Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-10-04
Democratic Protest.

VIC bciicNe inc people III tHc
United States will not support the
Democratic party in any proclama-
ton that We are a nation Of pol
troons and dastards. Yet the dem
ocratic party, in its state platforms
in Massachusetts, Ohio, Nebras-
ka, South Dakota and elsewhere
is running up the flag of the cow
ard and whey. face, and indicating
plainly that it means next year to
add the white feather to the varie
gated stock of its campaign prop
critics. On the field argent, along
with the legend of 10 TO l." the
white feather is TO stand out as the
next conspicuous symbol. Ii is to
be written again by this party-for
the second time within living mem
ory--that the effort of the country
to establish peace through war is
doomed to failure"
But there are democrats-m multi
ludes Of them-whom this will suit
no better than it did i'll 1904. Their
protest is already rising, all along
the line. We had it yesterday in a
letter from Judge Burnett of Cor
wallis; it is before us III an impress
sive article in the Atlanta Consti-
tuition. This paper departs from
its usual manner of printing its
editorials; it employs breadth OF
space and wealth of typographical
device, IN protest against the decla.
ration Of the democratic conven-
tons in various States, that "the
Philippine war is a reputation Of
the Declaration of Independence
and the Monroe doctrine, and an
assault on liberty every where"
and 1t dt Clares that 1.-THE statement
is worse than nonsense, for it pro-
ceeds far in the direction of vi
clous reputation OF the right of our
troops to defend themselves and
the flag. - Moreover. the denim
citation is not democratic lat any
point, but represents the temper
and views of the New England
republicans (mugwumps) who are
trying to make second Washing
t. II out Of Aguinaido. The attempt
in this case would be more success.
tul ii Washington, blind to The
best interests of his country, had
made an assault on his French
allies"
The Constitution regrets the war
IN the Philippines as others do,
aud thinks it might have been
averted, with b tier management;
but, it says, the facts as they
exist are that our troops were
compelled to resist attacks made
on them, and the results of that
resistance bear no more relation TO
the Declara alton of Independence
of the Monroe doctrine than if
they had occurred in Cuba"
The democrats in the Dakotas, .
continues the Constitution, "are
sadly deceived if they believe these
hysterical utterances of New Eng
land republicans are to be dignified
by being branded as democratic
doctrine They are nothing of the
sort; they bear 10 resemblance 10
democratic doctrine, but are the
outgiving Of an unreasouing and a
petulant te mper. 1t is journey
too long aud too arduous for the
democratic party to John Sherman,
Hoar, Boutwell, aud Edward
Atkinson for democratic doctrine. :"
Finally, the Constitution rightly
denounces those who would have
us give all the interest Of these
islands over 10 the agences OF
atarchy and spoliatiou, or to The
greed oil foreign power, II says
the democratic national platform
Will no; give voice 10 the des.
trucsive nonsense which the Hoars
aud the Buutwells are so wildly
declaiming. II will not denounce
a war Tor which no party is re-
sponsible. On the contrary, it
will demand the restoration oil
peace and good order, and the
establishment of stable govern.
nent, even i, unhapilly. it should
Dc necessary TO bring these results