The Advocate and news., 1898-06-29

reconciliation and refrigeration and re-
neWed power than this stand against the
Inauguration Of a buccaneering policy In
connection with war waged In the
name Of humanity and liberty.
Atchison Champion (Rep.): Then
came the declaration Of war. That has
been many weeks ago; and to any one
who knows nothing OF the War depart
ment plans, it would seem that the chief
aim has been lost sight Of, and 1t has
degenerated from a noble, God-giving
purpose of succOring the oppressed to
war Of conquest with the purpose In
view Of occupying new territory by force
of arms.
Iowa State Register (Rep): NOtwith-
standing the fact that this nation has a
greater home territory than any other
country on earth that we lead the world
In resources, both developed and unde-
Veloped, and that we still have 100000
900 acres Of land which is unoCcupied
and idle, many people have foolish
idea that we ought to annex Hawaii, the
Philippines, the Carolines, Porto Rico
Cuba, and all other islands that we can
seize.
Portland Press (Rep.): The most far
fetched of all the arguments for the per-
manent occupation of the Philippine
islands is the one that takes the ground
that we ought to hold them in order to
free the inhabitants from the Spanish
tyranny and misrule and give them
good government. If 1t is part Of our
business to see that the peoples Of the
earth are well governed, we ought not
to stop at the Philippines, but should
hunt out all the bad governments we can
find and proceed to suppress them and
set up good ones.
Chicago Times-Herald (Rep): In
making provision for the taking of the
twelfth census the Senate has not only
deliberately ignored public sentiment on
the question of the extension of the
merit system in the public service, but
has announced it's purpose to repudiate
the civil service plank in the national
platform adopted at st. Louis. The
amendment to the Senate bill providing
that the employees Of the new census
bureau should be examined and certified
by the civil service commission was de-
feated by a vote Of 81 to 18.
Kansas City Star: Every military
commission issued ought to be based
on the ground Of obvious qualification.
Congressional brokers and party man
ayers should have no more to say about
the matter than about the pattern of
war vessels used in the navy and the
style Of arms carried by the infantry
and artillery. That they have been per-
mitted to interfere in the matter and
have been consulted by the adminlstra-
tiOn is an exhibition Of indecency that
one would scarcely look for in Spain,
much less in the United States Of Amer
lea.
Augusta Journal (Pop.): In order to
get at the facts the market reports for
1896 were consulted, disclosing the fact
that wheat sold in Chicago In Septem-
ber, 1S96-when the Populists were fig
uring-for IS cents. September wheat
was sold yesterday in Chicago for 741s
cents, or only 914 cents more under Nc
Kinley's administration than during the
campaign. While in the wheat business,
permit the statement which the markets
will verify that you can buy wheat for
delivery in September for less than it
sold for the day before Mckinley was in
augurated Now talk.
Kansas City Star: Colonel Bailey has
devoted the last thirty-seven of his life
to the military profession. He went
into the army as a volunteer In the Civil
war, fought with distinction for the sup
preston of the rebellion and was given
a commission in the regular army as a
reward for meritorious services. He has
been too busy with his duties as an.
officer to muster the necessary pull for
promotion. The honor which should
have come to him as reward for faith
full work was conferred upon Mr.. Keifer
withouteven the shadow Of a logicaIrea--
SON. This sort Of political favoritism has
been much too common during the pres
ent war. II It continues the adminis-