The sun., 1900-12-20
1affs aSfSfsday, December 20, 1900.
SOME DEMOCRATIC MISTAKES


5 SOME DEMOCRATIC MISTAKES.
The ayidity with which Democrats
seize upon Republican statements that
(|iappear to justify their political conten-
ions is one Of the singular developments
Of the political situation. Democrats as
sert, but it is necessary for Republicans
to confirm.
During the campaign that has just
tssnded all the Democratic arguments
4 against the expansion policy of the ad-
ministration, about the status of the
y Cnbans, Porto Ricans and F'ilipinos
amounted to nothing until some Republi-
a can Anti Expansionist confirmed them.
Anti Expansionists are just now basking
& i'll the light and warmth of Ex-President
y slzrnrison's favor. They are admitting
fnat his Judgement confirms what was
|niaoubtful before he spoke. We suggest,
however, that Mr. Harrison may be mis-
u taken, Great men are sometimes in er-
! ror--great Democrats have mostly been
in error. Just now when there is such
an inquiry about Democratic first prin-
cples, this is an interesting fact to re-
memler. There was very learned
Democratic lawyer who became Chief
Justice of the United States Court
\ Judge Taney, a gentleman who under
coycr of the law robbed certain Della
rean ofsail his property for having
fed men, women and children to es
cape from slavery, who said: ''the Negro
has no rights which white man il
bound to respect" We think thi
IeaiNed Democrat was mistaken and tina
his mistake was seriously atoned for b.
the nation, and particularly by the Demo
cratic party. We remember too tina
when Abraham Lincoln was nominate,
| for the presidency, that the whole Demo
cratic heirachy was sure that he was Al
Incompetent fanatic, and that the Re
public was so sure to go to the boy
vows, that they must rebel in order t
save semblance of free government o
his continent The logic Of stupendeou
events proved and confirmed this mistak
Of Democratic Sages. Lincoln is now re
garded as having been the greatest @
I Americans and his Democratic opponent
70 comparatively, forgotten. We +,
ian unconqurable hatred of huma
kSyS John Brown-was hanged b
sernor Wise, of Virginia, for an il
Sion OF that state in the interest
be slaves, and an effort to incite thel
5fSto strike for their own freedom. III
man who was hanged is now regarde
U as a saint. His name is enrolled hie
mp on the list of the worlds immorta
Aand yenshrined in song that will live fo
\Hef- Governor Wise is forgotten, exce)
be named as John Browns hangma
remember too that at one time Ge
Grant was described IN all the lea
u Democratic publications as a drum
AID human butcher. His fame t.
kfufe> despite Democratic judgemel
contrary.
se are some of the incidents
o. which come within the scope
ordinary memory which clearly inc
that as a rule Democratic judgeme
It the great questions of America
hes. In reciting these instances
|ory we remember that some Repu
ms agreed with the Democrats, al
y opinions were quoted to confir
kocratic judgement. The effort faile
sequel proved the Democrats to ha
in error.
re is possibility, therefore, tn
- al Harrison, Ex-President of Il
States is in error, in his opini,
the status of the Fillpinos al
Ricans. AT any rate his opini
I4l bat matter only agrees with, al
not confirm the truth of the Dem
contention.