The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
- 90i1E8i7.. INurSUtty, OCI. 4, IJUU. ~ NJ
ISSUES DISCUSSED BY
MEN or ALL. PARTIES.
McCle!lan's Tribute to the Sol.
diers Of Our Small Army.
Progress Of the Campaign Commented
On by Persons Of All Shades Of
Political Thought Imperial
ism No Issue.

A missionary was sent to convert
Dewey TO Democracy at Manila. he
represented the most potential politicians
In the Democratic party Those VINO couid
have given him the nomination II ne
would have consented to n few-llne sentl-
ments and 9glittering generalities.
Dewey had consented at Manila TO pc
Democratic candidate he would un-s
duestionahly have been the candidate.
He would have been an imperialist some
ching like; an imperialist wouldn, have
hurt the Democrats bit. The Demo-
cratic party wouldn't have cared rap
about imperialism nor about silver at ~
to or at 33 to il They would have
gone in ON the heroics. They would have
celebrated 4 conaneror as their candi-
date. and been glad and proud and stuck
5up and happy to support man who had
ehed blood, conquered territory and sur.
rounded the world with his glories. That
IFS what the Democracy wanted. Murat
d Halstea,l. s5
Whoever tempts under whatever pop,
4ular3er.s 10 shake the stability of the pub
alic currency and bring on distress In
money matters, stabs your interest and
your happiness to the heart.-Danie!
i Webster, in the Senate Jan. 81, 1884 Fl
.sMilitarism, "Imperialism,' are terms
used b.. newspapers, politicians and plat
forms to scare the people and catch
votes. They are weapons utterly
grouMliess ones of the most demagogic
import lnsed to stir the people which no
well-ba1anced statesman or newspaper
will use There is no more danger OF
either condition in this great intelligent
seventy million freemen and great aggre.5
CATION Of States fortified by those States
rights recognized by our constitution and
sustained by our courts. than there is OF
England becoming an absolute despotism.5
Canton Miss, Times, Dem.
Il All the incidents OF the past prove that
the army will never have the disposition
n to jeoparliza the free institutions of the
country Our nation would be safe in.
/ deed, for all time, did the mass OF it's cit,
liens place upon its institutions the same
4 intelligent appreciation as that in which
they are held by the army, and were
n honor. integrity and respect for the laws
as much the rule among the people as
they are in the army, which has given too
Il many proofs Of heroism, Of integrity, Of
devotion to the country, to be regarded
4 as a source Of danger. On the contrary.
Il he who understands it's history must re-
gard it with pride and satisfaction as one
or the chief ornaments Of the nation, as
a school wherein are taught and prac.
ticed the virtues Of valor, self-denial,
obedience and patriotism, and as an in.
stitution which has never called the blush
Of shame TO the face Of an American
George B. Me- lellan, Democrat and
nominee for the presidency in 1864.
There are 5000 people connected with
the glass business in Indiana alone and
their votes will make the State go for
Mckinley. We are only protecting our
interests. Our wages have been raised
Is per cent in the past two years, 9 per
cent last year and per cent this year,
Just restoring the cut that was made I'm.
der the Democratic administration in
1905. ~ William Peck Glass Workers
Union.
Bryan's name is d household word in
every Philippine hut. They are thor
oughly familiar with his anti-expansion
views, and in him think they see theii
"deliverer.''S Els nomination and candi.
dacy alone mean the loss Of much prop.
erty and many lives, for it will infnse
new life into the insurgent cause and
cause them to break out anew.-R. M.
Shearer, Inspector of Customs, Mauban,
r.
III imperialism is false cry. Never have
IL seen Il Republican who wants to be
Z king. j am military man, but / have
never been able to find out what they
mean by '.miIitarism." IL by amilitar.
ISM they mean they are opposed to our
young men learning the things that will
enable them to uphold the flag, then they
are opposed to patriotism. One OF my
sons, COL Guy Howard, was killed IN
the Philippines while fighting for the
Gag, and another one is fighting over
there now. Don't talk to me about tax.
ing down our flag and giving the Philip.
pines away. 1t is an insult.-Gen. Oil
yer @. Howard.
The Republican party in Wyoming il
In excellent shape The State is quite
prosperous This is particularly true Of
the wool industry, which has been slim
ulated by the tariff and the general bus,
iness revival throughout the country,
The wool growers all realize that thei1
i future depends largely on the continu
Rtion of the prosperity which now pre-
walls and believe that they, to a man,
will support Mckinley. Our people are
! paying little attention to the so-called
h imperialism, but are content to think Sc
riously of the financial and tariff ques
! tons Wyoming will give q handsome
{, majority for Mckinley and Roosevelt
q. 4. Slack, Cheyenne, Wyo.
W.. Ill know that there has ever beef
a party in this government, since its foun
datinils were first laid at Bunker Hill
and Yorktown, opposed to our territorial
expansion and aggrandizement. Witt