New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
HUMOR IN TIE CAMPAIGN.
THE DEMOCRATS FURNISH IT. But THEY DON'T
SEEM To BE AWARE OF THE FACT.
From The Independent.

From The Independent
1a595 E9L lions long tins there has not been much
Ttlman. OF South Carolina reading 80 irn0resssTsy
IN the Kansas City Convention those deciarsrz.
OF the Democratic platform about .'rae consent Z
Ihe governed and that menacing militarism E1,l
Of free institutions" or Mr. Bryan in an s5iFsss
o.. OF zen thousand words eloquentIy saying . 20
lana Mississippi, South Carolina and North Caro-
ib SITI y Is our duty 70 give the brown nan
from from ths black man in those States. Ousht tasrs
Nations sense Of humor in fb Srfl,S ~ mStrsraaces
OF Croker who advises that the colnass ratio os
men TO support the imperialism Of Talmany n
W 0FCSr .s J@naJ mat they may overthrow that apefs.lSa
ago because Il gave them chance . Is there not
mark:
gob d9Pit PP,. know where We win end i We keep g
serious thing in business and goveranent"
ana MS interesting discovery that Spain rscsnS -
trusts-is not that Jolly Sit Of sis,oTy. How caa
We hs4p Jhinklng about the Ice Trust shares n -
I'VE, working an The time''end the S0o0VO IN share:
bsJes SOY Z lntS MS MayorS pocket and those oS ~
WICK who was once Croker's Candidate for tas
haustibie mine of fsn,v rS,, i S@oSsr ard
Iammany- And the most amusing thing q al :
sense Of humOr % doesnt S1f'S Know SS i1 9''e i" '
Then. again, there Is the dreadful picture q ne
friends the Anti Imperiaiists ii sS A. W WinSSaso asS
hSU hlh oIfering an imperial crown 20 the AlAe-t,
can people. and industriouSly engagsd n "chSns-
ing the Republic 10 empire" In sonorous reso-
lutionS they denounced his attempt 20 grasp M
peEIai power On, this rnenacins ceSpct W
pTays half the night and has his TO the grS1.l
al day. trying 20 find out what the people Wanl-
the people 10 whom he humbly profreret AZ ~.
Rerial crown! There is nothing more amusing y
the history OF American politics than this attshRt
20 make deSp0t out OF William Mckinney " ~ -
except the published photographs OF Mr. Bryan y
patched overalls and broken SuspenderS. hUSAlls
Sutn k Snd Leeding his cattle on his farm oI s'''
Keller, one OF Croker's Commissioners In the MIS-
k9NefhInent or New-Nork president OF his eiuo -
MS candidate Tor the Vice-Presdency at the 49,
an audience on the East Side in CrOkerS 49,
empire the impending destruction Of the sranlss
HePuoAc the world has ever seen and eS-SeLss1gg,
1ShIerson, or Missouri saying that the kepu.s,, -
Is ALREADY gone. denOuncing the Government -
SehuinS marines to the rescue OF Conger. ana -
ins win MS minds eye debt OF 81 SNG0Ovte 80
Hussla and Germany; the venerable BoutNssss
ssSSlxinniy asserting that our acquisition oi.,1 oi
FhlpPlneS was the chief cause OF the revolu,sS@s
FARMERS or Vermont that our kings OF inCuT =
viii import S0O00.O00 Chinese to dispace as ny
american workingmen-these outgivings 81 ~
most observation-disclosures
The humorous mind may Iinger pleasantly teF =
nIOuieht upon MT RTYan's explanation ms SSs,-it
procured votes for the ratification OF the Fa.ss
treaty 20 prevent a continuation OF the war ~ w..
SpdIi, that treaty having been ratiied Se.s4
moi''hs MOI akter the destruction OF CerveFa -
residents general terms OF peace. We would ~
SLe1t Win disreSpect any reasonable ana se-,Ss--
Is1hent against the policy OF the prese9t SSa
srhnent concerning the islands acquired LS S--
SPAN or against trust combination but We So, S.-
not heip thinking that the spectres Of tnpera.s -
@ enH nintarism that have been cOntured up IL L. tl
thoSe who have confidence in the good sense -A~
patriotism or the American people.