New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
ANTLLnPERLALIST TYRANNY
THE PARTY WHICH WOULD MAKE A
MAN PRESIDENT AGAINST
HIS WILL
HIS WILL.

There seems 70 be only one anti-inperfalIst IN
the country who wants TO be President That one
is William Jennings Bryan OF Nebraska There
are others who are anti-imperiaIists and who dis
agree with him on other points and would regard
his election as a calamity. but as for taking the
obviously sensible course Of running for President
themselves. oh. no. thank you. And so the race
TOT 'he last place in the Presidential contest
ing most undressing 1t Is great chance for
ANYBODY who has hankerinE for BOBBY prizes
This one can be had BY anybody who VIII taksit
mere are twenty OF more persons in this state
rev IN Massachusetts and one in Louisiana who
are Wiling to vote for anybody all who will
run on their ticket. but not one Of them wants TO
90 the running. II was hoped that the ons in
LOUISIANA would sacrifice his natural rnodestv
listen 70 the clarion call OF his country and rsLa
N, - ooooy prize. but he has written a letter in
NJ says that he is in accord with the
- ~ OF more persons in New-York and the few
:, massachusetts,, and that they will never surren-
der their principles and so fortb br, =. -. -
70 De excused from being President The oar5t-
a'e Ior Nice-President. declining TO be the lt,A-
'ail % the ticket. has also withdrawn his
aIaosoz alu is as peacefully OF not being
80 as II the votes had all been counted
When one contempIates this tv1a 20 .-...,
men Is willing 10 vote but not 70 be voted 4o-
cannon but feel some admiration for vviIVsn =,
rlIisS Bryan OF Nebraska who rerrehe1dinr
peror no less than an Emperor
tuenC Is willing TO make any necessary DA--
soma sacrifice and offer himself as an obiac+ Iaz
- IN tne method whereby a man can be President
@no nothing else. except the absolute tr,po..- =,
MS own opinions u
and now. knowing that nobody who T. on,o..d
% imperialism wants 70 be President uhar az
these twenty or more in New-Yors and -bsse e.
IN massachusetts going 10 do7 They ara 49, >.
10 more tyrannical thing than anv President ~
NJ O1lled states ever thought OF doing since the
louisiana Purchase. They are going - ~ -
force somebody be President axat7z+ -. IN
4Hey are going 70 run some one man FOR eIa.+o-
IA each state, that is TO say in each STATE where
mere are TWO men Of their party. one to be voted
Tor and another 10 vote for hin,
The righteousness Of this pIan :. oL,
elector. If chosen, is 10 vote ror vrho-. =.
pleaSes Tor President whether he wants n he pes
Iueht or not II Is OF use for the nar-v - +-v
- Excuse user FOR this tyrannous exercise Of power
on the ground that the person thus voted f. Ill
not be elected This party Of all ,s-,t.- =,
seeming mass or principles and on its prf7ct-la ..
must stand or fall The fact that IL has nor "a -
"a" makes no difference Every man Of orf1cfnlA
.ouIo vote as II his vote were to decide the fare
OF the Nation To vote for man who dos -.
want 70 be President is lust as tvr.r-o,, = -
as 70 FORCE man to be President against hi, MI,
party may be tyrannous lust as AasiI,- =.
IresloenC These auti-imperiaItsts seen, ~ forx..
that ~ u AoIseI
II Is unfair for these men to vote for what ,b.
regard as the right on the suppostto, ~ -,
Flsht cannot possibly prevail Suppose thar rbav
ShouIo elect their one elector in each s+a+a and
80 suppose mat all the other electors chosen
shouId suddenly wake up some morning with con-
sciences and ind that the twenty or mora n7a1
IN NETWORK, the few in Massachusetts and H.
Ohe IN Loulsiana-which all tyranny aside ouzb+
- - oe d french colony-were right, and lest
CneS themselves should make confusion and wrong
should refrain from voting-then the cbofc. -
tnese lonely electors would be President in spite ~
himself On, It is a dangerous dangerous nls,
II you must do right, do it in a style as II Won
"au some nope OF its triumph. There is no neces-
sity for being ostentatious about zraII5of, -.
nose who go about doing right as il ,hsv z-a-s
public confidence - - 1O IoI INSPIRE