The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-02
Is Firmly Intrenched at the Capital
City, Where Policies Are
Made Laws.
THOSE WHO OPPOSE 1T
Though Influential, Are Few Districts and
Labor Organizations Yet to Hear From
Fayorng Reasons Come Easy.

Butler. Czrs-y. Chiffon, Clay. Cookrsll
Daniel Faulkner. Gear. Gray, Jones. Of
Arkansas. Jones OF Nevada. Lindsay. Mo-
Emery. Mallory. Martin. Mills. Mitchell.
Morrill,. Pasco. Petrgrew. Roach. smith.
Spconer. Thurston. Tinan. Turley. Tlu-
pie. Vest, and wshite-eotaI. p
A few conservative Republicans. un-n-
5ered among the nfty-Sx. now believe
that we should DO nothing more than
establish coahng stations IN these tropical
islands Plat and Hawiey OF Connecti-
cut, Aldrioh and We,more OF Rhode Is
land. Hoar OF Massachusetts,. Hale %
Maine. and Mason or Illinois. are among
the Hawaiian anRexz;ioHists Who would
probably not be inclined 20 so much
further. The middle states and western
Republicans would generally be less con-
servative. But they will an be greatly
influenced by what takes place between
now and the opening Of the December Sea-
sion. That period viii really be the de-
termining factor. II The opponents OF i'm
pe-1slism do not make themselves felt
IN the next six months their cass Is lost
The administration Is generally rated as
on the conservative side OF the question.
except as 10 Hawaii. which - the first
step. But IN estimating this element e
should be borne in mind thar the presi-
dent IS almost invariably rated as on
both sides of every great question. and
this is due 10 his disposition to agree with
the expressed sentiments OF his callers
and 20 the fact that he Is good deal OF .
compromise man. II the Tremendous
wave of sen tinent in favor OF the colonial
policy should set IN SIS advocates would
not need to fear any stubborn resistance
on the part OF Mckinley. His attitude IN
the event which led up 70 The present war
shows That On the other hand. II the con-
sentative element OF ne Republican party
gains control they viii find IN The pFesi-
dent cheerful and earnest champion
The backbone OF the oppoE aion TO i'm
periallsm In congress today IS the att
tude OF the southern Democrats. How
long they will hold this position is a mat
ter OF some conjecture, Many OF the IN
fiuentaal newspapers OF the south are to-
day advocating the annexation OF the Ha-
waTian Islands. and are complaining most
bitterly over the action OF Bailey IN thte
House and OF Jones OF Arkansas IN the
Senate II the party should meet heavy
reverses IN the campaign attacking i'm
persalism they might modify their posi-
ton, as tiey have done IN other matters.
They quite as much as the Republicans.
will be governed by what the people CRY
fora the outest. where We are now thu
southern state rights man Is additionally
opposed 70 imperialism.
But. aside from southern Statesmen %
the extreme Democratic faith almost
everybod one NETS n Washington 70
strongly in favor Of Imperialism. some
comment has been made in the lingo news
papers on the small atendancs at ne
FarneuiI Hal meeting IN Boston % pro
test against this policy. One thing - ce--
tain. not even - small number could Do
gathered mere. 4 polling % any hotel
lobby IN Washington. OF any excursion
boat on the Potomac. or any club IN tho
northwest quarter would show ffty-avs
per cent. in favor of keeping everything
that we can get our hands on. ard az
least forty per cent more who had not
fully made up their minds how far th3s
policy could be carrzed. but would Be
sysrss 90 saying that the line beF0uA
reached Z f. surprising ne multitude
70 rhss conclusion TIE elderly man who
went across the ocean for ne first tine
last summer wants % poesib.s Tor 1hs
American % see tis own flag oBos "a a
while IN hls travels about The world. The
man OF commerce. wants anrsna -ion rsast
he maj take ffs chances n ths wider mar
ksts for American goods TIE religious
man wants annexation fDr The advan2-
ages which g would give - Christian MS
SONS TIE fre-fradsr falls lrfo Inc De-
cause De believes our dabssng "a colonies
VII Inevitably lead 20 ne same erynosnfc
policy ss that Il Gr-at Bri an ~. pro
tect10a.st wants iusp~Tiallsrn bsoaus~ g %
q IoK.caI sequence Of rhs b9uae-fuarkst
theory. The spot sr1an wants 81 because
8, would rnaks places aaa ptundsr ne
iva service ref3raler uauf8 SO bsca1as %
believes the sarger responsibility you'd
compel the a1optiou a a. nouest system
Il governmental management John J.
Proctor. preslfelt % tns Ctvil Service Com
Nilsson. Is one - ths sfrougssJ imperial
ISIS 10 toEn. Ths mar Eho tss rr1r1-Tss
"a The word vans coouiea a. 81 outlet
f9r American apitAl ard e1frFrrtse re
poor fellow En0 has had A. uIa+ EtFaREs
aencs 30 twenty fry s.rcaiay Feea r. .
nav empire re- ros9hfftV - rex oEpgr-
.5nttlez - retrl.v- RE g. fortune Teen
there = ne army and raFy influences.
atwava f5r TearhI-E ouf 1Tef 80 sarfa-
eafrs and @su~sr. lsg1d al frs@. az a-lks
60 fa- a. tHss csl5tal - r3resrnsa. -
~ Ike = good 1azI % roit Nas~- fre1
conservative esssEs.s=ae4ss % alsy fss