New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-29
HEWITT ON THE SITUATION
HIS VIEWS AS TO THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE TROUBLE IN CHINA.
PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF THE PREsI-
DENT-BRYAN AND ANARCHY-NO
THIRD TICKET LIKELY.

THIRD TICKET LIKELY.
'"The Administration" said Abram S Hewitt
at his home, No. Q Lexington-ave. last night,
no matter what its faults in other directions is
trying to carry on the Government of this coun-
try as the founders Of the country and the Con-
stitution intended it should be carried on"
Mr.. Hewitt made this statement in the course
Of a general talk about the political situation.
He prefaced his remarks by the declaration that
he was not taking any active interest in poll
tce. Mr.. Hewitt asked what he thought
about the possibility of a gold standard Demo
cratic ticket, and replied; Il don't know what
will be done but I should imagine there will be
third ticket Such a ticket would only in
crease the chances of Mr.. Bryan, and I don't
think any Gold Democrat wants that"
Mr.. Hewitt went on to say: "I don't believe
that the people make the issues. There is a cur
rent in the affairs of the world that sweeps on
and brings nations face to face with conditions
and questions which no one dreams Of until they
happen, and when they do happen they must be
met. I don't suppose that England ever in
tended TO absorb Egypt; but England was
brought face to face with the situation there
and solved the question she did, 10 the great
benefit OF Egypt and the world. We are in the
Philippines now. and 7 don't see how we can
let go. 7 am not an admirer OF Mckinley or the
ley is trying to do the best he can with the
situation as it was made for him.
HONEST AND INTELLIGENT
AS between Bryan and Mckinley we face a
serious situation Mckinley at least, we know
is honest, intelligent and experienced. Mr.
Bryan wants TO turn the country over TO sheer
anarchy MrFIIuIey's record on paper Is bad
IL seems 10 Indicate that he is q with no
policy for he often declares IN favor Of one
thing and then circumstances or something else
force him 20 act differently. On the other
hand Cleveland was man with a policy and
backbone. Mckinley has tried hard to keep the
country out Of complications while Cleveland
did his best TO bring US into war with Great
Britain Which was right? Well. I believe
that Providence-for suppose there IS a Provi-
dence-is running things in the mean time as
is best. To-day the China situation is acute on
account Of changed world conditions. The
world moves rapidly, but it has never moved so
fast as it has in the last half century when the
face Of the world has been practically changed
The invention Of fast trains, the telegraph and
cable and telephone has made new conditions
A hundred years ago the situation in China, or
before the general adoption of these Inventions
would have fallen back inert and would not
have been crisis. Now it is, and we must
meet it
"As said. am no great admirer of AIcKin-
lev Certainly he was the greatest possible
hereto on silver before his acceptance Of the
Presidential nomination At that time I wrote
him a letter and stated that if he did not come
out fatty for the gold standard he would be
beaten and that such declaration alone would
save him. I got a reply in which he said that
he would and he did, and was elected. His let
ter however, was not such an able or clear
document as that Of the late Mr.. Hobart. but it
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think that his appointments have been as good
as they might be. They are not so good
those of ex-Presideut Harrison, for instance
Harrison was a partisan, too; but when it came
to judicial appointment he usually picked out
the best man he could find to sustain the dig
nitv and integrity OF the judiciary. I haven't a
mite Of sympathy with McKinley's protection
ideas and I think it was colossal impudence for
Senator Lodge and Senator WOlcOtt in Phtla-
deIphia the other day 10 attribute the prosperity
OF the country TO the Dingley law. To tax raw
material imports to be used in manufacture in
this country makes the price Of the manufact-
ured article all the greater when 1t goes out TO
the markets of the world, and the faIlacy Of that
is self-evident.
Mr.. Bryan however, denounced as govern
ment by injunction the performance by the
judiciary Of the duty imposed upon it by the
constitutional law of the land A man who
makes this statement, who denOunCeS the Su-
[ preme Court the bulwark of liberty and order,
who sought to overthrow the judiciary Of the
country is a man TOO limited in understanding
and too violent in purpose TO be intrus-ed with
the great office of President. The American
conception OF government has been liberty regu-
lated by law the Bryan idea seems TO be a
despotisrn regulated by anarchy. Mr.. Bryan
and his followers denOunce government by in
Z junction because the courts refuse 10 allow them
/ TO be lawless and interfere with others Thieves
don't like government by police, and they de-
nounce policemen, police courts and judges who
sentence 70 Imprisonment and If they were in a
majority they would have il their way
NO ONE CAN FORETELL THE OUTCOME.
Reverting TO the Philippines. Mr.. Hewitt said:
NO one can tell what win be the outcome Of
this. Whether we viii be able to establish a
stable and safe government there remains 70 be
seen. I don't think that any one can foresee
just what will be the outcome of it,"
In summing up Mr. Hewitt said that IL was
simply a Of having the wolf by the ear
and not being able 10 let go" He would Ike
/ some one 10 show the United States how 10 let
go. He would gladly see such solution. But
1t appeared entirely impracticable II not lmpOs
sible.
Ee did not believe that the Administration had
desired the Philippines. or had consciously en-
tered upon course Of empire. but that II had
been gradually forced into its present situation
by currents OF events which could neither he
fOreseen nor resisted IN similar fashion, with
out desire or purpose, the United States was
NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURNS
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