The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-28
A. McCregor Writes Entertainingly and
Makes Few Comparisons.
More Business Failures Now Than There Was Four Years Ago
Bryan Has Been Gaining In Popularity and Power
and Is Great Deal More Formidable
Than He Was Before
(By A. McGregor.)

]. Bryan, although the Hanna party
was assisted by the Cleveland admin
istration. Comparing that time with
the present Mr. Hanna and his friends
may see they have a more serious Job
now than they had in 1896. These men
are not fools, and they no doubt real
ize the situation.
| There Is no concealing the fact that
Mr.. Bryan has been gaining in popu-
| larity and power, and as a candidate,
| is more formidable and potent than be-
| fore. On the other hand the Republic
can party has been losing in popularity
which Is seen by many prominent
friends formerly, now actively opposing
In fact disappointment and disgust
generally pervade the rank and file or
the Republican party, and unless this
is overcome their vote will fall short
by the voters not coming out, or by
many voting for Bryan and stevenson.
This sentiment pervades the German
element throughout the country, for OF
over 800 German newspapers, not more
than 10 per cent stand by the Repub-
lican ticket, whereas in 1896 they were
nearly unanimous in their support OF
Mckinley. This Is serious when we re-
member that in Illinois are 10000 Ger
man voters, and also large numbers In
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Minnesota and other states. The pre-
sumption is that this alone will elect
Bryan and Stevenson.
The trouble with the Republican
party is that its policy Is only one OF
schemes that constantly interfere with
commerce, business and indus
try by vicious and discriminating class
legislation which disturbs values
and robs the people. Its organs prate
prosperity" and serve the father OF
lies. The party is ever to bow TO the
mammon of unrighteousness. and obey
the gods Of greed. The administration
deposits millions Of government money,
without charge, in the Standard OIL ana
other favored banks and recently
changed the National bank law In sew
eral particulars to accommodate, CIV
ing them as much circulation as the
amount Of their bonds.
The Republican party does not be-
lieye with Thomas Jefferson as he
stated in his first inaugural address:
"a wise and frugal government, which
shall restrain men from injuring one
another: shall leave them otherwise
free, to regulate their own pursuits
Of industry and improvements, and
shall not take from the mouth OF labor
the bread it has earned, this is the sum
Of good government"
But this is not the ''sum Of good gov
ernment" which the Republican party
is working for. The Jefferson idea Is
equal and exact justice to all men,"
special privileges to none. Republican
policy leads to the formation Of COM
bines and trusts that only enslave and
plunder. Their imperial military rule
in the Philippines is disastrous and
costly to them and to US. 1t Is tyranny
that leads to ruin, and 1t Is worse than
Spanish occupation. The Filipinos
have been deceived, and treated as only
worthy Of bondage. How different
from what they expected, and what we
thought. But scheming imperial trick
sters controlled. No such fellows could
use william ]. Bryan in this way.
We here extract from a reliable cor
respondent at Manila, whom Admiral
Dewey endorses as most painstaking,
accurate and reliable."He wrote after
six months sojourn, and after visit
ing all the larger islands that our forces
have occupied, and also the important
provinces Of Luzon. He says in re-
cent letter:
my conviction-and the conviction
| Of the great majority Of army officers
is that at no time since the occupation
| Of the islands by the forces Of the
United States have life and property in
general been more unsafe than they
are today; that never have we had
so few real friends among the people;
never have 30 few been merely indif-
ferent to our rule rather than opposed
| to It,"
Mr.. Palmer further said that the civil
administration is bad:
There is a decided tendency on the
part of the administration to senG here
| ibecause Of the distance and Of the
difficulty with which information finds
it's way home) even a worse class OF
political heelers than were sent to Cuba
The departments are encountered with
fathers sons" for clerks.
"The cost Of living has greatly in.
creased. There are fewer schools in the
island Of Luzon than there were under
Spanish rule. The increase of exports
from America is entirely in beer ant
other supplies which are consumed b,
the army; nine out Of the ten custom
houses would not pay for their main
tenance. The only fortune that an!
American has made has been out O
government contracts.
II do not believe that there are I
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