The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-11
TRAITORS TO THE REAR. +.
The Only Possible Answer to ths
Cleveland PropOsftfOn.

| The Only Possible Answer to the
Cleveland Proposition.
To the Editor Of The Times:
Will you permit me. as an humble DEM
ocrat, to express my hearty approval of
your cartoon in The Evening Times of
this date, headed Traitors to the Rear"
depicting Whitney, Dickinson, Benedict,
ct al, as willing and anxious to reorgan-
ize the Democratic party. l speak for my
self alone when l say that had rather
go into the Republican party, boots and
preeches, than that one-tenth of the DEM
ocratic party should dictate the policy of
the party and wreck it, as it has done,
IN this campaign and in 1896, by voting
the Republican ticket. / am opposed to
every principle for which the Republican
party stands. I'm in favor of every prin-
ciple endorsed at Chicago in 1895 and at
Kansas City in 1900. The Gold Demo-
Gratis, inspired solely by q commercial
spirit, who could swallow the negro, the
high tariff. the single gold standard, the
trusts. and imperialism of the Republican
platform, can hardly have the check to
ask US, who swallowed Cleveland who
wrecked the Democratic party, to let
them, who, in two campaigns, have be-
trayed it and defeated 1t and elected Nc
hinley President. reorganize the Demo-
cratic party.
Inc democratic party was founded by
Jefferson. Its principles are based upon
the Declaration of Independence and SO
long as the United States exists as a Re-
public the Democratic party will live. The
tendency Of the times is to weaken the
devotion to the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. and IL the same commercialism
had obtained In 1716 as obtains in 1900 the
thirteen colonies would not have gone to
war over few pounds Of tea thrown into
Boston Harbor, but would have paid the
unjust Tax, as We are now paying an I'M
Just internal revenue tax to enable the
Administration to prosecute an unholy
and unrighteous war against the Philip
pines. They are as strong as We were
IN 11I6, and their cause has as much right
IN II as ours had then. 1t has more, for
england had not sold us. as Spain has sold
the philippines. which they never settled
and never conquered. England settled
our country and her sons conquered the
Indians. and by the right of conquest. a
brutal one. obtained title.
But aside from this, the Bible saws in ef-
iect that those who do the greatest good
10 the greatest number are blessed by
GOD What good can accrue to the people
II the trusts exist They can and do raise
the price OF commodities as they please,
reap as much profit as they dare, and the
public pays the bills. The Gold Democrats
favor this and by their votes have endorsed
1t. and when they ask me as an humble
citizen Of this Republic to let them reor-
ganize the Democratic party, say, as
thousands and hundreds of thousands will
say, Nay" If l want the Democratic
party reorganized on substantially the same
lines as the Republican party now oper-
ates on, i want men like Mark Hanna, who
are familiar with the inner workings of
trusts. who know the value and the reach
OF the single gold standard, who know
what high tariff means, and what its COM
mercial value is, to reorganize the Demo-
cratic party. And when men Of this class
reorganize 1t, 1t will be simply an annex,
and putrid annex, of the Republican
party. JOHN BOYI.E
Washington Nov g.