Evening star., 1900-10-23
MENAcED BY BRYANIsM
DON M. DICKINsON's REASONS FOR
SUPPORTING MCKINLEY.
Says That the Democratic Candidate
breaches the Gospel of Hate-The
Financial Issue vital.

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city:
"Since the adoption of the Kansas City
platform and his nomination 1 have never
entertained a thought Of voting for Mr
Bryan I confess, however, that in COM
mon with very many democrats I hoped
for time that / might with clear con-
science stay away from the polls. But Mr..
Bryan's speeches, particularly his later
ones, have destroyed that illusion. and con-
vinced me that 1 must vote at the coming
election. l criticise no man OF different
views who can reconcile himself to the
| other course, but as for me, with the light
l have, am forced to the conviction that l
| would be a recreant American, false to my
country and false to my party as we'll, II
L should take to the woods.
Il am a democrat on all the fundamental
issues on which our party Joined battle in
the past with the republicans, the wings
and the federalists, democrat without the
prefix gold because my party has been
the party of sound finance from Jefferson
to Cleveland. l could not be a republican
If l would. and l say the creed of democ-
racy with all my old-time sincerity and
faith. But 1 recognize scarcely a vestige
of democratic principle in either the Chi
cago or Kansas City platforms The or
ganization is in the hands of the populists,
and by these the livery of true democracy
has been stolen in which to serve all the
devils that make for SOCIAL disorder
Preaching the Gospel of Hate.
''Mr. Bryan is preaching the gospel of
| hate. Voicing that, he appeals to the en-
vious, the discontented the improvident,
| the incompetent and the unworthy iuie.
The words of the prophet Samuel were apt
ly quoted in General Bragg's speech the
other day as applying to Mr.. Bryan and his
following: And every one that was in dis
tress, and every one that was In debt and
every one that was discontented gathered
themselves unto him, and he became a cap
tain over Them
But. worse still. he endeavors to set
friend against friend, neighbor against
neighbor, family against family, section
against section and nation against nation
He makes the always dangerous appeal to
the evil In human nature. His postulates
are Boxer and his propaganda is Boxer.
He speaks no encouragement to the unsuc-
cessful, 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 .mer-
CHESS creditors, and to the debtor he
teaches that his friend who has loaned him
money or trusted him is his enemy.
when man fails and becomes desmond
ent, ne does not seek to inspire him with
the American spirit of perseverance,: he
does not appeal to him to be up and doing
ana TO try again, but he tells him to stop
trying. and that the remedy Is to pull down
the more successful
Where is the intelligent citizen who be-
iieves in his heart that his republican neigh
good patriots as himself? And vet in con-
nection with his making a charge that the
republicans demanded larger army ian
increase. by the way, that was voted for
by the Bryan men of the Senate and car
ried in the House with minority vote of
but thirty-three). he has repeatedly said
IN MS public speeches, as he said at In
dianapolis: Why do they want it? SO that
they can build a fort near every large
city and use the army to suppress by force
the discontent that ought to be cured by
remedial legislation
This from a candidate for the presidency
of the United States, using all the power
Of his eloquence to carry conviction, es-
pecially to our foreign born workingmen,
whose votes he solicits.
What intelligent citizen, loving his coun-
try, with stake in home, in family or
In property, however. great his sympathy
for the unhappy Beers, would, If he could,
terfere for their protection, at the risk of
war with Great Britain? We seek no
more wars. We want the friendship of all
nations; but now, as ever, we stand at
them for the integrity of our territory, the
honor of our flag and the protection of
Americans everywhere. Who that seri-
ously attacks that policy Is a safe man to
trust with power in this country?
Changing the Form of Government.
ernment, fixed in organic law, cannot be
changed in form or in substance unless our
Congress, with its House fresh from the
people. and the Supreme Court Of the
United States are parties with the execu-
tive to do reasonable conspiracy. j.. 18th
written Constitution, the unique feature Of
our system of government and it's sheet
anchor, Is that great court at Washing ton,
removed by the law OF Its establishment
from partisan conflicts and from the in
fuence of popular clamor, whose chief and
exclusive function Is to construe that Con-
stitution and it's distribution of powers,
and which can say to the Congress, Thus
far and no further and to the chief eXecu-
| tive. Thus far and no further
This talk about 'despotism' and 'despots'
and airs OF eastern potentates, the exer-
else Of royal powers governing without
the consent of the governed King George
the Third and the like is not at all new in
respect Of the government of unorganzed
territories of the United States All these
phrases and epithets were used and applied
to Jefferson and his administration of the
newly acquired Louisiana purchase under
the bill signed by him and drawn by Madi-
son. The same Is practically true of Flor
ida, when, following the Jefferson prece-
dent. its government was debated. An
Piles of the Constitution be declared to be
applicable to the said territories as para
mount acts was voted down. Webster in
dorsed the same theory as to Florida in
up a sort of joss and then desecrate our
saints calendar by labelling 1t st. Jeffer-
son.
The Philippine Question.
1.-The Philippine question Is a problem to
be solved by the Congress. far as the
whole territory is concerned. 1t may be
determined to withdraw the flag. as in
Cuba But in no place on earth must that
flag be hauled down under fire.
The Financial Issue.
ION the finance question two or three
respected friends use this logic substan-
| TALLY: 1t Is true that the Kansas City
platform declares for national and COM
mercial dishonor by the Immediate free
coinage of silver at 16 to / as legal tender.
1t Is true that the candidate who stands
upon 1t has said "If there any one who
believes a gold standard a good thing or
that 1t must be maintained, l warn him
not to cast his vote for me, because I
! promise him that 1t will not be maintained
| in this country longer than I am able to
get rid of it." 1t is true that the same
candidate made 1t a condition of accept
Ing the nomination that the declaration
for free silver should be inserted in the
platform. Nevertheless. by reason of re-
publican legislation and a republican Sem
ate the candidate we support cannot ac-
I L. A. g.