The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-07
Democratic Lip-Patriotism.

In the Democratic convention at Kan
sas City, on Wednesday. there was an
exhibition of what can properly be char
acterized as lip-patriotism. The decla-
ration Of independence was read and the
reading punctuated by wild applause;
the Star Spangled Banner was rem
dered and the whole convention Joined
in singing America" The day previ-
GUS, at oklahoma City. Gov. Roose-
welt said a few words to his old COM
rades which furnish an appropriate
comment upon the scene at Kansas
city: "A public mans deeds must
square with his words; his performance
must make good his promises, or he has
no right to appeal to you for support"
How do the Democratic professions Of
patriotism square with the Democratic
performances?
During the four years past. when this
country was called upon to meet a for
eign foe, to deal with the results Of
that. war. to suppress instruction in
the hewly acquired possessions, to es-
tablish governments for them, to put
the Cubans on the road to self-govern-
ment and Independence. all matters In
which the honor. the credit and the
safety Of the government were involved.
what was the Democratic attitude? The
Democratic leaders In congress ap.
preached each one Of these questions
with the sole idea Of endeavoring to
thwart. hamper and embarrass the ad-
ministrstion. counting the resulting
damage to the country as nothing. II
In 30 doing they could extract a single
grain Of partisan capital. to be used
against the administration.
The revolt in the Philippines was In
stisated. aided and kept alive from its
inception by Democratic utterances In
the United States. Bryan. the Demo-
cratic leader. Is held. by the Tagal In
surgents, in almost equal esteem with
Aguinaldo. their leader In arms; the
hope OF Democratic success has pro-
longed the guerrilla warfare, long after
the last hope Of overcoming the Ameri-
can armies In the field had expired: and
that hope constitutes the sole reason
why the Philippines are not today under
as settled. orderly and peaceful gov
eminent as Is Puerto Rico. Every
attempt to strengthen the army has
had to encounter open Democratic
opposition. and every attempt to
strengthen the navy has been met by
an attempt to create a fictitious issue
on the subject of the armor plate. in
order that the necessary work might
be indefinitely delayed.
While the administration Is working
with honest good faith to secure the
establishment OF a complete republican
government in Cuba. the Democratic
leaders have been working with earn
est bad faith TO pursuade the Cuhans
that the intentions of this country are
dishonest and deceitful: that American
pledges are to be disrsgarded. and that
this. country contemplates a forcible
annexati ton OF the islands. The sole
object Of these vile and traltorous Sian
ders upon their country was that the
Cuhans might be aroused into taking
up arms against this country. that more
-
in a political campaign. The repeated
attempts to embron this country with
Great Britain. IN a quarrel In whic n
the former has nothing save senti-
mental interest, Is another instance Of
the utter lack OF any conception OF
patriotism on the part OF the Democratic
leaders. who are 80 ready with their
patriotism q the lips
sim mere Vile and insxcusable Ia the
attitude which certain % the leading
| Democratic papers are now assuming
In relation To the sending ~ American
troops IN the hope " protecting Ameri-
can life and property In China. The
/ administration has been sssalied In the
1 bittereSt terms. because Il has ordered
| two regiments Of American soldiers 10
| China. Hundreds os American men.
| women and children are threatened or
have become victims OF the most IN
| speakable outrage, the most revolving
and barharous cruelty which hend
| ever conceived. beside which simple
death would be a mercy. The heads Of
| American marines and civilians are be-
/