The sun., 1900-09-12
Complete Change Of Front by Bryan's
Chief Organ.
NEW YORK JOURNALS FLOP.
II Is Now Very Much Afraid Of the Bogy OF
Imperialism Which 1t Ridlculed
Last Year.

The chief organ of Bryan and Bryan
ism in New York in the present cam
paign is the New York Journal. Adopt
ing the policy announced by the Dem
ocratic candidate himself at Indian
apolis, The Journal is now loud and
constant in its denunciation of "impe-
rialism" and is doing its utmost to
assist in electing the man who has de-
clared that his first act as president
would be to call congress together for
the purpose of withdrawing our forces
and hauling down our flag in the Phil
ippines.
Mr.. Bryan's Inconsistencies in regard
to the Philippine question have been
frequently pointed out, and it is in or
der now to point out the corresponding
Inconsistencies of his organ, the New
York Journal. This can be done very
readily and without the slightest diff
ficulty by quoting from the editorial I
pages of The Journal during 1898 ana |
1899. The following editorial opinions |
from the files of that paper and serve
to show what its present opinions are
worth. No comments are appended.
No comments are necessary. The pub
lie will make its own comments:
aStupid Opposition to Annexation."
New York journal, June @ 1851
We remember that jefferson bought
Louisiana. but the names of the consti-
tutional lawyers who opposed the pur-
chase are buried with their empty
skulls We shall always identify An
drew Jackson with Florida. Sam Hous-
ton with Texas and Seward with Alas
ka but to find the names of the men
who opposed these extensions of the
sovereignty of the republic we must
turn to encyclopedias or dusty archives.
New York Journal, June 12, lsas.l
They Che Ladrones), together with
the Carolines. should be ours. They
lie midway between Hawaii and the
Philippines and in our possession, TO-
gether with the Hawaiian group, would
give US a chain Of nayal stations clear
to Asia. Hawaii, the I.a,lronns the
Carolines and tie Philippines w,a in
sure us strategic and commercial Bu-
premaey in the Pac.ic.
"The Ea@y d Em,periaIisvr.''
ENew Yorl; Journal. Ignc to, isgs.l
It Is hastily assumed that a2y onr-
rying of iile aag aslay from heiHe
meana iianof.5ls2. ll.8t IL i HaNtsle.
10 con H@s atti c8l lize dista lltlf
for thc sase 8f GlatA a4sl p.asis / afn
thta@; t0 Seage t,3astt aa
sion II waeh Nia is.li, sJl. p+ 4
preserve n.c a&4 Ha laa e
for attaCl. Nt@n ser docs tiie q an-
other
lEsw y6lf ,raasual. Jans a2 isl
Tile tiasI disposition Of tAr lAii'n-
pines Should DC ~ Il nature 70 aa@nsat
orr strength as i great power u ad-
vantage our commerce and 10 advance
the IDEAS il government for hich thi.;
republic, founded on human libolty,
stands. Is there anything impcrialis-
tic about that?
New York Journal, June 2s, 1905.
Perhaps, proceeding still slowly, Afr
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 /, 1887
Men who use their brains to think
with are not to be bullied by phrases
imperialism" for instance. That wort
comes down like a portculliS before 4
good many minds, and the blows OF
fact and argument beat against it ii
vain. The Philippines are in point. 4
s.Y1, vsfa u.
masters there. Should we keep then
or give them up? An imperialism
which means the spread of American
power, free institutions and human hap
piness is not an imperialism" to Ii,
feared by anybody who has faith ii
the vitality of this republic and con
tiAence in the democratic principles OF
which it is founded.
Never Haul Down the FLAG.
New York Journal, July 80, lsDsl
Keep the flag flying in the Philip
pines! Dewey has raised it there, ant
there every American worthy to he
citizen of the great republic should de
nand that it shall remain, Il nem0ria
of victory and pledge of freedom Il
the people rescued from the robbie
clutches of murderouS and benightet
Spain.
New Yak Journal, July 81, $685.
AS practical people we must not b.
so imbecile as to relinquish the mill
tary and commercial advantages tina
have come to lis and our posterit.
through Dewey's immortal victory
Duty and interest go hand In hand
Hold on to the Philippines!
New York Journal Aug. s, 1898
The Philippines are ours. The ia;
waves over the Islands. Nail the fla:
to the mast! -
No Backing Out.
New york Journal Aug. 0. 1898 ]
BIT how if we take the Philippines
Is that not going out OF our traditiona