The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-03-15
StliI Afraid Of The Emperor.

ing editOrlally nave nave ceased, 10 some ex-
tent, their crazy babbling about the ''em-
pre- emperor and ''imperialism'' but
our home contemporary still babbles the
same babble, still whines the same whine, of
Mckinley, the Emperor, Mark Hanna, the
tyrant and the country going to the eternal
bow-wows. The New York Times Indiana
Dem that seems to have more good sense
and more good judgment than some of our
%oracles here at home, says in regard to the
President
The familiar and half-sarcastic saying
about Mr.. McKinley's keeping his ear to the
ground embodies n very high tribute to his
wisdom and craftsmanship. We have prob
abb; never had u president who was more
successful in interpreting the popular will or
who obeyed it more faithfully. An uniform
ed foreigner who should read his inaugural
address would say ut once that this presi-
dent was either u faithful representative and
servant of the people or else was wonder
fully clever at receiving them. Deceit of
the people by the president is impossible in
this land of prying and uproarous publicity.
No administration can have secrets, and
even the close advisers of the president may
think themselves fortunate if they do not
find the confidential communications of the
council table anticipated in the newspapers.
President Mckinley attempts no conceal
ment of his policies and purposes, for the
very excellent reason that as often as occas-
ions occur for publicly proclaiming them he
il always able to make such a presentation
and satifaction with his administration in
creased.
The complete Identification of himself
with the people makes the task of his critics
immensely difficult and disheartening. lie
renders it impossible for them to attack him
without slandering the American people.
'Distrust of the capacity, integrity, and
high purpose of the American people," he
says, ''will not be an inspiring theme for
future political contests.' The loud cam
pain cries about his peridy, his cruel oppres-
sions, and his brutal trampling on our tradi-
tons and the foundation principles of the
republic were arrangements of the people
quite as much rs of the president, for he has
done nothing they have not sanctioned, rati-
fled and confirmed. When the critics in
sisted that he was plugging headlong into
inc ytricable difficulties and impossible labors
they showed their distrust of the capacity of
the nation and its people.
None but the timid and incompetent,
none but those who are distrustful by habit
and despairing by temperament will venture
to join issue with Mr.. Mckinley on these
propositions:
"The republic has marched on and on,
and it's every stp has exalted freedom and
humanity. We are undergoing the same
ordeal as did our predecessors nearly a GEN.
fury ago. We are following the course they
blazed. They triumphed, will their success
ors falter and plead organic impotency in the
nation? Surely, after 1875 years of achieve
ment for mankind we will not now surrender
our equality with other powers on matters
fundamental and essential to nationality.
With no such purpose was the nation Great
ed. In no such spirit has it developed its
full and independent sovereignty. We adj
here to principles of equality among ourselves
and by no act of ours will we assign to our
selves a subordinate rank in the family of
nations"