Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1900 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Dowlesim is gaining ground at Rensselaer. —Oxford Tribune. This is easily accounted for, if true —the Official Apologist is fighting it. If we haven’t a sufficient number of troops in the Philippines to keep the Filipinos in subjection, how are we going ‘to be able to send a lot of them to China to help the Europeans whip the Chinese “boxers” into subjection? That is the problem which now confronts Mr. McKinley and his Cabinet. And after this government helps the European government knock out the boxers and set up a new Chinese government, what will come next? That is the problem which may, in the very near future confront the American people. Are we ready to assume any new’ responsibilities for the government of more Asiatics? Have we not already more of that sort of thing than is desirable? The administration was greatly ch agri lined by the indifference of the people of Washington towards Gen. E. 8. Otis, aud took special pains to add attractions to the reception given him by the people of Rochester, N. ¥., his home city. Secretary Long sent the full marine band, at public expense, and Secretary Root, virtually ordered Gen Joe Wheeler, now’ an unassigned brigadier General in the regular army, to go to Rochester to help add enthusiasm to the occasion. Mr. McKinley has been made to realize, by the indifference of the public tow’ard Gen. Otis, bow unpopular His Philippine policy is with the people, and with the realization has come alarm. He knows that the responsibility for putting Otis in i command in the Philippines, and ; keeping him in command after I his unfitness for the position had been shown up, belongs to Wm. 'McKinley, and he fears that the I people will be as indifferent {towards him on election day as I they hare shown themselves to be towards Otis now. The spectre of j doubt has become Mr. McKinley’s I co 11 st an t co mpa 11 ion?