The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-27
croker.s views on China.


Mr. Richard Croker, graduate of the
slums, Tammany boss of New York,
who has accumulated large fortune
through his thrift in hanging on to his
share Of the loot collected by his gang
OF bandits from the taxpayers OF New
York, has views on the Chinese ques-
ton, which ne airs in the New York
Weekly Union. Mr.. Croker says:
IT suppose every Christian would like to
see the Chinese converted. but to have
missionaries act as tf there were armies
behind them gives an ugly background
for the natives to see. To shoot Bibles at
them at the lannon's mouth won't con-
vert them any more than did Englands
shooting opium at them from the lannon's
mouth. Blood and slaughter make no con-
vertss II we go around the world killing
every one who does not accept our Ian
guage or our religion we will have our
hands full. Imperialism and militarism is
the root of all these periis. II you have
a big army you must use IT, and II you
wish conquests and elect military heroes
to rush things with hurrah. the Amer
lean people will have to pay for 1t ALL
THE remedy II to strangle jingoism
now, before II gets out of its cyadle; II
is monster that will otherwise grow
strong enough to stransle the liberties and
the institutions OF this republic and spread
ruin In Its path. as 1t has ever done in
the history OF the world. And the only
way to rescue the country from these
dangers Is to elect William Jennings
Bryan. who has statesmanike and sound
patriotic views on all these matters"
AS Mr.. Croker controls absolutely the
Democratic party OF New York city.
and through that the Democratic party
of the state. what ne says on the sub
Ject can be accepted without question
as the Democratic attitude on the SUBJ
ject. This Democratic attitude, then,
is that the administration has sent
missionaries to China. and presumably
has sent a minister plenipotentiary to
the court Of Picking, that the Chinese
might murder them. In order to md
work for the army to do. AS Mr.. Croker
remarks, with q characteristic disre-
gard Of grammar, imperialism and
militarism Is the root of all these
perils"
Croker and men Of his stamp can
see nothing In a situation which has
brought the world face to face with a
deadly peril. and which has been
ushered in with the most appalling
stories OF massacre and outrage heard
since the Sepoy mutiny, other than an
opportunity to vent some partisan cant
on the subject Of Imperialism and mill
tarism.
While the blood OF murdered men ana
women. put to death with revolving
tortures. is appealing for vengeance,
this low-browed. coarse-minded thief.
holding the foremost city in the land
In his robber clutch, and spending the
money stolen from the taxpayers in
Initiating the. habits of the English
gentry, with whom he is trying to fsrm
an acquaintance, dares to pirate about
the sending Of troops to China an
"Jingoism;' and to promise that II
Bryan is elected. the country will be
rescued from such dangers. Precisely
such men as Croker are those who
would influence and dictate the course
of the Democratic party should II ever
get into power under the present
leadership.