Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-20
MUGWUMPS ON THE RUN.
Independent Business Men Are Leav-
ing the Foundering 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 responsi-
bility which the war has created, there
are no mugwumPs or Independents in
New York. Joseph II. Choate and Seth
Low were n year ago shining lights
in the organization that controlled
100000 votes in Greater New York.
To-day they and their associates are
enthusiastic in support of Roosevelt
1t is not personal admiration or friend
ship that carries them 10 the canQi-
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 to Spain and empha-
sizes the point that, having assumed
the responsibilities of victory, we must
maintain forever our flag where it has
been raised This is the platform of
the national republican, admins
tration as we'll as of the convention
lHdI NOosCNtIl' ~ - ~
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 the 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 noN
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
democrats, they supported Mckinley IN
1896 and they indorse his war policy
now. So it has happened that through
the courage of the republicans and the
cowardice and copperheadism of the
democrats the mugwump has been
eliminated from New York politics.
Givin the choice between the expansion
policy of the administration and the
anti~American policy of the democrats,
the non-partisan idealistS and the in
dependent business men of New York
have chosen as did the same classes In
1864 and, 1896. Nothing that has oc-
CURED in politics in the last 30 years
has given more eencouragementt TO 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 Hi
noia mugwumps doing? Do they stand
with Altgeld 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 Lee
Are they standing, with war democrats
and republicans, in support 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
mugwumps have spoken. Have the Hi
| nois mugwumps the courage to- define
! their attitude on greatest issue that
| has confronted the'nation since the way
| for the union ?1Chicago Inter Ocean.