Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-31
A JUNKET FOR VOTES
THE SITUATION MORE CRITICAL
SINCE TAKING OF PEkIN.


Kinley Recruit to BRYAN AN Almost In
Perceptible but Steady Advance Toward
Imperialism - New York and New Jerse
Safe for Bryan - Kentucky to Be Dspende
Upon-The Administration Forced to a D,
fensive Attitude.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Aug "a, 1900.
Although members of the admins
tration admit that the situation il
China has grown more critical sine
the taking of Pekin and rescue OF tn
foreigners by the allied army, Mr.. Nc
Kinley would not forego his vote
hunting junket to the &. A. r. en-
campment. in Chicago. Reports from
Gen. Chaffee and Minister Conger or
the continued fighting in and arount
Pekin were received this week, bu
were not made public. One reason
for the suppression of these reports il
that they show that it is the Chimes,
government, aud not mob, which
has been and is making war on thu
foreigners, and for some reason Of hi
own Mr.. Mckinley insists upon acting
on the theory that the Chinese gov
ernment is friendly, although in refus
ing Ii Hung Changes request for the
appointment of commissioner to ne
gotiate terms of peace he practically
said that he doubted whether Chins
had government. The pretence OF
regret on the part of officials that cir
cumstances - continued fighting -
have made it impossible to withdraw
the American troops from China is
farcical. The War Department has
been forwarding supplies from the
first on the understanding that the
troops would be in China ali winter.
Capt. Patrick O'Farrell, who
stumped for Mckinley in 1896 and
who is now vigorously opposing him
because of his imperial policy, made a
red-hot speech before the Central
Bryan and Stevenson Club, in which
he said of the Philippine war: "Who
authorized this war? Theoretically
and virtually, we are at war with no
one. Congress alone has the right to
declare war. Who gave the President
such authority? And why are ships,
loaded with volunteers, being sent to
the Philippines to shoot the natives
and in turn to be shot by them?
What will happen if you elect McKin-
ley and Republican Congress next
November? There will be call is.
sued for a regular army of 10000
men, backed by 100000 volunteers.
Every workingman will have to hoist
a soldier on his back, not for freedom,
but to fight q lot of men against
whom we have no grudge"
A letter received in Washington
from ex-senator J. B. Henderson, who
was prevented by sickness from at
tending the Liberty Congress at Indi.
annapolis, over which it had been ex.
pected he would preside, contains food
for careful thought. For instance, the
following quotation therefrom: "Our
government is rapidly changing its
form. The United States is no longer
a Republic. Two wars-one against
the Philippines, the other against
China-are being waged by the Presi.
dent without any constitutional sane.
ton. The Russian Emperor claims
no greater power than that which is
exercised, almost without protest, by
an American President. The war
with the Philippines is worse than
useless. 1t is wholly without any
purpose less criminal than the PAM
pering OF army contractors and the
of hungry officials from
the toll OF labor. The islands cannot
be colonized or occupied by Ameri-
cans. And American law, equally
with American prejudice, already for
bids American citizenship to their in
habitsnts. II they are not to be in
as States. they must be
as colonies, and this reduces
them to slavery and ourselves to
forms of despotism. In the case of
China, American troops, without pre-
tence of law, are to be placed under
the command OF the German Emper.
or, who openly proclaims against the
Chinese the war of Israel against the
A malekite."
Representative T. J. Bradley, of
New York City, was among the visit
ors to the Democratic Congressional
Committee headquarters
this week. He said: Both New
York and New Jersey will give Bryan
their electoral votes this fall. In
Presidential years New Jersey gener-
ally goes as New York does. Did you
ever notice that? They will both go
Democratic this time"
Representative Wheeler, of Ken
lucky, said OF the outlook in that
bryan and Stevenson will
carry the State of course, by an old
time majority, and our State ticket
will pull through safely. We will not
only hold our own in the Compression.
al districts, but think we will gain
one and maybe two districts. When
the Republicans talk about carrying
Kentucky they base their hopes upon
the narrow margin between Goebel
and Taylor. They overlook the i'm
portant fact that in that contest the
vote was not brought out in the
heavy Democratic section of the
Representative Clayton, of Alabama,
who was in Washington this week,
said: ~ have travelled considerably
over the country since the Kansas
City convention, and l find the people
everywhere, North, East, West and
South, interested only in one question
that OF imperialism. 1t seems to be
impossible to get them to think about
nything else. In the light Of my ex-
perience am convinced that the man
who insists that imperialism is not
the paramount issue Of this campaign
is either an ignoramus or q knave."
Criticism of its policy in Cuba has
brought out denial from the admin
istrat on that it is interfering or in
ten ding to interfere with the making
OF constitution by the Cubans, and
the statement that the decision Of
whether the constitution is satisfac-
tory after it is made will come from
Congress and not Mr.. Mckinley. IF
thia turua ont IN Ia trpo - v,;n ,ro.