The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-21
COOK INTO Mr.. BAILEY'S open BOOK

who on October 18th, 1899. could
write as follows concerning the
trouble in the Transvaal:
ENGLAND is as much Republican
as the Transvaal: Queen Victoria is
no more monarch thar JON Paul.
And if he who battles in the cause of
the most is battling for the right.
England is in the right; and if he who
opDresses the most people IS the ty-
rant. the Transvaal is in that posi-
ton"
He is so strong an imperialist that
he refuses a word of sympathy to the
struggling Beers who are lighting for
their liberty. On May 3Oth, 1900, dis
cussing the situation in South Africa,
he said:
Coming at such 4 time, this
news of the failing fortunes OF the
Beers is the more pathetic in light OF
the news from Washington that the
representatives of the South African
republic have received no encourage
ment. 1t nay seem cruel. but 1t IS
well-it is but becoming-that at this
moment our country should maintain
cU 1tdSb oil I'LL
fare so far removed from her sphere
of influence"
Except upon the canteen question
| and the spoiled beef-and on these his
criticism was middleton Bailey has
been a t~hick-and-thin advocate OF
everything Mckinley has done, and has
sought to make his readers believe that
Hanna's automaton in the White
House should have their conf
dence while he and his cOtcrie OF trust
| magnates convert the Republic into
an Empire. While his paper is filled
with laudations Of McKinleys with
never a line of commentator of
BRYAN, or any other national Demo
crat, we give here only one extract
along that line. Writing on the Phil
ruary, 1898, he said:
cat Washington the administration
of affairs is conducted by a man in
whom we have all come to have con
fdence. < y < We feel confident
that the authorities at Washington
have only the M~elfare Of our country
at noaGt, ana lIdu t1tN VII IbS'c Io
ODpOrtunitv tC settle this question
wisely and honorably.'
Such childlike faith has not been
found before outside Of Hunna's
breast.
We have given these extracts at
what may seem undue length, but he
has written SO fully and SO enthusi:
tically for Imperialism, that we
might fill ten columns with like eN-
tracts.
Inasmuch as the representatives of
$500, 900 Democrats have declared i'm
perialism to be the paramount issue
and are fighting it earnestly, Bailey
puts himself squarely against the
Democracy on the paramount issue
this year as he vas in 1896, and as
he says. both parties are agreed upon
the tariff, it would seem hat in a
Democratic State he was serving the
Republican party as ably and as earn
estly as he cam. If they wish any
more, the Republicans would be worse
t1ldlI mugs.
It will be observed that, while
very vehement in demanding of others
that public discussions be conducted
on the high plane of tolerance fo1
the opinion Of others he reserves fO1
himself the privilege of being abusive
intolerant and insulting to all who
have the temlcrity to disagree with
his position and the position Of Nc
Kinley. He specifically declares O.
the opponents Of imperialism-and he
makes no eNceptions-that:
1. They are unreasonable.
2. They are shameless.
8. Iney are demogogues.
4. They are opposing Providence.
5. They are seeking to smirch tn
national honor.
6. They have no common sense.
Z. They have no regard for human
welfare.
Gentlemen of the Jury: We hav,
presented no evidence except hat o
the defendant. He must be judge,
, by his own words. The charges are
/. That he favors Imperialism.
2. That he is %intolerant of the opin
!. ion of others.
If you believe what the defendan
!. himself has written, you must brin.
in a verdict Of guilty on both counts
CFrom News and Observer August 49,.
We have taken another look at Edito
/ Bailey's "open book We charged tina
: he was A DEFENDER OF TRUSTS. w
have shown that he stands with the Re
publicans on Imperialism, the paramount
l issue" The trust question stands Oh
! prominently among the foremost issue
Of the national campaign. The Democra
tic party in the Kansas City platforr
I charges that trusts are legitimate pro
ducts of Republican policies that the
are 'fostered by Republican laws an
n +1ot {Io, w. -r~ L., ~