El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-30

that of ex-postmaster general Don NJ.
Dickinson. In defining the issues of
the campaign and telling why he will
vote this year for Mckinley. General
Dickinson uses these trenchant words:
Since the adoption of the Kansas
City platform and his nomination
| have never entertained a thought of
voting for Mr.. Bryan.
| 7 confess. however that in common
with very many democrats. | hoped
| for time that | might with a clear
conscience stay away from the polls.
But Mr.. Bryan's speeches. particularly
his later ones. have destroyed that
Illusion and convinced me that I must
vote at the coming election.
| criticise no man of different views
who can reconcile himself to the other
course. but as for me. with the light
| have. | am forced to the conviction
that ! would be a recreant American
false TO my country. and false to my
party as well. if ] should take to the
woods.
could not be a republican if
would. and | say the creed of democ-
racy with all my old-time sincerity
and faith. But | recognize scarcely
vestige of democratic principle in eth
er the Chicago or Kansas City plat
form. The organization is in the hands
of the poDulistS. and by these the liv
cry of true democracy has been stolen.
in which to serve all the devils that
make for social disorder.
Mr.. BRYAN is preaching the gospel of
hate. Voicing that. he appeals to the
envious. the disconnected. the IMPROVE
dent. the incompetent and the unwor-
thy idle.
He speaks no engagement to the
unsuccessful. but tells him to lay the
blame at the door of his more fortunate
neighbor. and that his sole remedy is
to attack him.
He invariably speaks of creditors as
''merciless creditors" and to the debt
or he teaches that his friend who has
loaned him money or trusted him is
his enemy.
When man fails and becomes de-
sDondent. he does not seek to inspire
him with the American spirit of per-
severance he does not appeal to him
to be up and doing and to try again.
but he tells him to stop living. and
that the remedy is to pull down the
more successful.
And there has been no more striking
on the above in print that
York Times. a staunch democratic |
of the old line"-the pa
per that did more than any other To !
down the notorious Tweed ring. and !
now once more lifts its voice against /,
the forces of corruption within its own !!
party Says the Times:
False to my country and false To |
my party as we'll That is the whole /
case and il could not be better put. |
No man can do his country greater in !
jury than To assist in placing an in |
capable and dangerous man in an Of |
flee. How can any democrat let the |
dangers of imperialism. even though !
to him they appear real and substan- |
tial. blind him TO the calamities he |
invites by supporting for the presi- |
dency. man of trick and deceit. a !
pestilent agitator who is continually |
appealing to class hatred. ignorance !
and mob passion?
The betrayal of party involved in the |
support of Bryan is equally plain to
view The election of Bryan. with |
it's unima ginable consequences of dis |
aster to- the well-being and the honor |
of the nation would make the name |
of democrat so abhorred that no man !
would have the hardihood to wear il. |
The party would be annihilated by the |
storm OF public eXecration that would |
be visited upon the authors OF the |
ruin and disgrace inevitably resulting |
from four years of Organism at Wash
ington.
Fidelity to party. loyalty to the old
time principles. demands that demo-
Gratis now vote to keep the new and
false democracy out of power.
Defeat alone is salvation.