Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-08


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tricts where the majorities against Mr.
Bryan were largest. The heart Of the
country was pitted against its purse;
and the purse won. For, consider the
enormity of the odds with which he
had to strive. He contended against a
campaign fund which had no limit ex-
cept lack of objects upon which 1t
could be expended. 1t was apparent
from the parade here on Saturday night
that the Republicans literally had mon
ey to burn. No appliance which money
could buy but was brought to bear up
on that side Of the contest. This
mighty engine of corruption was WELD
ed by as INSCRIPTIONS and conscience
less q boss as ever trod the Cleveland
docks or received degree from Ken
yon College.
An organized and disciplined cohort
of office. holders and place-men, of every
grade from Cabinet ministers down to
tide walters and grooms Of the execu-
tive stables were so many conscripts in
the fight, ht,--remorselessly lashed into the
ranks, or attracted to the battle by the
scent Of the spoils, and this by an Ad-
ministration pledged by Its platform
and sworn by its president to maintain
and extend the reform Of the Civil
Service, instead OF turning it,-as it has
been turned this year, into a glbbering
sarcasm upon the very name. And
not only so; not alone have we had
to meet these official dragons, whose
stipends for electioneerlng against us
we as Taxpayers have to help to pro-
vide; not only must the public service
be made to suffer for their neglect of
official duties which we are obliged to
pay them for performing: not only this,
but these Republican conscripts, these
administration janissarIes, have been
themselves pillaged and laid under con-
tributlon right and left by assessments
to feed Mr.. McKinley's campaign fund,
from the immaculate and tax-dodging
cabinet member down to the char-wo-
man who mops the White House floors.
Then the corporate and aggregated
capitalistlc interests OF the country
were a unit against us, Eager to win
the favor OF an administration which
has allured them with so many golden
bows OF promise In the shapes of
bountias, subsidies, tariffs, special leg
islation and the like. together with an
assurance of continued immunity
against bearing anything like their
just share Of the burdens Of govern
ment expenditure, they have been alert
and industrious In promoting Republi.
can chances. being certain of reaping
abundantly where they have thus
sown, and all at the expense of the
consuming and tax-paying public. Of
ten. too, their Republican activities
have assumed the noxious form OF
coerclng the political action of their
workmen, --;nsolently and impudently
assuming that the latter are but their
human chattels for voting purposes
and In the light-of tho event II begins
to look as II the assumption were not
always n violent one,
The National banks also, have been
powerful factor In bringing to pass
the result OF Tuesdays vote. Sheer
gratitude TO an administration which
has abdicated the highest function of
government and the most vital at
tribute of sovereignty, by parcelling
out TO them the exclusive control of pa
per money, ought, II nothing else
would, 10 tie them TO the party which
has thus favored them, with ligaments
of triple steel But with them, as with
many soulful beings, gratitude con.
sists in lively sense of favors yet to
come. And so they expect much more
at the hands Of party for which they
have done such yeomen service, and
in whose behalf they have squeezed
and threatened to squeeze their borrow
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