The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-03
STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1899

last through the coming presidential
campaign, he ought to be sure that
the people do not see through It, for
If h finds that they do he ouuuuuuuua
IL he finds that they do he ought to
at once change his tactics. There are
strong indications that the presidents IS
chief dependence for his reelection is
in his favorite war cry of: "Who will
haul down the flag?" This can be kept
up however feebly the war may be
prosecuted 1t is thus that quack
doctors thrive, by keeping their patients
sick We repeat, that If this is the
presidents policy he had better be
watching it's effect throughout the
country and be preparing for any
necessary change that be spouting from
the tail-end of a special end in favor of
the success of his party and his personal
fortunes in Ohio.
If, still he has leisure, he might look
into the Carter case and weigh the
advantages and disadvantages of
condoning the robberies of which it is
the history. An administration that
administered largely on wheels as the
present one cannot well plead want of
time to examine the finding of court
martial after the papers have been in
hand for fourteen months.
And then the president will need a
great deal of time to collect and digest
the materials of his annual message,
which must be delivered whein ocn
which must be delivered when congress
meets in December. To all the wrath
displayed in the popular uprising
drawing the blood from our business
elements Mark Hanna arrives in New
York just in time to say Pooh! Poohl"
and to tell the American people that
British institutions are quite as good
as ours.
He will also have to explain by what
authority he has been making war upon
the Filipinos without consulting Con-
gress on the subject.
Then the various financial doctors to
whom he has made conflicting pledges
will expect to find his message a clear
exposition in favor of each set of reme-
dies to which he has privately given
his approval.
He has been emperor in all our new
possessions since the 4th of March. The
assembling of congress will dis-crown
him. Then will come the struggle be-
tween the president and congress as
other If they fail to agree on the future
Of the Philippines and Cuba.
The message must also refer to the
question Of an isthmus canal, and many
people will be curious to see If he leans
toward the rehabilitation of the rotten
Panama scheme in which Pierpont
Morgan has consented to engage if our
government will indorse it. Mr.. Nor
gan was recently in Washington.
And last, though not least, the people
will look with intense interest to see
whether the British lion is to be given
a bite off our Alaskan territory as a
proof of the presidents friendship for
the queen and her subjects.
If we were of the presidents party
we would entreat h!:n TO slacken his
eager pursuit Of recollection through
the coarsest arts of the lowest grade of
abandon all thought of
swinging around the circle" and devote
himself to better understanding of
his public duties and a more faithful
performance of them. He can better
commend himself to public favor in
this way than by peddling his political
wares from the tail-end of a private
car like Cheap Jack" !