New-York tribune., 1902-08-06
appointed champions of the Church will be able
to see the question in similar light
NOT THE FALTERTNG KIND.

Some heartless breeder of discorG has been
brutal enough to break in on Senator E. w
Carmack's bissful campaign reveries This
unwecome intruder awakened the Tennessee
rainbow chaser long enough from his musings
TO force on his attention certain rude and
threatening noises in the world without to
which he has hitherto serenely closed his ears
Mr.. Carmack's caller had. in fact, the hard1-
hood to inform him that certain other Demo
cratic statesmen were openly belttling the i'm
portance of the so-called Philippine issue-that
one of them, the Hon. James Hay. OF Virginia
had Just declared that the Philippine Civil Gov
ernment bills put forward by the majority ana
the minority in Congress last winter disclosed
no differences sharp enough 70 constitute
genuine issue between the Republican and
Democratic parties
Mr. Carmack we are not surprised to near
received this news with ncreduity and ndig-
nation. "I don't believe any Democrat ever
said that" he replied with Just severity. Then
after waiting Mr. Hay out of the party III an
eight word sentence he thus rebuked those
other partv leaders who are inclined TO turn
back faint heartedy from the 'imperiallsuc
furrOw:
sucb q statement involves the charge that the
Democrats in both houses of Congress during
the recent session were simply making a shath
made to believe that. do not see now uieS
could be expected to have commence IN the SIN
cerity of the Democratic party on the queSC.ot t
of trusts of tariff anything else. 1 90 not
know of anything so we'll calculated to cover
any political party with ridicule and conteInpI
as for ii to turn tail at the hrst IRE anu u u
away from an issue it has deliberately rnade
Any falterng in the Democratic oPpo-
siton to criminal aggression Woulo pc I HoL o,s s
a crime from the standpoint of patriotlsrn anu
sound principle but act of monumental SUI
pidity from a party standpoint
II is reassuring to know that the manager OF
the Democratic Congress Committees literary
bureau will never lend hand to reverse the
marty pIoughshare He will continue to circu-
late his "anti-imperalstc" literature. no mat
ter how many packages are returned as uhue-
liverable. He will be loyal TO the issue WINCH
he and his Democratic colleagues on the Sen
ate Philippines Committee saddled on the
party for use this year, though the poilucai
heavens fal-"though," as he is again reported
as saying In Washington. mot single Demo
crat is elected to the LVIIIth Congress.
Clearly the unfaltering Carmack is still the
rising hope Of Lopez, Atkinson and all the
stern, unbending Anti Imperialistic Leaguers.
There will be no back tracking SO long as ne
can control the franking and addressing OF
Democratic campaign tracts, so long as the
Hon. Gamaliel Bradford fills his office hours
with cheer and counsel, and the Lake George
manifesto makers continue to furnish him such
airy stuff as his political dreams are made OF.
Mr.. Hay, Mr.. Livingston, Judge" ,Griggs and
the other hesitating Democratic statesmen. who
would like TO run away from the "imperialistic'
issue have missed the key TO Mr.. Carmack S
character. He is no base utilitaran- He has
the courage both of his convictions and of his
opportunities. and does not care how soon the
world discovers that his craftsmanship Is
neither of the paltering nor Of the faltering
kind.