The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-10

that II the Filipinos csn not be instantly
| given their Independence they ought not
to be given It at a later time. II wa
| can rot turn .hem loose at once we have
no right to assist them to prepare for
their own sovereignty BY what authorl-
ty then are we staying In Cuba. where
ultimate independence Is promised even
by the Mckinley administration? II Mr..
Bryan's plan would be imperialism In
the Philippines. is not the Mckinley plan
bmore than imperialism in Cuba9 What
does the administration mean by keeping
troops and American officials In Cuba. n
II dsapproves OF Mr.. Bfyan's Philippine
pollcy9
But the Minnesota senator errs In as
suming that the stable government"
which Mr.. Bryan would erect In the
Philippines would be an American gov
eminent. On the other hand, 1t s to be a
native government. freely chosen by the
! Flliplnos. and given plenary control the
moment II shows itself able to stand
alone. Mr.. Bryan would retain military
authority there only to preserve order
until native authority could take hold
Instead OF governing the islands. he pro-
poses only to assist them in perfectins
their own government.
, Some time since. or before the deme-
cratic National convention, the democrats
. were accused OF desiring to pull out OF
the Philippines Mt once and thus leave the
, country to disorder. confusion and pill
, age" Such a purpose was rounlly de-
nounced. Now when Mr.. Bryan shows
' that we mean to pursue the same policy
q that we have adopted toward Cuba he Is
= accused OF harborlng mporialistc poll
D. cies hin self
: The republicans should not worry too
much over this Imperialism Of Mr.. Bryan
however. Tor the Fllpinos will be only
: too glad to consent" to such a plan Mr.
Bryan's success would mean tho instant
cessation OF hostilites In the Philippines
II would mean that our boys could CONT
h home and cease to die in fever camp
and from the bullets OF hidden foes.
i, would mean that 10000 900 people in tn
archipelago would cease to hate orr flag
and that a new and Aslatic republic. un
= der American protection, would at leas
4 cherish the memory OF the sense OF Jus
tice OF the American people that came {
their relief finally. though 1t came tardily
"a -
10 The threatened strike OF the anthracite cen
>, miners has been temporarily averted. The
have teen persuaded that they are able t
l. mi ma thalr rhaina n
IN slavery awhile longer When It comes t
objects for broad human sympathy thcs
10 miners stand out far more prominently tina
s. Filipinos Porto Ricans. Southern blacks
q, missionaries or any other class OF peop
under American protection.
The overhead wro system has added ar
1t other terror TO tho old-t fashioned storm
O. Atlanta ia another Southern city who's
It's census figures will cause surprise and d
appointment. Its present population is give
- as below 10000. The South may yet hay
ly good reason to suspect that Merriam Is on
=, another edition OF Porter II Is difficult
believe that n place like Bridgeport, Conn
ut is outgrowing Atlanta by nearly 20 per cen
ht Houston is largely n wooden town. but It
lat well built-saturday night demonstrated tn
:, fact,
when the wires are down for few hou
IN some period OF suspense we wonder he
rus on earth people managed TO content theI
re selves or walt for news before the days
tolcgrapby md railroads. But possibly {
IL people OF a hundred years hence will wo
,p- der at our patience and slow methodist
or The state election in Maine occurs tod
and we will DO able to get another point
GU republican apathy
IL ---------
Tho rd-hreaklng run made by N
g" Bryan between Chicago ana Milwaukee W
ath sugGost itself to hundred more par
graphers and several million people as sin
" ply the earnest of what he Will aocompli,
me on tho 9th OF November next. The dem
:, cinte party is out for records this year.
,,v We'll. there s some consolation in know
Ing that Houston doesn't mike storm re
ord oftener than once In a lifetime.
hnt Houston has been noted for It's apundan
OF Of beautiful shade trees and attractive yard
Tho havoc wrought by the storm in the d
'rr rootion Indicated is deplorable aside from M
Is question of money value. But happily Il
soil is fertile and water plentiful
~ There's lots OF satisfaction inter all In ms,
ing plenty of land on all sides OF you wis
IN ono OF those West Indies hurricanes is in Il
nh neighborhood
M Possibly the Shanghai foreign colony
afraid that u the international troops a
withdrawn tho Chinese may try to get eve
ioh for some OF those stories about Pekin hutcl
lin cries, Conscience makes arrant oowar,
sometimes
The utter want OF confidence In each 9th,
by the powers is not calculated TO impre
In the Chinese with the high purposes and III
Ter selhshness OF western civilization.
air Tho "up-to-dats diplomacy" at wasn,n,
ton has succeeded In getting the Chimes
i'n middle only the worse muidled. Campaig
ir- pelitics is a very poor Ingredient for era,
International questions
In receiving some Americans the other az
King oscar Of Sweden said. II welcome W
as fellow-monarchs, There is at least OF
ew European who is intellisently appreciate
al OF American pretenslons.