The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-30
Mr.. Hewitt,s views

Mr.. Abram S. Hewitt, exsmayor CT
New York. and a Democra, OF the old
school in an interview states with
great clearness why so-called "impcr-
iaiism" cannot be forced to the front as
the leading issue OF the present cam
paign. The result OF the election, he
states, whichever way It may go, ctn'
have no effect upon our present policy
abroad for "a considerable time to come.
!.If Mr.. Bryan should be elected to-
morrow" he said TO the interviewer. at
would be impossible for the United
States to withdraw from the Philip
pines because OF treaty obligations, and
1t Will take three or four years to settle
that question. so that the success of the
Democratic party could not alter the
policy OF the government in the east"
This moves the. Journal OF Commerce
to, remark that Mr.. Bryan then, would
find himself unable to destroy our in
tiuence In the orient, and no friend OF
his has ventured to say that he world
or could abandon the Philippines. His
election would be merely the expression
OF a sentiment hostile to the policy
the United States has been pursuing,
which has been characterized by far
sighted comprehension of the greater
and more lasting interests of this ma
ton. This might allay the. ,apprchan-
s!ons of the advocates OF American in
terests in the Pacific and on its shores:
but, on the other hand. 1t shows that
the self-styled anti-imperlalists would
be impotent to accomplish what they
desire even II the government were
placed in their hands.
But while the election OF Mr.. Bryan
would not lead Immediately TO the sac
rlfce OF our coigne OF vantage in the
orient, or TO the realization OF the con-
tracted views Of few gentlemen In
Boston and more limited number in
some other centres Of thought, 1t would
be powerful enough in running business.
Mr.. Hewitt is quite correct In saying
that the election OF Mr.. Bryan would
result in widespread calamity and busi-
ness revulslon, even though the senate
were Republican. But Republican
senate Is not necessarily sound money
senate. In January. 1891. the senate
passed silver coinage bill. though the
Republicans had control of the body.
The sound money majority of last
March contained two Democrats who
will not be senators after March next,
and seven Republicans who are BIZ
metalists. or live In states WHARF free
coinage sentiment predominates.
The opponents OF a progressive nn-
tional policy cannot accomplish what
they desire. but they can accomplish
what those Of them who live in the east
rightly believe would be calamitous, the
substitution OF the silver for the guild
standard. No person can analyzc the
composition of the United States senate
and believe that 1t will defend the sin
gle gold standard after March / next II
+ the sllverites shall have elected tn.
Presiuent and the house of representa-
tives.
II an issue is question whose an
swer depends upon the result of the
election. the only conspicuous issue is
silverism. There is no doubt about
what the Bryanites will do with the
currency II they get the power, whi!ess
to the Philippines and China Mr.. He
witt well says that they can accomplish
nothing for three or four years. and MR.
Bryan's friend, Ex-Governor Stone, al
mits that he does not know what Mr.
Bryan would do If he were President
to-day"