The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-23
Ex-POstmaster General Dick
insOn Arraigns Bryan.
WHY HE Is FOR MR. M'KISLEY
Crisis IL such that He Wsuid Be Rec
reaBt American. False 10 His CsaHtrs
and False TO His Parry ne Well, IL He
Did Net yete Against Bryanism-AH Al
iasisn 10 Mr.. Cleveland, Who Remains
silent, but Psints 10 His Record.

Hon Don. NJ. Dickinson, Of Michigan
| who was a member OF President Cleve-
lands first Cabinet. and until four years
| age, had long been prominent In Demo-
cratic councils. has written the following
letter to a gentleman In this city:
since the adoption Of the Kansas City
| platform. and his nomination. I have
never entertained a thought OF voting for
! Mr.. Bryan. / confess, however that in
common with very many Democrats,
hoped, for time, that / might with a
clear conscience stay away from the
polls But Mr.. Bryan's speeches, partie-
ularly his later ones. have destroyed that
Illusion and convinced me that / must
vote at the coming election
i criticise 10 man of different views
who can reconcile himself 20 the other
course. but as for me. with the light
have l am forced TO the conviction that
would be recreant American, false TO
my country. and false to my party as
Well, II ] should take to the woods
i am a Democrat on all the fundament-
al issues on which our party Joined battle
| in the past with the Republicans. the
| Wings, and the Federalists-a Democrat
without the prefix gold, because my party
| has been the party of sound finance from
Jefferson to Cleveland.
Il could not be Republican if I would,
and | say the creed OF Democracy with
all my 0ld-time sincerity and faith. But
1 recognize scarcely vestige of Demo
cratic principle in either the Chicago or
Kansas City platforms. The organization
Is IN the hands of the Populists, and by
| these the livery of true Democracy has
| been stolen in which TO serve all the devils
that make for social disorder.
Pr.acbiux the Gospel of Hate.
Mr. Bryan is preaching the gospel Of
hate. Voicing that, he appeals to the en-
vious, the disconnected. the improvident,
the incompetent. and the unworthy idle,
The words Of the prophet Samuel were
aptly quoted in Gen. Bragg's speech the
| other day as applying TO Mr.. Bryan and
his following: And every one that was in
distress, and every one that was In debt,
and every one that was disseminated gath
cred themselves unto him, and he became
captain over them
but worse STILL he endeavors 10 set
friend against friend neighbor against
neighbor family against family, section
against section, and nation against ma
ton. He makes the always dangerous
appeal to the evil in human nature. Z.
His postulates are Boxer, and his prop
uganda is Boxer. He speaks no encour-
agement to the unsuccessful, but tells
him to lay the blame at the door of his
more fortunate neishbor, and that his
sole remedy is to attack him. He invaria-
Diy speaks of creditors as 'mereiless
creditors and TO the debtor he teaches
that his friend who has loaned him money
or trusted him is his enemy. When a
man fails and becomes respondent. he
does not seek to inspire him with the
American spirit of perseverance: he does
not appeal to him to be up and doing and
TO try again, but he tells him to stop try-
ing, and that the remedy is 10 pull down
the more successful
Where is the intelligent citizen who
believes in his heart that his Republican
nelghDors are not as good Americans and
as good patriots as himself? And vet i'm
connection with his making a charge that
the Republicans demanded a larger army
tan increase, by the way, that was voted
LOT by the Bryan men of the Senate. and
carried IN the House with a minority vote
! OF but $50, he has repeatedly said In his
PUBIC speeches, as he said at Indianano-
lis:
why do they want it? So that they
can oulid fort near every large city and
use the army to suppress by force the
Olscontent that ought TO be cured bv
remedial legislation
This from a candidate for the prasi.
oency OF the United States, using all the
power or his eloquence to carry convtc-
tloh' especially to our foreign-born work
ingmen' whose votes he solicitsl
What intelligent citizen, loving his
country. with a stake in home, in family.
or In property, however great his svm.
pathy for the unhappy Beers. would II he
could nave had his government aggressive
~ interfere for their protection at the
risK OF war with Great Britain? We seek
iiU more wars. We want the friendship of
an nations; but now, as ever, we stand
at peace, but ready TO battle with anv az
them for the integrity of our territory
the honor OF our flag and the protection of
Americans everywhere Who that Sc
rlously attacks that policy is a safe man
u trust with power in this country?
The Cry Of Imperialism.
Imperialism? The theory Of our eov-
eminent fixed in organic law. cannot he
changed in form or in substance unless
cur Congress, with its House fresh from
the people, and the Supreme Court of the
United states, are parties with the Exe,.u-
1--WE TO the reasonable conspiracy. With
written Constitution, the unique feature
Oh our system of government, ana its
sheet anchor, is that great court at WASH
lhstOn' removed by the law of its estab
Iishh.ent from partisan conflicts and from
'he lhhuehce OF popular clamOr whose
chief and exclusive function is TO con-
strue that Constitution and its distribu-
lion or powers, and which can saw 70
the Congress thus far and no farther ANA
10 the Chief Executive thus far ana no
farther
This talk about 'despotism and 'des-
pots and airs of Eastern potentates.
the exercise OF royal powers governing
without the consent OF the governed
King George the Third, and the like. is
not AT al new IN respect TO the govern
ment OF unorganized territories OF the
United states. All these phrases and
eptnets were used and applied 10 Jeffer-
son and his administration OF the newly
acquired Louisiana Purchase under the
bill signed by him and drawn by Madi-
son. The same is practically true OF Flor
ida, when, following the jefferson prece-
dent. its government was debated. An
amendment providing that all the prin-
ciples OF the Constitution be declared 10
be applicable 10 the said territory as par
amount acts was voted down. Webster
Endorsed the same theory as TO Florida
in IS2S.
But these Populists and Boxers set up
a sort OF joss and then desecrate our
saints calendar by labelling il ST. JEFF
ferson.
The Philippine question is a problem
TO be solved by the Congress so far as
the whole territory is concerned. II may
.rasE,
Cuba But in no place on earth must that
nag be hauled down under fire
Logic of cchui'z and Cochran.
ION the finance question two or three
respected friends use this logic. substan-
TALLY: II is true that the Kansas City
platform declares for national and com
merclal dishonor by the immediate"
free coinage OF silver at 10 &c / as legal