The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-11-05
PUSHING WAR ISSUES.
Democrats Are Feeling Around TO
Find Substitute for Free
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sues TO the front in their state and
congressional campaigns. Nearly
every democratic state convention has
adopted resolutions antagonistic to
he annexation policy of President Nc
Hnley's administration. In New
Hampshire the democratic convention
declared against the acquisition of
any territory except for coaling and
nava! stations. The same declaration
was made in the Iowa convention. The
Missouri convention declared against
the annexation of the Philippines or
other territory in the eastern hem
sphere. In Vermont the convention
opposed the "imperialistic policy of
the republican party" In Ohio the
democrats declared that they did not
want the Philippines annexed under
eny conditions.
On the other hand, the republican
convention in California declared that
national welfare demanded the reten-
ton of the Philippines. The Vermont
convention opposed the surrender to
| Spanish misrule of any territory now
or hereafter acquired. The Colorado
republicans declared unqualifiedly in
favor of keeping forever in place the
American flag wherever it has been
unfurled. Ohio approved the presi-
dents policy Illinois declared that
the United States should hold such
possessions in the conquered territory
as would be advantageous to its inter-
ests in time of war and peace. New
Hampshire declared in favor of such
disposition of the Philippines as would
cxtinguish the sovereignty of Spain
and make good our obligations to the
peoples of these islands. New Jersey
declared emphatically in favor of the
expansion policy of the administra-
ton, and the New York convention
spoke as positively.
AT first there was dissemination on
the part of the democratic managers
to grapple with the war issue. The
campaign on land and sea was so sue
cessful and the results so great that
they could not, as in 1864 say that the
war was failure. But within recent
weeks the yellow press campaign, en-
larging on the horrors of war, has in
fiuenced democrats to make the con-
duet of the war an issue. The demo-
cratic convention in Connecticut made
the astonishing declaration thatwhile
the war had been great success and
had brought new honors to the Amer
lean people and fresh glory to their
flag, the management of the war has
chilled our exultation and brought
home to us a sense of shame" 1t
charged the administration that has
conducted the most successful war in
our history with incompetence and
venality. In Illinois and in New York
the democrats are taking practically
the same position. Everywhere the
word has gone out to dwell on the
horrors of the war in an effort to
make the people forget the glories Of
the war.
\ The democrats are making the same
0 mistake in 1898 that they made il
1864 Then in the very crisis of the
war for the union. just before the At
lanta campaign, when the great issues
. of the war were hanging in the bal
ance, when the union cause needed
strengthening and the union soldier.
D encouragement, the national demo
: cratic convention declared the war {
0 failure and asked for a cessation Of
Y bostilities. Thousands of war demo
t Gratis in the army and out turned
. squarely against the infamous ant
a reasonable platform of their party
: and supported Abraham Lincoln
against George B. Mcclellan. So dis
astrous was the blunder of the demo
Gratis in 1864 that 1t required 90 years
y for the party TO regain the confidence
of the people. Some of the most con
spcuous democrats of the time open
: ~ went over to the republican party
e and in many of the regiments in thu
S field not single vote wascast for thu
/: democratic candidate.
p 1t seems incredible that the demo
cratic leaders of this day should re
9 peat the blunder of 1864, but they arr
doing it. Certain republicans are Civ
: ing them aid in trying to push petit.
local issues to the front. This is
o suicidal policy. The issues of this cam
/ paign are the expansion policy of Pres
It ident Mckinley and the conduct of tn
!: war. Will the people stand by the ad
,. ministration that brought the tire
months campaign to so glorious a,
end, or will they turn just when tn
Spaniards are watching every indica
: ton of public sentiment and give en-
! enlargement to the enemy by repudia
\ ton of the war policy and war admin
y istration? This is the issue, and 1t can
h not be evaded. The democrats ar
+ against holding the Philippine.
v against the annexation of Puerto Ric
IT and Cuba, and they were against tn
=. annexation of Hawaii. They are i
favor of belittling the results @
the war in the interest of partisan &C
vantage. Republicans should vote thi
time for the army and navy, for til
expansion policy and for the approx;
Of the war policy. = Chicago Int
g Ocean.
UThe election of house hostile t
. the administration would be nj