Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-04

dered out. The great financier knew
this would in all probability be the re-
suit. His idea was that II would be
better for him and the interests he rep
resented to so into the battle for all It
was worth, confident that capital would
win in the end, and that the winning
would be worth more than years OF
patched5up peace. He may have ex-
pected hard and protracted struggle,
but was serene In the belief that the
victory for capital would be signal, and
the working people finally SO democrat
lied. Inundated and poverty-stricken
that they would not have the heart to
make another fight during the remain-
der of Mr.. Morgan's life.
OF course, the distinguished financier
may be mistaken about this; but he
would not be as rich man as he Is,
and the undisputed head of SO many en-.
terprises that he Is. IL lie were not
long-headed man, capable OF looking
into the future with approximate accu-
racy. and willing to take n considerable
risk for tremendous final winning. He
is for business" He cares for politics
and government only MS they can be OF
service to the mighty enterprises in
which he is engaged. When he has use
for them. especially if matters should
come to the crisis OF calling out troops,
he will let Mr.. Hanna know.
Can the distinguished Ohio Senator
afford to be placed In this posltion2 He
Is also q business man, but the world
knows more of him us a politician aud
a commanding factor In the government
Of the United States MS 1t Is now consti.
tuted. He regards the rains OF heaven,
abundant crops. activity in manufac-
turing, prosperity In business and the
steady and certain employment OF the
working masses at fair compensation
as the essential incentives to victory
for the party to which he belongs. In
the campaigns which he has 80 mas
terfully conducted the avoidance OF
strikes has been looked upon as me-
cessity. When the settlement OF an
other former great strike In the teeth
of political campaign was ascribed to
Mr.. Hanna he did not deny that he
was instrumental. Indeed, 1t was one
of the best achievements of his political
career.
There is greater reason for Mr.. Han
ma interfering now. because this Is a
greater strike. Is Mr.. Hanna satisfied
to quit because Mr.. Morgan tells him
to?
Who's running things, anyhow
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Looking 10 1904.
United States Senator George d.
Vest of Missouri, that sturdy and ster-
ling champion of Democracy, has, in an
interview, declared that in 1904. the
national platform would be:
First-A declaration for graduated
income tax.
Second An unrelenting opposition to
trusts.
Third-A declaration against i'm.
periallsm and the colonial system.
1T would be suicidal" says the Sem
ator. "to thrust the silver issue forward
lagain.'
These planks. as described by Sen.
= ator Vest. are interesting not only be.
cause of their contents. but because OF
the order In which they are placed. The
income tax he places first, and 1t is to
be assumed that he regards 1t as first
in Importance. Notwithstanding the
court decision that the income tax IL
unconstitutional. Democrats generally
believe that 1t is good law md equit-
able, just and right to make the men
who possess the wealth Of the country
pay their just proportion Of taxation.
whether their property is in the form
of real estate or securities.
No one doubts that opposition to the
trusts and to the imperialistic program
of the Republican party will be two Of
the main points on which the National
Democracy will attack the party of plu-
tocracy and commercialism in the cam.
paign of 1904. These evils have grown
to such an enormous extent and are so
heartily condemned by the masses Of
the people of this country that the duty
Of the Democracy to attempt their
eradication is too plain to be mistaken.
| The truth Of the remark of Senator
Vest regarding the unwisdom Of again
4 putting forward the silver issue de-
ipends altogether upon the time OF its
duplication. The Times has more than
once remarked that IL a Democratic Ma.
tional Convention were to be held to.
morrow declaration for the free coin
age Of silver would probably find no
place in the platform. To-day the supply
of gold is sufficient to meet the demands
of business and SO long as this Is SO
there will be no real demand for the
larger coinage of silver.
But tbs going too far to say that the
Issue of free silver is dead forever. For
the time may come when the gold sup
ply will become contracted and acquire
4 an abnormal value and then there will
be a renewed demand for legislation
bringing a larger proportion of silver
into circulation. Buffalo Times.
Democratic Uuity Essential.
Democrats In every State In the
Union can unite in defense of the broad
principles OF Democracy. Men may die
and candidates may be defeated and
discredited, but the principles OF the
party can never die or be discredited.
When Democrats show a disposition to
ignore men and stand by principles,
, then there are symptoms Of an awaken
Ing OF the people which will carry all
before 1t when questions of public pol
Icy are again OH trial at the polls. Peo.
ria Herald Transcript.
Rec procity ami the Tariff,
If all the proposed reciprocity trea-
ties were put through the abuses which
, Mr.. Babcock attacks would still re-
main. Confirm all the Kasson agree
ments and we shall still have gigantic
combinations paying dividends on hun
dreds of millions of fiction because the
: tariff enables them to exact oppressive
prices from domestic consumers. Per
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