The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-09
ward with nope. expecting aid and com
fort from republican victory. wish
as much could be said of the Bryanistic
mckinley and Expan.ton.

W.
as much could be said of the Bryanistic
democracy.
Mckinley and Expansion.
President Mckinley showed the highest
consideration and solcitude for the opin-
ion ions %. Of the masses Of the people in shap-
close of the Spanish war He sought
council from the wisest men in both par
ties. and from them turned to the peo-
me policy Of. expansion He came to
the broad prairies and popuious cities OF
proud Iowa and found the magic word
1t in the American policy in in obedience se0 to
the COMMAND of the people. We have ex,
banded.
The full measure of the possible bene.
fits. or the extent of the dllnculties with
which we may be confronted in the devel.
opment of the islands. cannot, with GER
tainty, be determined. That the islands
we have. acquired possess great natural
wealth there can be no doubt. That they
are of commanding Importance in con.
nection with the extension of American
commerce is universally conceded. The
commerce of the Pacific is in its infancy.
and by reason of our geogra phical loca.
ufactures we can easily become the con-
trolling factor in the future commerce
of that great sea-
The demand for extended markets is
universal. The republican policy of en-!
couraging American shipping in connec-
tion with the great natural wealth of our
1sland ama Their f
home and honorable achievement abroad
beyond the expectation of the average
American. The republican party stands
for the courageous course.
No backward step with dishonor. One
fact seems clear beyond question:; that
the interests of the American people will
certainly be best served by continuing in
power the president and party who have
inaugurated this policy. who believe in
1t and who are not afraid of the response
bilities which 1t entails.
Kansas City Platform.
Much is contained in the Kansas City
platform about the constitution and the
Declaration of independence. AS l stated
In the beginning, am not lawyer, much
less a constitutional one. There are,
democratic Interpretation of the constitu-
ton which are an open book to every In
telligent person in this country. In the
ocratic Interpretation Of the constitution
prevailed there would be no United States
of America today. and upon the ruins OF
this great nation we Would now nave arrna
depreciation Of the constitution prevailed
the war for the foapt OF the
And we further know that their inter-
probation of the constitution would have
precluded the possibility Of the benefits
of the great protective system which has
been the foundation of the industrial de-
velopment and the prosperity Of the
masses of the American people during
this generation. In the light of these
facts no sane man need doubt the safety
of the constitution when in republican
hands, and in this connection 1t is appro-
pirate to say that the republican party
has never tried to reverse the work OF the
supreme court.
This same platform, read by that IA
nous defender of the equality of man,
"Pitchfork'' Tillman of South Carolina,
1,,,s ct a ion, hot
the republican party has trampled upon
the Declaration of Independence. What
an inspiring scene 1T must have been to
witness the gentleman from South Caro-
lima proclaim!ng the virtues of the Dec
laration of independence, while his recent
declaration in the senate of the United
States was still fresh in the minds of the
people, proc]aiming in that high place that
the rights of the colored citizens of his
state were and would be denied them,
and, if necessary, the shotgun policy
would be used to accomplish that end.
vention upon this question was made
clearly apparent, If anything more than
the known facts of history were neces-
charge of tyranny and disregard of the
fundamental principles of the government
against the republican party was heartily
cheered and unanimously voted for by
the delegates from those states in the
south who have for years not only denied
the equality of the southern negro before
the law, but have also appropriated to
ence which the laws Of the nation guar.
antee to the southern negro.
Theory of Consent Ignored.
The republican party came into exist
ence battling for the rights of men, and
If there is in this country political party
worthy OF being trusted In dealing with an
inferior race, judged by its history. it is
The theory that there can be no inst
government without the consent of the
governed has time and again been ig-
finally shot to pieces by the boys in blue
on the southern battlefields of the civil
war. In that great conflict the states Of
the north not only denied the right Of the
states of the south to the kind of gov
eminent they wanted, but they said in
effect: "The time has come when you
must recognize the principles Of humanity
affairs" and at the points of bayonets and
the mouths of muskets and at the sacri-
flee Of thousands of precious lives and
countless treasure decent Christian gov
against their consent, and to their great
benefit and to the lasting honor Of the
nation.
In addition to the violation of the con-
laration Of Independents the absolute de-.
struction of the republic is claimed to be
our purpose Governments, are conducted
ny 1ueIl. 1tle dCIS winch shape CQely
course are those Of individuals. If the
constitution is being violated, the Declare
alton Of Independence being ignored and
the life of the republic being endangered,
who are the guilty ones and to whom
shall we turn for deliverance and protec-
ton?
II the charge of the Bryantes is true.
William B. Allison, the republican leader
of the American senate, and David B.
Henderson, the republican speaker of the
national house of representatives. sup-
ported by that splendid representation in
the lower house of congress from Iowa
and James Wilson in the cabinet, are all
enemies of their country, and are con-
spring against the life of the republic.
And if the democratic, contention is true,
we must turn for deliverance to Jim
and Tammany Dick. The people of this
great state. regardless of their party at
tiliation have not ceased to mourn the
, recent loss of one of the grandest char
acters in the life of this state and nation,
man who was a loyal and untiinching
supporter of the politics of William Nc
Kinley and the republican party, and
of the common people. from whose. ranks
he rose to q position of commanding in
| fuence in the nation. Let no populistic
| visionary tell an Iowa audience that the
| career of "Oid Business closed in an at
| tempt Upon the life of the nation for
| which he lived and died. The democratic
platform of 1900 is a Islander upon the
| The republic and the interests of tGle
masses are safe in the hands of such
men as the republicans of Iowa have
! given to the councils of the nation.
| Iowa to BE Congratulate
/ 1.-, -. r,,,t ,,,,,o for