Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-25

appeal to the spirit of liberty that hur.
ried us into the conflict with Spain.
That was and is Americanlsm, Its bent
by right of birth and kinship, and its
rule of conduct. We have had sympathy
for struggling republicanism every
where, and at close quarters we took
down the flag in Mexico and in Japan,
when we conquered the one and opened
the other to modern civilizations
Springfield Republican.
he Administration on Its Travels.
In their Western tour President Nc
Kinley and the attending members of
his Cabinet are scattering flowers of
eloquence and begging the people not
to be too hard on them, as they are do
ing the best they know how. A more
pitiful exhibition has not been made by
any national administration for many
years, and 1t makes one ask in wonder
whether these are the chief represem
tatiyes of the party which, less than
three years ago, felt so sure of being
firmly entrenched in power for deN
ade at least.
Mckinley is the principal distributor
of the lingual bouquets. His speeches
are full of heroism, patriotism, graft.
tude to the soldiers, thank fulness to thu
people and Qualifications of the flag,
with all Of which no citizen cam find
fault, unless he wants to be classified
among traitors and other wicked per-
sons. The five Cabinet members who
keep Mckinley company follow with
appeals for patient support and for dis
eliminating censure.
Secretary Long of the Navy Depart
ment believes that he has worked hard,
and that while he did not discover
Dewey, he thinks that he deserves
some credit for not Immediately taking
steps after the victory at Manila to
nllllify the gallant Admirals doings.
Griggs, the Attorney General, who will
not bother about the enforcement of
the antitrust laws, is taken back to
the days when he was an American
schoolboy and when the study of geog-
raphy was not so hard as 1t Is now,
when we have to go around the world
for Islands to conquer. The head Of the
military administration, EMhu Root,
speaks of his humble duty to his Presi-
DENTAL chief, and sheds tear as he re
fleets that poor Mckinley is not better
appreciated by his countrymen.
And so they go on. Secretary of
State Hay is glad to be back in the
bracing atmosphere in which he wrote
Little Brooches" but he would like the
zephyrs to blow little more gently for
our noble President. Smith, the Post
master General, reminds everybody
that there Is great man I'm the Execu-
tive Mansion at Washington, and that
there is another In the Postmaster
Generals office.
1t is a pity that the other three men,
bers of the Cabinet were not taken
along to complete this bouquet of con-
ceit, adulation and apology.-New
York News.
Not Fighting Riffraff.
In view of the testimony Of credible
witnesses on the ground we are forced
to conclude that our soldiers are fight
ing something more than Filipino riff
raft. We are forced to conclude that
Mr.. Hanna is pursuing the Otis and ad-
ministration policy, for which he may
be responsible himself, of deceiving the
American people as to the nature Of the
job on hand. II the people are really
In favor of finishing the job, right or
wong, they ut least want to know the
truth about Its dimensions and charac-
ter.-Chicago Chronicle.
Mckiniey's hort corners
There is no man in public life that
has turned more short corners on great
questions than President Mckinley. In
1873 he was n radical silver man. Voted
for the free coinage of silver, and for
the Stanley Matthew resolution declar-
ing all government obligations payable
in silver. As late as 1894 he denounced
President Cleveland for attempting to
demonetize silver. In 1893 he was n
single gold standard advocate and de-
nounced the proposition to pay in silver
as Notwithstanding Tribune.
The Real Copperheads
Lentz, Garrison, Mason, Reed, Hoar
and other old-time Republicans and
and Democrats, are now opposing men
who are giving aid and comfort to the
schemers who are defying the Constitu-
ton and multiplying the Declaration of
Independence. The real "copperheads"
of to-day are the men who are seeking
to overthrow the theory that govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed.-Omaha
World Herald.
Can't ool the fold Germans.
tits now said that of the 600 German
papers in the country only six are sup
porting the administration on Its i'm
perfalist policy. The Germans are too
practical and level-headed to be carried
away by mere partissinship. The ad-
ministration has good reason to be
worried oyer it's lack Of support in
this particular quarter Mtllersburg
Farmer.
a Notable onvert
When asked about the Philippine
question, Mr.. Tom Reed quietly re-
marked: II believe in the Declaration
of independence" 1t is curious how
democratic a Republican becomes just
as soon as he gives up oftice-seeking.-
Atlanta Constitution.
Why? He Has Zone 1t Before.
Desperate as is Hanna's plight in
Ohio, the report that the President Of
the United States will take the stump
in his interest seems almost beyond be-
lief.-Albany Argus.
The Alternative.
The responsibility Of taking human
life under any circumstances is tire.
mendous. Unsuitable as 1t may be to
kill in self-defense, we cannot but adj
mire the wonderful self-ccntrol of an
Armenian who preferred to die rather
than live with blood upon his hands.
1t was during the horrible massacres
in Armenia. A native. says the Rev.
George Fl. Hepworth, was employed In
one of the railroad stations. He was