Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.)
Washington, July 20. 1900.


The republicans are beginning to realize
that the opposition Of our German voters
To Imperialism is not mere passing
within. but lie based upon principle, which
will cause many thousand votes cast for
McKinley in 1896 to be cast for Bryan
and Stevenson this year. DR.. L. W.
Habercom, who was head Of the German
literary bureau of the republican national
committee during the last campaign, and
who is now supporting the democratic
ticket, has made public statement OF
his reasons for abandoning the republican
partv. from which this is quoted: "Ex.
mansion Of the Union on the American
continent ia proper. Expansion not OF
the Union, but by the acquisition Of pos
session which are 10 be governed as de-
tendencies, subject only to the will and
CAPRICE OF our executive and congress,
unrestricted by the Constitution, and
without the consent and against the
wishes of the people to be governed, who
thereby become subjects, is in my opinion,
improper, unjust, and unrepublican the
government OF the U. S. is thereby trans.
fol med into an imperial government for
our possessions A g. yernment with inn
perial power over possessions cannot lone
remain republican at home. As the gov
eminent could not have lived half slave
and half free, so it cannot live half i'm.
perialist and half republican. The foreign
policy adopted by the republican party
embroils us in all the quarlels Of the
world, and entangles us in foreign ALI
ances. 1t has already entangleL us in an
unwritten alliance with Great Britain.
Since British diplomacy succeeded in
persuading our administration and our
peace commissioners to force Spain to
cede to us the quickly withdrawing
shadow Of it's already expelled sovereignty
over the Philippines, we have oeen com.
PEELED to go hand in hand with England.
The republican party now stands for the
imperialistic expansion, and is already
busy cultivating the spirit Of militarisn.
The democratic party has earnestly,
clearly and forcibly pronounced against
Imperialism and it's resultant evils, for
the preservation of the republic and the
Constitution. The issue is thus mace up,
and consider it my plain duty to help
maintain the republic by such efforts as
l can make, humble though they are."
General Leonard Wood, military gov.
ernor Of Cuba, is coming to Washington
this week to consult with the administra-
ton or go much Of it as can be found on
duty, about the constitutional convention
the Cubans are shortly to hold.
Secretary Root says Of this conference:
"In arranging for constitutional con-
vention, Gen. Wood and will talk about
the districts to be made in Cuba for the
election. We will discuss the time for
holding the election, what number Of
delegates should constitute the conven-
ton and the apportionment Of these del.
egates among the districts or divisions"
Others say, however, that all these things
could easily have been arranged without
Gen. Woods coming to Washington, and
that the real reason for his trip is to ar
range something which it was feared
could not be safely trusted either to the
mails or to the whether the ad.
ministration desires official pressure to
be used to get a majority elected to the
Cuban constitutional convention, that
can be depended upon to support dec
laration by the convention in favor Of
annexation.
The administration is figuring on legis
lation at the coming session Of congress,
when the election will be over, for large
increase in the regular army. This is
not guess. 1t is based upon plans now
being made by the war department to
keep 10000 soldiers in the Philippines,
to do police duty, after July l, 1901, when
the two year terms Of the volunteers now
over there will expire. Present laws pro.
vide for regular army OF less than 10000
men and Of course, the entire army can.
not be kept in the Philippines. There.
fore, 1t is absolutely certain that the
present plans Of the war department are
based upon the expectations that con-
gress in the legislation for the fiscal year
beginning July l. 1901, will provide for
larger regular army. Men are not likely
to fall over each other in their anxiety
to enlist in the regular army TO do police
duty in the Philippines or anywhere else.
So the next step after increasing the reg.
ular army, in the republican imperial
programme, is like to be q law providing
for compulsory service therein by our
young men. OF course, that would not |
worry those with pull enough to keep
their sons out, but how about the ordi. |
nary man who has no pull?
When Perry Heath was chosen to sue.
coed Representative Dick, as secretary |
Of the republican national committee, it
was simply changing one Hanna-made
man for another. Heath will resign the
position OF first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, but it will not be as a punishment
ror l. n VIM hod hand -, nty;un Noo1,, .