New-York tribune., 1898-12-17
WHO WILL HAUL 1T DOWN.
THE COUNTRY NOT AFRAID TO STAND HY ITs
FLAG.

FLAG.
From The Brooklyn Eagle.
South. He threw a garland on Confederate
grave, and Georgia was aroused Her sis sister sa,c So
which the last vestge OF seetionaiism promises 70
commemorates the death OF what could be com
petely obiterated only In the tulness OF time ~
NO other reason than that such priceless service
sho1d be rendered. over the tomb OF sectionaism
Ing that Southerners had added new lusire 10 ia
shining stars. They have been planted In Two
Of liberty and law. of peace and progress. Who, hs
asked VIII withdraw ron the people @ Ss SseT wSM own y
The answer was an anthem. a seal. verdict any.
thing that conveys the idea Of M an "a anSTer o 81
sent, and 1t is spanning continent satheIrng vol
viii be asked question who snail m haul T. doTn;
and elsewhere will the voice OF douot pe Drowned IL
TSe Presden IS not se Of t little faith He realizes
that there civil victories which may be harder
givings His confidence in the people OF the UniteS @
States is absolute He believes that M They they S,H VIII
izaon has bestowed upon them are on .ss
threshold Of mighty S task es nsse are tpnd
in our direction There are those here at home
Who would have S they TSs wS
President by folding up the flag at Manila + mot not
They cond carry their logic to its limits only by
refundng the money with which we ba D3ugn, ros 70
bmS h,, Wasbs They aaunt the Constitution in our
faces but would they have US ask Mexico to obliss
States? We have moved forward since we began
deal with spain and we are to turn n a1ois
the President ns we look back upon the aeall.l,
tons Of TERRITORY by our cn nss we eSsd Ss or any
apprehension could have been felt for the wisdom o
their action or d their sSy SnpaSSS n s'Spe
There was doubt in the White House before war
ssbe Ts dd the President give way before It After
that II not necessary to spur NM Ihe.e wss ws
Necessity for Keeping it was not clear at Wash
ington it has since become once appreeia,,eru, go
helm There we're rumors that. having followed
conquest by naming purchase price pustenass Ass
than the breath bestowed upon them The richest
aTchpeago. SG las There are problems be solved there
and they confront Amercans The war ar has mas IN, I'M,
in the habit Of Sinking. And we can meet them
without bringing our political structure down about
enough i to bear the weight Imagine the speetacls
70 which the technica would have us Us rsa, rsisr ,sr
within an inch OF his lie. we compel him a. the
9rs s hs Porto to @o nd he PSppss
by right OF conquest. Then We discover that ma,
lined in the Constitution and take down the nag
After that 1t would become us TO speak in whispers
purpose of the President TO march into Georgia.
There would b be ugly & Sss Ter in soeE s Ga fyes d % ns
Kitchener. ,,, - .. A..
The country Will not turn tlmldly away from .no
duties consequent upon It's own great deeds Inc
Stars and Stripes have been planted where they
will remain But the picture has It's shadows,
While the South Is listening to patriot Senatorai
Slverites and Popullsts are combining with Demo
Gratis 10 beat the Army bill They are inspired py
Bryan who SAYS ne sees no Imperative necessity
for any Immediate increase OF the regular forces.
They declare that a standing army or one hundred
thousand men will be menace TO the Repuolic
According to n statement from the War Denart-
ment the services Of fifty thousand men will ne
required In Cuba and those Of half that number IN
the Philippines to say nothing about home duty
or about Hawaii and Porto Rico. The War De-
partment recommendations will be ratified by Con.
eress either at this session or the next and moan
while the volunteers he relied upon. Immediate
opposition is therefore. likely TO be followed by no
should be possible at time like this will be oe
some little consolation In Berlin. Paris ard 81
Petersburg II IL especially 10 be regretted that
BRYAN should lend to II the sanction OF his name.
II Is rossibie for honest man to be deluded into
the idea that prosperity Will come with the degra-
dalton Of our dollars. 1t Is possible for sincere
man 10 believe that good results would follow an
assault upon the Supreme Court OF the United
States. Because these things possible Bryan
has retained some measure Of respect He can
stay too long IN Washington There IL bad COM
pany there. and men are Judged by their conipan-
ions The contrast between the Prescent and tha
Nebras skan was strong enough when they were bid
ding for support at the polls II has become stronger
since. Does Bryan want 20 make II clear that he
Is not worthy OF being mentioned In the same
breath with the man who overthrew him? II 10
6AginpinE T. iNok QkA "