The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-18

denly thrust upon her, it would be f1v-
ing the face of Providence"
When did Providence constitute edi-
tor Bailey its interpreter?
Speaking of the crisis in China, in
the issue of June goth, 1900, these
words are used:
And we cannot lay the fatterine
junction. to our souls that the United
States is not involved. = x, =
1--WE are concerned as a nation be-
cause our commerce is involved and
our dignity and destiny demand that,
whether in any partition we receive
q share or not, doors shall be open
to our merchants; because we have
the interest of propinquity, since we
own the Philippines; because we have
the responsibility of power, since we
have a commanding base of opera
tons and a great fleet in the Orient;
because. too, we are involved in all
that concerns the conditions in the
world, concerned both in war between
strong nations and in peace that men
aces order The truth may
as well be confronted that the United
States is grown and must undertake
her responsibilities. We do not coun-
sci war, but duty. AS an orator said,
the chicken has broken his shell, and
no one can get him back-least of all
himself"
This reads like a choice plank from
Radical harangue. Much to the
same effect, using the argument of
1--WE are in it because it pays, we find
Ii,
the importation of cotton goods to
China, saying:
1.-THE South can have and should
have the whole market: and with
our hand upon the international
doors, our voice heard in the courts
of the powers, we will.
1.-The fall of Manila, may yet mean
prosperity to thousands in North
Carolina
From the issue of January 8, 1900,
we quote:
1--WE have actually reached point
of universal concern; the partition of
| China bears directly upon our inter-
ests; and we have perceived the I'M
portance of a powerful position off
| the coast of Asia. Of course the mo-
|
| but from a nations standpoint it is
| by no means to be ashamed of.
| The argument is last of all a matter
of dollars"
In this advocacy of appropriating
to ourselves slice of China, Editor
Bailey secs Mckinley grab the Phil
ippine Islands and goes him one bet
ter. The most ardent open Mckinley
| tie and advocate of imperialism has
not been bold enough to declare for
this highway robbery of nations, or to
boldly assert that 1.-THE argument is
| last of all matter of dollars" Else
where they have pretended that they
were stealing territory, to quote Edi-
tor Bailey ''in Gods name in the en-
| lightenment of the world He herein
lays aside the mask of "Philathropy
and five per cent and boldly defends
the policy because it pays.
He leaves no escape for any anti
iinperialist. They are all wanting
| in "common-sense," national honor
and regard for human welfare" for
in his issue of November 22nd, '99, he
says:
National honor and human well
fare and the common sense of Obliga-
ton combine to confirm the wisdom
of our nations policy in the Philip
pines
In the issue of November list, he re-
ioices that recently both Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Mckinley have uttered
themselves upon the Philippine ques-
| ton"
Both these utterances justify the
the fighting going on.
eve are glad that Mr.. Bryan's atti-
| tude iustifies the fighting since so
| many of his friends have seemed to
| think he does not. The only differ
ence between him and the President
| is in respect of opinion as to the Ill
| innate relation of the United States
to these islands,
| This is worthy of Editor Bailey,
who formerly discovered that there is
no difference on the tariff between
the Democrats and Republicans. There
is no warrant for the statement that
''Mr. Bryan's attitude justifies the
| fighting The reverse is true. Mr.
Bryan's position is as far remover from
that of Mr.. Mckinley as an Empire
is removed from a Republic. But
this illustration will be lost on man
who on October 18th, 1899, could
write as follows concerning the
trouble in the Transvaal:
England is as much Republican
as the Transvaal; Queen Victoria is
no more monarch than Dom Paul.
And if he who battles in the cause of
the most is battling for the right,
| England is in the right; and if he who
| opnresses the most people is the ty-
rant, the Transvaal is in that posi-
| ton"
He is so strong an imperialst that
he refuses a word of sympathy to the
struggling Beers who are lighting for
their liberty. On May Goth, 1900, dis
cussing the situation in South Africa,
| he said.