Cañon City record., 1900-09-13
WHAT HE STANDS FOR.
McKinley's Policy in China and Bry-
ans Paramount Issue"
Especial Correspondence.)

Washington. Sept S.-Everybody is
talking about McI1inley's mastery
diplomacy. OF course here in Wash
ington people have had an opportunity
TO observe closely everything that Is
going on. and are perfectly aware that
the difficult Chinese problem has been
handled by the President in a most
skillfuI manner. But il Is not only
here that this sort of talk is heard, for
people all over the country are evil
IDENTIFY gratified that our President has
taken the lead in every diplomatic
move relating to China and that he
has met every problem in n most skill
full manner. and has placed Washing
ton in the lead in matters relating to
world events. ON train the other
day, in the smoking car, there was
general discussion of the Chinese sit
uation, when some man broke loose in
about this fashion: You can all say
what you please about this Chinese
situation, and what has been done, but
1 tell you right now that the people
that l have talked with are mighty
well pleased with the way President
Mckinley has handled the situation
He has been right there at home in
Canton most OF the time. handling
these questions for himself. he has
met every shrewd Chinese move with
a counter reply that has received the
approval Of every right-thinking man
in this country. and has started the
tongues Of the diplomatic world wag-
ging about his ability in a trying SIT
uation- You can all talk as much as
you please about this man or that
man. but everybody knows that Nc
Kinley has done the right thing. and
that he is the right kind of man to
trust with any difficult situation that
may come up. II there was not an
other thing to his credit. the manner
in which he has handled this Chinese
problem ought to re-elect him to the
presidency"
l found. upon inquiry. that this man
was not a politician at all. but plain
business man who looked at things
from n practical standpoint. and who
judged things on their merits Now
there are a great many men going
about the country talking in this sort
of a way. and they are not doing II as
politicians. but as American citizens.
with n pride in their country One
good thing about IL is that such state
ments as these cannot be denied. There
were two or three Democrats in the
party. and they could not gainsay
single utternnce that the gentleman
made regarding the splendid achieve
ments of the Mckinley administra-
tion in this dealing with the Chinese
problem.
Some Democrats who. in their anx-
lety to say something against the ad-
mInistration. have endeavored to crit
icise the action of the President In
sending troops to rescue the American
minister and the American citizens i'm
prisoned in the Chinese capital, as ..im-
periaiism- But such utterances have
proven so unpopular that nearly every
man that has said anything on that
iine has had TO explain One OF the
most recent explanations of that kind
came from l. w Habercrom. who evil
IDENTIFY talked too much at the recent
Indianapolis gathering. When he got
back to Washington Habercrom had to
explain and attempted to modify his
statement The modification amounted
to about this: 1T was right TO send
troops to the rescue OF the American
citizens. hut II was wrong for Nc
kinley TO do it"
There are few chronic kickers who
Insisted that before anything was done
or before the troops were sent. or now
that the troops are there. awaiting the
paciacation OF China. so that negotia-
tions can go forward for n settlement
that Congress should be called into
session. They want something of that
sort TO plunge the country into a state
OF uncertainty and trepidation. Now
no one wants war with China. and
barring very few persons. no one
wants Congress in session. More than
that. the satisfaction with which every
act of the President is viewed Is
guarantee that he has taken the right
course. and that his position will be
Endorsed. This talk about getting Con-
creSs in session In order to raise an
army Is one of the most absurd propo-
sitions that the Democrats have ad-
vanced. II would take months to
raise volunteer army after IT was au-
thorized by Congress. and everything
so far has shown that the raising of
such au army is absolutely unneces-
sary. One Of the brightest pages in the
history OF this administration will be
the manner in which II has dealt with
the difficult Chinese situation.
Curbstone political arguments are oft
entimes Improbable. hut at the same
time gems OF thought sometimes are
heard in these same discussions that
before the American people. Tell me
what Bryan stands for p heard man
IN an outside town say to Bryauite
who was trying to make some impress
sion upon small crowd who were
listening. IL Is needless to say the
question was not answered. for any
statement as to what the Democratic
candidate stands for Is almost sure TO
be misleading, aud promptly denied by
any one arguing the other side.
Four years ago Bryan stood for free
silvers for practical destruction OF the
Supreme Court; for the Chicago riots:
for reduction of the tariff which
would bring back the disastrous Dem
ccratic times from 1885 to 1896 His
careful avoidance of such issues In his
speech Of acceptance shows that Bryan
is shifty politician. and that he does
not stand for free silver ms he did In
1894 hut that he has taken up another
cry which he thinks is popular. Bryan
n. Ss.s-s ..