The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-23
PETERS POSITION.
Patriotic Stand Taken by the
Great Populist Leader.

Topeka, Kas., Aug. 1s-Former
United States Senator w. A. PETER,
one of the founders and always a
national leader of the populist party,
makes the following signed state
ment as to why he viii vote and take
the stump for the reelection of
President Mckinley:
81 am often asked why l favor the
reelection of President Mckinley.
Here are my reasons:
Tin the first place. after vehement-
ly urging on war with Spain, and
after an unbroken series Of victories
of our arms on sea and land, after
an energetic and successful conduct
of the war, terminating in treaty
placing US right in the front rank
of the nations of the earth,
with new and grave responsibilities
attaching all these splendid
achievements, the democratic party,
aided by its fusion allies, has raised
hue and cry charging all manner
of public crimes against the admin
istration, despotic.. use of power,
usurpation, fraud, corruption, per-
fidy, calling on the nations to behold
our national shame and beseeching
their own countrymen to aid them
in their wicked onslaught on the
good name, the honor and dignity of
their people.
81 look on this brazen assault on
the honor Of the republic as little
less than treason, and the success of
the republican party alonel can pre-
vent the attainment of Ethe end
sought by the unholy alliance. II
there were no other reasons this
alone would insure my vote for the
republican candidate for the presi-
dency.
ITO my mind the presidents course,
from the beginning of the war to the
present time, has been remarkably
free from mistakes. He has been
vigilant, active, patriotic and in all
things American. In the government
of the Philippines he has not only
followed the law and the presidents,
but he has done the work efficiently
and humanely. He has treated the
situation just as Washington did in
the Northwest Territory, as Jefferson
did in the Louisiana purchase, as
Monroe did in Florida, as Jackson
did in the Seminole country, as Polk
did in Mexico, New Mexico and Cali
fornia, and as Lincoln did in the
states of the southern confederacy
All the presidents are on the presi.
DENTS side.
SECONDLY, the democratic party is
not fit to govern this country under
modern conditions of universal free
dom. Look back upon the second
administration of President ECleve-
land. Upward of $3.50 200, 900 in United
States bonds were sold without
special authority of congress to pro
cure gold for the redemption reserve
Most of the bonds were sold to Of
through syndicates of spectators a
enormous profits.
1.-THE Republicans were-wiser. The
| war with Spain made large exrendi
lures necessary; congress authorized
the borrowing of money, and $780,,
100000 of 8 per cent bonds were solo
to our own people in sums of s25 tc
$500. This is the fourth year of the
Mckinley administration, and not one
dollar of gold has been bought OF
borrowed. The treasury now holds
nearly If not quite $3.50 ZOO, 900 in goIt
coin and bullion, and there is plenty
of money in the country for the
transaction of the peoples business
"Our exports are larger in amount
and value than ever before, and the
condition of the country, as a whole
was never better than it is now.
Economy, justice, good govern
ment and humanity, every good i'm
pulse and every just and righteous
consideration demands that we de
not change the policy of the admin
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