Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-07

ture may he helped and safeguarded,
even II the past is remediless while
so far as the injurious consequence
or past courses can be averted or nit
Eigated something may be hoped from
those not primarily responsible for
them.
"From their official authors and jus
tifiers nothing but persistence in them
can reasonably be expected, and,
should AIcKinleyism prevail in the pend
ing election, who shall say--in view of
the Administration proved capacity
for reversing itself that we shall not
soon find ourselves in the tolls of
Chinese problem even more costly,
mHnacing and insoluble than the
Philippine problem itself? Surely ev-
cry argument used in defense of our
seizure of the Philippines can be used
as econd time with even greater force
to Justify our appropriation of slice
of China.
"To support the conclusion to which
I have come 1t is only necessary to
consider what McKinleyism stands for
what is the necessary effect of in
dorsing it-what it will mean IL the
American people now solemnly record
themselves as approving the McKin-
ley Administration and all it's works.
"First--It will mean that the Amer
ican people sanction syndicated pres
idency-a presidency got for the Re-
publican party by the money Of a COM
bination of capitalists intent upon Sc
curing national legislation in aid of
their party interests.
"Second-It will mean that the Amer
lean people approve the legislation
thus obtained and justify such legisla-
ton as the Dingley tariff bill, with all
It's devices for taxing consumers and
wage earners--that is, the great mass
of people-in exoneration Of accumu-
lated wealth. US
"Third--It will mean that the Ameri-
can people uphold the policy of greed
and contempt for alien peoples whose
retributive consequences are seen in
recent events in China; approve Of our
Joining the ranks of international land
grabbers, and sanction the rapacity as
well as folly by which, while pretend
ing to buy, we, in fact, forcibly expell-
ed Spain from her Philippine posses
sions and without excuse either in the
demands of National honor or in con-
siderations of the National interest,
have saddled ourselves with the gra-
vest responsibilities for some S,000 0O0|
or 10,00O,O00 of the savage or at best
half-civilized brown people of the
tropics.
"Fourth-It will mean that the Amer
lean people approve the tactless and
brutal policy pursued since the Philip
pine acquisition was made, whereby
what was pressed upon the country
as treaty of peace was but the signal
for another more costly, bloody and
prolonged war;
The fifth reason given by Mr.. Olney
is the policy of Mckinley of making
the Philippines a. part of this country
and declaring Porto Rico an alien.
His sixth reason is that of the indorse-
ment of militarism.
His seventh criticises President Nc
Kinley for his disregard for civil SER
vice reform.
His eighth deprecates the administra-
ton policy of taking part in interna-
tional complications.
His ninth in protest against the
power of money in politics. Mr.. Olney
concludes his letter thus:
"If the success of the Republican
party next November means all that
have stated-and how can it mean
anything .less?-but one conclusion
seems possible. The calamitous possi-
blities said to inhere in the Democrat
ic success in the ensuing election, ex-