The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-17
REPUBLICAN AUTHORITY.

It Is not often that you can hear the
truth from hide-bound Republican
when 1t injuriously affects his party's
chances, but occasionally one permits
spirit of independence to find voice.
One Of these cases is that Of Captain
Harry Palmer of the News-Review Of
East Liverpool. Palmer Is an editor
who has hesitated at nothing when po-
litical advantage for the Republican
party was to be gained, and has been as
thorough a sycophant and trimmer rs
ever clung on to McKinley's heels. This
zealot was with the troops as a soldier
in the Philippines. Upon his return he
saw fit to publish his opinion as to the
situation in these unfortunate islands.
These opinions he published in the
| News-Review which was then and is
now classed as a Republican organ at
East Liverpool. The News-Democrat
Is not informed as to whether the au-
thor of the articles referred to has been
persuaded that he was in error, through
Col. Dicks persuasive methods, but IL
does know that no one can say that
Palmer is "rebel," who believes in ths
triumph Of the Constitution and the
upholding of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence, for he is bitter Republican
/ ,,,ha hut MT off hi.
prejudice and bias for right and JUS
tice. Here is what this exponent Of Re-
publicanism had to say:
| 1.-THE volunteers have been miserably
fed, and at times they go to bed hum
cry. took my company rations to my
colonel the other day, and said to him:
"'I am a stout and healthy man, Col
onel, and a good soldier. In the name
of God, do you mean to cause the boys
to mutiny by feeding them in this man.
ner?'
1.-The colonel made reply: Sergeant, Is
that really all you get at your company
meal?' I assured him that 1t was, when
| he said:
"'You bring your tent to headquar.
ters at once. I'll see that you get enough
to eat. at least. There's thousands O,
pounds of flour at the commissary, and
I'll instruct your captain to see that
you at least have plenty Of bread
"By the way, we had neither bread
nor crackers for breakfast; nothing bui
a few miserably fried potatoes and a
pint of coffee.
1.-THE men thanked me for making my
kick, and Captain Schaaf ordered me tc
my quarters, where l went at once and
was called a coward. Had / refused
would have been called a mutineer, and
shot upon the spot, a warning to mer
who are so foolish as to believe that
they have any right which politicians
are bound to respect.
| "And yet they call this republic OF
ours The model republic of the world.
God pity the model! Don't dare to tern
me weakling, coward, a poltroon, q
grumbler or a kicker. served thret
years and seven months in the old war
l served fourteen months in Anderson
vile, Ga. I am stout man, mentally
morally and physically the peer Of any
soldier who carries sword or gun, anC
yet dare say that have been in hade.
on these Philippine islands for the las
|
five weeks.
II was offered a captains commission
by Col. Hawkins while at Mt Gretna
I was proud of the fact. If l held +,
commission today Iwould resign and g,
home. Why? Because I am on tn
inside circle. and the entire plant 4
rotten from center to circumference
Men are being used as mere machine
or puppets for the advancement an,
aggrandizement of the few. Even tn
chaplains are hot on the trail of the all
powerful dollar, and have become mer
dealers In tobacco. as the men mus
have the weed and will pay well for II
and the percentage on investment Is a
i, least 100 per cent. God In
tends that should show the rottennes
: OF this campaign. God help the loys
} boys who came here under the impres
sion Of serving under Old Glory 70
love of country. The private soldier
this island IL working for the rotte
politician, the rotten contractor and tn
rottenness Of rottenness surrounds hir
I on every hand. You will be damned
, you do, and you'll be damned IL yo
don't, and the only thing you dare sa
Is: 'Bide your time; contain your so,
3 in patience; wait until you get you
e citizens suit on, and then you dai
give expression to an opinion"