The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-27
HOUSTON. SATURDAY, NAY ~, 1893.
POPULARITY THAT IS PERMANENT


lhs Galveston News fears that the publ
caiisn CT the recent interview with Dewey,
In which the aeniral expressed himself
as fayoring the rsGention OF the Philippines
by the United States. may impair the pop
ularly cf the hero Of Manila bay among
Ills c1untrymen. Previous to that inter-
Wow. Dewey, the News says, was easily
The greate-t popular favorite in America.
but 1t questions II now that position has
not been shaken.
The News does the opponents Of an ox
pansion policy an injustice in expressing
such a fear. The masses of men In the
United States who see danger to the Re-
public in a departure from our conserva-
tive methods Of the past. who fail to see
any similarity between the annexation OF
Asiatic Islands and the annexation OF
Texas, are not so intolerant or bitter that
they would cease to love and admire Ma
tiona hero simply because he honestly diff
fered from them on a great question Of
this character. The admiration which the
American people feel for Dewey is IN con-
sequence Of achievements and the display
of character quite apart from his opinions
on matters Of National policy. That ad-
miration is as intense and universal as
ever and the ringing welkn will be suf-
fcient to demonstrate that fact when
Dewey again sets foot on his native soil.
There are two kinds OF expanslonists.
The one kind is composed Of those who
Ia f11e .aFA
want TO carry the flag to the uttermost
parts of the earth Cor the glory Of the
flag They are honest In believing that the
Nation should emulate the example OF
other drst-class powers and make Its
strength felt in remote regions from Its
center Of authority, The opponents of this
pclicg may differ from these men with
ont concluding that their motives are in
splred by solhshnoss or dishonesty or
,hat hey are seeking to found an i'm
periaHsm upon the ruins Of the Republic
The other class OF expanslonists are the
Imperialiatsth Tho men who would he glad
to see "a strong government" who tell us
that the constitution is cont Of date"
that Washngion's farewell address Is silly,
that might makes right. that those who
do not think with Thorn are traitors" and
should I'LL The ialls, This is the class that
counts in its ranks The big trust promoters,
the scheming agencies that arc seeking to
transform our democracy into plutoc-
racy, the conscicnceless hoodlers and bull
dozers who buy the presidency for their
favorite or their tool--tho men with whom
commercial considerations are ever up
permost.
IT IS the advocacy OF expansion by such
forces that arouses the greatest popular
suspicion as to the rectitude or wisdom in
the policy Their intolerance has natural
ly cecasioned resentment among their op.
ponents But the Nation will never be-
lieye that Dewey Is Of that class, that he
is in favor Ct exploiting the Philippines
for the aggrnndlzement OF syndIcates. or
that he would have Ms embark upon
policy Of international complications We
may differ from him but all will be ready
to concedo the honesty Of his motives, and
neither the glory Of his achievements nor
the greatness OF his character VIII In con
sequence suffer any dlmInution in popular
estimation. Dewey Will, in word reach
New York as popular hero as when he
left Manila, our Galveston contemporary
fears to the contrary Notwithstanding.