Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-11-02
WHAT JONES THINKS.
Chairman Of the Democratic Com
mittee on the Outlook.
The Anti-Imperfalist Movement Has
Taken Hold of the American
PeOple-Fear OF Govern
ment by Trusts.

In letter to the New York Herald
under date of October 20; Chairman
James K. Jones, of the democratic
committee, says:
II firmly believe Bryan will be elected.
think large majority of the American
people are opposed to the reelection of
Mckinley. think the public conscience
has been aroused during the present cam
paign to greater degree than ever before.
1t is my opinion that not since 1860 have the
people been so impressed with the gravity
or the situation.
when such republicans, patriarchs and
partisans as George S. Boutwell, of Massa-
chusetts: Senator Wellington. of Mary
land; former Senator Henderson, of Mis-
souri,; Gen. Beatty, of Ohio, and hundreds
Of others that could be named abandon
their party under the profound conviction
that the reelection of Mckinley would en-
danger the republic it is safe to say that the
same thought and fear have found lodg-
ment in the minds of the people at large.
1.-THE anti-imperialist movement. in my
judgment, is deeper and more profound at
this time than was the mugwump move
ment that defeated Blaine in 1884 or the
so materially to the election of Mckinley
in 1896. In 1884 and 1896 only objection to
candidates. or purely domestic issues capa-
BILE Of being remedied at any time, in
huenced the electorate: Now the very
foundation Of the government is in danger
the scepter is in sight-and the uniformed
SO1O1eT at every street corner, on every
highway, with CONSUMPTION acts and forced
drafts as accompaniment, are things of
the future that must be crushed or encour-
aged at the ensuing election. Ninety per
cent. of the gold democrats will follow the
example of Olney and Bisseu and vote for
Bryan.
''The super friendly relations-I will not
say alliance-between the tory government
of Great Britain and the administration of
Mckinley, which led to our government
VIGOROUSLY sympathizfng with Great Brit
aims cold-blooded destruction of the two
South African republics, has supremely
disguised many persons and added to the
evidences of the imperialistic tendencies of
Mckinley and his advisers.
But while the preservation of the cOnSti-
tuition and the principles of the Declaration
of Independence form the paramount issue
of the campaign, purely domestic questions
are not lost sight of. The American peo-
pie, as whole, are satisfied that the great
trusts have control of the republican party
and that the only hope of regulating or
controlling these monster corporate aggre-
cations is by returning the democrats to
power.
1.-THE negroes, who have long held the bal
ance of power in such states as Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, are breaking away from
the republican party. The cOlored men fear
Imperialism and can see hope for their
future in government by trusts. The col
Ored men of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana have
made republican presidents, but northern
colored men are never rewarded with office
when the republicans are in power in Wash
ington. The offices are given to southern
negroes in payment for work in conven-
lions, while the colored men in the doubt
full or republican states are ignored. Dur
ing the democratic administrations north
ern colOred men received the offices. The
drift of the colored vote in the north to
Bryan is much larger than is generally
supposed.
| ''These are some of the reasons why
feel satisfied with the present outlook and
why believe that Bryan will be elected.
JAMES K JONES'
| chairman Democratic National Commit