Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-09-07
THE OUTLOOK.
Republicans Confident of the Success
of Their Presidential Ticket in the
Election.
Campaign Alone Responsible for Divi-
sion Of Sentiment on Governments
Foreign Policy.
Return Of Troublous Times of 1892
1897 Would Follow Election of
Bryan.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The' demo-
Gratis have been thrown into conster-
nation by the order of the administra-
tion which diverted the troops at one
time destined for China to Manila.
These regular troops, now on the way
to the Orient, and who would have
been used in China had the necessity
continued, are going to Manila to take
the place of the volunteer regiments
that are to be mustered out next July.
They will, for the present, take the
place of the troops that were sent over
from Manila to operate in China.
The democratic politicians had al
ready laid their plans for adding to the
noise that they are making with "im-
perialism" by saying that notwith-
standing that Pekin had been captured
and the ministers and American citi-
zens had been rescued, the troops were
being hurried to China, which was a
sure indication that they would go
there for the purpose of conquest.
The president and his advisors have
carefully considered the situation, and
have decided that the troops already
in China are all that are necessary to
maintain and support the cause of the
United States, and maintain communi-
cation with our representatives in the
Chinese capital. Hence there is great
disappointment among the democratic
howlers who hoped to use the further
landing of troops as backing for the
cry of imperialism which they are maxi
ing in this campaign.
Certain democratic organs and some
democratic politicians are insisting
that even if the United States main
tains troops in China, we should with
draw them from Pekin to the seashore.
as an evidence that the United States
does not intend to engage in territor-
ial conquest. Here again the sound
sense of President Mckinley comes %
the front, and he takes the position
that the United States has right to
have minister in the Chinese capital,
has right to protect him and the lega-
tion and all other United States citi-
zens who may be in that capital; and
that as long as the necessary protection
cannot be afforded in any other man
ner than by the use of United States
troops, United States troops will be
used.
This position may be distasteful to
those who think we should abandon
our" rights in China and ignore the
losses which have been sustained, not
only in the property and lives of Amer
ican citizens, but also to accept the in
dignity which has been heaped upon
the United States bv the assault upon
this country in tue person of it's envoy.
If there was no presi ~ential campaign
now we would probably witness the
same unification of views over the ac-
ton of the president OF the United
States in upholding the honor of the
American flag and the dignity of the
American nation in China that was
witnessed when we went to war with
Spain two years ago. It is simply be-
cause one party desires to play politics
that it derides the party in power for
doing what every right-thinking man
knows should have been done, and
what only the most partisan persons
dare to criticise. A pretty good plan
to follow is: In foreign affairs there
should be unity; partisanship should
be left to domestic policies. The party
that opposes any action taken by an
administration to uphold the dignity
of Americans abroad and to make the
flag of the nation respected wherever
it floats, will not be successful The
presidents Chinese policy has been so
far above reproach that any hint of
criticism will be sure to disgust patri-
otto citizens of the United States.
One may be little surprised at the
confidence displayed by intelligent
men everywhere regarding the prob
able success of the republicans this
fall. 1t is to be regretted that this
confidence tends to apathy, but intel
ligent people cannot conceive how bus
mess men, laboring men, farmers, me-
chanics, and in fact all citizens who
are enjoying such full measure of
prosperity can vote to overturn that
prosperity. And while this is incon-