The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-07
SEATTLE. SATURDAY, APRIL =.
Like Master Like Man.

Not without paying the penalty can
any political party accept the leader
ship OF such n man as Mr.. Bryan Sure
~ the qualities that taint the head are
distributed through the body. Men who
fistsn 10 Mr.. Bryan, who defend him,
who vote for him. come to be like him.
Therefore II is that the decadence of
Democracy as body is so painfully
manifest
Let us look at the Pennsylvania Dem
ocratic platform. by way OF Illustration.
We all know what TO expect of these
platforms. They "denounce" the oppo-
sition for everything that II has done.
They point with pride 20 everything
which their own side has done. They
make copious promises, cautiously ex-
pressed in the most general terms. of
wonderful performances when they get
into office. This is the regulation plat
form. Usually II proposes deliberately
to evade some issues. but as rule It
does not tell whoppers. Platform maxi
ers are too wise for that. They know
that It will do In stump speech. where
most will not take the trouble to In
vestigate. and where the speaker can
deny or eauivocate II brought TO book.
Put a platform IL put into type for ref
erenoe, Is matter for discussion for
weeks or months, and stands as the
record. Nothing could be more foolish
than 20 put a lie into a political plat
form.
There are two OF these falsehoods
stated explicitly In the Pennsylvania
platform. and half a dozen more by i'm
plication. I'VE deplore the subservlency
Of the present administration to the be-
hes,s OF England and English states
men" That Is one. There has been no
administration within the memory OF
any living man which stood out in
sharper independence OF English influ-
enee. or which demanded and obtained
from Great Britain concessions OF more
value than has that Of William MeKln-
ley. I'VE denounee the use of
the army OF the United states tn
order that labor may be intlmidated
and labor organizations broken up"
This In a particularly mean and vicious
lie, Of which even the lowest Democrat
should be ashamed. II refers. Of course.
tn tina Occur d'Alene trouble: whose
merits are before the public A Demo
cratic governor having determined
hravely to break w the reign Of terror
and crime instituted IN that section by
desperaaoes. called ON the president for
ssnssanoe. Troops were used 20 pre-.
vent murder. arson and dynatnltins
and for no other purpose A state
which gave 90 us the term Molly Ma
guires" should know how 20 take the
Democratic Endorsement OF mon iden:i-
cal with them In character and pus-
poses ....
TNes inplisd falsshoods IN the platform
arsHslnrOst as numerous as its plaaks.
NO further surrender ~ Alaskan ter
rsnry" Observe the use of the word
''earther." 90 persuade the ignoran,
voter THAI sesueshing has been given
up. Not an inch 81 Alaskan territory
h~see~n surrendered "It - demand
ed that the army b. Withdrawn from
Cuba and that congress observe the
pledge made e. that pscple" Nag even
thu demagogucs IN congress have the
enrontcFy 20 assert that We are 40,
keeping that rledEe. ar 10 ask the ces
satiOn 81 military government before
q civil government IS ready to take i,s
place "Home rule for the Philippine
islandA" Home rule has been guaran-
iced TO them nom the beginning ty the
ADMINISTRATORS policy. ana a commits
sion IL now preraring 20 sah fer the
Philippines 10 pat that system into e.
feet.
These are sample planks from a plat
sora that Is permeated with disAon-
esty, fslSehood and fraud No public
man and no political party objects te
criticism, however soathing, OF its acts
or eeliefs That is the privilege OF the
opposition But 10 invent policies un-
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