New-York tribune., 1900-10-23
PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF HATE.

PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF HATE.
Mr., Bryan Is preaching the gospel Of hate volcc-
ed the improyident, the incompetent and the un-
qptly quoted in General Bragg's speech the other
day as applying 10 Mr.. Bryan and his following:
one that was in debt, and every one that was dis
Contented gathered themselves unto him, and he
But still, he endeavors TO set friend against
friend. neghbor against neishbor, family against
family. section against section and nation against
nation, He makes the always DANGEROUS appeal TO
the evil in human nature his postulates are Boxer
and his propaganda is Boxer. lie speaks no en-
lay the blame at the door OF his more fortunate
neighbor. and that his sole remedy is TO attack
his friend Who has loaned him money or tTus ted
him is his enemy.
When man fails and becomes despondent, he
spirit of perseverance,: he does not appeal to him
to be up and doing and TO try again. but he tells
down the more successful,
Where is the Intelligent citizen who believes In
his heart that his Republican neghbors are not as
good Americans and as good patriots as himself!
that the Republicans demanded a larger army (an
Increase by the way that was voted TOT py the
with minority vote OF but 33 he has repeatedly
is: why Why do they want it? So that they can 6ad
lott near ar eTeFg ogrg m Fge y @nq Ss qse g n ny @
cured by remedial legislation"
United states. using all the power of his eo-
quence TO conviction especially to foreign
What intelligent citizen loving his country. with
a stake in home, in family or in property, however
if he could have had mis- Government aggressively
With Great Britain? We seek no more wars we
want the friendship Of all nations; Il now. as
anv Of them for the integrity of ter tory. the
G GHr Wh6 ha 1 srasy poGy
is a safe man to trust with power in this country?
IDLE CHATTER ABOUT IMPERIALISM
Imperialism? The theory Of our Government
fixed in organic law, cannot be changed In form
in substance unless our Congress, with its
House fresh from the people. and the Supreme
Court Of the United states are parties with Wt the
written Constitution, the unique feature of our
great court at Washington. removed by the law of
its establishment from partisan conflicts and from
exclusive function is construe that Constitution
and its distribution Of powers and which can say ~
the Chief Executive, Thus far and no further"
airs S Of ' Eastern potenaes the exercise Of royal
George MnGRs Re aGd the
Is not at all new in respect Of the g9vsrnment M OF
these phrases and epithets were used and applied
to Jefferson and his Administration of the newly
acquired Louisiana Purchase under the bill signed
by him and drawn by Madison. The same is prac-
son SGaS 5Srecedent it's goveTnment was DEBATED An
amendment providing that all the principles Of the
said Territories as paramount acts was voted down
1s2s But these Populists and Boxers set up sort
of Joss and then desecrate our saints calendar by
The PhpPIne ques9on Is problem to . be 2 solved ID
by the Congress. so far as the whole terTitory Is
fag as IN Cuba But In no place on earth must
that far<oe hauled down under fire.
thin NNATIONAL HONOR MENACED.
On the finance question. two or three respected
friends use this logic substantially; 1T Is true
ona tae aad RoR6T by hs
free coinage Of silver at 6 to as legal tendff ba
said: IF there is any who believes gold
standard a good thing, or that 1t must be main
tanned l him not to cast his vote for me, De,
in this country longer than am able to get ria
of it 1t is true that the same candidate made II
declaration for free silver should be inserted IN the
platform. Nevertheless, by reason of Republican
/ legislation and Republican Senate, the candidate
| support cannot accomplish the result ne oe-
| clares for
! Even if it were true, which deny. that Mr.:
/ the public obligations in silver that the mere
/ election of such a such platform would
! not destroy confidence in the credit and honor Of
/ Of the country and into boarding places; nay
! even II II true that such declaration m
/ dlvidual and commercial demoraliZation as well as
financial distress still with all Difference to men
whom I respect, this logic seems TO me the baIdest
It may be admitted that the man who proposes
labor paying dollar out Of 80 cents of silver ana
Of vacuum is sincere in his ideas OF pont-
cal economy So is the anarchist sincere ana ms lS
physical and moral courage Cthough perVerttsuJ
cannot be questioned when, taking his life IN ms
! hand he adopts assassination as proper political
method Suppose In order 70 get the anarchist vote
/ the platform had indorsed assassination po-
rtical means. and suppose the friends of the can
didate appealed to for votes on the ground that
the platform in fact 1t could never be made Ell
! fectual because the Republican police protection
was too perfect Would we listen 10 the PROPOSE
ton? Yet the logic Is TIE same. and the analogy
should not Offend for the turpitude Of the TWO