The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-11-24
NUMBER 20.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

largely by voters who strongly dls-
sent from his course in regard to the
Philippines. In his reduced pluralities
he will find the popular opinion that
could not express itself in a more di-
rect way. If he proposes to construe
this election as a direct Endorsement
of his colonial programme he Will be
violating responsibility which rests
| upon him and which he is morally
bound to regard as a solemn trust
Chicago Record Qnd.).
| We stand uncovered in the pres
ence of victorious foe. We extend
our congratulations to the Mckinley
ties upon their great triumph, and re-
serve for ourselves the consolation
that we fought for American princi-
ples, followed great leader and went
to a glorious defeat with a clear con-
science and firm reliance in the JUS
tice and integrity of the lost cause.
Omaha World Herald.
That this ends the Bryan chap
ter in the partys history cannot be
doubted. What remains to be seen is
whether it will sink into insignifi-
cauee or whether the vitality of this
great historic party will reassert it.
self by restoring to 1t its old charac-
ter and arraying it once again under
! leaders fitted for high responsibilities
and commanding the confidence of the
country.-Baltimore News.
= The enormous concentration OF
: capital has become the dominant
= = power in this country. Mckinley's
h reelection is not the sign of popular
h approval. Disguise it under whatever
e name. it is the achievement of the
. . money power alone that has tyran-
$ nized over the popular judgment, and
Is whether by fair means or foul has
- prevented the free expression of the
le popular will.-Philadelphia Times.
lie Can there be question of the
4 duty of the national democracy? Can
=. there be doubt of the necessity to
1t turn resolutely from vain wanderings
O. into the field of populism? Old-line
democracy, battling with reunited
n forces, supporting nominees accept
Sc able to all true democrats and effect
I'd lively organized can elect president
g of the United States no less certainly
Id than they did sheriff of St. Louis
of last Tuesday.-St. Louis Republic.
Us Undoubtedly an unwillingness
% to accept Mr.. Bryan's entire platform
en- was more of a factor in determining
its the voters of large masses in the east
and central west than desire to in
x dorse Mr.. McKinley's colonial and
~ foreign policies. Many republicans
-, and democrats supported Mr.. McKin-
lev under protest. not because they
liked him, but because they liked Mr..
u lass
AN st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
-; -Unquestionably the continuance
- of good times helped materially to
Ia make their candidacy successful. I'm
,,- questionably, also. there are certain
=. object lessons to be deduced from the
'ha results obtained at the polls, which
~ if the republican managers are wise
rla they will lay closely to heart. 1t gives
h. plain and unmistakable warning
-. against the dangers which environ q
Tho continuance of the administration
tad "new departure" in colonial policies
Boston Globe.
the The people, with their eyes wid'
Nal open, have deliberately voted in fayo
ted of policy of aggression and oonques
Ir op- throughout the world. They hav
'uc- voted that this shall be a military re
the public They have voted against al
ced income tax and in favor of a higl
% protective tariff, and of big subsidie
heir to private enterprises. They hav
rive voted against legislation to prohibi
o,sa or regulate the trusts. But let u
the not hastily assume that this verdic
pre- in its largest sense is final. There
no reason for the followers of Thoma
We jefferson to despair. - Indianapoli
,ubt Sentinel.
the The amazing result of the elec
", We tion reveals very conclusively tn
,e a monumental fact that the democrati
the party did not support its candidates
Mr. Bryan is defeated in 1900 by tn
ae- Mr.. Bryan of 1896. There was no den
n in ocratic reunion. On the contrar,
fuse there was open and palpable demt
irts; cratic disorganization, panic and rou
rho Chicago Chronicle.
pre- Through the haze of this defes
son, the democracy can see the victor
~ ~ that might have been. Beyond
mer- doubt Mr.. Bryan would have been tt
macy umDhantlY elected but for two thing
9la The first was the intrusion of the 81
from yer issue. Free silver was dead al
onal so unpopular that even its corpse WI
'erge enough to drag any man down to d
io,. iala. feat. The second was the policy
,ings cutting loose entirely from the Phi
Gratis ippines. That was not in accord Wi
ana the spirit of the American people.
.ts1 Hearst's Chicago American.
lonor The reelection of William n
Kinley means the Endorsement
from every violation of law, every Wilt
the perverslon OF the principles OF II
HON government maoe py the party
, but power during the last 1our years
lead means that the ancient LANDMARKS
skan up by the 1athers 1or the guldai
ainst of the servants OF the people are
er of be devoted to vandal destruction
i'd on men intrusted with political pow
/. for That the century-and-a-qua