The Globe-republican., 1900-10-04

Mr. Bryans plea for the salvation or
this country by the destruction of what he
terms imperialism exempli6ed in
the administration of affairs in the
Philippines, loses its force when it is re-
membered what he pledges himself to
carry out at home. in matters which go to
the personal and property interests of
every citizen of the republic, no matter
how small such interests may be- 1t
would be the height of folly in this cam
paign to forget the very important effect
which Mr. Bryan's election would have
upon the business interests of the coun-
try In the minds of those who carry on
the affairs which make up business
world he is associated with uncertainty
and doubt 1t Will not do to say that
these interests are selfish and ought to re-
ceive a lesson, for the creates sufferers
Will be those who most dependent
upon the largest daily activity in bust
ness No would suffer much as the
la borer for he must have steady work,
day IN and day out He has no reserve
capita from which to draw. and the cur
tailmes.t of business operations means
the G. aiiment of employment OF labor.
with endant distress and idieness
Dangerous to Labor Interests.
I look upon Mr.. Bryan the most
day in public life In the first instance
he is denla gogue. possessed of certain
quality of oratory which appeals always
to prejudice In the second he is well
grounded in no branch OF political econ
onsy and unsound in all He would BIO
more unpopular with la boring men, il
elected. than. il is claimed, lie is popular
with them now, because his success would
paralyze business for a long time ut least,
during which time the laborer of neces-
sity would be without employment.
Then, too. the laborer would dis
cover how utterly futile Mr.. Bryan's eff
forts would be to make better his condi-
ton by making war upon his employers.
The laborer certainly cannot be benefited
by a policy which is directed wholly to-
ward the unsettling of values, the reduc-
ton of the purchasing power of his wage
and the enactment into law of views
which. tested by experience and history,
are wholly unsound-
I believe President Mckinley ought to
be reelected as largely as possible by
Democratic votes Under the present
domination of Mr.. Bryan a conservative
Democrat find place of influence
in the party Those who return to
it after rejecting Organism four years
ago will find themselves without voice in
the administration. Theey go back to ac-
cept Mr. Bryan's views He does not
accept theirs. They indorse him-he does
not indorse them; and. once elected, they
are not in position, after changing front.
| to protest against his radicalism. BY vot-
ing for him they do, in fact, indorse him.
despite a mental reservation that they do
not approve of his public utterances and
PopuIistic views. They disarm them
selves of a right to criticise and draw
down upon their heads more blame for
Mr.. Bryan's unsound views as disturb
ing factor than does Mr. Bryan himself
| For by their act in voting for MIR. Bry n
they have made 1t possible for him to do
| the harm which they must know would
follow the carrying out of the principles
for which he stands
Bryan's Party PopuIistic.
| The Democratic party cannot be both
| Democratic and Populistic. Under MIR.
| Bryan it is Populistic- 1t is out OF
| power. 1t would be more in power.
| The best example of what he would do
| with the party if in power is shown in
his own State, where even the kind of
| Democrats they have in Nebraska are
! only allotted one or two minor offices,
| while the Populists are given all of inn
| portance-
When Mr. Bryan is eliminated Demo
| Gratis can readily assume position of re-
| spect and influence in the Democratic
| party, and until he is they ought to fight
| against him. They aid the party best
| by rescuing it from Populism by defeat
ing Populistic candidates at the polls. not
| by electing their candidates with the vain
| hope that they can either reform them
| render them harmless, or prove them to
| be pretentious boosters. publicly standing
for things which they never intended to
| carry out.
As far as l am concerned. 1 am going
| to maintain INV Democracy by voting and
| speaking against Mr.. Bryan and those
| who have debauched the party and placed
| it in the attitude of defender of all the
| isms that disturb the country. / do not
| believe in Organism in the West Gro
| kerism in the East. If a continuation of
| Organism and Crokerism constitute De
| mocracy, sound political wisdom and hon
|
| to be of it But l do not believe it does,
and, therefore, | have faith in there being
enough Democrats who are Democrats
from principle to defeat Mr. Bryan SO
| emphaticaIIy as to make impossible the
| things have witnessed during the past
| years in alleged Democratic conventions
| I really would like to know what a
| thoughtful Democrat thinks of reforms
wrought in domestic and foreign affairs
through the combined wisdom and expe
| rience of William J. Bryan and Richard
Croker. JAMES H. ECKEL
Comptroller of the Currency under Clev g
land.
Victory and ValOr.
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