The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-13
WASHINGTON LETTER
POLITICAL SITUATION VIEWED
FROM THE CAPITAL.

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FROM THE CAPITAL.
Colonel DENLY, the Alleged Democrat
Who Announces that He Will Sup
port Mckinley, Has Long Ieen an
Industrious Place Hunter.
| Washington correspondence:
The Republicans announced with q
great flourish of trumpets that Col.
Denby, member of the former Philip
pine commission. will support Mckin-
ley in his campaign. Well. why not:
1t was to be expected that he should.
DENLY served as minister to China
through three administrations, first
| Cleveland, Harrison, and second Cleve-
land and then distinguished himself as
I most enthusiastic champion of the
Administrations policy in the Philip
rines. DENLY may have been Cleve-
land Democrat at one period in his ex-
Ists'nce, but he has always been OH the
LOOKOUT to get places for Col. DENLY
md his relatives, 10 matter what ad-
minissratiOn was In power.
1t IL an odd coincidence that since
DENLY has announced his fealty to Nc
kinley, his nephew, Stephen DENLY.
has been appointed an agent Of the
imperial Chinese customs service on
the recommendation of Sir Robert
Hart, the Englishman who manages to
1irect the whole customs service In
China. This appointment gives an in
terestIng side light on the understand
Ing between the administration and
Great Britain. If any son of an Amer
lean citizen wants to get into the Chi
nese customs service he must have the
approval Of Sir Robert Hart or his ap-
plicatiOn will not be considered. Sir
Robert seems to be custodian OF the
open door" and none may enter with
| out his august permission.
This Is not the first time that Col.
DENLY has secured lucrative places for
his relatives. When he first went to
China he secured the appointment Of
| one son as secretary Of the legation
and another under Sir Robert Hart. 1t
Is unnecessary to add that Col. DENLY
has always had a most cordial under
standing with Sir Robert Hart and this
made DENLY specially good appointee
Of the first Philippine commission. be-
cause through him the administration
could keep in touch with Great Britain
without exciting suspicion at home.
DENLY . 1ace-Hunter.
Col. Denby's arguments in relation
to the Philippines are expected to hold
the Republicans in line. Thus far they
have made Democratic converts. In
the letter In which DENLY announces
himself as an imper'alist Republican.
he says. among other absurd things:
I'm this contest the Democrats stake
their all on the continuance of fighting.
1t strikes one as odd that great party
should base Its hopes Of success on the
killing and wounding Of our troops"
What nonsense. Who sent the troops
to the Philippines? Mckinley. Who
provoked the opposition Of the Fill
pinOs? Mckinley. Who keeps the
troops there? Mckinley. Who censors
the news that the troops may be kept
there longer? Mckinley.
On the other hand. who protested
against an imperial policy in the Phil
ippines from the day the peace treaty
was signed? The Democrats Who
declared that the Filipinos should be
given independence and our troops
withdrawn? The Democrats.
Each Republican orator who takes
the stump emphasizes the fact that his
party has no defense to offer for impe-
rialism. Abuse of the Democratic po-
sitiOn Is not argument and will not con-
vince the people that Mckinley should
be reelected. A just, righteous and
constitutional policy could be success
fully defended against all attacks.
But, for instance. here comes Sena-
tor Davis and declares that imperial
ism Is NO issue, merely n brOOmstick
ghost" II so. the country ought to
quit paying war taxes to keep the
ghost in evidence. 1t ought to spend
the four millions a month now wasted
in the Philippines on internal improve
ments 1t ought to have home at once
whatever remnant there is Of the TO-
700 troops dying by scores in the Phil
ippines from disease. climatic condi-
tions and guerrilla fighting.
Senator Davis dismisses militarism
ns a 'bugbear." 1t Is bugbear that
ls rapidly becoming a terrible reality.
Four years ago we had a standing
army Of $4,000. Now we have 100000.
At this rate Of increase we will rival
the standing armies Of continental Eu-
rope in another four years. And at the
present moment we are paying out one
third the entire revenues Of the coun-
try to support this 'bugbear." Veil
them as you will. imperialism and mill
tarism are mighty expensive and
mighty dangerous.
Then. too. the Republican orators are
not at all accurate in their statements.
Gen. Grosvenor spouts about the
troops which were ready at Manila to
90 to the rescue of our citizens In
China. The fact Is. and the country
has not forgotten 1t. that when the
news came Of the peril of our citizens
in Pekin. only beggarly few hundred
soldiers and marines could be spared
from our 10000 troops quartered about
Manila. Thousands Of troops were
taken from Cuba and every garrison in
this country emptied to put 10000 SOL
diers on the way to China. They have
been. arriving there from this country
In shiploads for the last two months.
Now when there is lull In hostilities
some of them are being temporarily di-
verted to Manila until Great Britain
gives the word as to how and when
and where she wants the cooperation
Of the administration in her territory