Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-22
WHY WERE WE BEATEN2
Not Foolish Enough 10 Vote Against
Their, intHrestG

Not foollhh Enough 10 Vhte against
Their, lnturestG
Why were We defeated? Principally
because the money power Of this na-
ton WINS afraid Of Bryan, They knew
hlmasn thoroughly honest man. whom
they could not control, coerce nor
cnjOle, Another cOlse was the sue
cessful appeal 10 patriotic sentiment
ON behalf Of policy Of criminal ag-
erosion In the Philippines, which
struck n deadly blow NJ the foundn-
lion principles Of our government.
Still another was the iden that good
crops aud the prosperity which fol-
lowed them and was heightened by
famine conditions In other countries,
were due TO the administration of VIII
liam Mckinley,
The trusts and moneyed corpora
lions, with the bread and butter of
their employees AT their mercy simply
prevented them from voting their hon
est sentiments, The man who DOES
not possess economic freedom no
longer enjoys political freedom. Not
10 vote as the corporation dictates n
10 invite the loss of your job, and hun.
ger and prlvNtion for your wife and
babies, Oh, yes, This Is n free country
with vengeance. You are free 10
vote as you pleusc IL you will vote the
A. - .,t
token care Of by your sell.conStituted
guardians and compelled 10 vote as
they wish, on pain Of loss OF the means
Of livelihood, How many votes were
controlled or influenced November o
by threats of this kind will never he
known, but have no doubt there
were tens of thousands Of them.
II IL still more difficult 10 estimate
the effect Of the appeal TO stand by
the administration in keeping the flag
flying in the Philippines against the
will of The people there, but II was
doubtless considerable. The senti-
mcnt that stands for the country and
the flag, right or wrong, is one that
must always be reckoned with; and
there Is no doubt that thousands OF
men who opposed trust domination
and had no use for the gold standard
still voted for Mckinley because they
knew Bryan would haul down the flag
where he thought II ought not to
float.
But In the agricultural states Of the
west, northwest and central west, the
farmers seem TO have been made the
subjects Of suggestion ON vast scale.
\ constant repetition of The same idea
impresses every mind: and there are
few people living who cannot be hyp-
noticed and made to believe that SUI
CUR is sour and water is Intoxicating If
the thought Is impressed upon them in
the right way Playing upon the PEE
culiur impreSsibility of the human
mind, the republican Svcngnlis have
been for years insisting that good
crops and rcmunerative prices for
them go along with republican admin
istrntlons and are due to the "wise
policies" and benedcent Legislation OF
that party. That the idea is senseless
and absurd and can be refuted nt every
point by facts and statistics, makes
no difference. il has been dinncd into
the ears Of the people until thousands
upon thousands have come TO believe
II, and have voted for Mckinley to
continue an era of good crops and
high prices,
For the sake Of this partially hyp-
Noticed class of voters, am glad that
Mckinley has been reelected. An
era Of panic and hard times is inevitn-
tile and crop failures are more than
probable within the coming four
Icnrs, Mud If Mckinley fails TO live
up to his reputation as maker Of
crops and controller Of prices he win
come TO he heartily detcsted and en-
ecrnted by the very men who now fall
down and worship him and iigura-
lively pray to him every morning for
the rain and sunshine that will make
their daily bread, Kansas popuIst