Washington sentinel., 1899-07-08
THE ISSUE OF 1900.
The PerpeUuIty OF n Republican
Form or Government the
Supreme Question.

The PerpeUuIty OF n Republican
Form or Government the
supreme Question.
The supreme issue of the com.
ing Presidential campaign, before
which all others pale and dwindle,
is the perpetuity Of simple repub-
lican form of government as de-
sired and established by the colon
lists, which has proved the wonder
and ELECTED the admiration of the
world, as against the imperialistic
tendency Of the present Admins
tration. In the main it is the duty
OF an American citizen to extend
his support to an administration,
irrespective Of party fealty, be-
cause he is the President OF the
people and not OF party; but it is
still more sacred duty to use
discretion as to whether a policy
inaugurated after his election and
installation in office shall be the
policy of his Successor; whether
support OF this individual policy
shall be the national standard Of
loyalty, and the majority who op-
pose it have to accept the epithet
OF TRAITORS"
A confusing array of side issues
which can have only the effect to
deter a multitude Of classes from
supporting a platform who would
otherwise accept, it is neither wise
nor prudent policy when the fun
damental structure of our govern
ment is giving way to the imperi-
alistic methods OF the European
monarchieS, 1t is against this i'm
perialistic tendency that every
statesman and patriot down to the
present Administration has fought,
but now many leading men OF both
parties favor this dangerous inno-
walton on the landmarks" Of the
founders and trainers of the repub-
lie. Without going beyond its
baneful effects on our social status
and our material interests, it is
dangerous in that it opens wide
the door for over ten million people
Of other colors and races to ANAL
gamate with our own, whose Gus
toms, physique, color, habits and
religion cannot be other than re-
pulsive to the pure Caucasian race.
With this door open we cannot
long boast that "this is a white
mans country" But the more
direct effect will be felt by the
laboring classes and industrial in
terests here by the reduction OF all
wages to a "coolie" standard.
We need no better evidence OF
this than the fact that over II, 900
coolies" contract laborers) have
already been brought into the
Hawaiian Islands from Eastern
Asia since their annexation, land
still they come"
It endangerS our material in
terests because the vast sums Of
money annually expended in de-
veloping new enterprises through
out the country, furnishing labor
and bringing thrift to the unem-
ploYed, will be largely invested for
the next decade in dev, Looping
"our new possessions" which must
cause a business stagnation and
panic here not soon to be forgot
ten. It will also build up a COM
petition to benefit few to the det-
riment OF millions. There is but
one issue uDon the minds Of the
American people-Anti- Imperial
Ism. The Republican party,
which set the hen that hatched the
trusts, is now posing in an anti
trust farce-comedy, but it will re
quire exceptionally good acting
to give it the semblance Of SINGER
ity, 1t will fail to decoy, as a Grip,
pied dove, many from the supreme
and only issue. But the strange
confusion of ideas into which some
OF the anti-imperialis' have fallen
is incomprehensible. While op.
posing the retention OF the Philip
pines, and evan Cuba and Porte
Rico, they favor a vigor ous prose
cution Of the war, even to theiI
complete subiugation.
Why soI Because the Presiden
says that American honor force:
him to continue the fighting, anC
to subjugate the rebels. Is no
this exactly the same thing SpaiI
said when we called a halt to he
indiscriminate slaughter Of the in