Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-08
to bear in mind that he Is dealing with
q practical matter. and must seek the
best practical results thru such legiti-:
mate practical methods as are availa-s

mate practical methods as are availa-
BILE.
Parties can not be Ignored, for exam
pie. because ours 10 9 government Of
parties. Thereal issue Is which OF them
shall control, and individual effort in-s
dependent of party must at best be
abortive. while 1t may further the sue
cess OF the worst party In the field. So
the choice between the parties, one Of
which must certainly prevail. calls for;
the exercise Of the same common sound
sense.
Perfection In candidate or plat
form is an idle dream. and infirmities In;
its creed and defects In it's leadership.
will always characterize every party.
But they in no wise excuse citizen
from taking his assigned part in the.
OF the country from max
ing up his mind what the commonweal
demands and what party's success will
come nearest to satisfying the demand
and from using hls influence and cast
ing his vote accordingly. II one citizen
lily all may, and all the wheels of gov
ernment be stopped. while to decline
voting because practically assured that
an undue share Of political power and
to forfeit the right to complain of any
abuse of It.
In my Judgment nothing is now so
| important as that the American people
should take this their first opportunity
to emphatically protest against that ex-
crescence upon original republicanasm
which may be called McKinleyism-a
term used solely for breyity and not be-
cause Mr.. Mckinley is largely RESPONSE
lble for what 1t comprehends except as
4 he has proved himself unable or unwill-
ling to resist the pressure OF political or
personal friends and to Withstand the
OF trimming his sails to
ievery wind OF apparently popular doc
ltrine.
g It may not be feasible to undo what
has been done-the weakest and silliest
Iadministra tiOns may involve the coun-
Etry in difficulties from which the
Istrongest and wisest may not be able to
lextricate it. Nevertheless. the evil
courses pursued should be condemned
land not cnndoned. The future may be
helped and safeguarded even II the past
lis remediless. while, SO far as the in
furious consequences Of past courses
can be averted or mitigated. something
may be hoped for from those not pri-
Emarily responsible for them.
.From their official authors and justi-
Ifiers nothing but persistence in them
lean reasonably be expected, and should
McKinleyism prevail in the pending
1election, who shall say--in view of the
Jadministra ton 8 proved capacity for re-
|versing tself-that we shall not soon
find ourselves In the tolls of a Chinese
il problem even more costly, rpenacine
land insoluble than the Philippine prob
s|iam itself Surely every argrmen'
urged In defense OF our seizure Of tn,
4 sIPhilippines can be used a second tim
with even greater force to justify ou
Iappropationof slice OF China.
q For myself, therefore, I find 1t toler
s|abiy clear that citizens duty in con
Injection With the coming presidential
.Ielection not only permits but require.
.ihim to desire the success of the demo
.lcratic party.
q 1t was persistently reported in Wal
lstreet today that former Presiden
4 lCleyeland will give out within a week {
formal letter declaring the issue of i'm
llperialism paramount and advising al
:Ihis friends to vote for Mr.. Bryan. Per
.lsons who are known to be close to Mr.
q lCleveland were responsible for this ru
'fmor.
Additional emphasis Is lent to the re
n port from the fact that Mr.. Olney is a
8 present guest of Mr.. Cleveland a
y Buzzards Bay.
SON DIES DESPITE PRAYERS.