Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-03-01
THURSDAY, MARCH l, 1900.
RESPONSE TO ENQUIRER.

which he asks our opinion as TO what effect
the election of Mr.. Bryan as President
would have upon our relations with Great
Britain. This question is propounded in
view of the fact that Mr.. Bryan has re-
Gently expressed the deepest sympathy for
the Beers, and an i'll advised hostility to
Great Britain.
Every thinking person must know that
to make man Chief Executive Of the
nation who has expressed such inexcu
sable hostility to a friendly Country and
such apparently profound sympathy for a
people, no matter how deserving, with
whom we have never had any friendly or
trade relations, would he folly which no
intelligent nation ought to commit. Ii
there were no other serious objections to
Mr.. Bryan, this is enough to disqualify him
for the exalted and responsible position OF
President of the United States. In an in
stance of this sort the President and the
aspirants for the Presidency should occupy
position of strict neutrality, both in
speech and action.
What are and have been Our relations
with Great Britain, and what benefits have
we derived from our association with and
relation to that government? lis people
are our people, or we are bone of its bone
and flesh of its flesh. What ever we have
in the way Of civilization, religion, law and
constitutional government, has flowed
from England as the fountain-head. For
more than three-fourths of q century we
have enjoyed uninterrupted friendly rela-
tions with the mother country, and in the
recent conflict with Spain it is believed
that but for the attitude OF Great Britain,
Continental Europe would have combined
to assist Spain and defeat the purpose of
the United States.
Our trade relations with Great Britain
areyery great and constantly growing.
For many years it has been the chief marx
ct for our surplus agricultural products,
and it was England that made cotton, the
great staple product of the South, the
most valuable and popular Of any fibre
that is used in the manufactures of the
loonf. 1t now buys more Of our cattle,
horses, wheat, corn and cotton than all
other foreign countries combined. Eng
lish capital has done almost as much in
the way of developing our country as has
home capital.
What of Mr.. Bryan's motives in pro-
claiming his sympathy for the Beers and
his hope that England may fai! in its
efforts 10 defeat the inhabitants of the
Transvaal? Is his sympathy sincere, OF is
il based upon policy? We are forced to
conclude it is from policy and not from
actual sympathy for the Beers. Intelli
gent craftsmanship would have kept MIR. |
Bryans mouth closed on this question as
it has that of President Mckinley. Policy
has alone moved the Nebraskan to declare
for the Beers, in the hope that he can get
the German vote, the Irish vote and all
the foreign vote Of this country that is
anti English in sentiment. 1t is tub
thrown to the whale of Socialism. If we
are not correct in this conclusion, then it
is plain he is not statesman, hut a loud
mouthed, impulsve fanatic, who would
break up our tender and profitable rea-
tons with our mother country, with
friendly nation, in the remote interest of
a people whose habits are unknown to our
people and whose relations with us have
been naught.
Without undertaking to discuss the jus
tice of the cause of the Beers or of the
British, we ask is it not unwise, to say the
least, in q man who is to be the candidate
of the Democratic party for President to
express himself as has Mr.. Bryan? Of
course those who accept without reserve
the declarations of this will-o -the-wisp of
American politics will not agree with us.
They are willing to sacrifice our friendly |
and trade relations with Great Britain L
and all the friendly powers of the world
to score victory for Organism. The ut
terances of their leader are blindly ac- f
cepted add followed. 1t is to the conser- v
vative, those who are not blindly parti Y
san, that we appeal Can We afford to T
have our social and trade relations with :,
Great Britain disturbed by the election Of
MIR. Bryan to the Presidency Such a
contingency is remote, but such a result
would greatly provoke disgust and i'll will
toward us from England. -
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