New-York tribune., 1899-12-29
THE PASSING THRONG.

Joserb = Johnston Governor Of Alabama and
candidate IN succeed John T. Morgan as United
states Senator. Is now In this city.
ATARANIA Governor Johnston has just com
SENATE pletad a four weeks speaking tour
FIGHT IN his State. The fight FOR the
Senatorshlp IS being waged i'm the
,rinarios called 10 nominate candidates for the
LEGISLATURE Of 1850. By the political Ieah-
ing OF the candidates nominated for the LesIs
lature II is possible to determine to c'''"'''
extent who in the lead FOR Senator MI Jo''lSo'I
saws tba. five out OF every seven OF the primaries
so far held have named men favoraoie 10 "''
Governor Johnston and senator Morgan are max
ing the dsht upon Democratic National ISSUES Inc
Governor said yesterday;
am standing sGuarcly upon the Chicago pa
form. The Democrats OF my stat nif nFifgHe nlnerrd l
Senator Morgan tried 10 create new ISSUES ana 80
cost him many votes and when ne t'oN i tIt Sttu"1
down there he soon found out now tn' pcopi' ,"ts
our people opposed to imperialism ana , tInSS, M
but in he next campaign the issues o. iN" WI" ''
IN" main issues
Governor Johns on said he confident he w"'d
h. elected ia the Senate 10 succeed Ny Morgan
Elliot Danforth chairman OF the Executive 'o'"-
rlittee Of the Democratic S.atc Committee. who mas
just returned from extensive tour OF the South'
doesn't agree with Governor Johnston As told III
The Tribune yesterday. he says the people o. Ne
South are willing to gloss over the silver question
while not abandoning it. but taking Up new issues
leader. When told OF Governor Johnstons state
nent Mr.. Danforth said:
Well Johnston declares tho people OF :hc South
for Bryan. and ! said the same thing. lie say
the main issue. lie is regularly adhe,ing to ,hc
Chicago platform. but think the general opinion
IS possibly ineXpedient and while not abandoning
that creed sun other questions are more acute ana
more likely TO enSross public attention.
Mr Danforth said that he though, Milwaukee.
with lis big auditorium. would probably yet ihe
next Democrats National Convention He added
that Kansas City was stronC bidder for the con-
chance. as the National CcmM!.,cc rcncatsrcd
well the ungracious treatment the convention re-
oeived there last time
Or. William H. P. Faunce president Of Brown
University who has beer in the city during the
holidays was talking the other day
GIVE the expansion question The
THEM subject was brough. up by the re-
LIBERTY" cent celebration by the New Eng
land Society of the landing of the
Pilgrims Plymouth Rock To a Tribune reporter
he said:
AT no time in our history as nation should We
Horget the earliest chapters. At bottom
liberty loving race. That IS why The FIRST Of MS
came over here. Although more than two centu-
lies have passed since those times. and many have
our race and To- or fundamental institutions.
as deep down in the hearts OF the true American
to-day as AZ any time. When the question * asked.
w nat SNd4l We 40 WIN tN' l'nlllfTiueS say
Give them liberty. That is what our fathers gave
US, ana they had no easy task in getting Il them
selves. Our present duty TO the Filipino Is 10 make
him understand that We are his best friends We
have the reSponsibilityone which We cannot shirli
of giving him a sound civil government We
hound not TO leave him until he sees that
willing and ready TO help and lead him. When he
IS able 10 see that We bode no evil and when he
understands the purpose Of our mission, then our
work Is done. We should not take advantage OF
sn inferior race TO make 1t the means OF enFichng
our own. We should not have the world believe
that had any sordid interest in the subjuEation
OF the Islands. This country is democracy II
cannot become empire and exist