The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24

Imperialism ard miltarism are tie natural out
growth OF coInmercalism in politics: of the power
OF the few over the many the eleraiion of money
above manhood.
The condition is one that the country ,nnst
meet, and meet now. and the way to meet it is
by reassertion Of the Democratic idea and the
election OF Democratic president
NO one can question the ability. the canestpess
the integrity of the Democratic candidates For
the rescue OF all that has made America glorious
IN 'he past ana that can make her strong in the
future 1t Is duty TO support their election.
HOOdwinLing the People.
one OF the most ul-American, un-
Democratic and un-Republican results
or the Philippine war is the rigid press
censorship which has been established
ut Manila from almost the very begin
ming to conceal from the American peo
pie what was really happening in that
far away and sin cursed land. In these
letters | have frequently called atten.
tion to the fact that the Washington
Post is an independent paper edited
with extraordinary ability. but while it
is independent it has decided bias for
President Mckinley personally and for
his administration. but even The Post
is disgusted with the bold and constant
Misrepresentation Of what is going on
over there. In recent issue it con:
tained the following caustic editorial
on the subject:
is there any reason, either in morals or in 10.
htical expediency, why the administration should
try to deceive and rnislead the American people
touching the condition OF affairs in the Philip.
pinesf The effort has been Steady ard persistent.
We have been assured, at stated intervals for the
past IL or 10 months, that hostilities were at an
end; that nothing was left of the SO called insur.
rection but few scattered. insignificant bands OF
maIauding fugitives; that an overwhelming ma.
9ority OF the Filipinos loved US and asked only to
be protected from the wicked designs OF the out.
laws We have had touching narratives of the
anection subststing between our authorities and
the grateful Filpinos-picturcs OF the sweet peace
and mutual devotion prevailing OF every land
We have been asked to believe that the whole
country has been paciAed and that the Filip;nos
as class ask nothing more than permission to
dwell In contentment and prosperity beneath our
parental wing forever. But why all this trans
parent, this tiresome and futile humbug? II
serves no purpose. either honest or unworthy Ir
fools nobody with intelligence enough to know
his own name, and 1t wearies and disgusts all
thoughtful men,
Uaeless Lies.
and good faith and. regarding the question from
the very lowest and most sordid point of view.
what profit. however mean does the Republican
party expect to reap? These repeated assertions
that the Fipinos have been pacifed are notorious.
ly false. No one believes them. They are un.
answerably contradicted by the official announce.
ments from day to day. They promote no useful
or credtabe end Here and there one finds q
Mugwump dcvotce, like the New York Times,
which. with General MacArthur's report OF war
and carnage before its eyes. accepts the Philippine
commissions optimistic bleatings as so much gos.
pei truth; but, taking men OF information, Of
wholesome minds and independent thought, how
many do We find who believe these childish 70.
mances as against the official assertions OF the
army authorities, who are in the midst OF things
and know whereof they speak2 On the very day,
last week, when the war department gave out the
report OF the Taft commission assuring us that
peace and sweetest concord prevailed throughout
the philippines there to us an authentic Off.
cial statement from the military branch o; the
service to the effect that violence. hostility, even
organized warfare, ragged throughout the vicinity
OF Manila. In one action alone-n which. by the
way, our forces were driven back-more than 100
men were killed and wounded or captured By the
F1hpinos. Next day We told by General
Macarthur that the trouble was even worse and
more widespread than the press dispatches Of the
previous day had indicated. Now, by way of con.
frming previous declarations. the Manila reports
announce new and even more disastrous Incl.
dent. Again the ''rebels'' have appeared upon
the scene-no doubt after an affecting and fra.
ternal coloquy with the commssion-and the re.
suit is that 80 or more Of Our soldiers have been
eradicated.
What We want to ask is: Dees it pay to try to
hoodwink the American pecple9 Apparently the
administration nurses the failacy that assurances
OF peace in the Philippines will make votes for
next November. We hold The contrary. that
1t would be infinitely better to tell the truth. al
NIT that We are in dire peril and put it to the pa
triotic feeling Of the American people to stand
by US in the hour OF trial and misfortune. Such
course would appeal to every manly nature in tina
land. The course the government is now pursuing
tends to disgust and alienate self respecting men.