The Republican journal., 1900-10-04
POLITICAL POINTS.

POLITICAL POINTS.
The Hon. George Fred Williams
would be an ideal Secretary of State in
Bryan cabinet. Fancy George Fred
dealing with the diplomats of the world
on the Chinese question.
Illinois farmers are getting five cents
pound in gold for their hogs. In fact,
they are doing almost as we'll as MI.
Bryan did with his oat crop
One of the Massachusetts free silver
leaders, the Hon. Timothy Coakley, who
has served a term of enlistment in the
Philippines, is so disguised with Mr..
Bryan's policy of surrender that he is
coming home to support the Republican
ticket. He declares that national hon
or is paramount to financial questions.
In other words, he places the nation
above the dollar.
The Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson S record
as a greenbacker was made before MI
Bryan had heard of the silver question.
Adlai ought to stand very we'll with the
Populists
Captain William E. English of In
dianapolis is another Democrat who
cannot be deceived by the paramount
ing process He has announced his in,
tention of supporting Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
There is nothing in the constitution
to conflict with the Hon. p. Altgeld's
/ aspirations for seat Oh the bench of
the Supreme Court, but they are des-
| tined to receive a rude shock at the
hands of the American voters
\ ObOdy was SO unfair as to accuse
MI. Bryan Of being an imperialist when
he was engaged in working for the rati-
tication of the Paris treaty. The worst
that was said of him at that time by
his Democratic critics was that his
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him to destroy some campaign mate
rial. MI. German had the ''anti-imperi-
alism' cry i'll mind long before MI
Bryan thought OF it. In fact, Mr.
Bryan acquired the idea in much the
same manner he took up the late MI
| Blands silver hobby.
ii Hung Chang Will doubtless join
Aguinaldo in hoping for the success OF
the Democratic party.
The Illinois Contral's ten per cent
raise Of wages must lie another phase
of the conspiracy to keep up general
prices i'll this country Nj Bryan
ought to look into this.
The Seaboard Air Line. operating
some 100 miles of railroad in the
Eastern States Of the South. las order
ed 1000 new freight cars-not wholly
for tramps to ride upon, either.
The negroes may own one-siXth of all
the real estate, as they do III several
counties i'll Virginia, but to expect to
vote, that is another matter
If elected President Mr.. Bryan will
become commander -in-chief of the
army. This being the case, how will
Mr.. Bryan pay the soldiers of the
United States who have restored order
in the Philippines and rescued Minister
Conger: Will it be in silver? 1t is
very important that the soldiers and
ex-soldiers understand the matter clear
ly and distinctly
Before MI Bryan gets through
squarillg his past relations to the Paris
treaty with his present position relative
to the Philippine question, he Will wish
he had chung to silver as a paramount
issue.
The fact that the Republicans insist
Oh choosing their own line of battle
during the present campaign is CON
sidered very unfair by the enemy.
Indiana continues to contribute prom
lnent Democrats to the Republican
cause.
Those timid people who imagine the
constitution is violated and the repub-
lie destroyed because there are Ameri-
can soldiers in China without declara-
ton of war by Congress, may be com
forted by knowing that the war with
Mexico was fourteen months old be
fore there was formal declaration
thereof
Silence must not be taken as evidence
of a change of heart, and Bryan has
never confessed that he was mistaken
either about free silver or free trade.
MI. Bryans speeches illustrate the
fact that there is vast difference be-
tween reasons and reasoning.