The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18

lNdlANaru,E SuNluel
Tie repou IRON Washington that the
democratic headers have concluded that
Imperialism will be the chief issue in tho
next campaign Is not al all surprising.
1ne utAa0Dtdtie i,adtrs ate neA "a tA.
pSI.e4ve anu ,uVy Nuoo tnat great issues
haNu themselves und press 10 lae t,0Dt IN
sps,N "a any uppuasttoa. Inc people are
lutu, 9atSu ~ tn4s qdsAtloA d4IA sat. ,,,4
groNiLg muto and more Interested al tao
Time. rs tuey realize 1Adt 1t Is ono thai 49,
| ttcts them IN tuelr Do.ne lie. IL Is not
restricted 20 mere question OF exercising
DOMINION over foreign people, however
| obnoxious mat NAV be ID the better clasa
OF Americans. The results are not cuu-
hued to the people governed Tney react
on the governing nalon as we'll, and thla
| is being ielt by many at the present tax,
| as is manifested for example IN the protest
against free trade With Porto Rico What
ever may be mans views on the free trade
| question no ia bound TO see that our relG-
lions with the island win have n material
I effect on our home industries, This ia but
/ ono feature OF effects that must be antlci-
| pMcd from assuming new relations 10
| what have formerly been foreign coun
| tries IN all respects, and such thugs must
necessarily be OF great interest to the pCo-
/ pie, The question has already attained
4 so great interest that no power on ca
| can push Il aside
Moreover. Intelligent political leaders al
ways keen their eyes on the adversary,
and recognize the fact that II takes two
parties to make an issue. One party aluno
an not do IT, II is apparently the iuten-
ton OF the republican party to press this
Issue. II is believed 70 be good politics,
and there Is much on which to base ta.s
belief Wars Are always popular IN a selse
while they are In progress ana the fact
that She Administration US coninctipg The
war gives many people an idea that it Is
almost part OF loyalty 10 support what
the administration Wants-a sort OF feel
ing that the officer on the ho'd is the
officer of the day no matter how much h
may exceed his proper authority. And
thon there is the business idea. The
Nation has developed tendency 60 ASK
what Is there i'm it2''--'what are we
getting out OF ~" This may be oonsld
cred reflection on tho American people
but 1t is true. as to large part Of them
at least. What are we TO get out OF
the war with Spain? The American answer
ought to be that we got what We went tc
war for--the freedom of Cuba and re-
vonPe for the Maine But to many this 1;
mere sentiment. They want somethnl
substantial Tho republican leaders esu-
mate this feeling TO We predominant, anC
unquestionably mean q force this issue.
hut the bringing OF the question OF inn
nerialsm TO the front is no Abandonment
Of democrats n-'Nri0'r9 m otNor lines
IN Fact other questions are intimately con
ncctcd with IL The conn sotiin with tbs
tariff qucsion hrs already beon meat o0e'
AVID f. rus' ha evident that II the admis
sion of one little islnrd 10 American fs'
lowship can create such n Juror. n larg
extension Of territory would be very mucl
more serious. The tendency towards mo
nopoles must also be strengthened by thu
struggles TO get control OF transportation
and commerce with the new possessions
and Of exploiting Of their resources. The
money question attains n new signifcdnc'
90 these silver using countries are 91drf
The masses Of their people have no u.s.
for $1,000 bills, or even for gold eagles
The very object Of the extension az stated
is All increase OF trade with the great sill
! yer countries Of the Orient The fact Il
that aside from the moral and sentimental
phases OF the question, which we Tegarl
as most important there Is n vast amour
Of other matter in the subject Of imperial
ism, The consequences OF Its adoption a.
policy would be very ferreachlng