The Seattle Republican., 1900-08-10

Iby congress is to betray unpardon-
able ignorance of the powers and
functions of a government.
Mr.. Bryan has much to say of Gin
periaism," an emperor and the
abolition of the Fourth Of July. Yet
he was the first man to inaugurate
and maintain a supreme dictatorship
over an American political organiza-
ton.
If the 16 to l proposition is not an
issue, why was it placed in the Kan
Esas City platform? If that plank Is
dishonest and doesn't mean what ii
says what must the public think Of
1.-THE remainder Of the structure?
The platform Of the Kentucky
Democrats makes them accessories
after the fact.
Ex-senator German boldly pro-
claimed the other day that the Kan
sas City platform is "a well-written
document" He declines, however,
to touch upon its hair-trigger con-
tents.
Mr.. Bryan made the platform
upon which he desired to stand. The
gentlemen who are trying to twist its
meaning by the "paramounting' pro-
cess are acting wholly. .upon their
own responsibility.
The Republican national platform
declares in favor of legislation for the
upbuilding Of American shipping in
the foreign trade. The Democratic
platform opposes such legislation,
and suggests no remedy for our pres
ent maritime decadence.
The Democratic attempt to haul
down the Fourth Of July will be
every bit as popular and successful as
the Democratic effort to haul down
the flag in the Philippines.
Mr.. Croker has instructed Tam
many orators to appeal to the young
men. He evidently hopes to make
headway with those who don't have
to paw the ice bills.
Il was a Democrat and bolter in
1896, declares the Hon. Thomas NJ.
Waller, Of Connecticut" !" and as the
situation has not changed, | am a
Democrat and a bolter still.0 The
Desqocratic editors have devCAd
many columns to abject failures to
answer this Connecticut Democrat.
The Hon. James M. Beck, Of Phil
adelphia, one of the leading lawyers
Of that city, announces that Il am
no longer a Democrat. | don't be-
heVe in free silver, nor do | believe
in hauling down the flag in the
Philippines" It must be conceded
that Mr. Beck has executed very in
telligent and business-like exit from
the party Of Bryan and Aguinaldo.
Those Democrats who control the
party machinery favor the registry Of
foreign-built (chiefly BritiSh) ships
as a remedy for our present insignifi-
can't merchant marine in the foreign
trade; but they did not have the
courage to so declare in their nation
al platform, so they contented them
selves by opposing the only bill that
has any chance Of passing congress
for the upbuilding Of our merchant
marine.
Some Of Mr.. Bryan's injudicious
friends are trying to show that his
support of the Paris treaty, like his
Is to 1 plank in, the Kansas City
platform, didn't mean anything. Mr..
Bryans friends should step to one
side and permit their candidate to
appear as a candid man in some mat
ters.
Mr. Croker and Mr.. Hill are SO
busy watching each other in New
York this year that Mr.. Bryan may
have to send one Of his Nebraska
friends to look after his interests in
that state.
A political party that puts forth a
platform and then tries to explain
that it doesn't mean what it says nat
urally invites the suspicious of the
voters.
A Boston judge fined "divine
healer" $500 the other day. Yet
the orators who 90 about the country
predicting the downfall Of the re-
public are not molested by the law.
In case Mr.. Croker fails to rally
the young men Of the country, the
work might be turned over to the
Tammany ice trust. It has a busi-
ness-like way of going after things.