The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-11-02
IMPERIALISM RUN RIOT.
Specimen of the Monarchical Pre-
objections of Mckinley
Boomers.

1t has come at last. In TINS free
country, the republic founded by
Washington and upheld by Thomas
Jefferson dnd Abraham Lincoln, a
public print of republican of course, is
openly advocating the establishment
Of monarchy. Here is an excerpt
from the Des Moines Qa.) Globe of re-
cent date:
"We believe il is better and will be
safer if we admit that practically we
have passed the period when this
country can or will safely remain re-
publican in form"
Here is another quotation from this
anti-American sheet:
"For a long time thinking people
who have large commercial interests
have felt unsafe with our present
form of government and now is a good
time to do away with our obsolete
constitution and adopt a form of gov
eminent that will be logical with ex-
pansion ideas and give ample protec-
tion to capital"
The Globe then says that "a con-
stitutional monarchy is the most de-
sirable plan we could adopt"
Is not this near approach to trea-
son? But is it not the natural re-
suit of the imperialistic ideas and
tendencies of Mckinley and his
bosses?
A few days ago the firm of Bent
ley & Olmstead, shoe manufactur-
ers and dealers of Des Moines,
announced that if bryan was elect
ed they would close their place
of business on the morning of No
vember Z. This bold attempt to
coerce their employees into voting for
Mckinley was checkmated the same
day when J. X. Laycock, a retired
boot and shoe man of Des Moines,
announced that he had organized a
corporation of Iowa capitalists to en-
gage in the wholesale boot and shoe
business, the same as is now being
conducted by Bentley & Olmstead in
the event of Bryan's election. Mr..
Laycock also guaranteed to hire every
employee of the firm of Bentley &
Olmstead at an advance of ten per
cent. over the wages they now re-
| ceive.
In commenting on this effort to in
| timidate and dictate to workingmen,
the Globe, the ultra imperialistic pa
per published in Speaker Henderson's
state, not only indorses and warmly
| applauds the bulldozing tactics of
Bentley & Olmstead, but advocates the
oil Of MoI yin1a ha
| to establish a monarchial form of
government in this country. The in
| ference, of course. is that under King
| Mckinley l., or Emperor Mckinley,
| the poor downtrodden capitalist would
not have to persuade and intimidate
| the laboring man into doing his bid
| ding-that is too humiliating-for his
| majesty, the first monarch of the
| United States of America, would COM
| pei by force of arms the common peo-
pie to bow in mute subsection to his
| will, which of course would be that of
| the moneyed classes.
| This republican organ, the Globe,
says that Bentley G. Olmstead's action
is what nearly all large corporations,
manufacturers and business firms will
do before election day, namely: "Prac-
| tically force their men to vote for Nc
Kinley."
1t then asks: And why not? Men
who furnish the brains and money,
the great strain necessary to compete
in business, should not permit, know
| ingly, the men who get their support
| from them to so vote as to greatly in
| jure their business, and further in
crease the difficulty of doing business.
| This threat by manufacturers, rail-
roads and money lenders was what
elected Mr.. Mckinley before and it
will do it again this time.
I'VE have no objection to what Mr..
Olmstead did or what the railroads
and manufacturers did in 1896. In
fact, it is the only way McKinley's
| election can be assured"
Frank, isn't it? Yet the editor of
the Globe is simply voieing the
wishes, ideas and plans of Mckinley,
| Hanna ct al The common people
must be subdued, the masses must bow
| down in alteration before the classes.
small coterie of men, Americans in
name only, must rule over and dictate
to millions of their countrymen. That
| is McKinleyism. 1t is also despotism.
National Democrat.