The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-15
MUGwUMps ON THE RUN.
Independent business Men Are Leav-
Ing the Founderinx Hulk OF
Democracy.

The mugwumps OF New York are fol-
lowing Roosevelt. With the rough
rider as candidate for governor on
platform pledging that the republican
party will be faithful to the response
bility which the war has created, there
are no mugwumps or independents In
New York. Joseph II. Choate and Seth
Low were year ago shining lights
in the organization that controlled
$50, 900 votes in Greater New York.
To-day they and their associates are
enthusiastic in support Of Roosevelt
1t is not personal admiration OF friend
ship that carries them to the candi-
date of the republican organization,
but devotion to the war policy and the
annexation policy which he represents.
The republican platform in New
York declares against the return of
the Philippines 10 Spain and empha-
sizes the point that, having assumed
the responsibilities of victory, we must
been raised This is the platform Of
the national republican, admins
trntion as well as of the convention
that nominated Roosevelt. 1t is an
ideal patriot on patriots platform
that has brought men like Seth Low
and Mr. Choate into the republican or
ganization.
Confronted by the expansion policy
of the republican party on one hand
and tie policy of weak surrender of
the democrats on the other, thousands
of the business men of New York who
built up the citizens union are now
aligning themselves with the repub-
leans. They not only favor the candi-
date for governor, but are strongly In
sympathy with the Mckinley doctrine
enunciated In the New York platform.
Whether mugwumps, independents or
they supported Mckinley in
1895 and they inGorse his wnr policy
now. So it has happened that through
the courage Of the republicans and the
coyyariice and copperheadism OF tie
democrats the mugryump has been
eliminated from New York politics.
Givin the choice between the expansion
policy of the administration and The
anti-Americar policy Of the democrats,
the non-pavtisaa idenlists and the In
4 dependent business men OF fIew York
have chosen us did the same classes In
1864 and 1896. Nothing that mas oc-
CURED in politics In the last 30 years
has given more encouragementto those
who believe in the high mission and
future greatness Of the United States
than this hegira of the New York mug
wumps. The next congressional dele
CATION from the Empire state will be
as strong for the war policy as is the
present one.
In the meantime, what are our IlH-
nois mugwumps doing? Do they stand
with Aitgeld or Mckinley? Are they
slurring our government and whining
over the casualties Of the war, like
Carter II. Harrison, or supporting the
policy of congress and the president
the policy of Dewey, Wheeler and LecP
Are they standing, with war democrats
and republicans, in supports of congress
sional candidates who favor expansion,
or are they training with those who
advocate surrender of all we have
gained through war? The New York
have spoken. Have the Hi
nois mugwumps the courage to- define
their attitude on the greatest issue that
has confronted the'nation since the wal
for the union ?1Chicago Inter Ocean.