The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-09-14

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 it's denunciation of '1mpe-
rialism" and is doing it's 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
pages of The Journal during 1898 and
1899. The following editorial opinions
of The Journal are extracted verbatim
from the files of that paper and serve
to show what it's present opinions are
worth. No comments are appended.
No comments are necessary. The pub
lie will make it's own comments:
"stupid Opposition to Annexation"
New York Journal June e. 1893
We remember that Jefferson bought
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 u, 1881
They (the 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 chain of naval stations clear
to Asia. Hawaii, the Ladrones, the
Carolines and the Philippines will in
sure us strategic and commercial SUI
premacy in the Pacific.
~ "The Rogy of imperialism"
New York Journal, June 10, 1881
1t is hastily assumed that any car
rying of the flag away from home
means Imperialism. That is mistake.
To conquer and colonize distant lands
for the sake of glory and profit is one
thing; to secure outposts, the posses
sion of which will better enable us to
preserve peace and be more efficient
for attack when war does come, Is an
other.
New York Journal, June g. 1881
Tile final disposition of the Philip
pines should be Of nature to augment
our strength as great power, to ad-
vantage our commerce and to advance
the ideas in government for which this
republic, founded on human liberty,
stands. Is there anything imperialis-
tic about that?
New York Journal, June %, 1887
Perhaps, proceeding still slowly, Mr..
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 l, 1881
Men who use their brains to think
with are not to be bullied by phrases
imperialism" for instance. That word
comes down like a portcullis before a
good many minds, and the blows of
fact and argument beat against it in
vain. The Philippines are in point. A
splendid naval victory has made us
masters there Should we keep them
or give them up? An imperialism"
which means the spread of American
power, free institutions and human hap
piness is not an imperialism" to be
feared by anybody who has faith in
the vitality of this republic and con-
fidence in the democratic principles on
which it is founded.
Never Haul Down the Flag.
New York Journal, July 80 1881
AASNP AAS Ao6 hJAhB III thS imp
pines! Dewey has raised it there, and
there every American worthy to be a
citizen of the great republic should de-
mand that it shall remain, a memorial
of victory and a pledge of freedom to
the people rescued from the robber
clutches of murderous and benighted
Spain.
New York Journal July 81, 1893
AS practical people we must not be
so imbecile as to relinquish the mill
tary and commercial advantages that
have come to us and our posterity
through Dewey's immortal victory.
Duty and interest go hand in hand.
Hold on to the Philippines!
New York Journal. Aug. 8. 1881
The Philippines are ours. The flag
waves over the islands. Nail the flag
to the mastl
No Backing Ont.
New York Journal. Aug. o, 1885,
But how If we take the Philippines
IS that not going ont OK our traditional