The sun., 1900-10-25

cruel and blood, domination
When the Dcmpcratc Convention met nt
Kansas Guy IN Julv last. all Europe believed
that dreadful massacre had swept INTO obliN-
ION all the Ministers aud legations Of the civ
ililcd world IN lckIu The AdmiralS OF the
European Powers at Taku had agreed upon
~ UD troops A. the number necessary To- march
10 P"kin. and they we're await INK th" slow col
lection ui that lor,e IRON the four quarters
Of the gluh" IoudOn rad arranged u meme
orlal s"rNl"" m memory ol her dead iflgh'-
Z tul war Ot rrtrlhution the dr.rut tiOu Of tho
dynnsiv the removal of all restraint of law
over luDUr 'sn "i people IN" PARTITION ~ china
the destruction OF our markets aud our trad"
Opened N" sealed gates ot the lHrllr CITY an |
revealed to the world the Representatives of
chlHa'i"n llyiuE defending u"u'.l 80 against
Hliu"-t oN"rW hrlmlng hprd"s, under oonsliul
IRE Of shot and shell with ammunition and food
nearly gou" hoping, bat almost d",paring
iOr the relief which never would lIy" come
but tor American faith aud American persist.
eucv Then American soldier, aud american
sailors pressed for rescue. for nniurdit tie move,
iu"ui and l7pu men made thr march and did
IA" work uf the 1O.eD, and Prklu tell and the
Legations were saved and the world rr'olccd
And now the legations saved Ne continually
press for I"1r" and r"a.OnubI"nc-- hud lu--
| ticc | thiuk "" may safely say that during
all his trying time IN China not onou't uI wrong
or Injustice and not on" mUmeui- tHli"riug
IN the assertion of American rights mars our
record
All this and many other loss conspicuous and
sttIklng things done for the benefit dad honor
of our country have not happened bv chance.
iligh credit. honest expenditure, sound material
N'4li1~ IN Iftlli-- guns ana bIllll|lllDIl fI
equipped. trained and disciplined consistent
aud crrotlv" dlulouaoy. prompt and decisive
action, prosperity and order ~ home. Te-pnct
and honor abroad are the infdllthlc proofs ~ u
strong wise safe and honest Administration
lils"4Sy toclrp and orti'l>e lil~"t~y to point
to failures OF government to roach the idc II
standard Of perfection but a. CumUnrcd with
all ih" govoruucut- there at" or over have been
In this imperfect and rrrlug world TIC Al.
miu,lration now drawing u q close should
awaken the satisfaction aud ptid" u' the Am"rl-
can poodle to whom II renders 'ts account
Aud has not our President ~p horne himself
In hIS great oNlco thai his virtues plead trumpet
tpngu"i, Who shall estimate On" value 10
American character uC having in this place uf
highest honor and power This man Of hlamcless
life. of simple and uup-trut9'iou~ ll"'v, who's"
character i fairly rc-rend"ui with the beauty
of pure and uu-rlN-h domestic Nlrtgc-f How
ripe i the wisdom gained from his long ey-
p"rlcnce In faithful and distinguished public
service "a Congressman. aS Lender or the
House, as Governor aud rs President What
n perpetual testimony before all the world Of
the living trlth = popular government IL Ms
ever anxious devotion 10 the peoples vii. %
a devotion IN which he stands hv lincolu'I
side, sube ~ was Lincoln to the sneers .of
the thnpghtesS, but certain. ~ was Lincoln.
10 win the uliima'" m"'d Of praise that always
waits on loyalty To great ideals
The logic Of events hes proved that the
American people were right when they ro ieCted
Mr. Bryan aud the theories OF ms false de'!oG-
racv ia lsa8 The peOpl" are confirmed IN
their Judgment; aud great numbers who hon
rstiy believed that BRYAN was night then have
come to a clearer vision in the llght Of eNpe-
ricncr and follow him no longer
Bryan and his a--"ciat" leaders, who would
make up hi~ Administration II he were elected.
ara not convinced They de- not accept the
verdict of ls05 They intend now as they
intended then to put this country on a silver
basis 10y the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio ui 10 to l. Ia sHCrI'iCc our
national honor and credit, ana substitute IN
the wages of labor and the payment ut honest
debts the ililv-Cent dollar In place of the dollar
worth 100 cents the world over. under which
all our PROSPERITY has been attained They
tf.4nI a. I H
the protective tariff which they declare tu he
unconstitutional, and subject our Uanuia'tur-
ing Industries again Ia the fate which h'icl
them under the Wilson tariff They intend
now, H. they intended then, to deprive Of power
that great Duwark Of cnus,hutional liberty,
the Federal judiciary. They seek now, ~
they sought then, to excite animositie~ and
tomsnt di>oord among the people. to deceive
by false promises Of the d"uaRogu" and 10
class against Ctt~- The ISSUES OF 1896 remain
open, ayow"d, Insisted upon
They have learned nothing. and they have
abandoned nothing bu' they have d"~pared
Of securing from, the American people n iDdg-
meu' upon those i~~lc- reversing IA" decision
ot '0e, and they have invented "A new issue
which they call imperialism" and upon this
issue they ask the peoplet to give them The power
10 DO all that IN" p"orl" refused n lSeH 70 let
them do This, ~nyI IN" Kansas CITY platfor
we regard a. the paramount --I" ut the cam
psign To this Mr. Bryan practically co n
NuHt l. the meaning of paramount lssue'
What becomes "i other l-sucs whei-"u" - para
treat one particular issue ~ paramount involved
leaving all other quest ions In allowance a. d
undetermined, To be taken up and decided 100
some future tim" when tie one a..-uI Cd, ant
and burning question has been disposed OF.
l. that what Mr. Bryan means Does b" mean
10 leave the other issues OF his party u allowance,
awaiting future dc,lsiou' Does he declare
nay, does he leave the possibility ~ Inference
that his party, n pul into power a. tA" coming
election. will not act upon M" silver question,
will not cot on the tarin quest ion. VIII not act
ou the Judiciary question: No. II" proposes
10. al f4.HF ~ .l.af ~ HON.
cratic Cougre-, will act il elected or"vrr-r tie
Judgment of 'N6 upon every l-~ue then before
the people. imperialism l. not paramount
enough for him To- abandon anything II l. not
paramount for h.m. !, i paramount only for
those who were opposed 10 him IN lNIc, and IN"
effects Of il being paramount Is merely mat
IN" sound money men, N" protective tdrif men,
the law and order men Of 1890 Hr" iO abandon
their principles and their convictions and SIR
render upon every issue OF the Democratic
Il.tfOrm oi iSHS.
What il this issue which is so importan.
20 all Mr. BryanS late opponents, and 80 I'M
1mperialsm The word has familiar sound
The cry Is one of Tn" oh"ap"-t and most
throadbarc OF the d"mngoguc'~ stock, always
certain 10 prOduce a sensation among people
alert for the protection OF their liberties JEFF
frr>on was denounced a. an Imp-lalI>t. LIN
coin was denounced IL an inucrdli~t. Grant
was denounced rs an lmpctlaI-' and a. 10
all three of these great and liberty loving men
the party Of opposition mad" the country
Tc-ound with loud campaign Outtrlp~ that
they were about 10 slrHnglr III" libertie, Of
n" country by military force. just A. they
are now clamoring against President MckIu-
Icy l. there any more IN th" cry HOW than
there vas in the days OF Jefferson. oi Lincoln
and ot Grant l. the chgfa'i"r Of our IN
siitu,iou- really about 10 be- changed. or are
our liberties really. in danger l. the issue
The charge i that President Mckinney has
been guilty Of something called imu"r lltSn,
IN his treatm"ut "f n" p"oUi" Of tho PhHpuino
l>laud- something - foreign 10 the character
Of our institutions and 80 dangerous to our
liberties that II requires the American people