Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
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was called upon to decide between
a squirrel and mouse as to the
possession of a nut; after hearing
the arguments in the case, he do
liberately cracked the nut, gave
half the she'll to each contestant.
and putting the kernel into his
own mouth, said: "The kernel
shall keep for deciding the case. .
The only difference is, that in
the present case the arbitrator ate
the kernel, and put the mouse in
his own half of the shell, and stuck
the whole thing in his pocket, and
told him that if he did not keep
still he would eat him also.
A few days ago we noticed an
article in an administration paper
which tacitly admitting the dan
ger OF imperialism, laid the blame
upon Bryan, because he and his
Influence in support of the ratifi.
cation of the treaty with Spain.
Now it seems to me little Pc
culiar to me that Mr.. Bryan sho'd
be blamed for supporting meas
ure which was good enough to
meet the support of the admins
tlon, and majority of Congress.
In 1896 the New York Sun said
that the time had come when the
laboring people of America should
not expect to be so much better
off than the laborers of Europe.
In 1897 Governor Shaw said
that the time had come when the
individual could not expect to sue
ceed in business; that this was the
result Of our nineteenth century
civilization, and we should not
complain.
In the same year Senator Elkips
of West Virginia was reported to
have said that the only thing in
the way of return to obetter times
was the high wages paid for labor.
And now in the year of grace
1900, the Des Moines Globe, pa
per supporting Mckinley, comes
out fatty advocating the annul-
ment of the constitution, and the
establishment of a constitutional
monarchy. Yet, Roosevelt says
that the supporters of the Kansss
City platform are traitors.
The Iowa State Register in its
issue of the 9TH instance loudly
vociforates that the Globe is not a
republican paper; and gives as
proof, the statement chat the
widest theories of that paper were
Bryanesque," and says "the dem
ocratic and independent papers
only caught a tartar when they
thought they had captured a re-
publican that was advocating q
monarchy" This statement of
the Register is on the first page,
where every one who sees the
paper will read it; and away down
at the foot of the fourth column
on page six is signed statement
by the editor of the Globe in which
he says:
"The Globe finds itself quoted
in the leading papers of the coun-
try, and often we see comments
which are not correct; which puts
the yepub1ica7, purity IN a false posi-
ton. This we do not wish to do.
We respect the party, and desire
its success.
In no way is the republican party to
be held responsible for the utterances
If one OF ITS obscure and unknown
members, such as we are. Again "itls
true that | am republican and desire
to see Mckinley reelected"
But the Register says the Globe man
is not republican, and the Globe man
says he is, and that If you mlsquote his
paper you injure the republican party;
and when the Register says the Globe
man is democratic because it advocates
"a monarchy" The Globe man says
lis paper is so obscure that the party
$ not responsible for its utterances.
1t seems to me that they are about as
badly mixed as the tipsy man, who
clung TO chair, waiting for the bed
to come around so he could jump in.
Now III view Of all the foregoing, to-
gethe! with the record of the party tor
four years, can we arrive at conc!us-
i'm as to the "polic, Ito be pursued in
;ase (as Mr. Hanna says) 1.-The Mckin-
'ey administration is perpetuated?'
Let us see:
A British. Canadian plan for the
government of Cuba.
| British Indian plan for the
government of Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
A portion of Chinese territory
governed as may be agreed upon with
England and Germany.
| 4 An alliance with England both
offensive and defensive i'll order to
jointly protest foreign possessions.
8 A large army to maintain order
in each one of these possessions.
The suppression of all labor or
carnations (for you know the CON-
mandent just after the strike at
the Courde-Alene mines said: aAll
labor organizations are menace and
should be suppresed.'O
Z A property qualification for the
right of franchise.
8 The enactment of laws making IL
a misdemeanor to criticise the acts of
public ollicer:.
8 The calling of convention for
the purpose of annulling the constitu-
'ion and adopting one more i'll bar