The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-06-21

everything ON a peace footing.
His Ignorance Of the situation may
he hardened from the fact that he cor
dncicd his campaign from the depths
OF his armchair In the palace at Manila
His mind appears to be not aliogrth-
er easy as 20 the quality of the peAee
that he left behind. because he al
mitted, reluctantly. that we could not
spare any OF our 10000 from the Is
lands in case of trouble with China.
because "an army OF suppression
would be- needed In the Philippines for
several yeRrs 10 come.
Gen. Otis was received at the white
house with great oordiality, and he
ought 10 be, for has he not been the
faithful servant Of the administration
all theae months? Has he not doae
what President Mckinley has ordered9
Has he not suppressed any news that
the administration thought disquirt-
ing7 Has he not censored thr reports
40 that II was impossible 10 discover
hon many lives were being sacrificed
aud how much money was being spent
In this attempt TO crush a people who
only desire an opportunity 20 govern
Themselves In their owr way7
Indeed, Gen. Otis has been n loyal
servant of n laundering ndministrA'
iion, and the abuse which has some
times been heapcd upon Otis should In
Justice have been meied out 10 his
master In the white house who direct
ed the Philippine war. Now that Gen.
otis Ia back, his optimistic statements
will he used by the republicans ms cam
paigu material. That they are not
true win not matter to the republican
leaders. On their aide the campaign IL
10 be prosecuted with promises for the
future and evasion and misrcpresenta-
tion, In order 10 conceal anything
which might damage Mckinley
chances Of reelection.
ottA a Hnnk Fsiirre.
In sharp contrast 10 Gen. otis self
sufficient claim Of having put down
the rebellion In the Philippines comes
the wall from the new civil commits
zion which recently landed In the H.
lands. Judge Taft and his colleagues
on the commission are assured by high
army officers that the present force In
the islands is utterly inadequate ia
suppress the msnrreciion; that even
In the southern portion of Lpzon the
insurgents are In entire control.
Gen. Otis municipal governments
have been n rank failure. They have
simply been used by the Filipinos as re-
eruiting ststionS for the insurgents.
The commission has brcn In Luzou q
week and up to this time not a singl,
Filipino has approached them with NJ
offer OF surrender or submission ot
any terms.
The commission II simply amazed nj
the conditions Of bribery, corruption
and general rascality which prevail
wherever the Americans have left tAril
trail. The Cuban frauds are nothing
60 the corruption which has been going
on In the Philippines.
The Filipinos have had SO bitter nj
experience with imperialism tha; ihr,
propose 10 hold out at least until afte'
the fall elections. II Mckinley Is re
elected. they know they may expect
condition Of servitude worse thai
Spain ever dared 10 impose. and the
will keep up their guerrilla wsriar'
indefinitely. II Bryan Is elected the,
have some hope Of being allowed Il
govern themselves and receiving tn
protection which should be given then
by country which professes respec
for the principles Of liberty and indie
pendenee on which its own institution
| are founded.
The new civil commission Is Ei,inI
the people a glimpse of the facts. Oti
misrepresents everything. from tn
condition Of the Fllipinos TO the cos
Of our war of exiermtnation.
General Corruption.
The more the Cuban affair p ~ ~
the more clear II becomes that the poe
tai frauds are only a small part OF th
general corruption which has becom
rampant under military control OF th
island.
The administration Is looking Sul
prised aud grieved and orderin
prompt Investigation and retrencl
ment In the postal department. hopin
by that ruxe TO keep the country IN u
noranee Of the frauds In other dire'
tlons.
II there could be q searching invest
cation into the amount of money iil
bprssd by the military authorities. M
der the pretext Of administering Hi
vana and improving the sanitary cor
dition, the result would shock the svel
age voter. While the aSminlstratio
and itss hcnchmen pretend 20 kBo'
nothing Of the Irregularities In variot
directlons In Cuba yet informstio
comes from those On The ground ind
eating that the postal frauds are
mere baastelle compared TO what hs
been looted In other directions.
President MeKinley's oft-repeats
aphorism about being the ins,rumer
ofProvidenee h paraphrssed by eertal
officials In Cuba TO read: AProviden'
In In II. we're In II and there's mons
In H." Cubs for the past year hi
beer regarded as promising place II
administration favorites who desire
to reap sn abundant harvest.
In the fnce Of al this the repnblics
platform win epngrasninte Presidei
Mckinley upon hss yhie and wixe ~
ministration and point eut to Il
Cuh&ns kow lucky they ave 70 be =
isss<d from Spanish oppression.
srsfI vghi4ewssk Csssress.
| With congress ont Of the way the r
| ppblirsns sre btiAiiy preparing Il
| their national tsouscntion and for Il
| plstierm whicas shall csrefuliy rlo
ever The shorscomingr of The recei
eonGress.
| II viii deal largely in promises
pumlsr Of messafts iihs the snti-trn
| IN, ~ Nie<xsgaA ssesi ~ srd II