Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-04
EX-SECRETARY 0LNEY'S LETTER.

EDITORIAL in Baltimore Sun.
II there be any Gold Democrat who
IS 10 doubt as to his plain duty In the
coming election let him read OK.
Secretary Olney's letter, which is
printed in full in The Sun today. Ho
will find therein the most convincing
| reasons for the defeat of Mr.. Mckinley
and the reversal Of his policy. He will
find these reasons stated weightily,
judicially and with perfect fairness.
No man who is honestly in search of
light and guidance can read Mr..
Olney's letter without reaching the
same conclusion as tho author Of the
letter, namely: mot to reject Nc
Kinleyism at once tends to fasten IL
permanently upon the ritais of the
country. find it tolerably clear that
citizens duty in connection with the
coming Presidential election not only
permits but requires him to desire the
success of the. Democratic party. !" -
In Mr.. Olney's opinion, the approval
of Mclfinleyism will mean that tho
American people sanction t'syndi-
Gated Presidency--a Presidency got by
the Republican party by the money Of
q continuation Of capitalists; /" that they
endorse such legislation as the Diugley
tariff bill that they uphold the policy
Of greed and contempt for alien peoples
aud the "tactless and brutal polioy''
pursued since the acquisition of the
Philippines; that they approve the
policy by which we have 'saddled our.
selves with the gravest responsibilities
for some eight or ten millions of the
savage, or at best half civilized, brown
people OF the tropics - that they well
In ata Il.
taxes, the international osmpIications
and the entangling alliuuces which are
"the inevitable Incidents and CON
sequences Of ths'Ofienthl role TO which
Mckinley has undertaken to pledge
u.s. -
The approval of MolSinleyism will
ALEC mean that the American people
indorse a President who fails to up
hold the dignity and Independence Of
his great office, who exercises its
functions 10 subsersisnoe both to other
branches Of the government and to the
olanor of special pecuniary interests;
who finds the plain duty of the
government to be one thing today and
exactly the opposite thing tomorrow,
and whose disregard Of the elementary
principles OF civil service reform ia
scandal as notorious as it is in
defensible. " More Jver.-and here Mr..
Olney presents one Of the strongest
counts In his indictment--the success
of the Republican party next November
Twill meap that the American people
either do not see, or, seeing, approve
the great aud growing IL not already
overwhelming. influence Of money in
our political MoISinleyism, he de-
clares, practically holds out the govern
ment as an engine for use in the
acquisition of private wealth. The
consequence is that "the money of the
country hotly pursues the control of
the government, and the flag figures
as a sort of commercial asset.'' In
the defeat of the Republican party lien
the only hope of q return to wholesome
conditions, and Mr.. Olney urges that
this defeat be administered now. 1.-THE
calamitous possibilities said to inhere
In Democratic SUCCESS, exaggerated as
they are by partisan zeal and sub
sidized ingenuity, Mr.. olney regards
as "dust in the balance compared with
the enduring evils to result from the
vicious national policies which the
American people are now desired to
impress with the seal of their favor
Mr.. Olney is q good Democrat, who
sacrifices none OF his convictions in
urging the electian Of Mr.. Bryan. The
success OF the Dem ocratic party in the
President al election this year he TO-
CARDS as absolutely essential to the
welfare OF tho nation. AS Secretary of
State during Mr.. ,Cleveland's second
administration, rs the trusted friend
and adviser OF the last Democratic
President, as q man who weighs his
words carefully and who is not entirely
10 sympathy with either the platform |
or the candidate OF his party, Mr..
Olney has delivered message to the |
American people, especially 10 Gold |
DEMOCRATS, which should bring every
thoughtful and patriotic man to the |
support OF Mr.. Bryan. No man who |
reads his letter can plead ignorance
hereafter of the issues Involved in this
crisis in American politics.