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"Preserve democratic principles.'
. Put none but tried and true democrats on
guard.
Mr. Root seems to have overworked his for
gotting cquipniont
Tho policy of suppression has been followed by
the state of depression.
If the roconcentration order was such a good
thing, why was it revoked?
'
Tho phraso coiner of the administration seema
to be working a double shift.
. Sonator McLaurln -writes like a man -who feels
the earth slipping from beneath his feet.
They call him "Hell Roaring Jake" Smith.
He's now getting a part of his cognomen.
A short time ago it was "benevolent assimila
tion." Now it is "magnificent dissimulation."
Mr. Ncely now realizes the discomfort of not
knowing how to throw down a few pillars.
Tho thumb mark proof of democratic loyalty
seems to bo slightly frazzled around the edges.
The man benind the watering can seems to
have been doing double duty in the Philippines.
The rqpublic is to have a stronger navy. The
first Btep has been taken. Mr. Long has retired.
The Los Angeles Times is busy wondering
how it will explain its premature defense of Gen
eral Smith.
Men who call themselves democrats and act
like republicans are not safe leaders for the demo
cratic party.
What tho country needs is a secretary of war
who understands the difference between war and
mere brutality.
Perhaps it was unfair to couple Herod's name
with tho name of General Smith. Herod is too
dead to protest.
It appears that tho only defense the adminis
tration can make for tho Philippine situation is
"you're another."
These are the days when the postmaster-editor
finds it extremely difficult to keep his Philippine
opinions on straight.
r
m,10,1 u"L!,Mr' Hanna exhausts every resource
will Mr. Rathbone lay violent hands upon- tho
pillars of the teraplo.
Perhaps, after all, .Mr. Reid's appearance at
the coronation will be of some benefit While tho
British are laughing at him they will not bo think
ing about the trouble in South Africa
The Commoner.
'" Tho only "water cure" that the people of this
country will commend is that which should bo
applied to tho trusts.
What tho overtaxed people of this country
long to seo is an "emerger." They have been
awamped by "mergers."
Instead of boycotting tho meat trust tho voters
should boycot the political party that is respon
sible for tho meat trust.
It has been about three years since the "in
surrection" in tho Philippines was ended, yet wo
killed thirty-five the other day.
Funston says ho lost his temper by talking
about tho Philippine situation. He 'calmed his
temper in time to savo his straps.
The National Cigar Leaf association has asked
Mr. Knox to assist it in taking a fall out of the
cigar trust. Smoke up, Mr. Knox.
Perhaps President Roosevelt is waiting for
an opportunity to drop Mr. Root into the landing
net of "something equally as good."
Mr. Burton of Kansas defends the president
with all tho zeal of a man who has a friend ho
wants landed in a soft government job.
It must have been through oversight that a
gentleman named Maclay was not appointed to
prepare a history of tho coronation junket.
It appears that despite his protestations In
favor of tariff reform Mr. Babcock prefers to elect
a republican congress that will not reform It.
As Funston becomes better known the sus
picion increases that the "decree of Providence"
relied upon to justify imperialism was forged.
The republican organs Insist that the ship
subsidy bill is dead. They also persist in repeating-
that the "Philippine Insurrection" is dead.
The icy Mr. Lodge seems to have been pretty
thoroughly thawed out by tho warm arraignment
of the administration's course In the Philippines.
Democrats should go to the primaries and seo
to it that none but democrats are sent to con
ventions to nominate candidates and frame platforms.
While the people are taking a pledge not to
eat meat for a specified length of, time the beef
trust Is filling its cold storage warehouses and
enjoying life.
American beef at 24 cents a pound in New
York and 14 cents a pound in London rather tenas
to puncture a lew republican theories about the
high price of beef.
It has been discovered by republican senators
that they can talk about the Philippine situation,
and they are doing it But it goes against tho
grain.
Up to date neither Ohio nor Iowa has laid
claim to being the birthplace of General Smith
Even Ohio and Iowa may exhibit modesty at
Reconcentration in the Philippines appeared
to be all right and proper in the opinion of the
administration managers until the people found
it out.
v Mr,x Poosvelt talked to the Annapolis cadets
about "the black shame of defeat" There is also
"the black shame of victory," too, at times, Mr.
President. '
General Smith seems to have struck a what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it
attitude. If he has
he may receive considerable information next
November.
The administration organs continue to give
liberally of their space to the gentlemen who are
so insistent that the democratic party should be
reorganized.
The imperialists are on the defensive. They
are now trying to prove that the Filipinos are as
cruel as we are and it is hoped that they will not
be driven to any lower position. v
Vol. a, No. 17.
In view of the English attitude towards the
Boer republics there appears to be -nothing of a
compliment to William Waldorf Astor in making
him a peer of England.
The sugar trust will not worry until the sent
ate shows a disposition to step on it. And up toj
date tho sugar trust has had no difficulty in keen'
ing from under the feet of the senate..
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Mr. Heath's Salt Lake Tribune is defending tho
administration's course in the Philippines with
great enthusiasm. Mr. Heath does not intend to
have any obstacles in his way to tho senate.
Loyal democrats are much more concerned!
about preserving democratic principles than they
are In preserving the rich pickings alleged demo.-'
crats find in serving combinations of capital.
Most people will restrain their joy over tho
announcement that President Roosevelt will re-i
view the General Smith court-martial by remem
bering that he also reviewed the Schley inquiry.
The Grosvenor bill to compel manufacturers of
shoddy clothing to label their wares is a bluff.
If the republican party was compelled to affix the
proper labels to its policies It would die between
sunset and sunrise.
Mr. Root has actually made public General
Chaffee's report concerning the killing of thirty
five unarmed Filipino prisoners. This doubtless Is
due to the fact that the public knew it as soon as
Mr. Root did.
. Secretary Shaw seems to have admitted that
the republican leaders consented to go to war with
Spain only after they had found a way to make
something out of it The army office reprimand
will doubtless be amended forthwith.
Mr. Roosevelt says the trusts must work un
der the law. This is calculated to make the trusts
patch, up and strengthen the protective tariff law,
under which they not only live, but under which,
they were born, nurtured and strengthened.
After all, isn't It rather humorous for the
republican administration to talk about prosecut
ing those who form combinations in restraint of
trade when the cardinal principle of republicanism
Is the protective tariff, which is intended to re
strain trade?
Mr. Roosevelt has declined to allow the French
government to bestow the Cross of the Legion of
Honor upon Admfral Dewey. The fact that the
president has nothing to do with the matter cuts
no figure. It afforded an opportunity to pose,
which was enough.
Will Senator Lodge (who is just now acting as
ex-offlcio agent of "destiny" and expounder-extraordinary
of "duty") be able to show that Jehovah's
signature was affixed to General Smith's order to
kill all boys over ten and make the country a
howling wilderness? J
It is the duty of democrats everywhere to give
uZa SUPIl0rt t0 their local Prs. Thegso!
caled "country weekly" fills an important place
lth T Ult, Sat may be accomplished by the
good efforts of these papers, if they are properly
encouraged, cannot be overestimated. propeny;
nJlr; 0t rder! Ma:ior Glenn home for court
wouM ot, !? the statute imitations
S thrTTnf?0QfrelieVernGlenn befr h Ulck
reacn tlie United States. The nresiripnt inforfomi
and Glenn must stand trial in Manila Mr Hoot
mistakes the temper o the Amerlcai people
i .ddS!S!Strf tlon or8ans ar defending cruelty
Pilipmo Tevel ?J it We are. to descena t" tlle
IMS ZIlZtm ttat mE
lover? of dtetinnf BIet arte wI11 b0 moud by,
amSng 4e first LArican "Mature. He waS
in thl fle?d of Slteratur. Slacfop Americana
American to write rfSSS, wUgh not the flrst
read. "TheLiEi nf w? tt2? wero nnlTenwlly,
will be remembered w0" and "M'1Isa"
and finely nolishrf rf?Svafter moro thoughtful
cause