i 10 Conservative. I { thus'elects him the'boss' ofTamman3 { will be supreme not only iu the distribu tion of patronage in the state of Ne'w ; York but in the decision of all question ? concerning the state and city In which ; itho general government may bo in- terested. It is said , probably with truth ' that Oroker will have a representative , in tlio cabinet , but that will count for little with him as compared with the control of the custom-house. If ho can select the collector and other officers of ' the chief port of the United States he need ask no more of fortune. Crulcor Appointees. 1 The men whom Oroker would select < to manage the custom-house would have the same sensitive and delicate feelings and the same scrupulous consideration for public interests which Oroker him self has exhibited in public matters. Saoh men , worthy successors of Swart- wont and Hoyt , who , under Jackson and Van Buren , defrauded the govern ment at New York , would sit at the re ceipt of customs at the gateway of the continent , putting valuations on goods . and collecting duties. It is no wonder that Mr. Oroker is enthusiastically in favor of Bryan , who is to give him con trol of the custom-house and an im perial revenue. It is a question whether the votera of New York will view with complacency this alliance which has been entered into between Candidate Bryan and a man of Oroker's antecedents. Perhaps the mer chants of Now York City and of the United States generally will wake up when they understand what the election of Bryan , through the alliance with the most corrupt politician in the United States , will mean to them. Decent voters throughout the United States must be driven away from Bryan when they .learn that to raise money with which to elect him assessments are to be levied on dives , saloons , slums and places of doubtful repute in New York Oity. Vice is to supply Mr. Bryan with a cam paign fund. Money from that source will be far more tainted than any con tributed by corporations or. trusts. - . . " , ' " ' - < T' ' ' , , / " ' „ t f " ? Bryan RatlfleJ rTtenty lyith Broker. Mr. Bryan has perhaps committed the most fatal blunder of his whole cam paign iu rushing to New York to ratify his treaty with Oroker and make arrangements to carry the state with his aid. Mr. Bryan will set all New York iii rebellion and solidify the opposition throughout the rest of the North. ' It has been apparent for some time that Bryan has no principles. His erratic campaign has showed that. He has jumped from free silver to imperialism , and from imperialism to trusts , drop ping one issue after another as he saw there was nothing to be made out of them. As the conclusive proof of lack of principle he has thrown himself into the arms of the imperialist Oroker and asks-from him the vote of Now York , to bo obtained by Mr. Oroker's favorite methods of bribery , violence and fraud , Mr. Bryan has clasped hands with the most unscrupulous and dishonest oi Americans. The fluent denouncer oi "imperialism" has agreed to hand ovei the federal patronage in New York to the arch representative of that domestic imperialism which is to bo feared the most that imperialism best known in New York , but not unknown in other 'cities , which means corruption and debasement - basement of the suffrage and the plunder of property-owners by ruthless politicians of the baser sort. Chicago Tribune. MEN AND MEASURES. In his apology for his attitude on the question of ratifying the recent treaty of Paris , Mr. Bryan says that he "be lieved it better to ratify the treaty and end the war , release the volunteers , remove the excuse for war expenditures and then give * the Filipinos the inde pendence which might ba forced from Spain by a new treaty. " It is apparent that Mr. Bryan did not foresee or expect that the Filipinos would signify their disapproval of the action of our nation by firing on our troops while the treaty was still under discussion. The treaty was ratified by the senate on the 6th of February , 1899 , the Tagals made their first attack upon our forces. Mr. Bryan thought the ratification of the treaty would put an end to fighting , enable the volunteers to return to their homes and remoye the necessity for war expendi tures. As a matter of fact it resulted merely in the substitution of the Filipi nos for the Spaniards as our adversaries in the field , and remove the theater of war from Ouba to the Island of Luzon. Mr. Bryan is not tp be blamed for his laok of foresight and of understanding of the situation in the Philippines. We should like to know , however , how he would have regarded the treaty had he suspected that its ratification would not result in peace , that our soldiers would bo sacrificed npon the field of battle despite its provisions , and that our treasury would be required tofoot - the bills almost as-though the senate had rejected , it. . Our curiosity upon this point is not an illo one by any means. In his reasons for advising the ratifica tion of the treaty Mr. Bryan , after enu merating the blessings that would accrue to our nation through the restora tion of peace , said ' 'And then give the Filipinos the indepencence , " etc. The cessation of hostilities , the release of the volunteers , and the cutting off of war expenditures seem to have been regarded by him as conditions precedent to the granting of independence to the natives of the Philippines. If they were so regarded , Mr. Bryan is bound to concede that events protest against be stowing liberty upon the Filipinos. If they were not so regarded his apology is clumsily conceived and awkwardly ex pressed. Mr. McKinley's policy , as outlined in his recent speech and letter of acceptance , arid Mr. Bryan's , as above defined , differ in this respect only : after the restoration of reaco Mr. MoKinley would give the Filipinos a reasonable measure of self-government , while Mr. .Bryan would grant them independence. That is the plain deduction from the words employed by them respectively. Mr. Bryan would doubtless protest I against putting such construction on his language. Wo will grant that on this occasion , as.on many others , he was talking at random and did not moan what ho eaid. What then is the pro gram which he has in mind respecting the inhabitants of our distant archipelago pelage ? Mr. Bryan's'purpose is expressed in his speech of acceptance as follows : - ' 'If elected I will convene congress in extraordinary session as soon as inaugu rated and recommend an immediate declaration of the nation's purpose , first , to establish a stable form of government in the Philippine islands , just as we are now establishing a stable form of gov ernment in Ouba ; second , to give independence - ! pendence to the Filipinos just as wo * have promised to give independence to lt the Cubans ; third , to protect the Filipi nos from outside interference while they work out their destiny just as we have protected the republics of Central and South America and are by the Monroe j doctrine pledged to protect Cuba. " | The expression of the nation's purpose to establish a stable form of government in the Philippines would be a work of supererogation. The present adminis tration has not only announced that purpose , but it has adopted the only practical means of putting it into effect. The Philippine commission is clothed with ample powers and the President's / instructions to it under date of April 7 , , ' | 1900 , disclose a well-considered plan of i 1 government to be put into operation as I soon as possible. In Mr. McKiuley's J opinion the establishment of a stable form of government involves the neces sity of subduing those who seek by force of arms to prevent our nation from tak ing any action in the premises. It is very doubtful if civil government can be permanently established in the Philip pines until Aguinaldo and his Tagals have been beaten into a proper frame of mind. There is a possibility , of course , that the mere expression of our purpose to give the Filipinos independence , would result in the immediate cessation of hostilities and remove the obstacles that now lie thickly in our path ; but there is no certainty that such a thing would happen. Suppose the Filipinos should declare their opposition to the plan which Bryan outlines ! Suppose ihey should refuse to permit our inter ference in the matter and should assert their unalterable determination to estab- v