The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-09-20
IFrozn our own Coxrespoadeas.,

f4ct. ever1 BODY who examines the
cannot understand the de-
sire evinced on the part Of certain
people to trail the United States dag
in the dust. and to do everything
they can to discredit our administra-
ton at home and abroad. The men
Who would play politics in the Chi
nese situation when the administra-
ton i. doing its very best to main
tain the honor and dignity Of our
10 keep the flag unsuilied,
are tho worst possible hypocrites or
else they are decidedly uupatr,otic.
When Cleveland delivered his IA
nous ultimatum in regard to the
boundary dispute, there
WAS not . voice raised in this country
against him. No one injected parti-
san politics into that foreign embrOg-
lio. The fact 10 the Democrats are
trying to mix the Chinese situation
with the Philippine situation, aud
couple both together to create an
-imperialistie bugsboo" for the pur-
poee Of frightening voters into the
Democratic camp. The probabilities
are that it will be found that Ameri-
can citizens are proof against any
such petty deceit, aud that they will
not only remain pure patriots, but
will look after their best interests in
the Republican party and
maintaining the prosperity which
that party has brought to tha country.
Recent developments in the Philip
pines will 60 far toward discreditinx
the Bryan campaign. Captured cor
respondencc found on tho persons of
men high in the confidence Of the
Tsxals and their leaders, which is
made public from time to time by the
War Department. shows conelusively
that those Fiiipiaos who are heing
paraded ~ patriots Of the George
Washington stripe are . baud Of cut
thruats aud murderers. 1t has been
shown that they would enter the city
of Manila and burn down the town
and destroy not only American but
foseign property, and do this for the
purpose OF making it appear that the
United States government cannot pro-
iect the lives and property Of sn peo-
pie there Several attacks have been
planned which take the form aud na-
ture Of . massacre, and which resem-
bic more the plans Of . band of saw
ages, rather than of men supposed
te be organized soldiers. fighting for
their liberty. Loot, not liberty, 10
what the Aguinaldists demand; An
archv. not government; blood and
butchcry, instead of l,eace and pros
reritY.
Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, of
Ohio. has . way Of getting under the
hides Of humbugs better than almost
any other man in public life. 1t is
interesting to note how he punctured
the -Windbag from Cumberland a.
Senator Wellington Il now being
called. He made Wellington very
angry. and all that he could do Was to
call Grosveuor IAN old fool and an
ass" Of course everyone under
stands that calling names is not argu-
mene Wellington then goes Oh and
indulges in abuse Of President Nc
Kinley. aud in his peculiar Yelling
toniau style, challenges the President
to refuie certain statements that he
has made. just rs if the President Of
the United States could deecend to
handy words with . politician Who
has left the Republican party beeause
he was dissatisfied with the patronage.
One of the amazing things about
Wellington 10 how he ever camc to
the front 1t can only DO explained
from the fact that when tho Republi-
cans threw of the Democratic yoke
in Maryland, they took up the first
man that came to the surface in that
work, and this was Wellington. Wei
lingt0n disagreed with the Republi-
can governor Of Maryland, and con.