The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-18
Talking of Putting Two lick
cts in the Field.
REVERSAL OF CONDITIONS
The Anti-lmperiaisl Republicans Back Of the
Movement Which is Said 10 be Sup
ported by Congressman,
Senators and Others.
baltimore Sum-

Washington, Aug. Political CIR
cles are not little agitated today over
the talk of a probable second Republican
Presidential ticket 1t is believed this
has already been discussed with 4 de-
gree of seriousness by some of the more
prominent members of the party who are
opposed To the colonial policy Of the
present Administration
1t IS a fact too apparent to be Ques-
toned that 4 most formidable ana cons
paratiyely numerous branch OF the lee
publican party is utterly antagonistic TO
the imperialist program to which the
Mckinley Administration is committed.
Included in this element are several
well-known officials holding high places
under the President. These are more
reticent ii their expressions than ll..m
bers Of the Senate and House an1 pt'-
vate citizens who have made no secret
of their views. but III the safety Of conf
Dental intercourse have mot scfup'ed 10
give free vent to their doubts and mis-
givings, and the time may CONT when
they will not fear to express themselves
openly.
It is considered. therefore, as quite
within the range of probability that ne
anti-expansionists of the Republican faith
may deem it expedient TO give force
and effect to their protest against what
is going on by putting ticket III the
field. which would afford the oppontilhi-
ty to ascertain approximately the meas
IRE of Republican discomfort The im-
perialists have taken much comfort IN
the knowledge of the overwhelming
majority in the Senate which The Re
publican marty will have in the next Con-
gress. a damper of large nr0Wrtians
has been thrown upon their Fluctuations,
however, by what is Thought fellabie
estimate that one-fourth, il not one
third. of the Republican Senators are
not believers in the new faith. and can
scarcely be kept III the traces nliless
brilliant and substantial results IN the
Philippines are obtained in the near III
ture.
The interest and the doubt surrounding
the approaching Presidential election
would be much enhanced If the coIldl-
tions of 1896. We're reversed and there
should be two Republican and tflly one
Democratic ticket to be voted for. II
has been enormously stated taat IN
the East adj the Republican opposition
to expansion is confined to limited
coteTie of political economists In Massa-
chusetts. This is very wide of the truth.
Senator Hoar is extreme iii dfsapproyill.
Senator Hale and Mr.. Reed are not less
pronounced, and there are other Senators
and Representatives from New England.
with a considerable following behind
them. who are more on less restive. In
teingence comes here daily from the
West indicating the spread of dissatis-
faction among both national and State
politicians to an extent which compels
uneaSlness.
The president, from the nature OF
things. is net and naturally cannot se
cognizant Of the full meaning Of all this,
but, as set forth i'm the last few days
in this correspondence, he realizes his
personal and political future largely de-
ponds upon heroic and far-reaching ac-
complishIlents at the seat Of war. The
only possible means of preventing dam
gerols ans. embarrassing criticism IN
Congress, deadly disaffection among the
Republican MASSES, and the formal rails
ing of the standard of revolt against
another term, will be the assurance
of pacifica lion and benevolent assimia-
tion. making good his eloquent promise
of months ago.
IS significant I'M this connection of
what he is striving after and what he
has impressed upon the commander of
the American forces in the Philippine
is the cable from General Otis today
that Angeles, a point captured in the
advance of our troops, will be ..perma-
nemtly'' occupied. This is the first time
General Otis has sent any such pleasant
intelligence, and it is to be presumed his
orders are hereafter to hold ON at all
hazards to any place from which the
Filipinos are driven.
This dispatch was the cause Of CON
grafnlations at the War Department and
utterance was given to the hope there
would be more news Of the same kind.