The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-11-25
A BLOwE-U BUGABOC.
The Hob-Goblin Policy or "Anti-Irn-
perInIism" Snuffed Out mt
the Polls.

It is generally admitted that the anti
expansion or anti-imperialist movement
was generally condemned in the cleo
tions. Wherever hostility to the presi-
dents policy was made a special issue
the president held his own compared
with his remarkable vote in 1896 or his
party vote in subsequent years. Some
claim is made that the president was
not sustained in Massachusetts because
the republican plurality was not as
large rs it was last year. The demo-
Gratis in 1S0S nominated n more popular
man for governor and the silver issue
was ignored. The gold democrats de-
clared for him, and anti-imperlalism
was made the chief issue, yet the demo-
cratic candidate received about 1000
fewer votes than did the democratic
candidate II year ago. The republican
vote fell off more thousands because
congressman were not voted for. In
Maryland, where the democrats won,
anti-eXpansion was not limited at by
the democrats. In Ohio 100000 men
voted for Mayor Jones, who previous to
the election had not said word on the
question of expansion.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Bryan and ex-
Gov. Altgeld carried Nebraska on the
anti-expansion issue and on general OPP
position to the presidents policy. Such
seems not TO be the fact. Altgeld de-
clared in his first speech that he was
not opposed tO-expansion, but was OPP
posed TO an increase OF the regular
army and the alarming growth of milf
.tarism under the president. In Ne
braska there are many voters who came
10 this country TO escape military serv-
ice. Many of them do not read English,
so the literature setting forth the dan
gers of militaWsm and the speeches as
sailing the increase of the army and the
use of the military power were real
terror TO them. On the other hand the
republicans of Nebraska did not have
speakers nor the means to refute the
fallacies of Mr.. Bryan and his friends.
The expressions of the anti-imperial-
list press in the east, with one or two eX-
ceptions, are to the effect that the OPP
position TO the presidents policy did
not make itself apparent in the cleo
tions. The New York World, one Of The
EXTREMIST and most inyeterate organs
of the anti-imperisiists, confesses that
"the elections mean victory for inn
periaiism in majority of the states vot-
ing" adding that there is neither hon
esty nor profit in denying this The
New York Post, the ablest and most
strenuous opponent Of the presidents
policy, expresses itself as follows:
although no federal officials were chosen
yesterday, except in four congressional dis
tricts to fill the vacancies In the house OF
representatives, n national aspect was
given to the campaign In so many states
that the result may be accepted as ver-
dict OF the country on the Mckinley admin
istration, and especially on It's policy of ex.
pansion. The judgment of the people was
so clearly expressed that no room Is lef
| for doubt as to the attitude Of the nation
| If the voters in the states which spoke
by their ballots did not render n YER
dict in favor of the presidents policy
as declared by the New York Evening
Post, they have seriously refused to re-
gard the bugaboo of imperalsm.-Ind
| onauOliS journal