons that come through experience
You will remember that when Harri-
son was defeated in 1892 the Demo
cratic party took control of the entire
machinery of the government. The
first thing the Democrats did was tC
repeal the tariff that had been put
upon the statute books by that great
commoner. William Mckinley. We
were just beginning to know what tEdt
law meant when the Wilson bill w6s
put in its place.
"Let us examine the record and see
whether Mckinley or Bryan has beer
the friend of the labOring man. NJ
man in public life or in history eve
did so much for the working class q:
Mckinley. He did not work on tht
Mckinley bill to attract attention t;
himself; there was no desire on H..
part for personal aggrandiz; mCnt, bii
he continually thought of the best in
terestS of the people he reprcSentt d.
ION the other hand. Eryan was o@
Of the principal factors in the drS:ruc
ton Of the Mckinley bill when be wa
in congress. and he advocated fire.
trade to the fullest extent pOsSihl,
Why. when the W.lson-Gorman hl
passed the house. Eryan and Ea.lcy O
Texas took wilson on their shoulder
and carried HIM around the rom!
in 1896 Eryan was afraid to run Oh
platform OF free trade. but choose f-t
silver instead"