The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-15
rHE MORAL ISSUE IN POLITICS

I THE MORAL ISSUE IN POLITICS
/ The following are extracts from an
EDITORIAL in the Chicago Chronicle, OF
| yesterday, in which much truth is ox
PRESSED:
VIM J. Bryan, who is doing what h,
an in his own peculiar way 10 fas.
en- William Il. Hearst upon the Demo
ratio party, il q celebrated lecturer
n the subject of The Moral Issue
Politics"
The moral issue in politics, as I'm
lerstood by Mr. Hearst consists pref
y largely Of the buying and Bullying
II delegates. the liberal use Of money
primaries. anj in cases where the
inmaries do mo-, result as he wouli
ave hal them, the corruption of the
delegates before they reach the con
'entiCn
The moral issue in politics as cX
'ounded by Mr. Bryan, the writer OF
Wills and the administrator of The es
ates of persons OF excentric minds
GEMS 10 consist for the most part OF
IN intense antipa,hy to wealth an
he posessors of wealth No rue dis
iple of Mr. Bryan is permitted tC
utertain for an instant an idea thai
,cquisiton is for him a possibility
lther people may take money but q
sryan man must put all such yanitie.
tsile.
The Bryan proscelites are also Civ
n to understand that when rich men
inter- politics they are to O. stunned
vent hough they appear empty han
a. Mere association with men known
o possess wealth is held 10 be corrnp,
ug. II by chance the rich man is l.
arrest and Is willing to spend lii
| le money for the good Of the cau3e
ie is to be avoided AS would be The
vii one
Yet we observe that when Mr. Bry
| ms favoritc candidate for tho pre- i
ency appears in the political aren
u OF the rules laid down by the dis
inguishej purist from Nebraska, art
arceleJ. One Of the richest men in
he country ami one OF the most sci
ism. Mr. Bryana man, Is entitled b!
| he virtue Of his sponsor to use mon.
Y on everybody with whom he comes
n contact The moral issue in his
ase amounts merely to tho purchase
# everybody and everything within
each Mr. Bryan must approve o.
/ his practice or he would aot have
,lyed tho way for it by warning bis
blowers of the corruptiug influence
# great wealth
The moral issue in politics has not
llways been rlghteously upheld by
dr Bryan himself lie has manage
rub MP against great wealth Eith
efficient regularity ana precision dur
ng the last eight years to acquire
quite a little Of il himself The can
ers Of plutocraey have not been
% terrifying to him that he has kept
| imself entirely FIRE from the con a
ion Indeed il is popularity bclioy,l
4 hat he Is already one &c the pluto
rats of Nebraska and as things %
lowa1ays. there is reason 10 supp1.e
/ hat if his life shall be spared he vii
PRESENTLY enter the list with some Of
he maenates Of Chicago and Ne3
FORK.
/ In considering his moral issue ir
/ u its bearings it Is nee sIry 10 make
/ note of tine fact that his protege
\ lr Hearst is the one rich man II
/ he history of the rnitcl States who
ils Sos out wuth a deliberate purpose
purchase the pre- idency Where
/ 'vcr his claims have been urged at all
money has been usel Wherever hf
1 as secured a delegate that delegat,
3s been bough. in one way or an
| ther. Wherever q state or territory
as instructed las delegation to 81
.ouis in his favor there haJ been g
fl1lesale corruption Of 70 ers. eau
uses and conventions
Tins We are enabled % get a pref
/ y fair i'el ct what Mir BRYAN mean.
/ " his moral issue in polite As il
SOS when be had the silver mine
wHers ON hi1 stan. be now Is II fay
+ 81 any rich mon who viii spend HI
money freely for moral purposes"
zen of wealth Will Ioi him ia,erliu
he moral issues he viii bless an,
aHelify allthe money that they may
Use in its lvancaucut