The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-19

/ confidence was restored.
"A commission was sent to Europe,
| carving out the Republican party 5
! pledge, to secure, if possible, information
/ al bimetaIhsm. Senator Wolcott Of Colo
RADIO and Adlai Stevenson. now. Demo-
cratic candidate for vice president. were
on this commission. It failed to accom-
plish the idea it sought, and SO. though
we had the gold standard since 1884, we
more firmly established it by the act Of
March "A, 1900.
when 1886 came we thought Of course
the paramount issue of the opposition
would be the money question Bryan and
his followers had said that prosperity
could dndedver come until the gold stand
| ard disappeared and we we had 16 to L
Bryan said after the election Of 1895 that
the battle would eonulaetaOinshrdlln
the battle would continue-would still be
waged, until there was left not single
advocate of the gold standard. But i'm
agine our surprise when at Kansas City
Is to 1 was given a subordinate and uniIn-
portant place in the platform, and the
burning issue of imperialism was made
paramount.
"Why was this? IF the silver question
has not been a single step taken toward
Is to l, and since, on the other hand. the
gold standard has been more firmly fixed.
why is silver relegated to the rear?
Something has happened. Too much has
happened. The opposition has seen its
every prediction unfulfned and every
pledge of the Republican party kept.
Prices have increased; mills have opened
business is no longer stagnant; good
times are everywhere apparent; people
are satisfied and contented. Not a single
prediction of Bryan has come true
$50 badly in need of an issue, the op-
position hit upon the burning issue Of
Imperialism, and when you have a burn
ing issue you had better attend to it. So
it was that at Kansas City the Declara-
ton of Independence was read as a part
Of the proceedings and references made
to the constitution. SO it was that at
given time 10000 flags. appeared in spec
tacular display. So it was that repre-
sentatives Of eleven southern states, who
some thirty-fve years ago tried to de-
stroy that flag, tried to sever this union
and set up another country disregarded
the Constitution and the Declaration of
independence, now claim to be the sole
defenders of that flag and our country
And SO it is we have the burning issue
Of imperialism, and Bryan, in his speech
Of acceptance at Indianapolis, in 5000
words, does not mention 16 to 1.
''But do not be alarmed They had to
have an issue. The tariff was out of the
question. Even the Democrats now adj
nit the policy of protection, for you can
read the Kansas City platform from be-
ginning to end and find no direct refer
ence to the tariff. They did not care to
make another battle on the money ques-
ton. They could not take trusts, and
being satisfied that Mckinley had made
q good administration at home. they try
to divert your attention to far-off things
and to frighten you over the burning
issue of imperialism. But if Mckinley
has made a good president for Americans
and you are satisfied of it, the paramount
issue is: DO you want a changer
Rush county will get squarely in line
this year. Republicans are confident
They believe Mckinley has made a good
president, Stanley good governor, Long |
a good representative. They are not
willing to be out of the procession this |
year, nor will they be.
Rush county has raised a big wheat |
crop this year. It's cattle are doing well. !
Times are good and the people contented. |
Fred Smith gets sporty" in the con-
clusion of his speech. He says: '"The
Democrats have failed with their race
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