The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-25
EVEN VETERANS
Are Condemning Comrade McKinIey's
War of Conquest.
(New York Evening Post)


War of Conquest.
(New York Evening Post.)
The disposition to stand by the "com-
rade' in the White House is, Of course,
far stronger among his fellow-veterans
Of the civil war than among the people
at large. The recent canvass of 10000
farmers by Farm and Home showed
that a large majority of the agricultu
west opposes the war Of conquest.
That this canvass correctly represented
popular sentiment in the west is shown
by the similar reports which are made
by business men from that section. The
Providence Journal, which has strongly
supported expansion, is informed by it's
New York correspondent that the city
is full of western men who are here to
buy their seasons stock, and that "the
one thing they are talking about is the
deep and general disgust In their Sec
the Philippines" The Washington
correspondent Of the Portland Oreogo-
nian, another expansion journal,
quotes "a very observing man." who
has made tour through Ohio and IL
linois, as saying that there can be no
mistaking the anti Mckinley sentiment
that exists among the people," and that
'it is not Democrats, but Republicans,
who are complaining that the situation
in the Philippines is not what it ought
to be-" 1t is the opinion of this obser-
yer that a severe reaction against the
administration has now set in, and
that the president personally is coming
to bear more and more of the RESPONSE
bility for the ugly situation.
Evidence Of the growing unpopulari-
| ty of the war in the Philippines comes
from various quarters. Perhaps the
most striking proof is a canvass which
was made by the Springfield (Mass)
| Union, an expansion organ, Of the sur
vivors of the Thirty-fourth Massachu-
setts Regiment in the civil war, when
they held their annual reunion the
other day. The questions put were
these two: "Do you favor hauling
down the flag in the Philippines? Do
|
ident Mckinley in the Philippines2
Considering that President Mckinley
| is "comrade" of these veterans that
most Of them are Republicans, and that
the inquiries were so phrased as to
make affirmative answers easy, the
note worthy feature of the result is the
number of men who express misgiving,
doubt and even condemnation. While
a large number approve without qualifi-
cation everything which has been done,
a respectable minority made such an
swers as these:
II don't believe in Withdrawing the
army now, but 1t never ought to have
gone there"
II approve of the presidents policy
in the main, but I'd like to see the af-
fair settled without anymore blood
she'd"
Certainly the army should be with
drawn If we cannot stop in any other
way. do not believe the flag ought to
have been hoisted In the first place."
IT think we'd better stop operations
there. don't believe in hauling down
the flag now, but 1 don't believe we
ought to have fought there at ALL"
Take the army away. I think the
flag ought to be hauled down anyway
"I don believe in their fighting over
there. I believe we ought to have q
coaling station there, and give the
people the same chance as we have the
people in Cuba, If 1t would end the
war"