The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-11
CAN'T BE SPARED
FROM LUz0N.
The Sort Of Peace That Pre-.
walls in the Philippines.

Washington, July 9.-Imperialism
,as received . blow from On unex.
peoted quarter When the admins.
trstion began to order troops sen,
from the Philippines to China. Gen
Macarthur promptly filed . protest,
saying that if the troops were taken
away from the Philippines, the Fill.
plno revolt would at Ouce be renew
ed Secretary Root telegraphed for
Gen Otis to come to Washington ot
once. He came and declared that
Macarthur was right. and after a
two days conference Secretary Root
announced that no more troops
would be sent from the Philippines
to China. The plain meaning of this
ls that It is necessary to keep the
big army we now have in the Philip.
pines permanently there in order to
maintain our authority over the Fill
pinos That is little more than the
most rabid imperislist bargained for,
and it 10 certainly more than the
people OF this country will stand for
What possible benefit can we derive
from the Philippines that will com
penss,s us for the expense in money
end American lives that we'll be nee.
esssry to keep an army of O,0OO
soldiers over there. Ii seems that
the world is about to witness the
rovivsl Of the era Of the mercenarv
invading army. which was familiar to
Europe . few centuries ago The
other great civilized governments,
including our own, have hired an
army Of Japan to 60 to China and
fight the Chinese aud after the Chi.
nese are licked into hum bieness. thew
are to DO made to pay back the
money II will cost to lick them, With
usurious interest 1t is not consid
cred honorable for an individual to
hire professional thugs to obtain
vicarious revenge upon his persona
enemies What then makes such a
thing honorable on the part of na
tions
Hon Adlai L Stevenson is the
only man ever nominated for vice
president who had previously demon.
stra.ed bis fitness for the office by
serving one term therein. and it can
be truthfulIy said that no vice presi
dent was ever more popular than he
was. True, MIR Stevenson didn't
have much influence with the presi
dent under whom he served. but
nobody else had either Mr. Cleve
land was no: a president to recog
nlze influence. and he seemed to
make specially of getting at outs
with leaders of the democratic party
But during tboee four years. Mr.
Stevenson had and deserved the
confidence of the democrats in con.
gross, and lost no opportunity to
push party interests that he could
with propriety have taken advantage
OF Adlai Stevenson is q whole.
sou'ed good fellow, a good democrat,
and in every respect a worthy run.
ming mate to Col Bryan, and Bryan
and Stevenson 10 q ticket to win
with
If the civil service commission had
sand enough il could make whole
lot OF trouble for the administration
on account of numerous and glarinc
violations OF the civil service law in
the interests OF republican political
workers A case in point ia that OF
II x Chenowith. formerly of Cleve
land, Ohio. While he was internal
revenue collector in Arizona, be
opened sealed envelopes containing
questions for civil service exsmina
tion, in advance Of the examination
In order that his wife. his brother in
law and his cousin, who were to take
tho examination, might post them
selves and pass. which they subse
quently did. The case was 90 clear
that Chenowith was removed from
the position of internal revenue col
lectOr, and q prosecution Instituted eC
against him by the department o