The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-10-04
the affairs Of the Philippine people prop


4 this country by the destruction of what he
terms ..imperialism,' as exemplfied in,
i the administration of our affairs in the.
i Philippines, loses its force when it is re-
4 membered what he pledges himself to,
4 carry out at home, in matters which 60 to,
! the personal and property interests OF,
every citizen of the republic, no matter
how small such interests may be. 1t
would be the height Of folly in this cam
paign to forget the very important effect
which Mr.. Bryan's election would have
4 upon the business interests of the coun-
try. In the minds Of those who carry on
the affairs which make up our business
world he is associated with uncertainty
and doubt 1t will not do to say that
| these interests are selfish and ought to re-
! ceive lesson, for the creates sufferers
| will be those who are most dependent,
upon the largest daily activity in bust
ness. No one would suffer so much as the
Iaborer, for he must have steady work,
day in and day out He has no reserve
capital from which TO draw, and the cur
| taiIment Of business operations means
| the curtailment Of employment of labor,
with attendant distress and idleness.
Dangerous to Labor Interests.
hook upon Mr.. Bryan as the most
dangerous man to the labor interests to-
day in public life. In the first instance
BIC, is Iemagogue, possessedtof certain
quality Of oratory whicb appeals always
| to prejudice In the second, he is we'll
/ grounded i'm no branch Of political econ
omy and unsound in all. He would boz
more unpopular with laboTing men, IL
elected, than it is claimed, he is POPULAR
| with them now, because his success would
paralyze business for a long time at least,t
during which time the lmboref Of necesIs
sity would be without employment.
Then, too, the laborer would soon disc
cover how utterly futile Mr.. Bryan $ Ell
| forts would be to make better his condi-l
ton by making war upon his employ ers.r
The IabOrer- certainly cannot be. beneftedE
by policy which is directed wholly to-t
ward the unsettling of values, the reduc-i
ton Of the. purchasing power Of his wage
and the enactment into law OF views
which, tested by experience and history
are wholly unsound.
/ Esbelieve. President Mckinley ought to+
be reelected as largely as possible BY
Democratic votes. Under the present
domination, Of MIR. Bryan q conservative
Democrat CAR find no place OF influence
in the party. These who now return tor
lit after Rejecting Organism four years.
ago will find themselves without voice I'M
the administration Theey go back tosac-,,
cept Mr. Bryan's views, He does mott
accept theirs. They indorse' him-he does
not indorse them and, once elected, they
are not in position, after changing 'front.',
to protest against his. radicalism BY vet
%, how do, int nt frt,1r i'm,
despite d mental reservation that they do
Populistic views. They disarm, them
selves of right to- criticise and draw
down upon their heads more blame for
Mr.. Bryan s unsound views, as disturb
ing factor than does Mr.. Bryan himself
For by their act in voting for; Mr.. Bryan
they have made it possible for him to do
the harm which they must know would
follow the carrying out of the principles
for which he stands.
Brynn's Party Populistic.
B The Democratic, party cannot be both
Democratic and Populistic- Under Mr..
Bryan 1T is Populistic. 1T is so ont OF
power lt would be more SO In power.
The best example OF what he would do
with the party if in power is shown in
his own State, where even the kind OF
Democrats they have in Nebraska are
only allotted one or two minor offices,
while the Populists are given all OF inn
poTtance. .a
When Mr.. Bryan is eliminated Demo-
Gratis cam readily assume position Of re-
spect and influence in the Democratic
party. and until he is they ought to fight
against himh. They can aid the party best
by rescuing it from Pop,ilsn by defeat
ing Populistic candidates at the polls, not
by electing their candidates with the vain
hope that they can either reform them,
render them harmless. or prove them to
be pretentious boosters, publicly standing
for things. which they never intended to
carry out. N.
AS far as am concerned, i am going
to maintain my Democracy by voting and
speaking against Mr.. Bryan and those
who have debauched the party and placed
it in the attitude of a defender of all the
isms that disturb the country. do not
believe in Organism in the West or Gro
kerism in the East. If continuation Of
Bryanism and Crokerism constitute De-
mocracy, sound political wisdom and hon
est administrative ability, do not wish
to be of it. But l do not believe it does,
and, therefore, i have faith in there being
enough Democrats who are Democrats
from principle to defeat Mr.. Bryan 80
emphaticaily as to make impossible the
things we have witnessed during the past
years in alleged Democratic conventions.
l really would like to know what
thoughtful Democrat thinks of reforms
wrought in domestic and foreign affairs
through the combined wisdom and eNpe-
rience of William ]. Bryan and Richard
Croker. JAMES III. ECkELS,
Comptroller of the Currency under Cleve-
land.
Victory and Valor.
[Air Marching Through Georaia.l
Keep the fruits of victory stainless ever
more.
Keep our banners flying on Manila's dis
tant Shore
Keep our noble President within the
White House door,
Bringing prosperity and glory.
CHORUS.
Hurrah! Hurrah! In honor we are
1890 hound, 7sEF a&l@55 Els