The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-04-27
Hoping Against Hope.


Hoar's mastery and eloquent ex
posture of the wickedneSS and folly
of that policy of imperialism upon
which the present Republican
Administration has embarked we
could not refrain from character
izing as "almOst childlike" the
tenacity with which the venerable
Senator clings to his faith in the
Republican party and in PreSi-
dent Mckinley. No man sees
with clearer vision that he. and
no man has pointed out in Ian
guage more vigorous and cOnvinc.
ing the dangers to which this
Republic and republican institu.
tons are exposed by cOntin-
uance of that policy. 81 believe,
Mr.. President" he says, "that
perseverance in this policy will
] be the abandonment of the princi-
| pies upon which our Government
is founded; that it will change
our Republic into an empire; that
our methods of legislation, of
diplomacy, of administration
must hereafter be those which
belong to empires aud not to re.
| publicS.' But when he sees any
prospect, or the possibility even
] nf IN acknowledgements On pn,.n,col j., 9
this policy, except through the
expulsion from power of the
present Republican organization
which the whole tribe of Nc
KinleyS, Mark HannaS, Forakers
and the like, he must be gifted
with an acuteneSS of vision and
an amount of prescience not
vouchsaIed to any other of the sons
of men. Yet this is literally his
position. 81 do not expect" he
says, "to accomplish anything
for liberty i'll the Philippine
Islands but through the Republi-
can party. Upon it the fate of
these islands for years to come is
to depend. If that party cannot
be persuaded the case is, III my
judgment, for the present hopeless.
That party will be in power for
the next II months. 1t will be
continued in power for at least
four years thereafter. If it were
otherwise what we do within the
next II months could not be un-
done without the consent of a
Republican Senate.
The power for mischief within
the next II months possessed by
the present Republican majority
i'll control of both houses of Con.
gress and the Executive Senator
HOar does not exaggerate. The
only thing which can arrest and
prevent the exercise, or rather
the abuse, of that power will be
such rebuke administered by
the American people at the polls
next November to the Republi.
can party and its policies as will
call halt in what Senator HOar
himself admits to be the down.
ward road to ruin. The re cleo
ton of Mr.. Mckinley and the
election of another Republican
House would be an Endorsement
of the very acts which Mr.. Hoar
so eloquently denounceS as crimes
crimes against the ConStitu.
lion, crimes against the eternal
principles of justice and Of right.
Sustained by such an indorse.
ment, what possible ground can
Senator HOar have for expecting
a change of policy or change of
heart on the part Of those men
who have brought upon the couG-
try all the evils lie SO vehemently
deplores? What says the prophet
of old? "Can the Ethiopian
change his skin or the leopard
his spotss Then may We also do
good that are accustomed to do
evil"
Mr.. Hoar says that he "cannot
look with any favor OH Mi.
Bryan as an alternative" He
"cannot forget" he says, "that
when it was attempted to defeat
the Paris treaty OF at least COM
pei an amendment which, had it
been done, would have put the
Philippine Islands upon the same
footing as Cuba, would have pre-
vented the war and would have
preserved our national doctrines
of liberty and our ancient policy,
it was due to Mr.. Bryan more
than to any other man after the
treaty left the hands of the Pres
ident that the attempt was frus-
trated. Unless he is much mis-
represented" continued the Sena,
tor, she used all his power and
influence with those of his friends
who were ready to listen to his
counsel to secure the ratification