The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-23

deserves support for its frmness in face
of adverse criticism, and for its brilliant
success.
The Philippine problem, on the other
hand, is an unsolved one. There are
Republicans who favor a policy OF re-
tirement. There are Democrats who
would hold on to the islands Later the
Philippine question may become burn
ing issue, at present it is not, simply
because it is in a state of allegiance,
and neither party has decided what the
solution shall be.
The Chinese question is an entirely
new ISSUE but it has been met by the
Republican executive with a vigor
which must call forth the admiration
of the nation. Along with other repre-
sentatives of the western powers our
ambassador and his suite is beseiged
in Picking with a furious and irresponsi-
BILE mob, which the imperial authori-
ties cannot control, and secretly favor.
The lives of devoted missionaries who
have left our colleges for the far east
are in imminent danger, some of them
have ere this suffered cruel death. The
the United States is represented by land
and sea forces worthy of her dignity, as
a nation, ready to avenge the insult
to her ambassador, and the deaths of
the self sacrificing Christians who had
been working in that distant and dan
gerous field.
The Republican administration has
certainly played vigorous foreign pol
icy, of which every true American, ev-
cry one who loves the Stars and Stripes
must be proud.
AS to commercial prosperity it has
been phenomenal The production of
manufactured goods for the present
year is estimated at $12, SOC, 900, 900, which
will be S45O, 900, 900 greater than the
manufactured products of Great Britain
and Germany. In the matter of exports
in this year 1900 we shall lead the
world. Last year, 1899, we stood a very
close second, the United States count
ing 81, 252 900, 0OO against 81, 2S9 900, 900 for
Great Britain. Our agricultural pros
poets were far ahead of those of any
country in the world. For every person
employed the United States raised $50
bushels of grain, Great Britain 119,
France SO, Germany 75 Austria a. and
Italy 80. 1t is no wonder that our farm
ers are prosperous and can buy luxu-
ries, that their'laborers are better paid
and better fed than those of any other
part of the world.
And what would have been the condi-
,tion of the farmer if the Democratic
tinkering with the financial condition of
the country had been carried out. The
policy of 16 to 1 1--WE may say the fallacy
of 16 to y would have resulted in
panic which would have engulfed in it's
vortex hundreds of thousands of homes,
and millions of people.
With credit and dignity abroad, with
prosperity and contentment at home
with ever increasing prospects of still
greater prosperity, the Republican par
ty can go into the coming campaign
with the greatest confidence. The Dem
ocratic party will make a strong fight
upon the trusts. But can the Demo-
cratic party forward a certain remedy?
When one hears Mr.. Bryan one believes
that there is such a remedy; when one
reads Mr.. Bryan, and thinks carefully
over his arguments, one cannot see the
point. Besides the Republican party
is no more committed to the support
of the trusts than the Democracy. With
Mckinley and Roosevelt as standard
bearers, the Republican party will
march to victory.