The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-29
HARMONY Mi:sourian Wants
Impossible Without Sur
render.
GOLD FACTION FOREVER LOST.
Nebraskan Thinks They Would Refuse
Senator's Platform Unless they
Named Nominee.
Named Nominee.

will be published tomorrow, contain,
an editorial by William j. Bryan il
which the Nebrascan reviews the
recent interview with Senator George
Graham Vest contained in the Kan
sas CITY Times. The Nebraskan :
comment is given herewith in full:
The Kansas City Times recently
published an interview given out by
Senator Vest Of Missouri. 1t is not
necessary at this time to answer his
criticism Of Mr.. Bryan's part in the
ratification of the treaty. The read
ers of the COmmOner are familiar
with the reasons which led Mr. Bryan
to prefer to have the war terminated
and the independence of the Philip
pines secured through the action OF
this country rather than continue
the war and risk International COM
plication in an effort to compel Spain
to do what We could more easily do
ourselves. Neither is it necessary to
discuss what he says in condemna-
ton of Mr.. Bryan's leadership. He
only claims the right to have con
victions and to express them; if other
people have like convictions, he will
have company, if not, he will be
alone.
Some one has defined a leader as
zone who is going the same direction
as the people and IA little bit ahead.
Mr.. Bryan believes in the principles
set forth in the Kansas City platform
and is not willing to surrender them
in order to win theapproval of those
who oppose those principles. When
the democratic party repudiates
those principles, it will find itself GO
ing in another direction-with CIeve-
land, Carlisle, Whitney, Francis, ct al.
"a little bit ahead
VESTS PLATFORM Is ALL RIGHT.
Senator Vest outlines platform
which is good as far as it goes.
Here Mr.. Bryan quotes Senator
Vests platform and his comments
thereon, as heretofore published in
THE Tines
INCOME TAX NOT A HARMONIZER.
The income tax is all right, but it
would be easier to secure a uniform
rate than a graded one. Mr. Vest
will find, however, that the income
tax is not harmonizing issue Mr.
Hill fought the income tax, Mr.
Cleveland was opposed to it and
nearly all the gold men are as hostile
to it as they are to free silver.
Mr.. Vest emphasizes the trust issue
but that is not harmonizing issue
either for the financial influences
stand behind the trust as solidly as
they do behind the banks. The New
York Sun is already declaring that
free silver would do but little dam
age compared with the widespread
Generalization which would be pro
duced by effective antitrust legisla
ton.
The question of imperialism is
rightly included among the issues
in fact, its Importance cannot be
overstated. Mr.. Vest is right in say
ing that the election of 1900 can not
be considered a settlement of the
question of Imperialism, but why
does Senator Vest try to drive away
the allies who are willing to help us
secure all needed reforms? Why does
he prefer gold democrats who sup.
ported the republican ticket to pop
ulists who supported the democratic
ticket?
He says:
we must stop hunting around in
corners and up canons for populists
and go back to the doctrine of Mr..
Jefferson, upon which alone we can
achieve victory
The senator should be a little more
definite. To what plank does he
refer? The only plank he speaks of
discarding is the silver plank and vet
that is not nearly as populistic as
the income tax plank. The senator
was voting for free and unlimited
coinage at the ratio of Is to l with
cut waiting for the aid or consent of
any other nation before the populist
party came into existence. The in
come tax was advocated by the pop
ulist party several years before it
found place in the democratic plat