The Columbus journal., 1900-08-22
WILL BE REELECTED
WHY M'KiNLEY WILL WIN NEXT NO.
vEMBER.

Because He RepFeseats Patriotism
and Progress and Stands Fer the
Material Interests Of the P0ODlo 0l
the United States.
President Mckinley will win In the
coming presidential election because
his candidacy is In accordance with the
spirit of American Institutions and Of
American progress and also because
he represents the material interests Of
the American people.
The Democracy Is on the wrong side,
1t Is on the improbable side. and 1t IL
ON the untruthful side.
There Is not one Of the main issues
presented by the Democracy upon
which 1t ought to win, and there is no
better proof of this than the fact that
it does not state any one Of these H.
sues fairly. clearly and honestly.
What tissue Of fraud and misrepre-
sentation is the cry Of imperialism.
There Is no imperialist In this repub-
lie. The Republican administration is
working out the problems which have
been brought before 1t with rare skill
and success. The difficulties are great,
the dangers many, but the failures are
few. In the great majority Of cases 1t
Is doing not only the right thing. but
the only thing possible under the cir
cumstances
And under the general title Of ''impe-
rialism" there Is a lot Of minor issues
upon which the attitude Of the DemOc-
racy Is just as unreasonable and Just
as insincere as upon the main point.
What utter folly to exalt Aguinaldo as
a patriot, what ignorance to claim that
the Filipino nation" is fighting for its
liberty, what disregard for facts In
denOuncing the civil government Of
Porto Rico as an injustice and q cruel
ty to that island! What demagOgy
there is in picking up every trivial
shortcoming of administration, the
small amount of spoiled supplies, the
defalcation of postofice subordinate
In Cuba, the rash act Of some lieuten-
ant In LuzOn, and making these the
basis for an attack upon the character
and the honor Of the American war de-
partment or the people Of this country!
In the attitude Of the Democratic
party toward the trusts the same In.
sincerity is apparent They are fertile
in wholesale denunciation and threats,
but they propose nothing that is practi-
cable and that would stand the test Of
court decisions. The careless citizen
who would take their invectives ut
face value might suppose that Demo
cratic success would be followed by
the Punishment Of trusts" from the
land II he did not stop to think that
such wholesale revolution of ecOn0m-
ic conditions and methods Is impossi-
bic, and II it were possible it would be
and calamitous beyond
measure. But Democratic speeches
and platforms are not intended for the
voters who stop to think.
The attitude Of the Democratic party
On financial matters Is absolutely in
sincere. The members Of the party
are greatly Mt variance upon this i'm
portant matter. and 1t Is impossible for
them to present a coherent and honest
policy. To the west they must present
I silver shield with steady disregard
of facts and possibilities. To the east
The silver side must be carefully con-
.ealed or treated as of small impor-
tance, while Mt the same time the Pop
llists must be cOnciliated with q tOl-
,rance Of their fantastic theories Of an
rredeemable paper currency and the
Of metallic money Of any
Lind.
To far greater extent than usual
his years election is going to be q test
II the good sense. the intelligence and
he shrewdness of the American peo-
lie.
There is not q fair minded, honest |
md intelligent jury in the world but |
would decide. upon q truthful presen- |
alton Of the facts. that the interests |
4 the American people require the |
of the Republican party in
'Ower.
The vast body Of voters who will |
ast their ballots next November is
uch q jury. and there is no danger
hat It will be misled by the efforts Of
conventions. speakers or
to befog its mind and to
1isstate the facts as they exist.
And that Is why President Mckinley
7in be Colorado Springs
'azette.