The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-31
FARMERS POLLED
ON IMPERIALISM.
More Than Half of Them Want
Filipinos to Be Freed.
APATHY AMONG REPUBLICANS
who Have Formerly stood by the Re-
publican Party Because 1t Was
Then For Liberty For All
Mankind.
Correspondence News Democrat

Then For Liberty For All
Mankind.
Correspondence News-Democrat.l
Washington, d. c., Oct. q.
Mckinley is back from his western trip
worse scared than ever. He started
out with the belief that the Republi-
can party was in serious danger of
defeat in the fall elections: he has
returned with the belief changed into
a conviction, with the added knowledge
that it is to be used to compass his
own political destruction.
Mckinley is too shrewd a politician
to be misled either by the administra-
tion lickspittle who fawn for favor or
by the few thousands of shouters who
have gathered around the railway
stations to gaze upon the administra-
ton circus train. The reports con-
tinue to pour in from the political
managers of apathy among the work.
ers and an ominous sullen Indifference
among the men to whom the Republi-
can party has looked in the past for
it's majorities.
The German voters with the German
press are in open antagonism. The
thinking men who have regarded the
Republican party in the past as the one
which stood for freedom and liberty,
which have been used to cover up the
brutal mis-management of the Philip
pine campaign. They had expected spe-
cifc answers to the indictments against
the Administrations policy. Instead
there has been nothing but a frantic
waving Of the flag, piteous appeals to
patriotism" and an attempt to load on
the Almighty the burden of blunder;
which is too great for Mckinley to
bear.
The Republican managers, certainly,
are not deceived. A movement has
been organized within the party to
throw overheard their presidential
Jonah. Senator Proctor of Vermont, a
multi-millionaire heads the organiza-
ton. He is the head and principle
owner of the Marble trust. Every time
a human being dies, in the United
States, not too poor to have decent
burial, his head stone contributes to
the Proctor Golfers. He is the national
undertaken and it is fitting that he
should preside at McKinley's political
obsequies. Dewey's name is to be used
| for McKinley's undoing, but that
popular hero is not to receive the nomi-
nation. The trusts are afraid of him.
His patriotism is too iron-handed and
might clutch at the throats of the peo-
pies oppressors. Roosevelt is the man
and the events of the next six months
will make good the prophecy.
THE FARMERS AND THE PHILIP
PINES.
| Twenty-one thousand farmers are
polled on the Philippine question by
the Farm and Home, one of the lead
ing agricultural papers of the country
and three-fifths of them declared In
-mistakable terms in favor of giving
the Filipinos independence. Thus the
lie is given to McKinley's claims that
the country was with him in his scheme
of imperial conquest and oppression
Even with the Filipinos begging fol
admission to the United States, the
mistake of receiving them under the
American flag would be no less. = We
have too many problems to settle a.
home to spare time and energy Oh
the Philippines. The added evils of {
war of conquest become the fina
straw. The Washington Star, rabidl!
Iimperialist supporter Of Mckinley
prints and vouches for letter from
an officer in the Philippines, declaring
that one-half Of our army is on tn,
sick list and forecasting the same fat,
for the raw recruits now being sent
A feeble attempt at denial has beel
made by the administration of tn
charge in these letters, that Otis hat
refused to permit the construction o
Ienough additional hospitals to accomo
date the inevitable sick list of tn,
new forces. The "refutation" is in tn
form of a statement (number not Civ
en) were to be sent. The charge is re
peated with increased emphasis an,
additional denials.
The forces of surgeons and nurses
not even adequate to supply the de
mand at Manila. Every hospital war,
is crowded, and the sick and wounde,
are left for hours when they ar
brought from the field without tn
slightest attention. There is no in
crease in the capacity of the hospital
Gen. Otis doesn't propose to have any
1t is a case of root hog or die" Tn
"surgeons" who are sent, are in nearl,
every case, young medical colleg
! graduates, without experience o
training, who will practice at the ex
pense of the lives of the poor devils
who have been deluded into enlisting
Smallpox and swamp fevers are pre-
valent. Such thing as sleeping on DIR
ground. is unknown to the boys at tn
front Hundreds of letters have bee
received showing that If they ca
sleep with their heads at least out @
water they consider themselves lucky
The rainfall is measured not by inche
but by the yard. The insurgents ar
as active as ever and are accomplish
ing their purpose In keeping on
troops on the move. The climate doe
the rest.
The alleged suspension of the censor
ship is mere pretense in order to civ
an air of credibility to a new batch c
lies inspired by the administration fo
political use before the election.