The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-06

not for good and all. Other issues have been
developed, and they are of much vaster con-
Germ to every voter who places the preservation
of popular government on the principles of
equal rights and burdens for all and privileges
for none above all such questions as coinage
and ratios, which. at most, affect only the con-
duct of trade and commerce, and in no way
touch the essentials Of our American liberty.
McKinleyism triumphant in November will
mean infinitely more mischief 10 the country,
UNNECESSARILY greater dangers to its institu-
tons and far greater menace 10 the present
prosperity and future welfare of the plain peo-
pie than the election of Mr.. Bryan could pos
sibly involve, even if he had both the purpose
and the power-and he has neither-to use
his executive authority in defiance OF Congress
to abolish the gold standard of values and
open the mints to the free coinage Of silver
at 16 to1.
McKinleyism Endorsed by the people means
continuance ofthe wretched Philippine policy,
which all clear-sighted men perceive to be at
once blunder from the standpoint of our own
national interests; a crime against an unoffend-
ing people guilty of nothing more than the
ambition to be free, and grim travesty Of
all our own most cherished sentiments
and tradition stouching the un righteous
ness of government based on bruet force
alone without ''the consent OF the gov
erned." McKinleyism means will The
wisp foreign policy, carrying our diplomacy
and our arms into the Asiatic entanglements
of the powers of Europe; apolicy which must,
if it is persisted in, compel us to enter upon
military and naval ornaments as formidable
and as costly as those which bear with crush
ing weight on every European country. Nc
kinleyism means also a continuance of that
robber tariff policy which has created and
sheltered the trusts, made all our great indus
tries the prey of monopolies and for over 30
years has forced the farmers and planters of the
South to pay extorlionate tribute for the ell
richment of the manufacturers and small mill
owners of the North. McKinleyism means, too,
besides an enormous increase in the yearly
war and navy expenditures of the Federal
Governmental be paid, of course, by high tar
if taxes and continuation ofthe special war
taxes-the success OF u swarm OF leeches, like
the ship subsidy hunters, who are only waiting
for the secoud election of Mr.. Mckiny TO tas-
ten themselves upon the national treasury and
drain it as it has never been drained before.
Last, but not least worthy of the considera-
ton of Southern Democrats, let il not be over
looked that McKinleyism means the revival
of sectional legislation us national policy
The warning has gone forth from more than
one Republican platform that Mr.. Bryan's de-
feat, and the hoped-for election of a Republi-
can Congress with Mr.. Mckinley, will be the
signal for an effort TO deprive The south of Il
number of seats in Congress and of cores
ponding number of votes in the electoral col
lege. The pretext for this will be the steps
which certain Southern States have taken to
protect their suffrage from deluge of igno
rant and vicious voters and thus defend them
selves from denominations of nego rule.
Gan tbara ha any danhf ahouf tho duty If