Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-09
For President.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
OF NEBRASKA.
For vice-President.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON
OF ILLINOIS.
THE BRAHMIN AND THE CUR UP
TO DATE.

The campaign has progressed far
( enough to develop the mainllin of at
tack and defense on both sides. The
Republicans will contend. as they are
already contending. that in the reten-
-tion OF the Philippines and the prosecu-
lion of the war upon the inhabitants
of the islands there is no principle in
volved that was not involved in the
acquisition of the Louisiana tract, of
Florida. of Alaska. They will maintain
that as the latter was not Imperialistic,
neither can the former be Imperialistic.
7 They Will not deny the thing; they will
dispute only as to it's nature. They
will insist that our tenure of the Phil
ippines and our attitude toward the
q Inhabitants is the same in essence as
our tenure of territories heretofore, and
our attitude toward the inha bitants of
such territories.
The Republicans will not be able to
avoid discussion of Imperialism as an
issue. They have abandoned the at
tempt already They will be compelled
Z 10 recognize the Democratic contention.
s but while discussing Imperialism will
II Insist that it Is merely new name for
the old policy of expansion-a policy
OF which the Democratic party was the
inspiration and guiding force. This is
The ground Senator Fairbanks took in
opening the campaign in Indiana the
other day; and Senator Fairbanks
stands close to the Administration He
asserted that the pledge of the Repub-
Z lican platform. to give the Filipinos
the largest measure of self-govern-
ment consistent with their welfare and
our duty is in fact ''the very founda-
ton principle upon which we have held
chase to this hour"
1t is not too much to say that upon
the validity of this claim success or
defeat for the Republican party will
depend in the November elections. The
american people, hard headed and ac-
acustomed to the sophistry of political
campaigns, are going TO the merits of
this question, and their conclusions are
Z apt to be right and decisive Unfor-
4 tunately the Republicans have not
themselves acted the part of sincere be-
slieyers in their own contention. If
there is nothing new in Mr. McKinley's
philippine policy; II it is merely a con-
Sfinuation Of our historic expansion, what
Z 10 there in 1t to warrant the rather full
& some encomiums that Republican con-
MENTIONS. orators and newspapers have
$ hsaped upon the President? IL the ac-
4 qulsition OF the Philippines and their
sAfoTcible conquest is of piece with the
Louisiana purchase, why is it that we
are assured that the acquisition of the
philippines has made a world mower,
of the United States? Why do we hear
Z 80 mucl OF new duties and new resnop-
Ssfbtlitfes, IL such duties and resnonsi-
abilities are as old as the Louisiana pur-
chase If we are in the Philippines for
the same purpose that we went into the
Louisiana purchase; ii there is no diff
ferent principle involved, how doesn't
come to pass that Republican leasfers
dnciare we must have large army and
powerful navy by reason of our being
IN the Philippines. when our acquisI-
ton of territory hitherto had necessi.
fated neither?
imperialism consists not IN the &C.
Squisitic of territory, nor in the method