Washington sentinel., 1900-02-24
Mr. Hn,rnnd Mr.. Bryan.

| LGuldI kS III hGplk ~ AAS NPAN"~N y
"traitor" applied to him before the
Middlesex Club. Boston, looming
from a person." he says, "who, ]
am informed. is a Republican
member Of the National House Of
Representatives" Now as this
"person" was so unknown to fame
as to be unknown to Senator in
the other wing OF the Capitol, we
are of opinion that Senator Hoar's
remarks had some other object
than to bring that person into
prominence. In passing let us say
that in being called "traitor" by
the carping critics Of the hour, Mr..
Hoar is in good company. Not to
go too Iar back, we NAV mention
Pgm and Hampden and Pitt and
Burke in England; Washington
and Henry and the illustrious sign
ers Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence in Revolutionary times; and
Webster, Clay and lincoln in the
last generation.
The Senator seems more con-
cerned, however, about being ac-
cused Of attacking the American
soldier aud President Mckinley,
than about being called traitor.
When was the soldier and the
President placed above the Con-
stitution, Mr.. Hoara Are you not
getting a little inoculated by the
false doctrines of the Imperialists1
There are three classes Of soldiers,
the volunteer in the hour OF his
countrY's peril or at the call OF lib
ertv; the regular, who makes sol
diering profession, and the fiot-
sam and jetsam who join the army
as a matter of temporary expedi-
ensY. No one, we are sure, will
place the three on the same plane.
The FIRST are the bulwarks OF lib
erty, the second are beneficial or
dangerous in proportion to the
power that guides them. They took
away, under Monk, the liberties
won by Cromwell. OF the third
class we shall say nothing.
And now as to attacking the
President. Why should not his
policy be attacked, il it is danger
ouS3 II he is a dominating char
acter, overriding the Constitution;
or il he is weak or subservient to
the will OF others, should not either
fact be made known that he may
be removed by the people1 Mr..
Hoar has said that il the policy OF
Mr.. Mckinley be followed it will
be "the beginning of the end Of
the Republic" and that, as to the
issue Of Imperialism, all others are
but Gas pillows under the ship"
Now why should not every legiti-
mate weapon in political warfare
be employed to discredit such a
man before the people and defeat
him by such a majority as W ould
be lesson to tyrants for all timer
fMr. Hoar, believing these things,
does not attack Mr.. Mckinley,
then we bold him TO be indeed a
traitor, the meanest kind OF traitor,
a cowardly traitor. The President
oil the United States is the servant
OF the people of the United States,
employed by them at stated sal
ary to transact a certain line of
business, and he is no better and
no worse than any other citizen.
II those who pay him in part dis
like his methods, they should Wig
orously but respectfully assail
them.
But the point OF Mr.. Hoar's in
terview was evidently to attack Mr..
Bryan, who. he says, advocated
the ratification ol the treaty of
peace "for the sole purpose of
keeping the question (of imperial
ism) open as an issue of the cam
paign." AS Bryan has been con
stantlV trying to close that question
by urging the Republican party to
grant the Filipinos self-goVern-
ment, Mr.. Hoar is as inconsistent
here as in other things. In regard
to the question of bad faith we
quote from an editorial out Of the
Washington Pest in which, among
other things, speaking of Mr..
Bryan, Editor Wilkins says:
stripped OF all power to agitate
the monetary question, and reduced
to his legitimate appraisement as
a statesman and patriot, he is al
together the most available candI-
date the Democracy could posi-.
bly, put forward. He is young,
stalwart, honest, sincere. He is
incorruptible, genuine, popular be,
youd precedent. In supporting
him Mr.. German eonsults the best
interests Of party" Coming from
such a source this estimate OF the