The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS IN 1900

out OF place to take little look anead,
apd ,rv IN seq where We are "at." AT this
time there Is a tendency on the part OF
some politicians of sporting turn of mind
TO bet that Mckinley will be reelected.
There Is scarcely doubt, OF course, tnai
Mckinley will be renominated by the re-
publicans. No other candidate is IN the
field, and there is no likelihood that there
will be. On the surface the general con-
dtion of the country seems good There
are no Coxey armies marching, and com
merce manufactures and agriculture seem
to be In fair condition. This, however,
is on the surface, for away down deep
there is more distress, hard times and
short money, than any one In the cities OF
the East can have any idea of, for their
horizon is very much clrcumscribed.
With all this seeming prosperity the
administration Of Mckinley does not enjoy
the confidence of the country. The admin
istration is tolerated, but not esteemed
Mckinley is an abject opportunst. He is
as putty in the hands of glazier Hanna
He has not and never had a set or positive
policy. He is either unable or unwilling
TO push this Philippine trouble to a con-
clusion, or deal justly with those Flipincs
Our soldiers have been no more successful
In the Philippines than We're our predeces-
sors. The Philippine war is costing the
people of this country in the nelghborhood
of 100000 a day. The casualty list from
less in battle and through disease is very
large and constantly growing. The treas
ury deficit for the present year Is nearly
500, 10000 This will necessitate another
bond issue. War or no war, bond issues
are not popular with the people, and on
the eve of a general election they are gem
orally disastrous to the party responsible.
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What can the administration of McKin-
ley show UP to date for the $500, 900 a day
it is spending in the Philippines for the
$40 000,0 900 given to Spain; for the loss of
life? These questions will be asked with
frequency during the campaign next year,
and If they are not satisfactorily answered
Mckinley Is going to suffer, 1t is the as
position OF the American people not to
re-elect a president. 1t is now nearly
thirty years since a president has been re-
elected, and on that occasion the honor
fell to a great hero of the civil war. The
war with Spain Is not big enough 10 give
two terms to Mckinley And the manage
ment of the war was not such as to be re-
ferred to with glowing pride. Embamed
beef, the spawned surgical service, the in
commissioning in the army of the worth
less and often disreputable sons of in
fuental daddies will all receive a hearing
on the stump next year. These and many
other things will rise up to haunt this ad-
and it seems that Mckinley
has no lead pipe cinch on reelection as his
immediate encourage would have us be-
leve. The presidents policy, or rather
lack Of policy, in the prosecution of the
war in the Philippines, is beyond compre-
hension. Our soldiers seem TO fight we'll,
hut they have won no great victory up to
date. He persists in keeping a man at the
head of affairs over there who is mani
testify incompetent. He has been 50 desig-
mated. not only by the unbiased news
paper correspondents, but by the return
congress to raise $4,000 volunteers, but he
has only asked for part of them, Thus
Tor politics, he runs the risk of having our
little army in the Philippines slaughtered
BY an overwhelming force and he keeps
IN piling up burden that will soon
amount to over million dollars a day
IN the backs of the American people.
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Here is where Mckinley shows his weak
Tess He has played with fire and famed
he flames. strong man in the White
House would have had 10000 soldiers in
he Philippines three months ago.
The campaign in the Philippines Will not {
70 seryiceable document in the political
ampaign next year for the republican can !,
lidate True, he has unloaded Alger, but /
he unloading has come too late The {
mischief has all been done. Another thing.
Alger is now going back home and begin !
o do some talking. When he does, there q
going to be some music in the air. He
going to prove that Mckinley and Cor
i'm were fully cognizant of every move 4
10 made In the conduct of the war with
pam ana they We're sometimes the in e
llators OF those moves. That Mek!nley g,
vas largely responsible for the appoint
lents Of the dummy sous OF respectable !,
Tres That he was priyy to every contract =
Win the beef trust and gave his sanction y
0 the location OF the fever infested camps y
nat are responsible for the deaths of 80 y
AMY OF our brave boys during the hot y
ummer OF 49, All these chickens will =,
ome to McKlnley's roost next year. ~
Another thing, Havemeyer's shot M thu
rotective tariff as the mother of trusts
as stirred up hornets nest within The
epupilcan party. That Mr.. Hayemeyer's /
not struck home there is no doubt. The
Sueallhg has been too universal to doubt 60
nat All the protected pack are In full y
ny and Havemeyer Is receiving a splendid y
ose OF vigorous and vNuperative IA !,
uheiaiion. 1t Is probably because ne went !,
ack On MS own gang that so much atten. n
eh Is paid 10 what he said. He is moi
srsoh OF weight In the intellectual world
Ie mas never been recognized as publicisf
statesman. He is merely a monev r
iaker nut IL seems to be so we'll under,
.uou that the money makers would stand II
se'her and defend each others interssts :,
lat Havemeyer's break has shocked ana Al
arty -'puoi'oah OF
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Ana yet Havemeyer's declaration did NOT
'me on the republican bosses as a sur
rise Years ago Abram S. Hewitt. viii. d