The evening times., 1900-09-08
Fighting the Fire.

A thick-and-; h n. .Aj.lainistrati1a organ in
New York finds fault with the Hon. Rich
ard Olney's terribly scathing arrangement
of MIR MeKinIe5@ap the ground that from
beginning to end=filere is not one word in
the letter eoneeT1-hg the vital issue OF the
present campaign, the maintenance Of the
geld standard and the preservation of the
nations good faith to its creditors The
organ referred 30 also makes this obseT-
vation: There is not one word. either,
about that particular aspect OF Organism
which commands the heartiest approval of
Altgeld and ali the socialist and anarchist
wing of the party. On both of these issues
MIR OIHey's record is too distinct to en-
courage the suppcsition that his abhor
renee of free silver a IS 10 l has weaken
ed, or that he has lost interest in that
assault On the supremacy Of the law which
he himself encountered and resisted in the
days of Debs."
This is the most pueriIe attempt at
evasion of the real issues of the cam
paign which any defender of the trus
has yet made Mr. Olneys letter IS
pitched in higher key than that ouohed
by the palsied fingers of the Is to-
bogey. This distinguished citizen Ct
Massachusetts treats the general subject
IN the way Sc forcfbiy aud succiHctly
described ~ MT. BRYAN in one OF MS
West Virginia speeches the ether day:
IF Republican and I were sittiing-in
6 house discussing the issues OF The cam
paisn. SAID Mr. Bryan, and the build
ing should eaten on IRE We would stop
our discussion and fight the fire" That
Is what Mr Olney and all patriotjc
Americans like him are doing Wen
they ignore the issues of the past and
join the Democracy IN repcll-nS the as
sauIts OF the trusts and Imperialism. The
Republic is in danger-''the house IS on
fre-snd until the forces OF destruction
are overn2astered and euTbed patriotism
demands the services of every citizen
! who loves his country above money.
| Mr. Oluey recognizes the paramount is
| sues OF the campaign to be fairly and
! clearly set forth by the Kansas City plat
form The whole tenor OF his admirable
/ letter is exactly in accord with the spirit
of that platform. This spirit is the man
! above the dollar, the Republic against
| the Empire. Administrator orators and
newspapers understand this, and the only
| reason they don't face the issues is the
/ fatuous belief that the people do not IN
/ derstand them A party or an Administra-
! ton which puts such low estimate upon
the public Intelligence as to attempt de-
/ IiberateIy 10 deceive a whole nation on
| one of the most vital laws of recent en-
| actment. a illustrated in the Administra-
/ ton $ efforts TO weaken tie public faith
5 % 7j7a
single sold standard law, is capable of be-
! ifevtng that the popular mind Is too deep
I Iy steeped in ignorance and avariee to
! comprehend a political situation that is
plain and well defined.
At Grand Rapids yesterday. the Cowboy
/ Candidate was 50 intensely earnest ana
/ passionate over matters which cut no fig
ure in the campa lgn. that his audience
considered him funny, and thought he
/ meant to be This idea was fostered by
| the screaming falsetto to which his voice
! climbed every few sentences, and the as
! semblage roared with laughter again ana
| again This so enraged Roosevelt that ne
! could hardly finish his speech, which he
! was compelled 10 because Il had already
been put on the wires. The failure of the
Grand Rapids people-to take him seriously,
added to The frightful cold he caught in
the frost at Detroit, are circumstances that
have combined to make the Rough Rider
| neither pleasant company for himself nor
| for the Republican committeeman who ara
compelled to meet him officially. What he
expected to be a triumphal progress has
| even now developed into a chilling disap