The Taney County republican., 1902-06-19
WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
PVogrrnsivr Democrats Are In Har-
nony with :hr rAdminIStration's
Philippine Policy.

Philippine Policy.
The eloquent championship by SEN
ator Morgan, the ablest and most In.
fiuential democrat In congress, Of the
republican policy in tn. Philippines is
4 fact OF vast Significance to the coun-
try. II means that the progressive
democrats aS well as the republicans
are In harmony on this vital measure
OF national procedure. He pointed out
that he was obliged to part company
with many of his party in congress
and In the country nt large on this
great issue, but he enunciaied his ideas
with great courage and effectiveness.
On this question, which is the largest
which is before the country at the
present moment, the Alabama senn-
tor holds orthodox republican ground.
Some Of his democratic colleagues
assailcd his position. and others Of
them will do this in the days which in
tervcne before the enactment of the
Philippine bill lie Is on the strong
side, however. and can afford To incur
whatever hostility his course will pro-
woke among his democratic colleagues,
gays the st. Louis Globc.Dcmocrat.
Morgan's position Is significant be-
cause II Is the position which is taken
by many Of the most intelligent and
progressive of the members Of the dem
ocraiic party throughout the country.
A majority of the southern ncwspa-
pers Of ability and influence are on the
republican side on the Philippine Is
sue. Among them are the Nashville
American. the Florida Times-Inion,
the Mobile Register. the Memphis
Commcrcial.Appeal. the Atlanta Com
stitutirn and the Louisville Courier
Journal These newspapers must rep
resent large element of voters of
their communities. They are being
reinforced constantly 10y newspapers
Of ability and position IN their section.
| In the old days. the south was
section In which the expansion
sentiment was especially strong. 1t
was the south which took the lead in
the movement which led to the accept
nrcc Of Texas offer OF annexation
Tie south furnished most Of the vol
untcers and the money for the flibus-
tcring expeditions organized against
the Spnninrds in Cuba. and which aimed
10 capture other parts OF the territory
Of the Latin-Amcrcan region. Slavery
had n little To do with thi, expansion
l.. II la,
sionist sentiment was strong in that
section from the days of boone, Rob-
ertson, Sewer and their colleagues,
long before the slavery issue began 10
| have any influence In favor Of terri
torinl enlargement in the tropical re-
gions.
On the most important issue OF the
day. the retention of the Philippines.
the republican party Is invincible. The
policy OF keeping the flag up in the
islands will receive the support Of nine
| tenths OF the republican masses and
Of three or four.tenihs OF the demo-
Gratis. The democratic condemnation
| encountered by prcsndcrt Cleveland
when he pulled down the flag in lIn
wnii in 1895 would he faint compared
with that which would he aroused
from the same party hy any american
official, democrat or republican. who
would propose o take the flag down
in the Philippines. This is an issue
which the republican party will keep
/ at the front. In the congressional
campaign Of 1902 the republican
stump orators and newspapers will
show that democratic success would
mean the abandonment Of the archi-
pclago to anarchy and spoliation from
some European power or powers. The
same issue will he uppcrmost in the
| presidential canvass of 1904, for sue
cess by the democrats in that wear
would mean the renewal of the Fill
pino revolt, the withdrawal NJ the
American forces from the islands, and
the abandonment Of the position of
power and influence in Asia and in the
politics Of the world, which was gnined
in 1898. Morgan's support of the re-
publican policy on the most vital issue
of the day Is important, MS showing
that n strong ingredient OF the demo-
cratic party will he on the republican
side in the campaigns of 1909 and 1904,
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.