Evening star., 1900-07-14

The Baltimore Herald. Democratic I'm
1896, States Its Position.
From the Baltimore Herald

Ine Baltimore Herald. Democratic In
1896, States Its Position.
From the Baltimore Herald.
The Herald is the organ of no political
party. Whether a candidate for any office.
be it high or low, is labeled republican or
democratic, is with it as the dust in the
balances. 1t has decided opinions on many
questions of public policy and national
duty. When any of these are involved it
Is never neutral. 1t has no right to be.
1t has always held that the less partisan
politics have to do with municipal govern
ment the better
1t believes in the gold standard. 1t knows
that any legislation which would put the
country upon a silver basis would bring
upon the land a financial, commercial and
industrial catastrophe unparalleled in it's
history.
Mr.. Bryan's election to the presidency
would mean that for four years the most
earnest, determined and uncompromising
advocate of silver monometallism to be
found anywhere in the country would be in
tne presidential chair. He would have all
the vast influence and power of that Office
at MS command. If he shall be elected a
House of Representatives chosen at the
same time and on the same ticket will be
eager and ready to do his bidding. If he
shall be successful at the polls there is every
reason to believe that the Senate, well
as the House, will be under his domination
ana control. How masterful he can be in
pusnlng his favorite idea the proceedings
OF the late convention bear witness If he
is elected, at the least the country will
nave Tour years of uncertainty, doubt and
unrest AT the worst we WILL at an extra
session next summer, plunge over the silver
cataract.
Respect for the Supreme Court of the
United States is the sheet anchor of our
political system. In 1896 the attacks of the
Cncaso Platform upon this high court were,
to thoughtful and patriotic men. one of the
alarming incidents n
Die canvass. That platform is again incorp-
GRATED in the democratic declaration of
principles
The Herald believes in the merit system
1t believes in it at home and it knows that
the colonial responsibilities which we have
assumed cannot be safely honestly
borne unless the colonial civil service is
placed under the strictest rules of the
merit system
The Herald believes that no nation ever
gained anything by running away from re-
sponslblltles thrust upon it. No people
were ever hurt by doing to the best of their
ability the work given them to do. No one
in al! these United States took any steps
to acquire the Philippines. The Herald
has faith to believe that if we wisely and
courageously do from day to day what it
Is our duty to do those islands will in the
end prove magnificent reward for our ma
tional courage and faithfuness.
The Herald is not an advocate of what it
is now fashionable to cal "mlitarism." 1t
does not like the thing, IL it understands
what the thing is, any better than it likes
the word which is used to describe it. We
will be in no danger of suffering from any
thing of the kind long as we have
force no larger than may be needed to per-
form in our colonial possessions the same
sort of essentially police work the Ameri-
can regular army has always done among
the Indian tribes of our western frontiers:
If we made up our minds to compel Eng
land to respect the independence of the
South African republics. or. for that mat
ter to insist that Russia shall not inter-
fere with the rights of Finland to home
rule, we will need large armies and great
fleets. When that day comes the country
will suffer from "miitarism." The only
safe way to avoid such dangers is to mind
ones business and to keep a civil
tongue in ones head. That has been just
what the present administration has been
doing, and for doing 1t 1t Is censured by
the Kansas City convention.
The Herald believes that the administra-
tion has been right. 1t has done for the
Beers all 1t could do, unless the country
was ready to fight for them. and that ev-
cry one knows the country was not.
For the above reasons the Herald will
earnestly advocate the election of William
Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt as Pres
ident and Vice President. and will oppose
the election of William ]. Bryan and Adlai
E. Stevenson.