Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-12

does not seem afraid of the question,
for he made some most definite and
sensible recommendations in his recent
message "Teddy' Roosevelt, however,
Is not in high favor among the practi-
cal politicians who surround the RI esi-
dent He is not regarded as polite
politician. and, besides, has incurred
disrleasure by criticising the Hay
Pauncefots treaty and by declining
positively to he candidate for Vice.
President Roosevelt has many friends
and admirers in circles where the
President is not strong. That is why
he was asked to he the little dog under
the Mckinley chariot. All these de-
veloplnents are satisfactory TO Mr..
Bryan, and furnish reason for believing
that he Is not to lead a, forlorn hope
next fall.
Meantime, new issues are coming up
week by week, and we cannot be
certain on what lines the campaign
will be fought For example, the new
treaty with Great Britain, which is to
replace the Clay ton. Bulwer Convention,
does not suit the palates of the Presi.
dents lingo admirers. Why, indeed,
should we go to the trouble Of building
canal across the isthmus if, in time
of war, we are to get no more advantage
from 1t than our enemy? Or what right
has any country in the Old World to
demand that we shall make promises
before we dig that ditch? Aie we not
supreme on this continent? Does not
| the Monroe Doctrine give us the right
to build that canal without interference
from any European Power? A good
many people are asking these questions,
and the Hay -Pauncefote agreement,
| therefore, is bitterly criticised by
many Republicans az well as by Demo
Gratis. However, il the treaty is ratified
by our Senate, as it probably will be,
the whole subject may be forgotten
during the next three months, and MI.
Mckinley not lose a single vote on
account of this rather simple and
sensible solution OF vexatious dipio-
matte problem.
With regard, however, to the Presi-
DENTS attitude toward the Beers, his
friends make less hopeful prognosti-
cations. At a time when the English
people are suffering from the chagrin
of reverses, and are disgusted by the
discovery of the Incompetence of some
of their generals, hesitate to send
across the sea single word that can
add to the bitterness of the cup from
which they are drinking. Yet assume
that you want to know the truth. Our
President is not increasing his popu.
Iarity by his evident Indifference to the
fortunes of the Beers, or by his anxiety
to pc most courteous and gracious
towards Great Britain. Among the
people the pro Boer sentiment seems tc
be gaining strength. 1t is useless tc
tell the average man that he ought tc
| sympathize with Great Britain or
account of her service to US during
the war with Spain. He simply does
! not believe that Great Britain helped
us at all during that war.
His scepticism Is not to be wondered
at, for we have no evidence that Great
Britain hold other nations in check
when they desired to intervene in be-
half of Spain. In fact. it is impossible
that such evidence should be given
Even were it true, no one connected
with the English government can make
the positive assertion without mourning
the disrleasure OF the whole of Europe
Consequently, all the denials which
have been sent in from France, Ger
many, Austria and Russia, and which
have been published prominently IL
our newspapers, have never been me
by counter assertion bearing ofiicia
marks. Many American citizens
il not the majority OF them, feel tina
the war in South Africa is one o
criminal aggression, and they arr
showing no signs of grief because thu
beers appear thus far to have had thu
longest-range guns. Franklin.