The Red Cloud chief., 1900-10-26
ECHOES OF 1854.

ECHOES OF 1854.
At present Mr.. Bryan and his scores
Of democratic declaimers are going
about the country denouncing the
"despotism" Of Mckinley in the philip.
pines.
In the name of liberty these men in.
weigh against the tyranny" at Wash.
ington. They describe luridly how
dire the consequences with which
Mckinley threatens our republican
institutions. Some call him liking"
others emperor"
Mad these men set out to prove that
the democracy Of Bryan in 1900 is
the same as the democracy of Vallan.
bingham in 1868 and 1864, they could
hardly have given stronger evidence Of
the fact. Hardly more than a glance
at the copperhead press of thirty.six
years ago is needed to prove this.
For instance on October 10. 1864, the
Cincinnati Enquirer, then and now
the organ of the copperhead democ-
racy said: Our government canno
endure another four years reign of
Abraham Lincoln" On October 9Th,
the same journal, under the head of
"The Two imperialists-Napoleon and
Lincoln" said; "There will be the
most cordial relations between France
and the United States should Lincoln
be re elected. The two imperialists
will harmonic admirably"
The Niles Republican at about the
same time predicted; IF Abraham
Lincoln is re. elected president the LID.
critics 81 the people are gone forever"
The Cleveland Plsindeslsr joined the
chorus with this: "If Lincoln is re.
elected W will never again havePeace
or union in this land"
The New York World Of October 81,
said: President Lincoln has shown
that nothing would restrain him from
any further desperate and lawless acts
necessary to psrpetuate his hold on
power"
On September 10, 1864, the Indian.
apolis Sentinel, the organ Of the lndi.
ana copperheads, said: ''rhs election
| OF Lincoln means war, anarchy and
disunion. These are the issues in
yolved in the election Of October and
November"
In an editorial article on September
"a, 1864, the CINCINNATI Enquirer an.
nounced; "Lincoln has destroyed the
union and subverted our republican
form of government"
On November 3, 1864, the Ohio
Statesman, another co%pperhead organ
declared: Under the administration
of Abraham Lincoln the American gov.
eminent has lost most of the features
which distinguished it from the despot-
isms of the old world"
The Bryanite disclaimers constantly
arraign the republican party for it,
disregard of the Declaration OF indie
~rendence and contempt fer the con
sent of the governed. In the SAM
tone the Cincinnati Enquirer said ca
July 4th, 1864: GLOW many fine anU
glowing periods have we rounded OF
in favor of the doctrine of the Declar
alton of independence that all jasI
governments derive their power from
the consent OF the governed, and ye'
we are employing millions Of men and
billions of treasury in the most san
culinary war of modern times to force a
government upon an unwilling people,
As against Liocoln, Vallandingham
was repudiated in his own state by the
largest majority ever cast against a
man in Ohio. AS against Lincoln in
1864, Mcclellan, representing the cop
perhead democracy, received only
twenty.one electoral woes out OF a
total of 233. The result was so decisive
that apprehension was kept in the
| background by democratic leaders un'
Ill it made its appearance in 1900 under
the same old auspices and, as the fore
vsinx quotations show, with the same
| old arguments. Chicago later'Ocean.