The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-21
"FATAL DEMOCRATIC ALlY."

AhARE OLHAVgIkhlAO hLkAe
A Veteran Politicians Plain Talk on
Aguinaldo, the Leader Of the Tagal
Faction Of the Party.
Washington Post: "a Fatal Demo
cratic Ally" is the title Of an edlt5rial
in the Philadelphia Times Of tny Tlh.
evidently written by Colonel Met6re,
the venerable editor-in-chlef Of that In
dependent Democratic paper. Colonel
Mcclure is a Democrat Of the old school.
and, like many others of his kind. is now
outside Of the fellowship and COM
munlon OF the regular Democratic or
ganization. It would be Impossible for
such man to follow the lead Of John
P. Altgeld, George Fred Williams. and
other magnates of the free coinage com.
blnation. But stu he claims 10 be a
Democrat. and there is no doubt that
he would like to see his party recover
its old-tims power in the nation II its
restoration could be accomplished by
adherence to what he regards as Demo-
GAhGlC uOGk4luG hAn HDlGlca
The fatal Democratic ally" against
which the Times warns the party is
Aguinaldo, the leader OF Tagal fac
ton in lnsurrecton against the lawful
authority of the United States. Colonel
Mcclure was war Democrat in the
time OF our great domestic conflict. He
was a personal friend of Lincoln and
shared his confidence. In the article
under consideration. the fact is recalled
that 1t was the misfortune OF the Demo-
Gratis In our civil war to have the
earnest sympathy OF the southern In
surgents who sought to dismember the
republic. and that fatal ally deprived
them Of power for a quarter Of CEN
tury. Since them, we are told. "a
Democratic President has been twice
elected, but he was successful solely be-
cause he was regarded as vastly more
acceptable than his party, and Demo-
cratic victory was won by Republican
votes. From the time that Democracy
merlted and accepted the sympathy Of
those who sought to overthrow the re-
public neither Pennsylvania nor the
Union has ever been Democratic on q
square party vote"
Now that the Democrats have wilt
messed the disappearance OF the last
Vestige OF sectional prejudice. as re-
suit OF our war with Spain. the Times
asserts that they are turning 10 In
vIte the sympathy of an equally fatal
ally, and one that may doom them to
- To Tho nfFnnH.
est inspiration OF Agulnaldo's address
urging his people to maintain the war
against the United States is his public
boast that the Democrats of the nation
are In sympathy with them and their
cause" The Times asserts, as an In
dlsputable fact, that Agulnaldo has
been encouraged to continue the war
and enthuse his followers with the hope
of Democratic opposition TO expansion
and to war with the Fllipinos, and the
Times believes that 1.-The patriotic peo-
pie OF the country will keenly appre-
clate the attitude in which Democratic
leaders have placed their party betoEe
the nation" The article concludes In
this vigorous fashion:
mo political party can maintain IT.
self IN this country by opposing the
prosecution of war that is already
upon us. The patriotic sentiment that
strengthens our brave soldiers In the
field in their heroism to maintain the
Nag will have more respect for the par
| barous Tagals. who offer their lives for
their cause, than for those who main
tain a cowardly Are In the rear 10
strengthen the eneTry and multiply the
sacrifice OF brave soldiers. II the Demo-
Gratis would hope to make successful
| battle In 1900 they must take prompt
ApVIInnI1n from
pleading their cause before his murder
Gus barbarians in the Philippines,
II would have been more Just II
Colonel Mcclure had included number
OF distinguished Republican statesmen
In his censure. There are no Democratic
leaders who have been more strongly
| dIsIncllned to support the government
! In supprcSsInE AguiEnldo's instruction
than ex-senator Edmunds. Senator
Hoar and eX-Secretary Boutwell,. she
area of maximum pressure Is not In
| Democratic states, but IN MaSSaehu-
setts. The mistake the Democrats nave
nooda has been the attempt to make 4
party issue out OF a question that should
| moi have heen raised until the work
NOW in hand had been finished. go long
es Avuinaldo and the cOmparAtively
small faction for which he stands con-
tInua armed resistance. II Is the duty
az good American citizens TO stand by
their government. The American poo
ME. through their ConGress: VIII deter ,
| mine tho future relations Of the United
states with the Philippines. hut the
complete establishment Of our authority
/ throughout the archipelago is a condi-
lion precedent to such determination.
When antl-eXpansion goes so far ns 70
! encourage men in arms against our nhE,
n goes a good deal farther than any
marty or any good citizen can nfford to
| carry IT, The recruits gained by sucn
n course will not offset the exodus TINT
n viii produce The best possible pol
low FOR the Democracy would be an en-
,husIastIc support Of the government In
suppressing Aguinaldo That work per
| formed and order established IN the
philippines. the time for partisan oper-
ations will have come.
FIELD OFFICERS