The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-12

the wageworkcr would stand idle ana ne
has had more work than ever before. He
said failures in the business world would
increase and they have been but one
tenth as numerous. He said that the
farmer would lose the market for his
crops, and he has had greater market
than ever before. He said that the saw
ings deposits would go down and they
have gone up % per cent. He said that
mortgages would go up. but they went
'.Not one little thing toward uprooting
those things We know as trusts Will ever
be done by mere indiscriminate denuncia-
tion The only way to get at them-the
only way TO accomplish anything with
them---is to start to work resoluteiy and
cool-headedly with the determination to
cut out the cancer. but not to kill the pa
tient.
Dodgfng Real Issues.
'Our opponents became ashamed OF the
issues they had raised four years ago.
They champion them still but they don't
dare argue about them. and they sought
to make a new issue and that issue is
the dshonor Of the American flag And
already they realize that their choice of a
paramount issue was unfortunate; that
the people stand loyal now as they stood
loyal In 1864. when Republicans and Demo-
Gratis stood shoulder TO shoulder and up-
held Abraham Lincoln. And already they
are shifting their issues; already they rec
ognize what hollow sham it is TO talk
about imperialism, and now they are do
preaching the doctrine OF envy. OF
class hatred. striving 10 stir up brother
against brother. section against section.
class against class Woe to the man who
breaches such a doctrine to our people.
Woo to the man who appeals 10 and ex-
cites the base and foul passions that lurk
In mankind as wild beasts lurk in jungle.
Sometimes II IL possible to bring out
those passions: once aroused II IL an
other matter TO queIl them. Danger OF
Imperialism Aye, but the danger will
never come until our people are foolish
enough to allow anarchists. mob violence.
TO take the place Of that orderly liberty
under the law which we inherited az the
most precious heritage from our fathers
who went before us.
There comes the only danger TO the
rermanence and stability OF our institu-
ttors. We can make this government
what We will oh. my fellow countrymep.
appeal TO YOU for fearless Justice. giving
1t to and exaeting II from all men.
DemocrRtle lncenaistenaGra& -.
''Mr. Bryan said the other day that We
were concerned only about money and not
about human liberty. Has Mr.. Bryan
not yet had time 20 turn his eyes TO North
and South Carolina7 He was greatly
concerned over the imaginary wrongs OF
Tagalog bandit shooting az our men IN
the Philippines. Let him be concerned
over the real wrongs OF our brethren OF
duskier hue, some of whom fought he
side you in the great war; some Of whom
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right 20 full citizenship by the tran of
dead and wounded they left behind them.
Let him remove the beam from his own
eve. the beam that blinds him 10 the
wrong done the black man Of the South,
and then turn with clearer vision and he
will see that We are bringing liberty and
peace 20 the brown man IN the Philip
pines.
'''ro leave the islands would mean to
leave them 20 he trsmpied with bloody
mud beneath the feet Of the warning
tribes who would scramble for power and
work their wicked Will on one another
We have got 10 stay there for the sake
OF the people themselves. We have got to
stay there for the sake Of our own honor
and national greatness ! am giad I
know you. the men who wore the blue
uniform IN the civil war. and I know
that you are glad To see that IN a crisis
like that such men who wore the gray as
Gen. Rucknsr. and Fighting Joe" Whee-
Ter. stand with us this year. And feel
that All men should Join US now ms Il; wns
their duty to join with us IN 1854 You
remember when you were called Linz
coin hireiings. and u was said YOU raaant
10 strike fhe shacklcs on the slaves only
te riyct ihnm on tho limits ~ the free
men. II WAS said that Abraham Tinenir n
who worked and suffered for the people.
y was said by the people for whom he was
20 aie. that he was striving TO make him
self an emperor"