The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-27
GEN. SIMON BOLIVER BUCKNER
HAS NO USE FOR WIN. j, BRYAN

ing in the country either to be bought
or sod.
Compared with Mr. Bryan's pre-
dlctlons of the dire disasters which
would befall the people Il they fai,et
to adopt his paramount issues. tn,
doleful prophesies OF jeremiah Nigh
be regarded as optimistic.
But the people failed 10 embrae,
his views. They adopted a single
standard OF measurement for theil
money as they have already done tol
their wheat and their corn and for
their other commodities. The drain
on the treasury. in consequence OF
the silver purchase act. Immediately
ceased. Public credit was restored.
The fields yielded abundant returns
to the farmer. Every variety oi
manufactures was resumed. The
workingman was amply rewarded for
his toll. The railways were taxed TO
their utmost capacity to convey the
superabundant products TO the MAJ
ket. Even Mr.. Bryan. in despite OF
his woeful prophesles OF disaster,
seems to have prosperei as never
before. and waxing fat on the dire
woes. which he had so clearly fore
seen. was soon prepared for another
contest for the presidency.
But in the face OF the growing
prosperity of the country il was nee
essary for him to devise some new
paramount issue. which might give
promise Of better success than that
which had so signally failed The
war with Spain Afforded him the
desired opportunity.
Another Paramount issue.
He has himself pa,hetical.y 10
scribed the imminent dangers which
beset him In that war when encamp-
ed, in florida, between the Rough
Riders and the Mississippians. He
escaped the sad fate which seemed
impending over him by a timely res
ignation of his commission and a r.
turn to the peace and quietuie OF his
Lincoln home. Here his heart mus,
have yearned for the safety OF his
faithful Nebraskans and his mind
must have been tortured In devising
means TO save his devoted followers.
threatened on either flank by the
tomahawk OF the relentless Mssis-
sippians and the scalping knife OF the
Rough Riders.
A kind Providence brought the re-
l.ef which his own genius was unable
to devise. He learned that treaty
OF peace had been negotiated with
Spain by the president. II this were
only ratified the cruel war would be
ended and his followers would be
saved.
When this news reached him. we
are informed, that he fastened 70
/ Washington and exerted his powerful
influence with his followers in the
senate in favor OF the ratification OF
the treaty. Il was ratified. Tn,
scalps OF his faithful Nebraskans
were saved and the sovereignty OF
the Philippine Islands passed from
Spain to the United States.
On returning to his home. there
seemed to be a gradual awakening OF
his conscience. As usual. he had act.
ed without considering the results
which would follow. In his eager.
ness to save his Nebraskans. he had
aided in committing a great wrong
on the Philippines. This wrong
must beredressed. and to accomplish
this he invented for the campaign oil
1900 new paramount issue
which. like the apbarition in "Mac
beth" should prove "more potent
than the first"
The Philippine Islands.
This phantom he styled "Anti-Im
lperlaiism." This meant that we haC
no right to exercise governmental
control over a country without frs
obtaining the consent of its inhabi
tants. That to do this was un-Dem
ocratic. un-American and opposed tC
every principle OF justice. That W,
had not asked the consent of III,
Filipinos to our sovereignty: that
though the islands had been a par
of the country which had transferred
Us sovereignty TO us, we had no RICH
thus to acquire them; that this wrons
must be redressed by abandoning IN,
Islands to their inhabitants. leavinl
them to their Intestine feuds and tri
bal conflicts. or to be exploited By