The record-union., 1899-10-17
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.


Oakland Tribune: The Filipinos can
certainly have no excuse for not lay
ing down their arms when they con-
slider the plan of self-government Of
fered to them by General Otis. They
are given every liberty and full scope
as to conducting their own affairs, the
only thing reserved by Uncle Sam be-
ing parental control that they Should
hail rather than reject, for it will in
sure them immunity from internecine
disorder. AS compared with the form
of government offered to them by
Aguinaldo, they will be a thousand
times better off if they accept Uncle
Sans proposition.
HIS ALLIES.
Santa Rosa Republican: Aguinaldo
tries to cheer his followers to a con-
tinuance Of the Philippine war by de-
claring that they have the sympathy
and support of the Democratic party
of the United States. While it is true
that in several of it's recent State plat
forms that party has condemned the
war with Aguinaldo these sentiments
have been uttered by the politicians
| and not by the rank and file of the
! Democratic party. These political
| managers have declared these senti-
ments in the hope of holding the votes
| of all the men who call themselves
| Democrats and at the same time win
| ming to their standard the Atkinson
wing of the Republican party. But they
are reckoning without their host. While
| will io h
/ they will lose more Democrats. The
| people who feel pride in Deweys vic
tory believe with President Mckinley
that there should be no faltering In
maintaining it, and they are not going
to vote name but a sentiment when
| they go to the polls. The mass or
| Democratic voters as we'll as of Re-
| publicans are in favor of sustaining
the Administration in putting down the
Aguinaldo rebellion. They talk that
way and they will vote as they talk
ANOTHER PROP GONE.
Tulare Register: Another prop has
been knocked from under the Fflipinos
! at home and abroad. Admiral Dewey
| has openly declared himself in favor
| of sustaining the Administra ton in its
! conduct of the campaign against the
| TagalCs, and in language that cannot
! be misunderstood. To an interviewer
he said: "It has been reported that 1
am in favor of giving the Filipinos
| their independence, and I therefore
particularly desire that in sending our
orders to the Brooklyn and other ships
that are to go to the Philippines the
| instructions shall be accompanied by
the statement that they were sent by
my request" 1t was ever thus.
DEMOCRACY AND IMPERIALISM.
Eureka Californian: We constantly
see in Democratic newspapers that the
! party next year will make great
| fight against imperialism. If present
| appearances count for anything, how
/ can it? Upon the question Of expan-
sion the Democracy is rent by con-
/ fiicting opinions. There is Clarke
| Howell of the Atlanta Constitution"
| holding up in terrorem over the heads
| of the Southern Democracy 1.-The hys-
! terical utterances of New England Re-
! publicans," and warning it to be differ
ent from them There is Henry Wat
terson in ardent advocacy of expansion
through his paper, the Louisville
/
Wheeler urging it in every authorized
| interview and in every letter home,
| and there is Senator John T. Morgan
| in diligent urgence, in season and out
| of season. of the acquisition of all ter
! ritory upon which has been, unfurled
! the Stars and Stripes, and in support
/ Of the policy of Imperialism Governor
+! Pattison of Pennsylvania and the
| Hearst organ in New York are no
| slouches. So the Republicans have no
| monopoly Of annexation sentiment.
! Democracy is saturated with it. Mean
/ while our President is thoughtful ana
| mostly silent The few statements 10
which he has given utterance are not
! of the decisive character certain people
would have US believe. To IN
| duce the Democratic National Conven-
! ton to take a cheerful stand next year
/ against expansion it will be necessary
for a great many important things to
| happen in the meanwhile
DEWEY AND M'KINLEY.
Yreka Journal: Our Democratic
friends of the Bryan order may want
Dewey court .nartialed, with Colonel
w. j. Bryan as presiding Judge Ad-
vocate. for daring to advise President
| Mckinley iE the matter Of increasing
the fleet at the Philippines ur der Ad-
miral Watson. Dewey wants every
section blockaded and every Vessei
| supplying food or ammunition 10
/ Aeuinaldo captured or destroyed.
/ After this the Democrats will not want
/ Dewey as a candidate for President
on their ticket, even should he accept.
/ Dewey has recommended that seven
| or eight more war vessels be added TO
the Philippine squadron, including the
big cruiser Brooklyn, the famous nag
| ship in the destruction of Cervera
fleet at Santiago de Cuba, and a num-
Der of fast cruisers and gunboats he
wants them to overhaul any vessel un-
| dertaking to- help the Philippines, no
matter what nationality or flag 1T may
fly. This action Of Dewey does not
! look like the great Admiral taxing
any stock in the Democratic desire to
| withdraw from whipping Aguinaido.
! The Philippine dictator knew the
American army was fighting Spain to
secure the islands, and Aguinaldo as
! sisted with a Willingness to see them
! under American control, expecting cor
| rectly that liberal rule would be ex-
tended under American protectorship.
! But Just as soon as the Americans
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