Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
POLITICAL SITUATION VIEWED
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Hanna's Gloomy Picture of Republic
can Apathy-G. o. p. Chairman Tries
to Scare The Trusts ami Banking In
terests Into Contributing.

can Apathy-G. o. p. Chairman Tries
to Scare the Trusts ami Banking In
terests Into Contributing.
Washington correspondence:
1T VIII not do to neglect single
effort or 10 miss a trick" was the key
note of Hanna's New Jersey speech.
1t was the first one he had made this
campaign. He drew a gloomy picture
Of Republican apathy and tried TO
make it appear that desperate meas
ures must be taken to defeat Bryan.
1t was an effort to scare the trusts into
contributing more to the campaign.
The trusts and banking interests have
displayed considerable apathy. They
profess to believe the prosperity argu-
ment and if Mckinley is so sure Of re-
election rs he pretended to be some
time ago, the moneyed interests did
not see WY they should contribute.
They consider that they bought and
paid for their present prosperity in
'96
Hanna and his henchmen are taking
a new tack. They are trying to con-
vince the trusts and banking concerns
that the election of Bryan will mean
serious changes in tariff and financial
Legislation. 1t is too transparent.
While it is almost certain that the next
House viii be Democratic, yet even if
Bryan is elected there is no possibility
of a Democratic majority in the Senate
before 1903 and only then if the peo-
pie 9pprore of Bryan's policy sufficient
~ to give him Congress in accordance
with his views. Bryan makes the bet
ter argument on this very point. He
says that even If his policy could
change financial legislation in the ex-
IRENE manner represented by alarm
lists, yet that would be a less danger
than to re-eleet Mckinley and commit
the country to imperialism. Imperial
ism means a radical departure from
the principles upon which our Gov
eminent is founded. Once well en-
parked upon this policy no legislation
can check it. On the other hand, finan-
cial or tariff legislation, If too radical
and harmful, can easily be amended
choose to have it done.
The real reason of Republican apa-
thy is that the administration has not
the courage to face the issue of impe-
rialism squarely and defend its own
policy The intelligence and common
sense of the people is outraged when
men like Senator Lodge declare that
there Is no such issue as Imperialism
The hedging and lodging of the Re
Dablicans lead the voters to believe
that something very dangerous is con-
cealed under the policy of Imperialism.
They are right In that estimate. If the
true history of affairs in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines were known
the recital would horrify every liberty
loving citizen.
The uncensored news which comes
by mail from Manila shows that the
military authorities there have taken
scores Of political prisoners Think
of II. Russia could do no more. Then
a strong mint comes that there are
Americans in the island who are doing
nn they can to keep the Filipinos angry
and suspicious. Why2 Because GER
tain officers want easy places, good
salaries and plenty of opportunities for
plumber. These and not the anti-impe-
rialists in this country are encouraging
the Filipinos to hold out. Yet it is pa
thetic to hear that the Filipinos were
overjoyed when the present commits
sion landed because they had been told
that it would give them independence.
Their disappointment was great when
they found that the commission came
merely to command their submission
to the edicts of the imperial Mckinley
Teddy Makes Trouble.
There Is plenty of trouble about
Roosevelt. He came over to the White
House unlnvited the other day and
kept his dear enemy President McKin-
ley up all night telling him what he
should put in his letter of acceptance
Mckinley must like to take advice
from the strenuous gentleman who
said he had "a chocolate cellar back
bone"
Then the Western voters are taking
exception to the idea that Roosevelt
IS TO ne shunted on to them because
they are not supposed TO be able to see
through his silly pretense of being a
military hero. 1t is agreed that he
won't do in the East. His Rough Rider
antics SAVIOR too much of the three-ring
circus. And the West is letting it be
known at headquarters that it prefers
more dignity and less noise in its cam
paign Then the voters of New York
State are making a howl because
Roosevelt entirely neglects his duties
as Governor. He draws his salary for
fiiing that office and spends all his
time on his vice-presidential campaign.
Truly the Republicans have troubles
% their own.