The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-31
Circulation Statement.


Our esteemed contemporary. the New
York Sun has decided. we think with
the full approval OF every Democrat in the
country, that all other issues in the Presi-
dental campaign are secondary to and ia
cl.ded in the one absorbing issue of Bry-
anism. We accept the decision with
pr5mptness. only pausing TO say that. since
we do So we are entitled to ask that the
sun" shall accept the other and equally
accurate definition OF the same issue
which describes it as Hanna!sm. In other
words, the great question for the Ameri-
can voter to decide at the polls in NoYem-
Der is whether the country is to have four
years of Organism or four more years of
Hennaism as the alternative. On that
proposition the Democracy can and will
make the canvass with complete conf
denee in the result.
The settled and stern determination of
Tire Democratic party is TO expsl Haansism
from the White House on the fourth day
of March. 1901. and to replace it with Bry
anisni.
the reasons why this should and must be
done, II our free institutions and liberties
are TO be preserved, are we'll known TO the
American public. Hannaism stands for
everything corrupt in partisan politics, for
the horrors Of the mGrderous rotten best
scandal of the Spanish war. for Algerism.
Eaganism, Abnerism, Sanpsonism, and all
like things exemplifying nepodsn, favor
itlsn. malversation of public funds, b-i-
berry, and robbery. 1t stsrds fer criminal
subserylency TO the trusts; for the viola
tion CT the Constitution at their command
In Porto Rico; and again. for the recent
defarce of our fundamental law IN the
prosecution of an executive war in China.
in contempt of the constitutional pre-oga-
tive of Congress. 1t stands for the McKin-
Salisbury alliance; for the attsmpt
under it, TO prevent the construction and
control by this country Of strictly Amer
lean interocesnie waterway across c ntrsl
America through a revival of the Old
Clayton Bulwer Treaty, and ratification of
qae Hsy-Paureefote Treaty. which wcaid
make the Nicaragua Canal British, and
abandon the Monroe Doctrine.
Hanualsm stands for the supine surr-n-
der of indisputably American territory in
Alaska to Great Britain; for thz expo Ia
lion anu 1901 VI our COIOuits " u StiiAD4-
nation OF 1noneyed adventures in partner
thip with the AdministI alton; for the ont
rszeous proposed ship subsidy stsal. which
would rob the Treasury of ninety million
dollars. 20 be divided among less than
dozen trust masna-es; for the lending OF
a hundred million dollars of Government
money without compensation to the S,srd-
ard OIL bank in New York. and for ;iou-
sand other offensive things. including our
splendid" Little Breaches diplomacy.
Organism stands for the purpose of every
sincere patriot TO wipe out Hannaism, and
aI the corruption. jobbery, and robbery
the term Hannaism implies. Hence. it is
quite as proper to hold that Organism is
the sole issue in the campaign of 1900, as
It would be to say that Hercules IVES the
paramount issue in his campaign against !
the Augean stables. The stables, il viii |
be observed. were an Issue equally with
Hercules. and classical history assures Us /
that they we're thoroughly cleaned out