The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-12
The Election and Its Consequences

The Election and Its Consequences.
Washington Times.
The American people have said the last
word. They have reelected William Nc
Kinley president of the United States.
The matter was in their hands and they
have settled it.
Never before in the history of the
United States have issues been so dis
tinctlJ and luridly placed before the
voting masses. This year they have
been fully advised that the republican
party and its candidates represented an
effort to fasten control of the criminal
trusts upon the country; meant the sub
version of the constitution, the eYploita-
! ton and loot of the colonies, and gen
eral lowering of wages.
The classes who had reason to fear
these eventualities have had ample warn
ing. In various ways they have shown
] that they realized what might be eX-
pected If monopoly and corruption were
| put above justice and the constitution
They have been well advised that the
loss of this great opportunity must in
yolve the permanent imposition upon
the country of the Mckinley Salisbury al
lance, the abandonment of the Monroe
doctrine, the abandonment of an ex-
| clusively American interoceamc canal,
and the permanent surrender of a large
portion of our territory in Alaska to
| Great Britain
! Voters knew when they voted that they
1 were deciding whether the trusts should
dominate the executive and Legislative
branches of the government, and should
be placed in a position shortly to ron
/ troll the ff
the government they have not yet dom
mated. The issue OF the people against
suppression of the constitution, against
carpetbag Imperialism. against the over
lordship of the trusts and economic siav-
cry has been decided by the people
and in favor of their oppressors.
Hereafter neither the farmer nor the
workingman can complain II he does not
/ like the consequences. What is coming
institutional changes, the control oil
money and monopoly, the new PROPOSE
ton that the president is superior to
the constitution outside of the constit-
uent States, and that 1t does not go with
the flag; all these things have been in
dorsed by the American voters. They
have concluded the issue. They may not
complain hereafter.
| 1t is strange thing, this American
constituency. 1t is largely composed
( VI PSopie WHO, uuTlnS recent years, have
! progressively suffered under expressions
and outrages that would have meant
revolution in any other country with "a
/ free and intelligent populace. Individ-
ually and through their social and po-
! litical organizations they have protested
shouted, and threatened to an extent
which would make one think that no
party opposed to their interests or prin-
ciples could live. Yet on yesterday they
cheerfully, and with apparent enthusiasm
bowed their necks to the yoke, and ac-
cepted Hanna, Mckinley. and the trusts
as their masters-certainly for four years,
/ and probably for the life of the present
generation.
The die is cast. There is nothing
more to be said. Only, the kinds of peo-
pie who will particularly feel the gall
Of their foolishness, need not later ex-
pect the uuselfish support and assistance
OF elements which personally have had
/ everything to lose and nothing to gain
/ in championing the cause OF the masses
against the classes. Patriotic leader
] ship is worth the trouble. the persecu-
| ton, and the loss 1t involves when there
are patriots to lead. When citizens
! choose to be slaves rather than free
men. they are entitled to their choice.
/ They have made 1t. We wish them all
! the enjoyment derivable from their de-
cisiop