The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-29
W ashiugton Letter.
McKlnley's Hold-on Policy in
China.

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Washington, Aug. 81 If Mr.. Nc
Kinley has GO understanding with the
powers operating in China, bis actions
are difhcult to explain. Although
advised by some of the longest beaded
men in bis party, including toe U S.
minister tc China. to take advantage G!
the opportunity 20 withdraw our troops
from China, now that the American
citizens who were ia peril are safe. and
Leave those Dations which are hungry
for Chinese territory 20 etlo the squab
bic among Themselves. ne has declined
TO do so. Several days ago, wheo II
was announced that all the troops now
ou the way to Caioa would be sent
TO Manila, i: vas thoagbt that be TO-
tended to follow that advice; but with
10 forty eight hocrs it has been oh
c:ally announced that the troops in
China would be kept there. apd since
then, the significant announcement was
made that the troops which would &c
to Mapila would not go TO take the
place of volunteers to be sent home,
but to reinforce them, and that 20
troops are to be sect home uutil further
notice. If tha, doeso's indicate an 10.
,eution on the part CT Ms Mckinley to
play further baad in the Chinese
game, what does it indicate ?
Now that il has been autbeciica!iy
announced tbat ex Senator German,
now at Saratoga. will return to Mary-
land about the c,idd!e Of September
aod take 40 active part 10 tic campaign
uu;i election day, those republicans
who have teea actively circulating
stories Ct MS iuEcva7rness towards
Br7au and Ste.easoa must fee! that
hey ere very cic5sy liars. l. has
never been cocb.ad il = Washington
ia: a!r Geruaa vani6 c. his I'll
Dug towards ;5a party TIA, aas aoacr.
ed bia ;o tie past 2s.5 ;ha' 8 iis@.y =
aoao. t;ao ia ;aae f;.'cre.
Eyideooe coa'ia2ag so a5l:t ;1ig s;.e.7
iag tea, I:..!aois MI be iausd ID :h2
Samocref;c coi:na ta:s gsa- Alter
expressing o:a cg;aion Fa %: eject,
81 Il, 4. Broad. eE Ghic2so, SAD
.'ae7e ere a nombsr q reasons ios
believing tbs, bcs 20, eong;a csd ia.
opposition to imperialism sill bave
greater iaaaence 10 the audc:ug o: the
republicans :aac any of sae ether
issues. There is big German vote n
Illinois, especially 10 Chicago. aee TIC
Geruans, aleost to mas, are opposed
to tie imperialis;ic policy CT the present
administration. There is also a very
bitter fac;ionsl Geht among Iilicois re-
pubicans, and although il doe5o''
| con.e a,uch to the surface, :he feeling
is SO strong ;aa, i I'll! DC Impossible
fo- them TO make progressive AID
ha7nonious csnpaiso 10 the state
Opposition &c :he trusts vii also lose
tie republican i;cSe; good nsoy woes,
aod ~::b ;be Ister troubles ~ Chicago
aod all the suferiog that has resulted
from them. ,ae rspublicso orators wl;l
find i, & fncnls 10 oon:ioce the working
men there ihas she couosr7 IS Blessed
With ao over -atuDdance OF prosperity
That the democratic leaders are
thoroughly posted on what the repub
i!cans are doing and are meeting
every republican move, is made ap-
parent by the following remarks Of
one OF them Against the pros
perity statistics which are being
manufactured BY the census bureau,
we will place some hard facts which
indicate that many classes of men
who have to depend on their labor
for living are not prosperous Take
for instance the autbracite coal
miners The coal trust has cut
down the number of work days so
that miners are expected to live on
three days work week This means
that they can barely exist. In New
England some of the cotton mills are
shut down aod others are running on
half time. Ihe silk mills OF New
Jersey are running on short time,
apd one Of tne big silk manufacturing
companies has, within the last week.
gone into bankruptcy. We are look
ing for tee scare which the republi
cans have int;mated they will give
the country, that attention may be
called to the money question. 1t
may cone at any time, and the small
volume of trading in Wall street
indicates tear there that money
snu sze may oe impending !" hen
; the west begins. the moving OF Its
crops aad calls upon the east tor
money to do i with, and if co!nc!
aensalIy, Russian or apy other