The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-01
MR. McKINLIsY AND Mn. bryan.
what a Voter Thinks of Each of the
Candidates.

RAnhtNNttNs
To the Editor Of the Morning News: As
an interested reader OF your editorials
trust you will not take amiss my sending
FOR publication few remarks regarding
che two men who are now before the
public seeking she highest gift IN the
hands OF their countrymen
Mr. Byrans clean and honest private
life entities him 70 the respect OF all
men. lie has demonstrated She fact thee
ne Is a man OF considerable and varied
ability. but lacking that even balance
which goes TO the making OF a great
man. He has great persistence. Is a thor
ough radical. and above all. he wants
Office. and for the last four years he
has been chasing over che whole country
seeking u. His first campaign was made
on the two great theories-a revolution
Of the financial conditions OF the coun-
Try. ana the antagonism OF the Glasses
and he lost. In his second campaign. from
prudential motives. he has ittlc 10 say
on s-lver. being willing to blde his time.
but 70 make up for shis silence he Is
building up a hideous bugaboo OF impe-
rialsm. with which 10 brighten the peo-
pie into The belief that great many
dreadful things are going go happen. and
ne alone can save them. / think Mr..
Bryan can save all the anxiety ne feels.
The things he predicts are not going 60
happen. at any rate, not now. 1 think
Mr. Secretary Gage Is very unwise (as
any one else would be) In risking a pre-
diction as 10 What Mr.. Bryan will or will
not do. should he have che power
Mr.. Mckinley Is man Of equal pur-
ity OF life. and so far deserves our sin
cere respect. He Is kindly disposed and
OF good Impulses. and Is by no means
lacking political shrewdness, but he Is
essentially a weak man. and a. too much
guided by power behind the throne In
Justice. however e snenld be said his ad-
ministration has been Allied with an un-
usual number Of grave difficulties and
on the whole. che dignity and greatness
OF the country has In no way suffered:
but alongside Of this there has been
weakness. vaciilation and uncertainty.
which has cost the country thousands
OF lives and millions Of money. The great
est fault OF all. and the one 20 which all
our subsequens trouble may be directly
traced. was the foolish appointment OF
the different peace commissions just az
ser the Spanish war. Mr. Mckinley
wanted us TO pose before the world In
character which in strict honesty II
not our due. and which the Spaniads. OF
all people. were least able TO EnderataaI
Instead Of at once stating plainly our abb
solutc and final terms Of peace. we losi
months Of time Ia delays. and undignined
Ssrangilns: We paid ssbooO00 FOR the Phil
lprlses: We gave Aguinaldo time 90 pre-
pare for war. and ever since. we have
been eating the fruits Of Mr. ScKinlcy'H
hieh-nown ideas Of bcnevolcnce.
Such, Mr.. Editor. IN my opinion Is a
fair statements OF facts. and certainly
without malice: but Il strikes me that
the choice Of the voters o. between the
devil and the deep deep scat I cannot
see chat any OF the real principles Of the
Democratic party are involved. With Mr.
Bryan. Il Is office. first, last and all The
fime-and tho unknown. with STR. Nc
kinney. Il ls al the known evils OF re-
publicanlsrn. pure and simple.
NJ. Temple Taylor
Savannah Aug 20 1900