The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25

DOWN the structures thut the rCpunllCNnS
had labored for years to build, hut |
don't believe the people are willing now
to unite with any man or set of men or
party in tearing down what has been
accomplished in the last four years.
Who is letter fitted than our own
beloved president to see thnt present
conditions are maintained?
What we want is sound conservative
business policies. Capital is always
timid and is constantly on the watch
for any sign of danger, when 1t will
retire to the bank vaults and stockings.
When money is idle men are idle. Con
tidence underlics all business activity.
When people have confidence i'll the
future and no disturbing influences ap.
pear on the business horizon then capi.
tai is employed and labor is, employed
and when capital and labor are EN-
ployed there is demand for farm prod
ucts and the prices are better. Nothing
can better illustrate the bond between
the capitalist, the labrrer and the
farmer, and no sign of prosperity is as
conclusive as the consumption of wheat
per capita -Four years ago the average
amount of wheat consumed per capita
by the people Cf the United States was
3is bushels. During the years from
1897 to and including 1899, when the
wheels of industry were turning, when
all wanting work got it, when capital
and labor were busy, the per capita con.
sumption of wheat was O., bushels. 1t
shows the difference between good and
bad times, that this extra consumption
of wheat gave an increased demand in
the markets for wheat of more than
100 200, coo bushels per annum. You
cannot separate the interests of the
consumer and the producer and Mr..
Bryan's endeavor to array class against
shows their desperation. The argument
of imperialism is all rot, an insult to
American citizens whose hearts contain
noimperialistic tendencies and Mckinley
has no intention or desire of being
crowned king. 1t is less effective than
the argument for free coinage and 80.
cent dollar made in 1896.
A voice: Ibid you ever see 5O.cent
dollar"
Yes, here is one (holding it up) but
we will not talk free silver. 1t is
dead issue. 1t isn't being discussed by
any of the democratic speakers, not even
by Mr.. Bryan, especially in New York
AS for Imperialism, its seed has not yet
been planted in the heart of an Ameri.
can citizen and this argument falls by
its own weight. AS soon as Mr. Bryan
found that the people, not excepting the
people of Nebraska, favored expansion
he began talking imperialism, out it
don't go down.
There is patriotic side to that Qucs.
tion. AS a sequence to the war with Spain
and Dewey's victory in the PHILIPPINE
archipelago that country has come into
our possession by every right of treaty
and purchase. The soldiers have
planted the American flag on those
islands and it will not be hauled down,
and the man who advocates hauling it
down will be showed under by the votes
of patriotic American citizens.
Lately they have been .terming it
commercialism that rules the desire of
the Philippines.
If the possession of that strategic
point gives the people of this country n
foothold toward opening the doors of
the far east to our products and thus
benefits our farmers, then for Gods |
sake let us have "commercialism"
The democrats won't admit that there |
is any prosperity and don't want McKin.
ley prosperity but we will make them
take it whether they want it or not.
The leaders in the campaigns furnish |
the issues. The democratic leaders
seem to believe that if they can. originate
a catch. penny issue to distract the az
tention of the voters they think it is a |
good thing, but the voter will not be
misled.
1t seemed to be great disappointment
to the crowd when the engine of the |
special whistled and Mr.. Hanna hur.
riedly closed his remarks. Many were
heard to wish that he could talk an hour
or more. Those who came, not expect
ing to hear good address, were most
thoroughly disappointed. The senator
proved a most pleasing speaker and his
remarks went straight home.
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