The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-13

From our regular Correspondent.

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| WASHINGTON. July 9.-lmperislism has re
| ceived a blow from an unexpected quarter
When the administration began to order troops
sent from the Philippines to China, Gen. Mac.
Arthur promptly filed protest, saying that il
the troops were taken away from the Philip
pines, the Filipino revolt would at once be re-
newad. Secretary Root telegraphed for Gen.
Otis to come to Washington at once. He came
and declared that Macarthur was right, and
after two days conference, Secretary Root
announced that no more troops would be sent
from the Philippines to China. The plain
meaning of this IL that it is necessary to keep
the big army we now have in the Philippines
permanently there in order to maintain our
authority over the Filipinos. That is a little
more than the most rabid inperialist barg aimed
for, and is certainly more than the people of
this country will stand for. What possible
benefit can We derive from the Philippines that
will compensate us for the expense in money
and American lives that will be necessary to
keep an army of $4,000 soldiers over there. 1t
seems that the world is about to witness the re-
vival of the era of the mercenary invading
army, W hich was familiar to Europe few GEN.
turtles ago. The other great civilized govern
ments. including our own, have hired an army
of Japan to go to China and fight the Chinese.
and after the Chinese are licked into humble
ness, they are to be made to pay back the
money 1t will cost to lick them, with usurious
interest. 1t Is not considered honorable for an
individual to hire professional thugs to obtain
vicarious revenge upon his personal enemies
What then makes such a thing honorable on
the part of nations?
Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson is the only man ever
nominated for Vice President who had pre-
viously demonstrated his fitness for the Office
by serving one term therein, and it can be
truthfully said that no Vice President WAS
ever more popular than he was. True, Mr..
Stevenson didn't have much influence with the
President under whom he served, but nobody
else had either. Mr.. Cleveland was not Presi-
dent to recognize influence, and he seemed to
make specially of getting at outs with leaders
of the Democratic party. But during those
four years. Mr.. Stevenson had and deserved
the confidence of the Democrats in Congress
and lost no opportunity to push party interests
that he could with proprety have taken advan-
tage of. Adlai Stevenson is a whole-souled
good fellow, good Democrat, and in every re-
spect worthy running mate of Col. Bryan,
and Bryan and Stevenson ID a ticket to win
with.
If the Civil Service Commission had saT d
enough it could make a whole lot of trouble
tor the administration on account of numerous
and glaring violations of the Civil Service Law
in the interests of Republican political work
ers. A case in point is that of H. K. Chenowith,
formerly of Cleveland, Ohio. While he was
internal revenue collector in Arizona he open
ed scaled envelopes containing questions for
Civil Service Examination, in advance of the
examination, IN order that his wife, his brother.
in-law and his cousin, who were to take the ex-
animation. might post themselves and pass,
which they subsequently did. The case was so
clear that Chenowith was removed from the
position Of internal revenue collector, and
prosecution instituted against him by the De-
partment of Justice. Although that prosecu-
ton is supposed to be still pending-pigeon-
holed in reality-Chenowith was put back Oh
the government pay rolls as a special agent OF
the Treasury Department, and he is still there.
and the Civil Service Commission is afraid to do
more than mildly protest and ask what Is to be
done about the prosecution of Chenowth for
violating the law.
If getting the other fellows half scared TO
death, be good politics, then the Kansas City
Convention must be credited with much good
politics, for the Republicans are badly fright
ened lot. They figured on big Democratic
fuss at Kansas City, but found that instead of
a row, the regular Democrats, those who call
ed themselves Gold Democrats in 1896. the
silver Republicans and the Populists are all
enthusiastically supporting Bryan an Steven
sou, and the Kansas City platform. These
believed, even by Republicans, to be strong
enough TO carry the country.