Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-14
THE WISCONSIN, GERMANS
REPRESENTATIVE TJEN DECLARES
THEY ARE NOT DIsAFFECTED.
Should Extend Our Commerce and
Seek FOreign Markets-FavOrs
Expansion.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, September Flew
men in Wisconsin are better posted as to It's
politics and the frame Of the German
voters mind the question Of alleged
Imperialism than Representative Theobod
Often. now serving his third term in Con-
gress. and prominently identified before his
constituency for many years before coming
to Washington.
Mr.. Often stated to a correspondent Of
The Star today that the Germans Of Wis
consin were not disaffected.
THE German voters of this state" he
said, ''are as much against the free silver
issue as ever, and there will be practically
no loss In the republican vote from al
legged German disaffection.
wisconsin is solidly for the republican
ticket, and 1t Is my opinion that the state
will give Mckinley 10000 majority and up
ward and will return a solid republican
delegation to the Fifty-seventh Congress.
No Danger of Imperialism.
81 think the question OF Imperialism Is a
false issue and will practically wear itself
out before the campaign is over There is
no issue among the people on this question.
We are all anti-imperialists, should there
be any danger from this source, but there
is none whatever. 1t Is campaign buga-
boo for the purpose Of catching votes. The
gold democrats. a very large majority OF 81
them will vote as they did in 1895. While
1t is true that some gold democrats have
gone back to the democratic party, this loss
Is more than made up by people who voted
for Bryan four years ago and who Will now
vote with the republicans.
Our possession of the Philippines was
the inevitable result of the Spanish war.
All persons who favored that war are In
part responsible for our possession OF them.
7 holt 10 frySf tn a mo
for the possession of the Philippines, which
came to US by treaty confirmed by a two
thirds majority Of the Senate, and ap-
proved by large majorities in both houses
of Congress by voting the $2O,0O0OOO appro-
priation. Why not blame Congress? Pres1-
dent Mckinley pursued the only course
which, under the circumstances, he could
pursue, and should secure the approval OF
the American people. To say that the Fill
pinos are capable Of self-government Is
simply absurd. Our obligations assumed
and self-respect will require us to retain the
Philippine Islands in any event for con
siderable time. l believe that we are as
yet not prepared to decide the ultimate dis
position of the islands. A little more time
will undoubtedly show us our duty clearly
and whatever course the American people
decide upon will be bringing honor to
this country and an everlasting benefit to
the FflipinOs themselves.
Foreign Markets Needed.
81 had supposed. until the present cam
paign, that it was to the credit of any ad-
ministration to extend it's commerce and
secure foreign markets. According to Mr.
Bryan. this is greedy commercialism.' We
are an agricultural nation, raising more or
agricultural products than we consume; we
are large manufacturing nation, becoming
more so every day, manufacturing more
than our home markets require. This being
so, l believe 1T Is the clear duty of the gov
eminent to extend our commerce and seek
foreign markets wherever we can. By pur-
suing this policy we will prevent stagnation
at home and will keep our people steadily
employed"