The sun., 1900-06-30
THE REAL ISSUE.

From the editorial tone already
adopted by some Republican papers, IL
ia evident that they fear to conduct the
present cam paign upon the living issues
of the dav-upon the record of the Nc
Kinley administration-and prefer to
make campaign of prejudice and mis-
representation upon che false issue that
a Democratic victory in this country ls
sure forerunner of panics and hard times;
A vote against Mckinley, they urge, Will
be vote against prosperity.
Evening.
Democratic victories in this country
have always been sure forerunners OF
panics and hard times. The labored ar
ticle OF Every Evening from which we
have quoted does not prove the contrary.
The real issue of this campaign is, first OF
all, to protect and retain what has been
achieved under the present Republican
administration. We do not intend that
Democratic papers shall deceive the
people as to that fact. The real issue OF
any political campaign in this country is
that issue which, of all those involved,
affects the domestic life OF the people
that makes the conditions OF that life
good or Bad. The conditions are now
good. Under the Cleveland administra.
ticn these conditions were bad, and IN
that they were like the conditions
produced during every Democratic ad
ministration of the affairs of this coun'
try, from the beginning until now
That is truth that has been impressed
upon the minds Of the American people
by bitter experiences. They ought no
to forget it, and it is not good service o
the people to allow or cause them tt
forget it. That and not the fear of any
consequences OF the discussion of othe
issues determines the course of Re
publicans in the choice of topics for dis
cussion.
AS we have already said, here, tn
real issue OF this campaign is to protec
and retain what has been achieved unde
the present admirable administration
and here is the fact illustrated by cur
rent history we'll within the memory Q
eyerv man who will cast ballot at til
coming election: There had been n
Democratic administration, and no pani
traceable to the laws regulating CON
merce, for quarter of century. l
1884 Democratic administration wa
elected, and Immediately an assault upol
the existing good conditions began.
Republican Congress prevented much {
the injury that would have resulted, an
which was apparent in the trade cond
lions induced and remaining during th
whole administration. The possibilit
of Democratic interference with trade
depressed it and made its motions laI
gard. In 1888 the Republicans returne
to power with President Harrison in til
White House. The revival OF trade W;
phenomenal. 1t leaped from restrain
as a hound from leash. 1t rose to heigh
never before attained and left recor
OF achievement surprising everythir
thsi had preceded it. In 1892 by ju
such tactics as Every Evening adop
now the people were deceived into r.
ICCbluS tlab W hlSb llAN bSSh piotC0
be good for what had been discredited
every test Of it in the history of I'll
country. Then, as now, Democrats PR
claimed:
That panics are the result of unsoun
business conditions; of periods of ill-ac
N.vised speculation; OF straining public an
.1riyate credit to an unwarranted exten
stis the settling up" time that brinl
fbout the reyulsion and the panic.
Cleveland was elected in 1892 as I'll
xult OF political upheayal, caused t
7 promulgation of just such theories
4;ry Evening processes to o'helieye an
Seaching today, and il which tt
- Democrats were given administrati,
and legislative control OF the countr,
This fact produced instant alarm
every monetary and industrial centre
the country, and before the new admin