Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-26

McIlinley's acceptance of his renom-
ination was as weak and vacuous as
his whole policy has been. On the Chi
nese questionable one new and eNcit-
ing issue, he practically admitted that
he didn't know what he was going to
do and begged to be excused from any
announcement of policy.
1t usually is true of the admins
tration that it has no very clear idea
of what it is going to do, but in the
Chinese matter this is not wholly
true.
Troops are daily being rushed to
China. Army transports have been
pat ON purely war basis and carry
only troops. The war department is
trying to secure Nagasulsi, Japan, as
Il base for handling troops and sup
plies because it is nearer the scene of
trouble than Manila.
An American writing from China
says: ut is impossible to realize
ct home that there has been more
real WAR here than in Cuba or the
Philippines Probably the reason
why this realization has not come
home is that the news is all censored
IStlol T. IL ledS1lSS lIlt tAItlSII JGOlJAS
and it comes from British sources in
the first place.
Mckinley says nothing about "plain
duty" but remarks that I'VE have
given Porto Rico benefcent govern
mcnt." Spain would have put that
label on it's rule of the island any time
in the last two hundred years. ~
rants always tell their subjects that
they arc getting "beneficent rule"
The Philippines are rather diff
cult subject for the administration. 1t
d;sres not say the rebellion is over and
that the Filipinos have accepted our
rule. because General Macarthur has
just reported that he cannot spare
amy of the $4,000 troops from the
islands to mix i'm the'.,hinese trouble
So the administration says that VIC
have freed 10,00O.000 people from i'm
pcrielism." That is an unfortunate
phrase, for it calls attention to the
effort of this administration to re
place Spanish rule by republican car
petbag Imperialism.
When he talks about prosperity and
high wages. Mckinley forgets to say
anything about the parched whea,
fields of the northwest and the thou
sands of workmen made idle on ac
count of factories closed down by
trusts.
Roosevelt when officially notified oil
his nomination did not attempt to
show gratitude. He answered in bric1
not to say sullly terms and then sait
to the committees: Lets 90 and have
our pictures taken"
One of the significant things about
republican encouragement and dis
sension is that they are already con
ceding TINT the next house will be
democratic and coldly refusing this
promised campaign fund to their con
gressmen who voted for the Porte
Hican bill and now find themselves
threatened with punishment from
their constituents. Edwards
The administration is in an awk
ward position. 1t has to stand and be
judged upon it's actual record for tbs
past three years and no amount O
plausible excuse and evasion will avail
to cover that record of mismanage
ment and wilful attempt to turn the
government into the path of imperial
ism.
1t almost looks as if the party lead
ers We're not aNerse to letting the adj
ministration shoulder full responsible
ity for all that has been done.
Senator Lodge in notifying Presi
dent Mckinley, of his denomination
used certain forms of speech so per
astently that his speech might fairl,
have been eAtitled: mckinley Alone
in the United States and What He
Did" In every reference TO war mat.
tiers or colonial policy, Senator
Lodge emphasized the fact that this
administration had carried out its
policy alone" This seems rather q
cruel stab from those who should be
supporting the administration, but
the republican party is so torn with
discussions nowadays that it's leaders
have not always due regard for out.
ward appearances.