Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-13
.0[N[Y GIVES
HIS REASONS
CIeve|and's Secretary Of State Tells
Why He Favors Bryan's
Election.
M'KlNLEYIsM RULE OF MAmMoN
M'KlNLEYIsM RULE OF MAmmoN
syndicated Presidency, Whose Con-
ceptjon Of Government Is a
Manipulating Machine.
rs A TERRIFIC ARRANGEMENT
"Madc to Ord r l'anics But Dus, IN
the :i"lance Compared With En-.
during Evils" of AZ Nick ~
Icy Administrations.

New York, Sept. 10. Henry Loomis
Nelson, of New Rochelle, has made
public the letter lie received from
Richard Olney favoring the election
of William Jennings Bryan for presi-
dent. The letter was written August
IA, but is just made public. The let
ter in full is as follows;
Boston, 23 Court Street, Aug. A.
Dear Sir: have yours of the 18th
ult. You refer to previous CONVEX
satiun Ill which | had minated my
intention to vote the democratic tick
ct at the coming presidential election
and ask for the grounds for SO do
ing. You urged at our interview that
such decision should, as a matter
OF duty, be accompanied by willing
ness to avow the reasons behind it. |
recognize the force of that view, and.
though it is against my inclihations
and habits, proceed to state some
considerations which seem to me to
justify the purpose huve formed.
u need hardly say that MIR. Bryan
is not the candidate | should choose
could have my own way i'm the mat
ter and that entirely dissent from
parts OF the Kansas City platform.
but IN laying his course llpe IL the all
important subject of the presidency
citizen is bound to bear i'm mind
that he is dealing with practical
matter and must seek the best prac-
llcal methods as are available. Par
ties cannot be ignored, for example,
because our is Il government of par
tles; the real issue Is which of them
shall control, and individual effort in
dependent of party must at best be
abortlve, while it may further the
success OF the worst party i'm the field.
30 the choice between the parties, one
of which must certainly prevail, calls
for the exercise of the same sornd
common sense.
DUTY of Citizens.
perfection in candidate or plat
form is IN idle dream, and ihfirmities
III it's creed and defects i'm it's leader
SNIP VIII always characterize every
party. But they in no wise excuse a
citizen from taking his assigned part
IN the government of the country
from making up his mind what the
common veal demands and what par
tvs success will come nearest satisfy
ing the demands and from using his
influence and casting his vote accord
mgi y. II one citizen may properly
withhold his vote, logically all may,
and all the wheels of government he
stopped, while to decline voting he
cause practically assured that others
WIZ vote is but to give the latter an
undue share of political power and to
forfeit the right to complain of any
abuse of it. The obligations of citi
yenship are avoided, not performed.
by standing neutral in an election
The voting power is a trust which
calls for use and is violated by the
neglect to use.
There is always n choice between
the consequence of one party's as
ccndancy and those of it's opponent.
and therefore the true question be-
fore every citizen always is of the
general attitude of a party upon the
vital issues of the day and whether,
III view of that attitude, its success
is not the best thing in sight. Such
is the real issue now confronting ev-
cry American citizen. BE it admitted
that the democratic party, it's plat
form and its candidate are open to
much criticism, yet, all things con-
sidered, would not it's triumph be the
best outcome of the present prcsiden-
tiul contest?
Evils OF Mckinlcyism.
"ln my Judgment, nothing is so inn.
portant as that the American people
should take this, their first, opportu-
nifty to emphatically protest against
lhat eXcrescence upon original repub-
hcanism which may be called Mckin-
leylsm-7n term used solely for brevity
and not because Mr.. Mckinley is
largely responsible for what it com
prehends except as lie has proved
himself unable or unwilling to resist
the pressure of political and personal
friends or to withstand the tempta-
ton OF trimming his sails to every
WIND OF apparently popular doctrine.
IL may not be feasible to undo what
has been done-thc weakest and silli-
est of administrations may involve
the country in difficulties from which
the strongest and wiscst may not be
able to eNtricate it. Nevertheless, the
evil courses pursued should be con-
delnned and not condoned
The future may be helped and safe
guarded even if the past is remedi-
less, while so far us the injurious
consequences of past courses can be
averted or mitigated, something may
be hoped from those not primarily re-
sponsiblc for them.
From their official authors and Jus.
tifiers nothing but persistence can
reasonably be expected and, should
Mcklnleyism prevail in the pending
election, who shall say-.in view Of
the administrations proved capacity
for reversing itself-that we shall not
soon lind ourselves in the tolls of
Chinese problem even more costly.
menacing and insolube than the
Philippine problem itself. Surely ev-
cry argument urged in defense of our
seizure of the Philippines can be used
q second time with even greater force
to justify our appropriation of slice
of China.
A syndicatel Prcstd.nt.
TO support the conclusion to which
l have come it is only necessary to
consider what Mckinleyisnl stands
for--what is the necessary effect of
indorsing it-what it will mean If the
American people now soclnnly record
themselves as apprc-ing the Mckin-
ley administration and All it's works.
IL. 1t will mean that the American
people sanction syndicated presi-
dency-a presidency got for the re.
publican party by the money of
combination Of capitalists intent up