Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03
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| >A"iSeu Win tnis grave OHenSe, ant
the accusation was gulped down as ,
conclusive answer to the most cogen-
arguments against McKinleyism ant
all that II implies.
| No man was more stoutly lied abou,
In this respect than Senator Stewart
of Nevada. No abuse Of him wa.
considered too foul and no story Of
the fabulous harvest he was to real
In the event Of Mr.. Bryan's election
was thought improbable for the ca
pacious man of the average voter. I,
was indeed pointed out by some that
the charge, IL true, really did not pre-.
sent very strong reason why the mil,
lions of our people who were not sill.
yer mine owners should be deprived
Of the benefit of Democratic success,
IL the mine argument was all that
stood in the way. But all this was
hooted down by the Republican news
papers and spell-binders.
This year we observe a remarkable
contrast to the experience of 1896. The
silence of the Administration and
press upon the enormity and sin of
silver mine owning is indeed ruinous,
and Mr.. Stewart is held up as the
paragon of political virtue. Upon the
entire subject the gravity observed
would do credit to an undertaker's con.
vention.
The reason Is that the mine owners
are In the Republican camp and certain
Western States the inhabitants of
which were without discrimination
denounced by the Mckinley newspa.
pers four years ago as a gang of ban.
ditti, repudlators and swindlers, are
today claimed as being reliably Re,
publican. Senator Stewart especially
is roundly abusing Mr.. Bryan, and
the Administration prints are speak.
ing Of him in terms befittng n Chris.
tian gentleman instead of the filth by
which they were bespattering him in
the last campaign, while "bloody
brides" Waite is high up on the Re.
publican calendar OF saints.
The fact is that water seeks its level
always. Such men as Stewart are
pure and simple. AS
monopollsts they gravitate into the
Administration camp as naturally and
necessarily as snow drifts into
sheltered spot. The experience of the
country under the present Administra.
ton has shown to every observing
man that Republicanism Is the home
and safeguard of monopoly in any and
every shape; and the larger acquaint.
ance which four years have given the
people Of Mr.. Bryan's honesty, courage
and resolute opposition to every form
Of organized injustice has taught the
monopolists like Stewart that they can
hope for no favors at his hands.
The fact that the monopoly defended
is that of silver does not lessen the
objection to II u particle In the mind
of any man of integrity of thought
nor does 1t keep the Administration
from clasping to its embrace its ene-
mics Of four years since. Stewart as
a supporter of Bryan was a repudi.
ator and a demagogue seeking to rob
the poor of their substance. Stewart
as an advocate of McKinley,-stiu
being the same Stewart and the same
silver mine owner, is statesman.
Monopoly Is necessary to Republl-
canism. and Republicanism is essen.
tial to monopoly. AS the two are now
organized they must stand or fall to.
gether. Their success must be in.
furious to the great bulk of the peo.
pie, and this is condition which con.
fronts us for immediate action.
In It's issue of Monday night the
Beacon journal has this TO say in re-
gard TO London interview with Arch.