Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-14
sOUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW.
Written for the Times Republican.

Written for the Times Republican.
AS many have noticed, we are con-
fronted in this country today with the
curious spectacle OF large number
(proportionately) Of college presidents
and professors who are opposed to the
ruling sentiment on expansion. These
men of learning. brains, integrity and
possessors of many other virtues vary
in their expressions of opposition to the
policy of Mckinley ard the government
from that of fair criticism to utter
ances worthy of the copperhead of '6S.
Many of them, clean politically. other
Croker, of .Tammany. These men DUR
find language sufficiently intense to ex-
press their opinions OF the south, in
their attempts to destroy the union, now
openly make speeches, write pamphlets
and in private conversation say things
that during the civil war would have
placed them in military prison. Us
ing the word loyalty in its best and
broadcast sense, these men only lack the
overt act to make them disloyal. That
they pose as the few who know right
from wrong In national matters only
adds to the peculiar position of these
learned (conceited) public teachers.
Nearly all of them are processing Chris
tians, yet they plainly say, We are the
only Christians worthy of the name in
this country today" Many of them al e
ministers of the gospel and while they
are perhaps one in a thousand, they vir-
tually say to 999 other ministers of the
gospel. we are the only preachers
worthy of the name. All of you sup
port Mckinley and this unholy war
against Aguinaldo and his liberty-seek-
ing followers"
Now While our citizens allow the ut
most latitude in the way of free speech,
believe in the criticism of public off
ciais and their actions, there is a feel
ing in the community that for those
who are entrusted with the education of
our sons and daughters to place them
selves in the attitude of sympathizers
with Aguinaldo varies not whit from
being in sympathy with any other set
of men who are costing this country
many lives and much money To re-
peat former Illustration, what would
we have done with these men if, during
the war of the rebellion. they had ex-
pressed themselves in sympathy with
Stonewall Jackson, with Col. Mosby and
his guerrillas? Some of us remember
| in those days how we felt when the
lChicago Times printed copperhead
editorial.
And again the future officials of this
al influence and daily teachings of these
opposition" (tne writer uses a mild
wortl) college presidents and professors
What shall the harvest be? Are these
! students learning to love our country
right or wrong? Will they develop into
Istalwart Americans of the Roosevelt
4 type, or dwindle to the English Aston
lis it not a fact that these anti-expan
i sionists look at the American flag witt
a much different sentiment from thu
lighting parsons in this country today
A Let US for sweet charity's sake suppos
their motives are of the best. To tr.
land avoid the impression that a desir
for notoriety has an influence on som
of them. But it Will be a strange pic
ture during the next presidential cam
i paign to see these men of education
learning and refinement assisting Bos
Croker in his crusade against Mckin
Hey and the republican party. Many o
them already admire Bryan and Bryan
ism. Some of them invited Coxey to ad
dress the students of college. Social
ism is a pet theory with many colleg
professors. but probably this is the frs
time in political events when the presi
q dent of Harvard College and Boss Gro
ker, of Tammany, have had a commo
ipf.rest