The evening times., 1900-10-08

WaxhiuGton-Opinio OF ex-Presi-
dents Harrison and CleveLnnd-A.c-
KinIey Accused OF Faithiessness.
The policy pursued by the present Ad-
rninistration. it would seem. commends it
self neither to Catholics nor to the Ameri-
can Protective Association. On the one
hand the President is accused Of permit
ting sacrilege and the corhscation OF
church property in the Philippines. On
the other hand the A. ?. AS say that the
President is obrcxious to them. Moses
F.ng. of Lewiston, Ne, on August 2S,
wrote a letter III '+hich he asked:
How and for whom are we to vote? Can
an Orangeman, p Ilnior American Me-
chanic, and A. P. A. or any true American
vote for either Mckinley or Bryan?"
Joseph Bradfield, cf Washington Attor-
ney and Chairman of the Legislation Com
mittee of the National Patriotic Federation.
published a letter in answer to Mo-
ses King, giving his reasons for supporting
Bryan and making an earnest plea for Nc
KinIey's defeat. He says in part:
"Your letter of August % has net been
answered sooner because its oontents re-
Quired very serious consideration. For
you ask: How and fof when are We to
vote? Can an Orangeman, Junior
American Mechanic. an A. P. A, or any
true American vote for either Mckinley
or Bryan?'
u must divide the latter question in
order to answer it. If the question b
whether any member OF the patriotic
orders can consistently with his obliga-
tions vote for Mckinley. l unhssitatin 5ly
answer. No My reasons for this opin-
ion are that Mckinley is wholly IN
trustworthy, ungrateful. and unorinci-
pIed =
s'On the attitude of the President tow
ard the laws. which he is sworn to eX-
ecute faithfully, but which he does not
hesitate to treat with a sort CT contempt
characteristic OF the Cld-fashiOn6d BoUr-
bcns and BraganZas who claimed to rule
solely by divine authogity-on this point.
say, l would be willing to rest the ar
gument against his reelection, for re
we have "a single certain, and material
issue which has already been decided
against him by both Of the eN-PTe5id nts
now Iiving-both OF whom are wise
statesmen, patriotic citizens. Gnd emf
nent lawyers, rendered especially famil
lar with the nature OF the question at
issue by experience in the Pres:d~ n ial
Office.
Quotations From cx-Presidents.-
Mr. Bradfeld then quotes the following
letter from Grover Cleveland:
Princeton, June ., 1900.
REV. f. Tallnadge RoUt:
Dear Sir: II is Eot pleasing thing to
be obliged to concede at this period Of our
nations history there should be truth and
relevancy in the proposition: The Great
Need of Our C9untry-RevsTenc for Law
The difference between Earbarity ard
civilization consists in the absence or ex-
american civilization requires that laws
for the safety and protection of persons
and property should be made and executed
by these chosen fer that purpose, by the
people to be affected by such laws This
circumstance creates the demand OF popu-
lar participation and consent. which in
eTe3ses enormously the obligation of sup
port and obedience. These are included in
Reverence fer Law That this reverence
IS the great need Of cur country results
fTcm aQ iRordtngte national ard individual
strife to reach ends regardless Il all re
Straint, and frcia the growth Of the notion
among our people that ends must be gained
whether the means employed are justified
or not.
That this tendency IS extremely danger
Gus &c the waIl-being, if not the perpstuity,
Of our natiCn there can be nc doubt; and
when those in control OF our Government
can satisfy themselves in q certain course
Of action by saying il there is no constf-
tutionaI CT legal warrant for it. there
ought to be, it is a short step to the feel
ing among tie people that if the laws made
for their -on troll and guidance do not Der
nit them to do everything they desire,
such iaws may be despised and dfsre-
garded
In view of impending dangers confess
ed by the atatements Of our country's need,
10 more lofty or important work can en-
ploy the efforts of Christian workers than
the Ca st revival Of Reverence for Law.
Yours very truly.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Continuing, Mr.. Bradford says:
Writing under date Of June O. Mr..
Harrison referred to a speech made by
him at Knoxville Tenn. April IL 1881
in which he said:
We live in government of law The
compact Of our organization Is that a
majority of our people, taking those
methods which are prescribed by the
Constitution and law. shall determine our
public policies and choose our rulers. It
is our solemn compact; it cannot safely
be broken. We may safely differ about
policies; we may divide upon the ol.es-
tion as to what shall be the law; but
when the law is once enacted no com
munity can safely divide on the oues-
tion OF implicit obedience to the law. 1t
IS the one rule Of conduct for us ALL
may not choose as President what laws
i VIII enforce, and the citizen may not
choose what laws he will obey Upon
this broad principle our institutions rest
If we save 1t. all the agitations and tn
mults of our campaigns. exciting though
they may be, VIII be harmless to move
our Government from its safe and abiding
foundation. If we abandon it, all is gone
Therefore my appeal everywhere is tC
hold the law in veneration and rever-
ence. We have no other king. Public
officers are your servants; but in the au-
gust and majestic presence of the law We
all uncover and bow the knee
What more need be said upon this
point? But it may be argued by our So
phtstical and contentious opponents
these letters do not specifically mention
MeKinleys disregard of law. What then
The universal rule in such cases, laid
down by Aristotle, and for two thousand
and four hundred years accepted by the
whole world, is that whatever is pre-
dietsd, afirmatively or negatively, Of a
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