Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1899 — POLITICS OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POLITICS OF THE DAY

—Wim„, TYRANNY. Hue stout year ago President McKinfeqt gcowlfaifauci tx» tto civilized world Hag ttos gontmy woukl stand on the pßnganiMum Haft '‘extension of territory Hnimaft oominest is criminal aggressdHb:’ Hiutw the fall of Manila this ft————ft off our policy has not In oetmetodt Am practice the policy «ff tto adtuinitaratioa has been such as to gjlwe rise to He general opinion that tone HeongempAnbul the carrying out «as nutaauaes that constitute what Pres ARmt ABu&inlhy dearly and truly de"ifrihiinal aggression.” ItonnttHr mass' meetings have been heill AOs- tto purpose of protesting nqgwtiHt suuhi a policy and demanding Hot He President respect the promises auulb by himself on behalf of .this nattom These- meetings have had the cordtail support off men of national—yea, htocnaftionad—repufation for learning antfi teachers and counselors in the intHffltccunf and! moral world. They came thooii (flyers sects and political parties, gfaii&cd sortsCy J>y their sense of rightesusnems. liberty and patriotism. LargeAy atontod i*ounter demonstrations have been herd and the demand there um*iP Haft President McKinley shall eonnihue to ignore the solemn pledges hgthttm nunto, and urging him to relenttessly wage a war of “criminal aggresstom'' The-supporters of these meetings find Heir enthusiasm fed by the sordid cry off “tt’&mmeeee follows the flag.” Imiactantli onlookers assert that the attomihufts aft these meetings are largely Off He- Admfi who follow the flag at a auffrt dftamnee. Hon form, of government, our traditfbns, our widespread innate love of lib•Bftjt. onir offbonpressed belief in the intomufi righto of man are all opposed to “imperialism." When President McHDfaiby publicly disavowed for this uatDbm any intention of pursuing an “impeinajJ’ policy it was supposed by all puftmoiiic Americans that such disavowal was solely tor the enlightenment of Rtoeigni nations. It is humiliating to every right-minded American to find Hut a faint suggestion of possible commenviufi benefits has secured a following; toe- imperialism, and that these folbmets ace willing to see the standard off imperialism planted on the ruins of Amerioam honor.

'HUB' Biscpocritfoal: cant which frames oawinsf* for "criminal aggression" deoaiisos. no one. The general issue canned Aa evanfiet. It is clear-cut ami well dhtfineii. B 6 Presiileut McKinley moans 1 aan?Hing. Msft than imperialism it is (tfifite easy him to make his mean- ! fine known, ffie may rest assured that ; a (Atainct; avowal of a just policy, folAinwdl ftgt such active measures as whiRA eviface hta sincerity of purpose, wtod at once sitence adverse criticism amA afttmact enthusiastic support. He maty nest equally well assured that day Ay «toy amt step by step the noblest mam and! purest patriots of this country mifll resolutely oppose the tendency toward) imperial tyranny.—Chicago Dem■otnae..

VvLtialfc Gold. Qa every Presidential election up to toft off Republican platforms, organs and stump shouters charge(£ Hat He opposition was backadluipAf British gold. To-day the term "BfailShhi gold! ’ is never seen in the colimms off any Lu-publiciiu organ, and a suftvedltec who should be so foolish or toFintmafte as to insert in a Republican pager am editorial similar to those that watre fir Cushion in would lose his jtrib ifastonriy. Everybody now knows Haft British: gold (which is the property off British usurpers, the common people off Haft country never seeing any yelIbsr money) is to-day a firm supporter off tto Republican party. Hun any Republican deny 'it? Can anybody name any British banker, fitawvfcfl or moneyed man who would resHi«t‘t»>sae RTiHiam J. Bryan elected? €ta tto contrary, are not the hoarders off British: gold interested, pecuniarily, ill) Ha continuance of “the existing gold sfcamtomfi.” aoi£ would they not, therefore. Am willing to contribute to a fund dhrignadl to* pay the cost of defeating tto ffiwo- silver party in America? British) golds will! unquestionably be spent fnr tto Sfeffuftflcaa, ticket next year. Aaßiffwaaffiaiw our elections to be thus Aoagftft wo- shall bo selling ourselves ifits* shivery to Lombard street. Bbtw many American citizens are wady- to stand up and avow that they vote- tto tfoftafc dictated and supported Ay British, gold?

lb swputed thirty-five years of conshwft summer and winter campaigning to “pmdffjr tribes numbering 300,000 ami capable- off putting, at the most, mnnedi braves into He field. If At urns* job*a Hted of a century to to «aft wfiß tto T&gatos, Visayans and labuiib tto- problem bo the expansion-

not have been foreseen or guarded against. So that In point of fact nobody at all Is to blame for the maladministration of the War Department. The Hon. Hazen S. Pingree, for instance, who is a bosom friend of Gen. Alger, demands to know why tlie Secretary of War should be blamed for McKinley’s bad administration, and Mr. Groevenor asks whether the President could have attended to the details pf the War Department personally. It is only fair to say, however, that these recriminations come not from Messrs. Alger and McKinley, but from the partisans of those statesmen. Between the Major and his Secretary of War there subsists a deep affection, founded along In 18&4, which will continue so long as Alger is in a position to aid in extricating great men from temporary financial embarrassment.—Chicago Chronicle.

The Humorous Griggs. It is the opinion of lawyers of standing that Edward Atkinson of Boston has most excellent grounds for action for slander against McKinley's Attorney General. Griggs has gone out of his way to hold a reputable citizen up to public contempt as a “traitor.” The offender cannot plead official privilege, because the offensive terms were applied in newspaper interviews under conditions which would warrant legal action and were applied to a man who was eminent long years before Griggs was dragged from New Jersey to ornament the President’s Cabinet. Should Atkinson see tit to prosecute Griggs, the Jersey imperialist would find himself on the horns of a dilemma. If he should plead justification and endeavor to prove Atkinson a “traitor,” the country will want to know by what right he allowed the “traitor” to go unprosecuted. It is the duty of Griggs to punish„tfeason ami sedition. That is one of the things he is in office for. Why, then, does he not prosecute Atkinson, whom he has publicly branded as a traitor? The answer is very simple. He dare not because the country has received the suggestion of his so doing with a loud guffaw.—New York News.

Commerce and Imperialism. All this talk to the effect that the possession of the Philippines will “introduce us to the Orient” is pure rubbish. No Imperialist has yet undertaken to tell us how the possession of those islands will enable us to sell a dollar's worth more to “the Orient” than we could sell without them. Even Mr. Frye Is constrained to admit that we need nothing more than coaling and naval stations for the purpose of protecting our commerce. We can sell to the people of “the Orient” if we offer them the things they want on terms as satisfactory to them as they can make with other venders; otherwise we cannot. It is not a matter of owning territory or making a great display of military or naval force. It is simply a matter of supplying things wanted on satisfactory terms. We have abundant proof of this in the fact that Europe takes more than three-fourths of all we sell, although we do not own an acre of ground In Europe or “fronting” Europe.—Chicago Chronicle.

Impudence of the Lumber Lords, Late advices from Washington indicate that the lumber lords are entreating the administration to retaliatory action by exercising the option conferred In the Dlngley act and doubling the tariff on lumber. This is positively the most Impudent protectionist proposal which has ever been seriously urged. Not content with doing all in their power to frustrate the effort of the joint high commission to settle all matters In controversy between the United States and Canada, these voracious monopolists now seek to add to the difficulties of the situation and to foment new causes of disagreement when every consideration of the public welfare demands an amicable adjustment.—Philadelphia Record. Poorest W»y to Get a Market. The customs receipts at Havana during April amounted to $660,000; and for the fiscal year they will close to $lO,000,000. This reflects a very promising activity in trade thereabouts. It would be interesting to contrast these figures with the Manila customs collections. Facts us to the latter are wanting, but the internal revenue collections at Manila since the American occupation began amount to hardly $175,000. The otter demoralization of trade and Industry there is strikingly shown by such figures. Our war of subjugation to get a market is destroying whatever market there was for us.—Springfield Republican. Imperial Brawl* to Be Avoided. It will be an evil day for the republic when we come to regard ourselves as so much of a “world power” that we are ready to join the brawls aud wars of the old world nations. England is quite ready to see us become just that sort of a “power,” available for use In the extraction of her embroiled chestnuts. We must beware lest Uncle Sam lose that sagacity which has been regarded as his distinguishing characteristic.—Springfield, Mass., Republican. Lotting Alger Down Kaay. Secretary Alger has at last admitted the truth of the report that he Is an active candidate for United States Senatorial honors to succeed Senator McMillan, who declines renontination. We are not In the Major’s confidence, hut It

seems as If a sufficient explanation for the chief executive’s noticeable elation of spirits has been furnished. In looking about for a soft cushion on wbidA to fall the War Secretary has selected one of billowy luxuriance and the oats remaining problem to be solved Is the pliability of the Michigan Legifdattfte to be elected a year hence.—Chicago Chronicle. “Censoring” the Mail*. The Atkinson incident is only one fiff> the many incongruities arising ont of the anomalous position of the United States in the Philippines. The Government, in this case, finds that It cannot admit copies of its own documents into the country which it has subdued. It Is a matter of regret that the Government should be forced to such measure* to sustain the President's policy, and it is apparent that some of President McKinley’s earlier utterances regarding “criminal aggression” would be excluded from the Manila mail under this order of the Postmaster General.—Booton Post. If We Are Lying. The lawyers are forcing a very nlco question to the front in Cuba. American lawyers insist that they have the right to practice there because the island is a part of the United States. The Cuban lawyers insist that they have not unless they are admitted to the bar under Cuban rules. If we are merely standing guard over Cuba until she is “pacified’’ it Is evident that Cuba is not a part of the United States. But if wo arc lying, and mean to hang on to Cuba and use our troops to secure a vote for annexation, which is quite probable, the lawyers might as well go to practicing.—lndianapolis Sentinel.

AH on/c:oaßtof Jouet. This is the problem by the side of which all others confrenting the Buckeye Republicans pale into insignificance. To Jones, or not to Jones; Aa compared with Jones, Sherman’s return to Ohio polities Is of no Importance; the Hanna-Bushneli-Foraker feuds are mere sideshows; even Ooxie Old Boy, the Cincinnati boss, and the turned-down McKisson, of Cleveland, are mere ciphers. There are all sorts of trouble at baud for the Ohio Republicans, and all on account of Jones.— Atlanta C’onstituitou. Why Hanna Favors Quay. “Of course I am for Quay. Why shouldn’t I be?” remarked Senator Hanna to an interviewer. Hanna’e point Is well taken. In the things birds of a feather will flock together. Quay, as chairman of the National Republican Committee, raised a tremendous corruption fund and elected a President. Hanna, occupying a similar position, squeezed millions from the trusts, debauched the voters it) a dozen States aud put McKinley in tha White House.—New York Journal.

Democrats Do Their Own Iklnkiac. Republican organs have great sport ' pointing to the diversity of opinion tat Democratic circles, forgetful of thn fact that diversity of opinion among Democrats is an indication that Deaio- 4 crats do their own thinking. Them would be no diversity of opinion among Democrats if Democrats followed the example of Republicans by allowing one or two leaders to do all their thinking for them.—Omaha World-Herald. Administration Talk of Treason. The weakness of the administration is made very clear by the silly Cabinet talk of “treason.” With the best minds in the Republican party enlisted against “criminal aggression” disguised as “benevolent asslmiHaUon,’* ;j this Cabinet jabber is highly absurd. The most active “traitors” are distinguished members of the President’s own party.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ; Danger in Cpnltioe a Precedent. : We much doubt whether Mr. Quag will succeed in overthrowing the precedent long established by the Senate. It is a dangerous matter for the Republican party to drift from well-estaWlsb-ed principles, no matter who the person is in whose behalf the matter Is urged. In years to come these things return to plague the inventors.—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.

Merely a Move for Effect. I If there were really any expectatlohß that Mr. Quay would get a seat Id thels Senate, contrary to the provisions of|9 the Constitution of the United Statefffl and of all precedent, there would havafl been no such haste to make the ap~M| pointment. The appointment was not If made w ith any such expectation, hov> fl ever. It is only intended for poiitkaflH effect.— Philadelphia Press. I The Two Republican Faction*. I There are two elemeuts in the BelH publican party. Just as there are in thffiH country at large. One rcpreseßtgHf Hanna, Alger, Eagan, Carter and rion meat and the other represents partisans who are for expansion, the*l honor of the flag and the of the poisoners of soldiers. The jattajfH class is rather out of place in the BmH publican party, but it exists.— ington Times. fl And There Are More Coating, % 1 When the prediction was made thdll nothing short of an earthquake wsniflß prevent McKinley’s re-election year, it was not thought there wouldl2l| such a prompt response. Indiana MMII Kentucky had earthquakes the next day.—Butte Miner. “ JH He Is Getting Used to It. Ilf Funny that President McSWH should consider it necessary tof||B i jg| Hot Springs, Virginia, after hot water so long at WaaftlnghMfl Manchester Union. #1 Understand One Another, The trusts will not care, an toqfyH§ the g. o. p. confines itself to ptafmM denunciation of trusts. - Omaha WmNjm* Herald. flg