The Columbus journal., 1900-10-03

t0l0 CV0Ulyy " IL 0SS&xU Et1o0 VI VIAL u
terms imperialism" Is e~xempliied In
the administration u u Affairs IL tho
Philippines. loses its force when it IS r.
membered what he pledges himself ID
carry out at home. in matters which 60 to
the personal and property interests Of
every citizen Of the republic. NO matter
bow small such interests may Be. Il
would BE- the height Of folly in this am
paisn to forget the very important effect
which Mr. Bryan's election would have
up0a the business interests OF the cOun-
try. In the minds Of those who carry IN
the Affairs which make mp our business
world he Is associated With uncertainty
and doubt. II will not do to ~ that
these interests are selfish and ought to ~
eeive q lesson, for the creates sufferers
will be those who are most d~ependene
upon the largest daily activity in basi-
1essI No one would suffer 50 much - tn
labsref. for he must have steady work.
day in and day out. He has NO reserve
capital from which to draw. and the cur
tailment Of business operations means
the curtailment Of employment Of labor.
with attendant distress and idlenesA
D-oa9esoa, - Later IatUO
I look upon Mr.. Bryan q the most
dangerous man to the labor interests to
day in public life. In the first instance
he il q demaxOeue. possessed OF Q certain
quality of Oratory which appeals always
to prejudice. In the second. he 10 we'll
grounded in no branch Of political econ
Omy and unSound in all He would b.
more unpopular with labOrinx men. il
elected, than. it is claimed. he Is popular
with them now. because his success would
paralyze business for q long time at least.
during which time the laborer Of neces-
sity would be without employment
Then. too. the labOrer would sO.1- dis
cover how utterly futile Mr.. Bryan's ef-
forts would be TO make better his condi-
ton by making war upon his employers.
The labOrer certainly came be benefited
by a policy which is directed wholly to-
ward the unsettlinG Of values. the reduc-
ton Of the purchasing power OF his wage
and the enactment into law OF views
which. tested by experience and history.
are wholly unsound-
I believe President Mckinley ought 70
be reelected as largely as possible by
Democratic votes. Under the present
domination of Mr.. Bryan . conservative
Democrat can find no place Of influence
u lue D6IIN. 1noSc "uo uow kcluAA ~
it after rejecting Organism four years
ago will find themselves without voice IN
the administration. Theey go back TO ac-
cept Mr.. Bryan's views. He does not
accept theirs. They in,iorse him-he does
not indorse them; and once elected. they
are not in q position. after changing front.
to profess, against his raiicalism. BY vot-
Ing for him they do. in fact. indOrse him.
despite a mental reservation that they do
not approve Of his public utterances and
P0pulistic views. They disarm them
selves Of q right TO criricise and draw
down upon their heads more blame for
Mr.. Bryan's unsOUnd views as a disturb
ing factor than hoes Mr.. Bryan himself
For by their &c. in voting for Mr. Bryan
they hare made il possible for him 10 do
the harm which they must know would
follow the carrying out OF the principles
for which he stands.
Bryan's Party PopnI;stic.
The Democratic party cannot be both
Democratic and Popuiistic- Under Mr.
Bryan ir is Populistic. II is ~ out OF
power. Ii would be more so IN power
The best example VI what he would do
with the party IL in power - shown IN
his own STATE. where even the KIND or
Democrats they have in Nebraska are
only allotted one or two minor offices.
while the Populists are given ali Of i'm
p~ortance-
When Mr.. Bryan is eliminated Demo
Gratis can readily assume q position OF re-
spect and influence IN the Democratic
party. and until he is they ought 20 night
against him. They can aid the party best
By rescuing it from Populism by defeat
| ing Populistic candidates at the polls. not
/, by efectins their candidates with the vain
. hope that they can either reform them.
render them harmless. or prove them 10
be ~pretensious boaseers. publicly standing
for things which they never intended 20
carry out.
As far as I am concerned. I am going
to maintain my Democracy by voting AMI
| speaking. against Mr.. Bryan and those
who have debauched the party and placed
| it in the attitude Of a defender OF all the
isms thai disturb the country l DO nor
believe in Organism in the West or Gro
kerism in the East. II q continuation OF
| Bryanism and Crokerism constitute De-
| mocracy. sound political wisdom and hon
est administrative ability, | do not wish
20 be of il. But l DO not believe it does.
| and. therefore. I hare faith in there being
enough Democrats who are Democrats
from principle to defeat Mr. Bryan 5"
alphabetically As to make impossible the
things we have witnessed during the past
years in alleged Democratic conventions.
I really would like to know what a
thoughtful Democrat thinks OF reforms
wrought in domestic and foreign Affairs
| through the combined wisdom and expe-
| rience Of William J.. Bryan and Richard
Croker. JAMES II. ECKELS.
Comptroller Of the Currency under Clere
land.
Victory and ValOr.
Iii. Narching Through Georgia.
| Keep the fruits Of victory stainless ever