The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-11-08
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1t 10 Just as we suspected. The great
minds of the Anh-Imperiallst League
have denounced the report of the Phil
lppine Commission. Il was only a few
short weeks ago that these same gentle
men were laudlng Dewey. Now that he
has spoken. and spoken against their
distorted views Of the situation In the
archipelago they win have none Of
him. He does NOT agree with them,
therefore he is wrong. What INSURER
able egotism and impertinent assump-
ton Of superior knowledge, Dewey was
on the spot. but according to these office
loungers Of Boston he knows nothing
about Philippine affairs. Erving Wins
low, secretary Of the league, In an inso-
lent manner characterlzes the report as
an obviously administration docu-
ment." So Mr.. Winsiow would have
the country believe that Admiral Dew
ey, Professor schurman, ex-Minlster
DENLY and Professor Dean Worcester
are liars. That is the plain inference.
He cannot make the people Of this
country believe that.
Professor Paul Story, Of the Chicago
University. insultlngly says Of the re-
port: ut might as well have been writ
ten before the commission went to the
Philippines" a plain statement that the
report had nothing TO do with the facts.
Edwin Burritt Smith. another leading
Chicago "anti-imperlalist," declared
that I'VE could hardly have expected
any other sort OF a report from the
Presidents own appointees. for they
understood thoroughly what was want
ed" That means that the commissions
ers are mere-hirellngs. Senator mason,
in the slum language Of which he is a
master, denounced the report as
"dreary rot" Carl schurz denounced
as untrue the statement that the Fill
plnos had not been used as allies, and
said that there were other 'hasty state
ments In the repoSt liable to be refuted
from the record"
And there are others Of the Copper
head stripe who villify the commission
ers The Philadelphia Press puts the
matter poIntedly In the following COM
ments:
Admiral Dewey, so much idoliZed by
the nation. and so often falsely quoted
by these "anti-imperiulists," now that
he gives a statement of facts over his
own signature, in a carefully written re-
port, is accused Of being bought up as
an attorney" and Of stating. according
to Carl Schurz, an "untruth, although
the admiral Is talking Of something that
he knows more about than any man llv-
ing. The same accusation Is made
against the other commissioners. Sena-
tor Mason, whom the Republicans OF
Illinois are SO anxious to get rid of be-
cause OF his gross MISREPRESENTATION Of
his constituents. says that Admiral
Dewey and his associates have made a
rotten report
1t Is no longer President Mckinley
who 10 attacked. No such language
was ever used against the President as
Carl Schurz. and his followers in their
rage now use against Admiral Dewey,
President Schurman, eX-Minister Dem
by and Professor Worcester 1t is not
necessary to defend these men. There
arc no better higher minded or more
Intelligent men to be found in the Unit
ed States. Admiral Dewey is known OF
all men In this country. Col. Charles
DENLY, q life long Democrat, has grown
gray in The public service without even
whisper against his character. Mr..
Schurman and Mr.. Worcester, like all
OF the members Of the commission, are
far beyond the reach Of the ISLANDERS Of
Carl Schurz, the man who VillIfed Linz
coin. Grant and other great patriots,
while the remainder Of the accusers are
only Of Importance as illustrating the
kind OF men who have been carrying on
this "anti-imperialist" campaign, based
on mlslnformation and falsehood now
swept out Of existence by the commits
sIon's report. 1t is an object lesson
which will not be lost on the thoughtful
people Of the United States.