Washington sentinel., 1900-11-03

NoITot1 number oi
questions which
have agitated the public mind Tor
some neutrality-suspicious. which in
volve the honor of the nation, the
permanency of our institutions
and the material interests of our
citizens.
All these questions have been
fully discussed for the benefit OF
the voter.
If he is not prepared intelli-
gently to decide whether our
promises to the Cubans have been
fulfilled in giving to them that free
dom for which we entered upon a
war with Spain; il he is not pre-
pared to express his approval or
disapproval OF the policy OF the
Administration in annexinP Porto
Rico and then refusing to the peo-
pie annexed the privileges Of citi,
zens OF this country; if he is not
prepared to say whether Mckinley
is deserving OF praise or reproach
for holding out the hope Of inde-
pendence to the Filipinos for the
aid they gave him in conquering
the SPaniards and then seeking to
enslave them when their help was
no longer needed; if he is not pre-
pared to see the difference between
expansion, without cost in blood
and treasure, on our continent and
among people capable Of assimila-
tion with our own, perhaps waiting
for us, and the imperialism which
aspires to envelop under the folds
OF the flag millions of people thou
sands Of miles from our shores,
few Of whom are capable of appre-
ciating the benefits Of our institu-
tions, most Of whom in race, relig-
ion and customs are aptagonistic
TO everything American, and all
OF whom are opposed to our rule,
unless we except the polygamous
Sultan OF Sulu and his subjects
whose allegiance we purchased for
$Io, 900 year, Mexican money;
and il he is not prepared to stamp
with his disapproval policy which
saddles upon the back Of every
laborer a soldier and places within
the reach Of every monopoly
ready weapon to coerce the work.
ingman--the fault must be his
own, he has neglected the oppor-
tunities placed before him, he has
allowed others to 90 his thinking,
and upon his shoulders must rest
the blame.
Under the protection Of the Re-
publican party he has seen the
small capitalist shut out Of every
avenue of advancement, business
throttled, wages reduced and the
cost OF every article of food and
raiment increased. When ne has
protested and asked larger share
in the products OF his labor, all
employment has been denied him,
mills are closed and mines shut
down until hunger has done its
work and reduced him to submis-
sion. Meantime monopoly around
the festive board has the effrontery
to say that trusts, in whose behali
all these things are done, are pub
lie benefits.
Next Tuesday he will have an
opportunity to let Mr.. Roosevelt
know what he thinks of the as
sertion that a cowboy, drunk OF
sober, was better than a farm
laborer or the mechanic who work.
in the city.
Next Tuesday will give to tbs
miners OF Pennsylvania and tht
Occur d'Alene, the moulders o
Cleveland who are walking tht
streets in idleness for asking [;
wage higher than Mark Ham;
and his partners are willing to give
and their fellow laborers every
where, employed and unemployed
achance to resent the insult Offered
them last week by Senator Scott
OF West Virginia, a member OF tn
Republican National Committee
when, at the dinner given to Gov
ernor Roosevelt in New York, h,