El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

the German and Dutch vote as a de-
| termining factor in the election be-
cause racial affiliations with the Beers
and a supposed race prejudice against
Great Britain, and not because the
question or the integrity of the Boer
republics is so dear to them.
1T is absurd that the great ques-
lions with which we have to do affect
ing the vital interests of the United
States shall be overlooked in a debate
upon how Great Britain shall conduct
it's own affairs, especially in the face
OF a proclaimed reaffirmation of the
Monroe doctrine. which means. prop
erly interpreted. that the people of the
United States shall attend to their own
affairs and let European nations look
after theirs.
Confidence in Germans.
Having voiced such a sentiment,
the Kansas City convention, under the
inspiration of Mr.. Bryan. Immediately
proceeds for a political effect, to ex-
press wish to interfere with a Euro
pean government in a matter strictly
its own. l think such politics cheap,
and unstatesmanlike, quite beneath
the dignity of any great party or lead
er.
Il shall be surprised if any German
voter, heretofore the bulwark of the
country. against every assault upon
the integrity of the country's currency
debasement of the country's coin, will
aid and abet such a proceeding be-
cause of a belief in any injustice done
by Great Britain to some affiliated race
ten thousand miles away. The Ger
mans know that militarism, Socalled,
in this country is beyond the range of
possibilities, but the assaults which
Mr.. Bryan and hisfollowers would
make if in power is something that
would entail loss in every direction to
the property interests which by labor
and saving they have accumulated.
Calls Him Pathfinder.
Such utterances are all on a par
with Mr.. Bryan's constant reiteration
of having here an un-American finan-
cial system froced on us by and for
the benefit of the English and against
our own interests He cannot but know
that such statement is made for politi-
cal effect, and that by making it he
impugns the good faith and patriotism
of more than half the voters who do
not agree with or support him.
If Mr.. Bryan was a statesman and
not a mere declaimer and dealt in a
statesmanlike manner with American
problems we would not be treated to
the floods of petulant fault-finding and
appeals to prejudice which are mani
fest in all that he says, but would
grounded upon principles, and in &C
cord with the facts of national his
tory and national experience.
Distrust His Wisdom.
Il am sure the American people
rightly distrust the wisdom of one
who thus far in life has been a living
expression. in every address he has
made. of. that best definition of the es-
sential elements of stump speech,
M a1v fn oil inn, h
nounce well.
Il am not unmindful of the fact that
there are many conditions in this
country requiring careful. thoughtful
and statesmanlike dealing with. There
are many evils to which labor is sub
ject that need to be remedied. Like
wise there are many prejudices I'M
justly entertained against capital, but
in neither instance can they be dealt
with TO the good of all by any one
who brings to them none of the ele-
ments of statesman and all of those
which wholly maks up the successful
stump-speaker and campaign orator
Where Remedies Lie.
Il believe that more of the remedy
lies without the pale of enacted legis-
lation than within it. and that neither
labor nor capital is benefited by public
utterances on the platform in legisla-
tive halls and through the columns of
the press to the effect that there is
an irrepreSsible conflict between them.
Il do not believe any man benefits
his country by being preacher of
discomfort. strife between classes. So
cial and political pessimism, financial
error. and continuous financial gloom,
despite surroundings and widespread
prosperity, and therefore | do not be-
lieve in Mr.. Bryan.
There are some things in President
Mckinley's administration. and official
acts l am not in accord with. / do
not accept republican doctrines as
against pure democratic ones rightly
interpreted and incorporated into the
administration of public affairs. But
as between republicanism and popu-
lism, filtered through the channel of
Organism. l prefer republicanism.
Denies His Democracy.
There is no democratic doctrine
presented this year and no democratic
Mr.. Bryan was first nam
ed by the populist because he best
stood for populistic doctrines He
was only Endorsed by the convention
at Kansas City. called unde ralleged
democratic auspices. because Bryan
ism. populism and democracy as now
made up are synonymous terms.
The combined forces of the ele-
mentS of discomfort of the country
having gathered in one fold and found
without a dissenting voice a candidate
so many sided as to respond with an
equal degree of satisfaction to each
ones peculiarism, it seems to me that
the electorate of this country in ev-
cry critical time always stands ready
to do that which is wise. putting down
the wrong thing and putting up the
right.
Il am going to vote for President |
and do whatever l consist |
entity can to aid in his election. not