Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1900 — ISSUES DISCUSSED BY MEN OF ALL PARTIES. [ARTICLE]

ISSUES DISCUSSED BY MEN OF ALL PARTIES.

McClellan’s Tribute to the Soldiers of Our Small Army. Progress of the Campaign Commented On by Persons of AIL Shades of Political Thought ism No Issue. ’A missionary was sent to convert DeWey to Democracy at' Manila. He represented the most potential politicians in the Democratic party—those who could Ihave given him the nomination if he would have consented to a few-line sentiments and glittering generalities. If Dewey had consented at Manila to be a Democratic candidate he would unquestionably have been the candidate. He would have been an imperialist something like; an imperialist wouldn’t have hurt the Democrats a bit. The Democratic party wouldn’t have cared a rap about imperialism nor about silver at 16 to 1 or at 33 to 1. They would have gone in on the heroics. They would have celebrated a conqueror as their candidate, and been glad and proud and stuck up and happy to support a man who had shed blopd, conquered Territory and surrounded the world with his glories. That is what the Democracy wanted. —Murat Halstead. Whoever attempts under whatever popular cry to shake the stability of the public currency and bring on distress in money matters, stabs your interest and your happiness to the heart.—Daniel Webster, in the Senate J an. 31, 1834. ■“Militarism.” “Imperialism,” are terms used by newspapers, politicians and platforms to scare the people and catch votes. They are weapons—utterly groundless ones of the most demagogic import—used to stir the people which no well-balanced statesman or newspaper will use. There is no more danger of either condition in this great intelligent seventy million freemen and great aggregation of States fortified by those States’ rights recognized by our constitution and sustained by our courts, than there is of England becoming an absolute despotism. —Canton (Miss.) Times, Dem. All the incidents of the past prove that the army will never have the disposition to jeopardize the free institutions of the country. Our nation would be safe indeed, for all time, djyl the mass of its citizens place upon its'institntions the same intelligent appreciation as that in which they are held by the army, and were honor, integrity and respect for the laws as much the rule among the people as they are in the army, which has given too many proofs of heroism, of integrity, of devotion to the' country, to be regarded as a source of danger. On the contrary, iie who understands its history must regard it with pride and satisfaction as one of the chief ornaments of the nation, as a school wherein are taught and practiced the virtues of valor, self-denial, obedience' and patriotism, and as an institution which has never called the blush of shame to the face of an American.— George B. McClellan, Democrat, and nominee for the presidency in 1864. There are 6,000 people connected with the glass business in Indiana alone and their votes will make the State go for McKinley. We are only protecting our interests. Our wages have been raised 15 per cent in the past two years, 8 per cent last year and 7 per cent this year, just restoring the cut that was made under the DemocM.tic administration in 1893.—William Peck, Glass Workers’ Uuiou. Bryan’s name is a household word in every Philippine hut. They are thoroughly familiar with his anti-expansion views, and in him think they see their “deliverer.” His nomination and candidacy alone mean the loss of much property aud many lives, for it will infuse new life into the insurgent cause and cause them to break out anew.—R. M. Shearer, Inspector of Customs, Mauban, p. r. -■'*- «■ '■*■ Imperialism is a false cry. Never have I seen a Republican who wants to be a king. lam a military man, but I have never been able to find out what they mean by “militarism.” If by “militarism” they mean they are opposed to our young men learning the things that will enable them to, uphold the flag, then they are opposed to patriotism. One of my «ons, Col. Guy Howard, was killed in the Philippines while fighting for the flag, and another one is fighting over there now. Don’t talk to me about taking down our flag and giving the Philippines away. It is an insult. —Gen. Oliver O. Howard. 1 » The Republican party in Wyoming is in excellent shape. The State is quite prosperous. This is particularly true of the wool industry, which has been stimulated by the tariff and the general, business revival throughout the country. The wool growers all realize that their future depends largely on the continuation of the prosperity which now prevails and I believe that they, tii n man, will support McKinley. Our people are -'.ittle attention to the so-called bur are content to think seof the financial and tariff quesWyoming will give a handsome BHjoi-ity for McKinley and Roosevelt.— Slack, Cheyenne, Wyo. We all know that there has ever been a party in this government, since its foundations were first laid at Bunker Hill and Yorktown, opposed to our territorial expansion aud aggrandizement. With

power and its croaking prophecies of evil have been disregarded, defied and spurn-, ed by the chivalrous spirit of AngloSaxon blood, manjffest destiny, American progress or whatever you may choose to call it.—Daniel W. Voorhees of Indiana, a Democrat, at Washington, D. C., Feb. 14, 1859. While I wish Mr. Bryan no ill fortune, I deem his election as President would be a misfortune to him and to the country under present conditions. If elected he would have suc’n a heterogeneous mass of discordant Democrats, Populists, free silverites, greenbackers, anti-expan-sionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied donothings to contend -with that no harmonious or settled policy, legislative or administrative. could be established. —Col. Geo. W. Warder, Kansas City, Mo., a Democrat who voted for Bryan in 1896. Imperialism is no issue at all. There is only one issue in this campaign, and that concerns the business interests —the pocketbook issue. While the people are threatened with another financial panic and business depression their thoughts are not going to be concentrated on any Cry of imperialism. Jt is folly to assert that a little war over in the Philippine Islands is of more importance to the people of the United States than their individual and collective interests at home. There is nothing like imperialism in the policy of any political party in this country, and, therefore, it is an impossible issne.—Dr. George L. Miller of Omaha, a sound money Democrat.