Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1900-07-25
second defeat or the foodgates
of disaster opened wide by his
triumph, Globe, Democrat.
DemoCracy's Platform.

As was expected, because it al
ways has been so, the Democratic
party goes before the country this
year on negative platform.
From beginning to end, with the
exception of the free silver plank,
+ the platform is dennnciation of
the Republican administration and
of the Republican congress. 1t is
in all respects exactly the kind of a
platform the people of the country
expected to come from the Kansas
City gathering.
The ''monster of imperialism" is
first trotted out and is declared
to be the paramount issue Of the
campaign. OF course the Imperial
istic plank is devoted to Republi-
can abuse. The Democrats have
erected an imaginary bogy man
but do not tell how to get rid of
rid of him. In fact, they do not
even demand that foot of terri
tory which has been acquired sha Il
be surrendered.
On the other hand, they demand
that Cuba be given an independent
government, exactly what the Re
publican party is giving to that is
land. They demand that stable
government be organized in the
Philippines, the same thing Presi-
dent Mckinley has not only prom
ised but is actually performing.
The use of the military in the
Philippines is condemned, but it is
not explained how Il stable govern
ment is to be provided the inhabi-
tants of those islands until the
insurrection has been stamped out.
Fearing the effect of the anti-im-
perialistic plank on the party the
platform contains a plank favor
able to expansion, hoping to be
able to explain the difference to
the satisfaction of the voters. But
American citizens will understand
the situation. They are not afraid
of So called imperialism. The cry
was raised in the time of Washing
ton that he wculd make himself
king. Democrats tried to make the
voters believe that General Grant
would make himself emperor.
The howl is as fruitless now rs it
has been in the past. There is
nothing in the present situation te
cause alarm, and, furthermore,
the voters are quite well acauaint-
ed with the frothings of the Demo
cratic party
The trust plank is what was e2
pected and is no, a~ clear >,i, aS
that adopted hv HE Republicans at
Philade| phia. Indeed. II i ni..~,i,
fault finding with Re,miiIca.;>.
No explanation is given why the
Democratic representative in c..n
greSs soiidIy opposed the passage
OF The radical antitrust measure
proposed by the Republican repre-
sentatives.
The studied effort to subordinate
the free silver plank is fruitless in
view of the fact that it was the one
real question before the convention.
At any rate Democrats, try as
they may, cannot divorce their
candidate from his pet hobby.
With Bryan at the head of the
ticket free silver is made leading
issue without regard to its position
in the platform. Bryan and free
silver cannot be separated.
All the isms which made the
Chicago platform of four years
ago so obnoxious to such il large
per cent of the voters are incorpor-
ated in the Kansas City document.
This is an appeal to anarchism and
blind unreasonable prejudice. The
attack on the policy Of protection
was expected, as Democracy seems
to have but little use for any legis-
lation which brings prosperity tc
the working men and a fair per
cent Of profit to investors.
OF co,r-e the y m .'s'.r ga y
believes our clerlsneu instit,itlun>