The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-02
OUT FOR BRYAN.
Philadelphia Times, an Influen-
tial Publication, FlOps.

Philadelphia, Oct 2-The Philadel-
phia Times, which supported Mckinley
for president four years ago, comes out
for Bryan in its last issue and urges his
election Last June Charles F. Kindred,
the Republican leader Of the Twenty
ninth ward. with several frlends, pur-
chased the Times. and Mr. kindred has
since been the president Of the Times
Publishing company and directed ITS al
fairs. When Mr.. Kindred took charge
of the Times it was reported that II was
to be conducted as a Republican Journal
Recently il has attacked the admlnistra-
ton Of Ashbridge, the Republican mayor
and in the last few weeks its readers
have noticed that the.tone OF the editor
ials has not been unfriendly TO Mr.
Bryan.
STRONG EDITORIAL DECLARE
TON
The Times says in its editorial col
umns:
The Times has been unfailingIy hos
tile to those measures with which VIII
liam Mckinley particularly was identl-
fed, such as the monOpOly-breeding, de-
ficit-producing tariff that bore MS name
Yet four years ago, in the sudden crisis
that divided the councils OF the Demo-
cratic party and for the time being
seemed to have checked its great career
it seemed better 10 the Times, as 10
many other leading Democratic papers,
to sustain Mr.. McKinley's election as
president rather than that of Mr. Bryan.
The decision was maze IN SOOQ 1diln
The result has shown 1t to be wrong 1t
is repented and recanted.
s.AIl Of the evils and the perils Of the
so-called Republican policy have re-
turned sevenfold, developed and extend
ed till the very foundations OF the gov
eminent seem threatened. A false eco
nomic system has resulted in vast COM
bines of capital that throttle individual
industry and hold control over all the
functions Of government and the
spokesman of the administra ton, a rep
resentative of one Of these great trusts,
is calling upon his fellow Ca pitalists for
contributions to buy another four years
license to rob, another four years life
for their inflated and false prosperity.
THE government thus controlled has
found its fittest expression in schemes Of
military conquest and the blood and
treasure of the nation are poured out to
subdue a distant people and rob them
Of these rights Of liberty and independ-
ence that America has always claimed
for all mankind.
imperialism and militarism are the
natural outgrowth Of cOmmercialiSm in
politics. of the power of the few over
the many, the elevation of money above
manhood with all the system of special
privileges and corrupt control that the
Republican party since the civil war
has increasingly foStered- The uphold
ers of this system are themselves aware
of its hollowness and are calling for aid
from the money power to bolster 1t up
for a time longer. The condition is one
that the country must meet and meet
now, and the way to meet it Is by a re-
assertion of the Democratic idea and the
election of a Democratic president.
The nation is in peril from threaten
ed subversion Of the power of the land
that is supporting the Capitalization of
capital against the interests of labor;
that is debauching our political system
by the open collection of millions Of
money from protected trusts to expend
in the national political contest, and
that has inaugurated a reign of reckless
profigacy and extravaganza unexam-
pied in the history of the nation. It
must be halted by the people If they
would preserve their own government,
of the people, by the people and for the
people, and it can be done only by the
election OF William J. Bryan as the next
president"