The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-29
A DEMOCRATS VIEWS.
voters viii Not BE Fooled by the
CIaptrap Of the Bryan People.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
AS the campaign for the presidency APP
proaches, and as Indiana has sometimes
been a doubtful State, it will not be amiss
for a voter of Illinois to send greeting To
the voters of Indiana, his views on the
situation and his reasons therefor. 1t will
be proper to state that the writer has been
a lifelong Democrat and voted the Demo-
cratic ticket since 1872, but has never been
an office seeker or asked to hold an Of
flee. and does not now have in contempla-
ton anything of hat kind. He has been
educated to believe that under our form Of
government it is not possible for the great
majority of voters to hold Office and 1t is
all they can ask or expect to exercise the
duties of voters in an intelligent and fair
manner so as TO bring about and keep up
the best possible governmental service.
This accomplished, the average voter has
performed his duties as a citizen, and must
and should be satisfied; and so long as the
governmental service is reasonably well
administered there is no room for cranks,
fools or fanatics, and no reason exists for
the support of any political party that
might lead to the overthrow of settled con-
ditions.
Without attempting to classify, we have
in this country what the writer is pleased
to call certain alleged dissatisfied, dis
contented and, il may be added, disturbing
elements. 1t may be safely asserted that
no economic conditions or form of govern
ment that might or could be adopted which
failed TO give them office would meet their
sanction. Place them in power, give them
all offices, and their cry of discomfort
would cease and they would become pa
triotic citizens. This much may be said
to be due to the selfshness of some men.
and it may be further asserted land the
assertion thereof carries the evidence with
it, that there is more of this selfishness
and innate c~ussedness within the Demo-
cratic party of this country than in any
political party that ever existed upon the
face of the earth. The Democratic party,
individually and collectively. is wholly un-
fit and incompetent TO administer the af-
fairs of this government, and is not salts
lied TO allow another political party that
can administer such affairs, to do so. In
order to prevent and obstruct the govern
mental service in the hands of another
political party it calls into its counsel and
TO its aid the Populists, the Socialists, the
Anarchists, and all of the other disturbing
and dangerous elements in this country,
and then combines, cOnspireS and confed-
crates together and submits to the intelli-
gent voters of the country the Kansas City
platform and asks their support. In all
the tide of time and history of the human
race, and since language first came into
use. there is not and never was q docu-
ment so untrue, deceitful and conglomer-
ated. 1t may all be summed UP in a few
~ oE ~ - VI NV ald
falsehood, and yet the Democratic party
is stupid enough to ask the intelligent
voters of this country to repudiate the
last three years and a half of successful
administration of governmental affairs. the
increased production of gold. abundant
crops, the employment of labor. the in
crease in the markets and of the
country and an advanced state of pros
perity. and under the Kansas City plat
form go back TO the hard times and un-
settled conditions that existed under q
Democratic administration.
l do not know what the State OF Indiana
will do in the November election, but a lit
tie representation as TO what Illinois will
do will not be out of place. Put it down
and remember ii, that Illinois will give
President Mckinley and his running mate
anywhere between $1,000 and loo. 900 ma
jority and elect the entire Republican
ticket. Dc not imagine for one moment
that the voters of Illinois can be inveigled
by such false notions. foolish dogmas and
claptrap as is contained in the Kansas
City platform. 1t will never go down.
r. c. COCKRELL.
East st. Louis. ILL.,, Aug. 20.