The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
ashington News.
PIE ANTI.IMPERIALISTS
SHOW HOW THE MON
Ely GOES.

try, regardless of party is shown oy
the semi. official announcement that
Gems. Lawton and Macarthur, who
are said to oe slated for the vacancies
in the regular amy made by the re-
tirement OF Brigadier General Shat
ter and the death of Brigadier Cen
eral Guy V. Henry, who was buried
today at Arlington, with military
hoDors, are to have practically .lnde-
pendent commands in the coming
campaign on the island of Luzon.
That is to say, they are to carry out
the general plan Of campaign as
arranged by Gen. Otis, but ave to be
left independent as to the movements
of their respective commands while
in the field, and free to do as they
think Dest. without having to first
get toe consent of Gen. Otis.
The administration is bending
every effort towards counter acting
the adverse sentiment against It's
Philippine policy, which it realizes
is increasing. The Philippine COM
mission, which met in Washington
today, has been ordered to hurry a
preliminary report in favor OF the
administration policy, SO it can be
put before the public at once. Mem.
bers of the commission present are
Admiral Dewey, Gel DENLY, Prof.
Schurman and Prof Worcester The
meetings are held with closed doors.
Gen Fi:z Lee is in Washington,
on his way home from Cuba, on leave
of absence His position in the
army keeps his mouth closed as to
the conditions in Cuba. but be tells
his friends privately that there ls an
awful mix up on the island, and his
manner indicates, that be could tell
some interesting things if he were at
liberty to do so
John Sherman has been talking
again, and what he said, made it
evident that the old man had neither
lost interest 10 Ohio poll nor
the faculty of properly sizing up the
situation in that state Mr. Sher-
man predicts republican defeat, be-
cause of the opposition Of the
German voters to the foreign policy
of the administration, of which be
said: .'It cannot be sustained in
morals and is in contraventlon to the
American Declaration of lndepend.
ence. and the teachings of the brave
men who signed that instrument
and of the republican opposition to
a continuation of 1annas leadership
Mr. Sherman didn't say that he would
be glad of republican defeat 10 Ohio,
OF that resentment Of his own treat
ment by the Hanna. Mckinley clique
was responsible for the attitude Of
any of the republican voters, but
there are some things that are fully
understood without being said.
A. the last meeting Of the Washing
ton brapca Of the aoti.imperiallss
league, Gen. Wm. Biruey, lifelong
republican said "Iuperialisu respects
no law. TO it the congress is nothing,
the coumapder 10 chief Of the aEny
everything l: disregarcs constitution
AID statutes and srausfers all power 10
the executive. The writ c: habeas
corpus does DOT exist 10 the imperial
colonies The prisons of Cuba, Porto
RICO aad toe Philippines are vocal With
the cries of men wbo canoot be heard
beSond the walls. Imperialism knows
no limit. except the caprice of toe
eu peror. Il has :he sword, it will
seize toe purse Nay, 1t has already
deh=d the Limitation imposed by con.
eress; it has expended twc huodred
millions where only 80 we're appropri-
a.ed. II haa, without authority of law,
reported iumeose bodies of troops
to the other eide Of the globe 1t has
bull, up 40 immense patronage 10 Its
control of military appointments. 1t
has used this patronage for political
purposes. It's Influence is used to