Washington sentinel., 1900-04-21

to a harem. kepeer on the Sulu
Islands. And these without any
authority from Congress. While
prating in the Northwest that he
never purchased peace" his ennis
saries were at the same time brib-
ing the Mahomedan Sulus to keep
quiet, and he knew it; while his
soldiers were "benevOlentlY assim-
ilating" the Christian Fllipinos,
our recent allies, with bullets and
Gatling guns. He was attacking
the character OF Aguinaldo, who
had been shortly before addressed
as "His Excellency, Gen. Aguin-
aldo, commanding the Filipino
forces" and to whom he had Of
fered colonelcY in the army. He
knew that his highest officers had
characterized Aguinaldo's actions
as highly honorable. Every in
dictment that was brought against
George III. in the Declaration OF
independence, and many more,
may be brought against this truck
lIng renegade. For it cannot be
said Of George III. that he tried to
destroy the institutions Of his coun-
try. Neither can it be said that he
betrayed his allies. But what could
be expected OF this bankrupt poll
tician. who, under false pretenses,
seduced John Sherman from the
Senate to make room for she un-
speakable Hanna, and within a
few months hal his hIrelings
malign that eminent statesman and
hint at his failing faculties" in
subsidized press to prepare the way
for his removal. And who sue
ceeded him7 An unknown attor-
ney from the one.horse town Of
Canton, dignihed tor the occasion
with the soubriquet OF Judge"
He was but a tool Of Mckinley,
Hanna & Co. And later came lit
tie Hay, the author Of little
breeches," who had been preVi-
ously schooled in London. He
has been a colorless and subservi
ent clerk to the British Foreign
Office in London, and under the
dominance and tutelage Of Julian
Paunce(ote.
He has restored the shackles OF
slavery struck off by the immortal
Lincoln. He has revived the filth
Of polygamy eliminated by the
pure and highminded Edmunds.
He has abandoned himself to the
reckless career OF Nero. Life it
self is unsafe under his infamous
rule. Government by injunc-
ton" and martial law" have blot
ted out the lives Of unfortunate
miners in Idaho who dared resist
the mandates Of aggregated wealth.
His military satraps have ruled in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines with more than oriental bar.
barism. He has associated with
them the religious orders, contrary
to both the letter and the spirit OF
the Constitution. He has used the
| patronage at his command exclu-
sivelY Tor buttressing his power,
and when that has given out he has
provided means for more patron
age. The Republican majorities
in the House and Senate he has
whipped into line" by its unspar-
ing use. An "ofice" seems to be
one supreme lever on which he de-
pends. We intercede with the
voters of the United States ire.
spective OF party, for party lines
should be eliminated in great
crises, to visit on Mckinley and
his satellites, that punishment
which they most deserve and which
they will most poignantly feel, the
deprivation OF their offices.
He has attempted to force on the
nation the humiliating Hay
Paunceiote Treaty, which would
leave US at the mercy Of England
in time of war. OF the atrocities
being carried on in the Philippines,
none can tell. The American press
is censorized. and the Filipino press
suppressed. He is inaugurating
the crime Of Lese MajeSEe, and
turned from Office men who criti-
cised his incompetence. He kept
troops in Cuba, to their certain
death, for political purposes, and
he is keeping on a war in the Phil
ippines for the same purpose,
Overwhelming and unquestiona-
BILE evidence has been produced to
show that the war could have been
long since ended, but for the in
auences at Washington, which
kept it back, relying on being sus-
tanned while our boys are in the
field" He has had his law off.
GERS reverse their decisions to suit
exigencles, thus striking at the