The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-07
0LyEY OFT FOR BRYAN.
Draws q Sort OF Democratic Campaign Car
toon OF 'Mc.Iinieyism."

Draws Sort Of Democratic Campaign Car
toon OF "hc1inisyism."
Richard Olney. who was Attorney General
and afterward 3 cretaY Of state In Cleveland's
last Cabinet, announces In a published letter
that he is FOR Bryan as a choice of evils In this
campaign. Perfection In a candidate or
platform" he says, is an idle dream, and In
nmities In its creed and defects in Its leader
ship viii always characterize every party
He does not describe Organism further. bat
goes into detail about 'McKtnleytsm," He
says:
SHOULD McKlnleytsn rrrvnl I'm the
lending election who shall say--in view
Of the Administ ration's proved capacity for
rcversing itself that We shall not soon find
ourselves 10 the tolls " q Chinese problem
even more costly. msnaoins and insoluble
every a;isqmSht in ds,rnss Of ST seizure
ond time with even greater forge %. Justify
our appropriation OF } slIce OF China. To
Il Is only necessary TO consider what McKin-
leyism stands tor-whAt H. the necessary effect
OF ihdors4ns it-wha, II vii mean II The Amen-
as approving the Mckinley administrator
and slllts works.
Frst-lt viii mean that the American peo-
dcncy got for the RepubIicsc party. 10y the
money Of a combination Of capitalists intent
4ron securing national legislation In aid OF
Second-it will mean that the Amer. 40
people approve the legislation thug OBTAINED
and Justify such legislation 80 the Dtngley
tariff bill. with all lie devices for taxing CON
surlars and wage-earners- that is. the great
mss Of the pcople-in eNon"ration OF "cc1i-
1hIrd-It wll mean that the American peo-
pie uphold the policy of grred and contempt
for alien peoples whose retr1buuye CQuse-
Quences are seen in recent events 10 China
approve Of our Joining the ranks OF ipterna-
tio1al land trabber7i end senGtion the RAJ
tendins to buy, We. 10 fact. torcibly eIrelled
spain from her Philippine possessi9ns,. and
without excuse. either In TIE demands Of ma
tional honor or In considerations Of the ma
tionL Interest. have saddled ourselves with
the ar vast Responsibilities Tor some eiELt "a
Ten mii'2ns Of The savage. or at best half
Fourth-tt will mean that tho American
people approve the tactless and brutal policy
pursued slncq the Philippine acquisition was
made, whereby what was pressed upon the
the signal for another more costly. bloody
Fhh-It will mean Fat the American
people approve the extraordinarily fatuous
policy or impolicy. or no policy at a.. by which
miles from our shores. bAromc an r;eard art
Of the United States. vhis Crba. Tho cause and
! rs .T 3 e, & 'a H.} Ea s. S,oy rtss s1S S' , bur acsE;
is declared allen territory snd cpttled to ali the
Tts MS NJ an ll1PI@TQNh eONeTtlEnNy.
Slrth-rt will mean that the American peo-
tie National legislature, which leaves .min-
Heoas N sSm odda ss ~ law Su, snd . isS Re.' for OF s esT
t nsS = a %os, unadaisaystr4 sort lll-
pe ssyen'SS ayins MN IN ,t mean P Pres emf f iHs sSie
representative Of the nation as a whole, ap-
BBTS0's ot tAs a 9 4:tlfeal and s5'f Ike ind ssS f%il. IL IF
his great once; who e~xerctses It's functions
IN srbsertence, both to other branches Of the
cnnisry interests who. oondemnins tRe a%oaulsi-
ton Of territory by force as"oHminsl aggression.
wrests her possessions from a foreign state by
duty ofthe Government 20 be one thing today
andenacty tho opposite thing tomorrow and
VIII 50. disregard OF the elementary principles
al al z u /. iS sGryG iis''" ''D"oD '' ""'''''u
Esshtb--rtv ~ mean that the Ame1caY people
OF America sets up IN business as an Asistio
Power. and velcorne. the large standing armies,
the increased naval forces, TIE new admini-tre-
Diplomatic service. the onerOls taxes, the inter-
national complications and the entangling
table incidents and consequences Of the Oriental
role 70 which MoKinleytsm has undertaken
Ninth2lt WIN mean that the American people
either do not see, or, seeing. approve the great
and growing. II Pot alre,dy overwhemins.
making machlne, even Tor Ire prof: Of ali Re
governed, much hess Tor the profit Of particular
classes or portions Of the governed. .
II win not be hacause u z not cordially
distrusted and dlslked by the great body
Of American electors. II viii be because OF
the %inHrenoe Of the purse and Of the solicitou9
application 81 an enormous campaign, tupd
beoau~e Of an "inve-ment scare" which IN
s1rne measure genuine. Will be In much larger
measure arttuliy worked IN Tor election ends.
Stock Exchange paniN often made 70 order,
generally irrational and now freely predicted
by those who know how 20 make the.s yrc-
dictions good, and are sure to profit by. what
ever C~auriccs the market may Indulge 10. are
as dust In the balance compGfed with the. en-
during evil 70 result from the vicious national
~rolicies which the American people, are nov
desired % impress with the seal OF their favor
and "a thus. perpetuate ind chnitely.
In the Defeat Of the Republican party in
The coming election lies the only hore Of the
reversal Of those y9licies and the beginning
81 a return 10 more wholesome policies.