The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
What 1t VIII Mean.

Baltimore Sun.
McKinleyism triumphant In November
will mean Infinitely more mischief to tho
country. UNNECESSARILY greater dangers to
its institutions and a far greater menace
to the present prosperity and future well
fare of the plain people than the election
OF Mr.. Bryan could possibly involve, even
If he had both the purpose aud the power
and he has neither-to use his executive
authority in defiance Of congress to abolish
the gold standard of values and open the
minta to the free coinage of silver at 16
to l. McKinleylsm Endorsed by the people
means continuance of the wretchei
Philippine policy, which al clear sighted
men perceive to be at once a blunder Fl IN
the standpoint Of our own National inter
ests. crime against AN unoIending peo-
pie guilty of nothing more than the ambl-
ton to be free, and grim travesty OF all
our own most cherished sentiments and
! traditions touching the unrlghteousne 6
OF government based on brute force alone
without "the consent of the governed.
/ McKinleyism means a will-o- the wisp
/ foreign policy, carrying our diplomacy and
! our arms into the Aslatic entanglements
OF the powers Of Europe; policy which
must, II 1t Is persisted In, compel US to
enter upon military and naval armamenIs
as formidable and as costly as those which
| bear with crushing weight on every Euro
I pean country. McKinleyism means also
continuance of that robber tariff policy
/ which has created and sheltered the
trusts, made all our great industries the
prey OF monopolies and for over thirty
years has forced the farmers and planters
I of the South to pay extortionate tribute
for the enrichment Of the manufacturers
and small mill owners OF the North Nc
Kinleyism means too, besides an enor.
mous increase in the yearly war and navy
expenditures Of the Federal government 80
10 be paid, of course. by high tariff taxes
and a continuation OF the special war taxes
the success OF swarm of leeches like
the ship subsidy hunters, who are only
waiting for the second election OF McKln-
ley to fasten themselves upon the Nation
al treasury and drain 1t as 1t has never
been drained before.
Last, but not least worthy OF the con-
sideration OF Southern democrats let il
not be overlooked that MoKlnleyism
means the revival OF sectional legislation
as a National policy. The warning has
gone forth from more than one republican
platform that Mr.. Bryans defeat, and the
hoped-tor election of republican con.
gress with Mckinley. wills be the signal
Tor an enort 10 deprive the South OF a
number OF seats in congress and OF a cor
responding number OF votes In TIE cleo
toral college. The pretext for this viii be
the steps which certain Southern States
have taken to protect their suffrage from
deluge OF ignorant and vicious voters
and thus defend themselves from abomina-
lions OF negro rule.
Can there be any doubt about the duty
OF every true democrat in the South In
this election? Does not McKinleyisni
stand for everything which Injuries and
menaces the well-being and the pr greas
OF the Southern people? Surely II there
ever was National contest in which the
South had the strongest and best reasons
for throwing her electoral strength so'ldly
against the republican nominee for presi-
dent this Is the one.