Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-24

territory acquired under a treaty ratified
by the senate. approved by the people
and Endorsed by Bryan. without whose
advice 1t would have been defeated. they
reply That Mckinley is an im%perialist,
and has no right to pursue A~guinaldo. a
second Washington. struggling for lib
erty.
When it is shown hat the arguments
made for silver four years ago are no
longer logical because OF the abundance
of money, the low rate OF interest, the
general employment Of labor and the
high price for farm products. they reply
that Mckinley is the tool of the banks.
When it is shown that the demoeratic'
party itself is not sincere on the silver
issue, that three-fifths of the Kansas
City convention was against it, that I'll
was saved in the platform by only two
votes, one from Hawaii and the other
from Oklahoma; that Montana itself re-
fused to vote on the subject: tina all the
gold democrats are returning to the,
party, satisfied that it will do nothing
for silver, and that 'imperialism'' is ex-
pressly stated in the democratic platform
u be the paramount" issue, they reply
that Mckinley is controlled by Mark
Hanna and signed the gold standard bill.
When it is shown that the present de-
mocracy is recent populism. that Bryan
is opposed to law and order, if his views
as to the courts are correctly reported;
that for political gain he sought to
plunge the country into a wal with Great
Britain by demanding our Interference
in the Boer affair. and that he is now
claiming the German vote because of
German sympathy for the Beers and be-
cause of the little trouble between Adj
miral Dewey and a German admiral at
Manila, they reply thai Mckinley has
arranged a secret treaty with Great
country.
When it is shown that the republican
policy in China furnishes conclusive
proof that the government has no desire
or intention to acquire new territory by
war, out that it proposes to uphold the
honor of the country and demand an
apology and PREPARATION from China for
insults and violence of which American
citizens and diplomatic representatives
were the victims, they reply that McKins
ley sent soldiers to China to be muir
dered; that he intends to demand a por-
ton of China if partitioned, and will
likely embroil the United States in a gem
eral European war as a natural result
of his Philippine policy.
When it is shown that Bryan is seek
ing to array class against class, to stir
up general dissatisfaction despite exist
ing prosperity, to convince the people
that their rights are in peril, and the
government itself in danger Of military
seizure; that he is attempting to widen
the breach between capital and labor, to
abolish respect for the courts, that he is
politically Janus-faced in accepting a
nomination from three political parties
and that his policy is that of a dema-
gogue ready to make any sacrifice of
principle or patriotism in order to collect
enough votes to be elected to the presi-
dency, they reply-well, they. generally
dodge these matters altogether or else
try to divert public attention by Shrek
ing about trusts and calling Mark Hanna
a bad man. rl1=
The whole democratic plan of cam
paign is to dodge the issues and charge
all sorts of crimes upon Mckinley, re-
CARELESS of the entire absence Of proof
in support of the charges. Theirs is a
campaign of Misrepresentation and
abuse and nothing else, and it is for that
reason the Inter Mountain asserts that
the intelligence of the American people
more than the platforms or the candi-
dates, is the paramount issue to be de-
termined in the pending campaign %