The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
The Great Sham and Beef Campaign.

The opponents OF the Administration had
to admit that the fall elections were not
cheering to them, but that, they said, was
the result Of the war. War was always
popular, and the party in power got the
benefit Of that popularity. So they glided
gently over the fall elections and waited
for the spring elections. In November,
1893, the country was dazzled by brass
buttons, but in 8 0 1t would have its eyes
opened and would see and shudder at the
iniquities Of the Administration which the
Democrats and the Mugwumps have been
30 active and so fertile in inventing and re-
hearsing. The country had been carried
away by the "glamor" Of war, but wait
until the country had time to ponder
"Algerism." Wait until the country
counted the cost, the fearful cost, Of i'm
perialism. Wait until the people sickened
Of the lust Of conquest, and then see them
rise in their righteous wrath against the
Administration which was staying coffee
colored Hampdens in the Philippines and
driving Gen. MILES into a regular appo-
plexy Of interviews and photographs.
Well, the majestic issues OF Algerism and
Aguinaldism have been thrust upon the
country everywhere and all the time. The
anti-imperialists have miauled to the top
Of their lungs, while the American forces in
the Philippines ave been chasing AGu1-
NALDo Gen. MILES has had the happiest
days Of his life. He has seen his name in
all the papers and his portrait in many.
Powerful Democratic and Mugwump intel
lects have yelled Beef Beef and drawn
their nightcaps over their noodles every
night in the firm belief that all was over
with the Administration. Anti-expansion
might be a little spawned on account Of the
unfortunate tendency of the American peo-
pie to admire and stick to the American
soldiers n sailors in the Philippines, but
Beef" was n sure card. Howl 1t loud
enough, and the Republican Jericho must
finally tumble down. Beef, Beef, Beefr'
It's the English for conspues. and never
fails to kill.
So this week Beef and A%GUINALDo vent
forth to conquer. The returns are sur
prising. They show that the country will
not wake up, no matter how much you
yell Beef and AGUINALDo" in the porches
OF its ears. The Republicans carry the
chief cities Of Ohio. Cincinnati, Demo-
cratic two years ago., is Republican by some
1000 votes. The Republicans make great
gains in Col. BRYAN's Nebraska, where,
says an Omaha despatch to the Chicago
Tmes-Herald. 1.-THE question seemed to CEN
ire on the national question Of the acqui-
sition OF foreign territory and the war
against the Philippines" and "the pres
ence OF the Nebraska troops in the front
line OF battle heightened to a considerable
degree the political fight, and is beloved
to have been a large factor in pushing up
Republican majorities." Strange that Beef
should have to yield to Battle! The Re-
publicans sweep st. Louis, Topeka and so
on. The West remains unaffected by the
Beef and Aguinaldo business. How much
that glorious combination touches the East
may be seen in Rhode Island, where, in the
ofrest kind Of an of year, and after scarcely
an attempt at a campaign. the Republicans
win handsomely.
There are no votes in this Beef and Bosh
movement. The spring elections show it,
il anybody needs demonstration thereof.
But tho sawdust OF the Democratic and
Mugwump campaign is sufficiently evident
in the fact that after all the hullabaloo
about Beef and Imperialism, Mr.. MCKIN-
LEY's political popularity is unchanged and
undoubted. And it is the exact truth
that the attack has not hurt him any
where. Big cry, little wool!