The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Mckinley and Roosevelt are the
candidates Of the youngest party In
American politics the imperial party.
now less than a year old.--N. Y, Jour.
nal.
-----"Moneyed interests" are said 60
have backed Platt In forcing Roosevelt
on the ticket. Moncyed interests, II
seems. take hand In everything the
republican party does.--IndianApolia
News.
IL McKinley's nomination be fol.
lowed by his election there is going to
be another period OF backing and hll.
ing, OF sophomore statcsmanAhip and
Of bowling TO the vii! of party leadrra
N. i. Herald tlnd),
1t now becomes the first duty OK
every American TO protect the republic
from the plotters for empire and TO re.
move the conspirators from posts
where they have power dangerous to
the republic.-st. Louis Republic.
One possible reason for Mark
HAEua's desire 10 be relieved from the
active management Of the campaign
may be that he foresees that he will
have his hands full managing The vice
presidential candidate. - Milwaukee
Journal.
On the paramount issue-repub
lie or empirical! patriotic Americans
eau touch elbows and fight side by side.
And II they do oil the money In the
treasure chests Of the kings Of the
world can't elect William Mckinley
president of the United Statca.--Toledo
Bee.
THE tender II somewhat belatcd
solicitude Of the republican press for
tie workingmen indicates an earnest
desire to keep the Occur d'Alene bull
pen "out of the campaign" along with
Cuba, Indeed, AT this writing il looks
ms though Mr.. Hanna's chief task viii
be TO keep the republican spellbinders
quiet--tbe sole safe topic being the old
haR.-Chicago Chronicle.
Republican newspapers ana re,
publican speeches In congress during
the past year have contained not lit
tie scofiing talk about the Declaration
of Independence and American prin.
ciples-not little In defense Of the
policy osgoverning people as subjects,
without regard 10 their own rights OF
wishes. but for the glory and profit
of the governing power.-HArtford
Comm Times,
The 10. GOO 900 OF the human fam.
lily whom. the president says, his party
liberated from Imperialism would like
very well 90 know where the liberation
comes In. With a standing army over
them and hundreds of them being
slaughtered every month In the ycas
they are certainly entitled TO an ex.
pianation of Mr.. MsKinley's little
speech on the porch at Canton.-St
Louis PoSt-Dispsieh.
The republican leaders, on theii
own party authoEty. are described as
being fearful that they are going 10
lose congress, whatever else they may
gain. They need not trouble them.
selves. II the signs of the times mean
anything this is to be neck or nothing
campaign. II will be distinct triumph
for the trusts all along the line or their
defeat and burial under popular land
slide. de.--washington Times.
The burden of the republican
managers IN the campaign will be 10
defend the party against the chaFRt
Of drifting toward imperialism. Hith-
erto they have sought 10 ridIeuls the
suggestion into insigniicance, hat as
the positior of many prominent repnb-
lIcsns becomes known II is quite ryi.
dent that the ixsne % going 10 cut Q
more procnInent figure. as the cam.
paigu progresses. fhsn will be CON.
Portable for the supporters Of the Ne
Kinley administration Seattle Times
There In no doubt now as 10 the
Situation in the Philippines. The war
instead of being over IL breaking out
wisA fresh sigor. Mr.. Mckinley IL hsy.
Ing war 10 his hearts content In the
Philippines, war which be invited. war
which has cont the country more than
s.0cu good Iives and oo.Coe 900. and
which ls to cost at leAss siGo. 900 soco Z
year and uneounted hves for long
i3ne to eesne. and war for which neither
Mr. MeKipl<y NOR congress has ret
made the adequate provision, notrish-
standing its swful cost.--x. X. wcssd.