The evening times., 1900-10-16
tory hardly records war waged VI
less pretext than tbs,
a Hanna-McKSnIey War.

A Hanna-McKinIey War.
''The truth of the matter is that the
people of the United States are not wag-
ing this war-Mr. Hanna and Mr.. Mekin-
ley are waging it. They promised them
peace and liberty, but in place of peace and
liberty they offer them row surrender or
death; and / tell you that when the Demo-
cratic party comes into power the blasts
OF victory, as they resound through the
land Will announce the cessation of hos
tilitiess against an innocent people who
have never committed a wrong against US
in -ths3 world. and who have never raised
their hand against this Government except
in defence of their homes and firesides.
Have you ever heard OF the Sultan OF
SuIu? He is an elegant and accomplished
gentleman. He is devoted adherent OF
President Mckinley and of Mr.. Hanna, and
Mr.. Hanna, with a feeling of brotherly af-
fection, has ciasped him to his bosom
have said that the Sultan is a gentleman.
mean by birth, because by profession he
is a polygamist, a slave trader, pirate,
and a murderer.
The Sultan is very pious and religious
man. He is man of gentle manners and
amiable and attractive disposition, as mild
a hammered man as ever cut throat or
scuttled a ship He is Mohammedan and
takes a pilgrimage to Mecca every year,
and is blind and fanatical follower OF the
Prophet. Mr. Schurman thus writes of the
people who inhabit these islands: The Sulu
group proper contains about a hundred
thousand inhabitants. They are all Mo-
hammedans. To attempt to interfere with
the religion Of these people would precipf-
tate one of the bloodiest wars in which
this country has ever been engaged. They
are religious fanatics Of the most pro-
nounced type, who care nothing for death
and believe that the road to Heaven can
be attained by killing Christians. POlyg-
amy is a part of their religion, and slavery
| about which so much is being said just
now, is a mild type OF feudal homage
"The Sultan believes, from what he has
seen of Americans, that they are ready to
be friendly and deal honestly with him.
Well. he believes wrong. Because the
Americans are not dealing honestly now
with sultans or anybody else,
But our friend, Mr.. Roosevelt. who is
reported singie-handed to have captured
the entire Spanish army upol the hills OF
San Juan, tells us that this is all right
| With one fell swoop the conquering Roose-
welt comes; everything recedes before him;
with expanding tongue and glittering teeth
! he comes. Make way for empirei' he
| cries. Make way for empirei and died.
| Brushing aside all time-hoDored prece-
dents and Constitutional limitations, the
I the apostle of the empire comes with z
form like Mars to threaten and command
and a stature like the herald Mercury new
lighted on a Heaven kissing hill
'Tarquinfus Eucius Superbus, in all glo-
| ry; Horatius at the bridge with all hi.
| courage IS he swan the Tiber's angry
waves, and Achilles, with all his fury as
| he chased the Trojan hero around tht
I walls of Trey, shade into insisnifeance be
/ fore this gorgeous. r.sating youth as hi
! steps into the arena and challenges Il
! mortal combat the wis 1,n CT mankind -