Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-15

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more opportunity to rule. There are
great many Republicans who have not
been, are not and never will be expan-
sionists by virtue OF force. The Span
ish possessions came to US in a way
that seemed 10 require their hold
ing, by us. as the best solution
of a troublous problem, but it must be
admitted that there has never been
much real enthusiasm over their acqui-
sition, and particularly over the ncces-
sity of suppressing an Instruction.
having for its foundation the demand
for liberty and independence that has
thrilled our own people. And while
Americans might make the best OF the
opportunity which threw Porto Rico,
the Philippines and possibly Cuba cur
way, they have still less enthusiasm
for laying the foundations OF a colonial
empire. such as the action of the adj
ministration and the Republican major
ity in Congress on the Porto Rican
tariff squints toward On this matter,
the party cannot back water a moment
too soon.
Then there are good Republicans who
dislike the prominence of Mark Hanna
in the present administration. Mr.
Hanna is doubtless a mueh-maligned
parsonage He is tar from being the
ogre that Democrats are pleased TO
picture him. But the people elected
Mckinley president, and not Hanna,
and they do not like the idea of any
person exercising quite so much inhu-
encc as Hanna doubtless does over the
president
The Nicaragua canal treaty is not at
all popular. 1t is big blunder, in the
opinion Of a great majority Of the
people. 1t is a jug-handled dicker
with Great Britain and other powers,
by which we acquire no rights that we
did not already possess, while we sur
render the God-giycn right of defending
what our money has produced It win |
be amended before it is ever ratified. |
but the injury 10 the administration is /
already done. In this, rs in its attitude /
toward the Boer war and in other mat
ters, the administration has acted as
though it was playinga game Of give
away with England in order to square
the Spanish war account This coun-
Try wants no trouble with Great
Britain; it wants amielble relations
with her and all other nations; but i.
will tolerate no surrender of important
tights and no toadying or special favor
o her.
Free silver rs an issue is dead, but
he Democracy always makes a sharp
light On any old issue and has been
Known to win on no issue at all The
act that the Senate will be for gold
Turing the next four years anyway will
trengthen Bryan among the gold
Democrats, for they will argue that he
annot disturb the existing standard.
nd on other issues they agree with
lin. The Democrats have never been
Weighed down by the skin of any dead
ssue, but, snake-like, have thrown it
If and gone forward, apparently
Without serious loss in prestige
The shooting OF Gocbel and the law
ess attitude Of the Republicans in
kentucky will lose many votes to Nc
Nnley. So will the seating OF Boss
quay in the Senate, lift is done. II
1t will not do for the Republicans to f,
iscount Mr.. Bryan. Instead of being
weakling, he is the very strongest
nan the Democrats could name. lie 4
as made the most Of a poor cause that Z
man ever made. Who else, we ask. |
ould have put forward such mon
trous set Of doctrines as free coinage
l 10 10 1, income tax and interference I.
With the courts and drawn as many !
otes as Bryan did in 90 lie is I
tronger today than he was then, in
ur opinion. lie is a born leader. 9
Magnetic, eloquent and seemingly sim
ere. No one can doubt his extreme .
among a very large class. Z
( any man can beat Mckinley this 7
ear it is Bryan.
The fact that the Republican admin q
,tration fought the Spanish war
through to successful issue will De !
act with illusions to the Alger, Eagan l
nd 'embalmed beef scandals, which. q
hough more fancied than real. will J.
nable the Democrats to say. 1--WE
ould have fought that war justas well
5 You did Ia
We do not allude to these things in a .
aptious manner. We believe that true !
republican doctrines are the best and +
nat the country will make a great 1
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