The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902, September 20, 1900, Image 1

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VOL. III. NEBRASKA CITY , NEB. , THURSDAY , SEPT. 20 , 1900. NO. ii.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
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J. STERLING MORTON , EDITOR.
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THE REPUBLIC ? ? ,
OF ALTGELD.Oockran of New
York , in one of his
speeches in support of the gold standard ,
in 1890 , said :
"The American people will never con
sent to substitute the republic of Wash
ington , of Jefferson , of Jackson for the
republic of an Altgeld , a Tillman or a
Bryan. "
The republic of an Altgeld , a Tillman
or a Bryan is just as objectionable as it
was when denounced by Cookran. If
this triumvirate was dangerous then it
is dangerous now. The American people
should bo unwilling in 1900 to make
the substitution suggested by Mr.
Oockran in 1896.
THOSE. .
cepting the repub
lican nomination for the presidency ,
Major McKinley makes a very pertinent
allusion to , the Bailey-Bryan style of
war makers which THE CONSERVATIVE
quotes without wishing to be imperti
nent to the sixteen to one Bryanarchists
who talked for war and never walked to
war. It reads :
mr ' "There are those who , two years ago ,
were rushing us on to war with Spain ,
who are unwilling now to accept its
olear consequences , as there are those
among us who advocated the ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace , but now
protest against its complications. "
It is a treat to read of those great and
good statesmen who entreated the
senate to ratify the treaty with Spain ,
and are now retreating with bedraggled ,
banners before the consequences of their
own importunities , mistakes and
blunders.
BRYAN'S WARNING. , _ \ 6P.
10 , 1896 , at Knoxville -
ville , Tennessee , Mr. Bryan gave this
solemn warning to gold standard demo
crats :
"If there is any one who believes the
Gold Standard is a good thing , or that
it must be maintained , I warn him not
to cast his vote for me because I promise
him it will not be maintained in this
country longer than I am able to get rid
of it. "
SILVER SENATORS.
ted the financial
fabric will depend upon five republican
senators. If the endorsement then of
five senators can be secured for silver
legislation , the destruction of the gold
standard will have been accomplished.
Mr. Cleveland , it is known , obtained the
support of enough silver senators to pass
an anti-silver measure. Cannot Bryan
obtain the support of enough gold
senators to pass a free coinage of silver
law ?
If
A CHALLENGE , .
democratic national
TO BRYAN.democratic
tional convention
met , Mr. Bryan honestly believed
imperialism to be the paramount ques
tion , by making his candidature condi
tional upon the reiteration of the finan
cial plank of 1896 , he was guilty of a
lack of patriotism in thus placing a
"mere economic question" above the
' 'safety of the republic. " Or if , prior to
the convention , he honestly believed
this economic question to be above all
others in importance , but has since
undergone a change of heart and is now
honest in the belief that we must this
year decide irrevocably between a
republic and an empire , he then owes
the American people an unqualified
declaration of his change of opinion.
He owes to the voters of this country
the positive assurance that he will not
construe his election as a vindication of
16 to 1 , but will regard it as a rebuke to
the foreign policy of the present admin
istration.
In his speech of acceptance Mr. Bryan
censured those who still insist that this
_ , . _ economic question
Kopiullato Silver. . , , . . ,
is the vital one in
the campaign , and accused them of a
lack of patriotism in discussing such a
question when the "structure of our gov
ernment is in peril. " Mr. Bryan ought
not to do that which he censures others
for doing. He has a chance to prove the
integrity of his purpose and the sincerity
of his declarations. If Mr. Bryan wants
the people to vote for him because the
republic will go to pieces if he is not
elected , let him do only that which he
requests gold standard advocates to do ,
refrain from advocating an economic
question , and assure the American people
ple that they may save their republic by
voting for him without imperiling their
financial system. ' Will Mr. Bryan do
this ? Will he repudiate the financial
plank of his platform ? If he does not ,
may he not be justly charged with plac
ing the establishment of 16 to 1 above
the maintenance of the republic ? Or if
not this , may we not rightly question
his sincerity in proclaiming that the
issue this year is between a republic and
an empire ? May we not reasonably
suspect him of using the scare of "im
perialism" as a cloak to conceal the par-
pose most cherished by him , to place the
country upon a silver basis ? It is up to
Mr. Bryan.
Mr.OarlSohun ,
SCHURZ AND GAGE. .
m his reply to
Secretary Gage unwittingly made a fatal
admission when he said that the repub
licans at the next session of congress
must securely fasten the gold standard
upon the country. It is an acknowledg
ment that the menace of Bryanarchy to
the gold standard is a real positive fact.
It is an admission that Bryan would be
a safe president only by making it impos
sible for him to do harm. Upon the
same principle Mr. Sohurz , if he were a
banker , would lock his safe and place a
highwayman in charge of the bank.
The funds of the bank would no doubt
be secure so long as the look of the safe
remained unmolested or the safe intact.
Mr. Sohurz would not be taking
into account the probability of his
new confidant breaking the look or
blowing up the safe. Suppose the
republicans do look up the gold standard
at the next session of congress , is there
any assurance that Bryan will not break
the look ? As THE CONSERVATIVE
pointed out last week , if Bryan is
elected there is a strong probability of a
free silver senate in 1901. The gold
standard could then be repealed and a
free coinage law passed. Then what
would Mr. Sohurz do ? THE CONSERVA
TIVE believes the best policy would be
to keep the "highwayman" out of the
bank.