The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-26
SHAMMING AN ISSUE.
Complete Change of Front by Bryan's
Chief Organ.
NEW YORK JOURNALS FLOP.
1t Is Now Very Much Afraid of the Boey OF
Imperialism Which 1t Ridieuled
Last Year.

The chief organ Of Bryan and Bryan
ism In New York In the present cam
paign IL the New York Journal. Adopt
ing the policy announced by the Dem
ocratic candidate himself ut Indian
apolis, The Journal is now loud and
constant In its denunciation of "impe-
riallsm" and Is doing It's utmost to
assist In electing the man who has de
elared that his first act us president
would be To call congress together for
the purpose of Withdrawing our forces
and hauling down our flag In the Phil
lppines.
Mr. Bryan's Inconsistencies In regard
TO the Philippine question have been
frequently pointed out, and II is In or
der now to point ont the corresponding
| Inconsistencies Of his organ, the New
York Journal This can be done very
readily and without the slightest diff
! hculty by quoting from the editorial
| pages OF The Journal during 1898 and
1890, The following editorial opinions
| of The journal are extracted verbatim
| from the files of that paper and serve
to show what its present opinions are
worth. No comments are appended.
| No comments nre necessary. The pub
lie Will make its own comments:
"stupId Opposition to Annexation"
New York Journal. june >. ls3sl
We remember that Jefferson bought
Louisiana. but the names of the consti-
tutlonal lawyers who opposed the pur.
chase are buried with their empty
skulls. We shall always identify I'm
drew Jackson with Florida sam lIous
ton with Texas and Seward with Alas
ka, but 10 find the names of the mon
who opposed these extensions of the
sovereignty of tie republic We must
turn TO encyclopedias az dusty archives
Nov York journal. June = isasl
They uhe Ladroncsl, together With
the Cnrollncs, should be ours They
lie midway between Hawaii aud tho
Philippines and In our pos session, to-
gether with the Hawaiian group. would
| give us n chain of naval stations clear
| to Asia. Hawaii, the Lndrones, the
Carollnes aud the Philippines will In
sure us strategic aud commercial SUI
| premacy In the Pacific
"The Bogy of ImpertaiIsm."
New York Journal, June 49, 1903
1t IL hastily assumed that any ear
| ryln2 of the flag away from home
means imperialism Tint is mistake
To conquer and colonizc distant lands
for the snke of glory and profit is one
thing; to secure outposts. the posses
sion of which will better enable us Ia
preserve peace and be more efficient
for attack when war does come, is an
other.
New Nurk journal. June 20, lsps j
The final disposition of the Philip
pines should be Of II nature 10 augment
our strength us II greut power, to al
vantage our commerce and to advance
the ideas la government for which this
| republic, founded on human liberty
stands IL there anything mpcrInlls
tie about that?
New York journal. June 49, 1893
Perhaps, proceeding still slowly, Mr.
Bryan may find that his first eager
conclusion that we should surrender
the Philippines will not stand the tests
Of time and thought.
New York journal. July l. 1898
Men who use their brains To think
with are not to be bulled by phrases
imperialism" for instance That word
comes down like n portcullis before n
good many minds, and the blows Of
fact and argument beat against ii In
vain The Philippines are In point. 4
splendid naval victory has made MS
masters there Should We keep them
or give them upf An "impcrIalism"
which means the spread OF American
power, free institutions aud human hap
plness Is not an imperialism" 10 lie
feared by anybody who has faith In
the yitnlity Of this republlc ana con
lden"e In the democratic principles on
which II Is founded
Never Haul Down the fla.
New York journal. July 80. lsgs
Keep the Tag flying In the Philip
pines! Dewey has raised II there. and
there every American worthy to be a
citizen OF the great republic should de
mnnd that II shall remain, II memorial
Of victory and n pledge Of freedom to
the people rescued from the robber
clutches OF nIurderOus and benightCd
Spaln,
New York Journal. July a. 1903
Az a practical people we must not be
50 lmbeclle as to rclnqulsh the mill.
! tary and commercial advantages that
have come to us aud our posterlty
through Deweys immortal victory
DUTY and interest 90 hand In hand
Hold on to the Philippines
New York Journal. Aug 8. 1898
The Philippines are ours. The flag
waves over the Islands. Nall the flag
to the mast.
NJ hacking Out.
New York journal. Aug. o. 1893 ]
But how II We take the Thillppincaf
IL TINT not going out o: our traditional
spneref The answer to that Is that we
have won the Philippines In war and
need them In our business
New York journal. Aug 10. 1891
American blood has been spilled at
Manila. Every drop was u sacrifice to
the cause Of liberty. No retreat from
the Philippines.
New York Journal. Aug. u, 1893
The American flag is up at Manila
Let 1t wave there until the people of
the Philippines, under American pro
lection have grown into capacity for
full self government. That Is the just
the American, policy. Nail the flag to
the mast.
New York Journal. Aug. II, 1893
The capture Of Manila has made us