The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-23
TO ADVERTISERS.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
FRIDAY, MAY %, 1902.
LINING UP ON PHILIPPINES.

The lines of the opposing forces in
congress are being drawn on the Phil
ippine question. The republicans
are determined to push their bill for
the framing of civil government for
the islands and also to repel the at
tacks which the democrats are MAX
ing on the army in the archipelago.
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Apparently, too, the wiser democrats
are beginning to see that these as
SaultS on the cOuntTy'S flag are hit
ting their party hard blows without
doing any harm whatever to the flag
This is shown by the circumstance
that some of the older and saner
democratic leaders are checking, or
endeavOring to check. the wild and
vicious harnagues of RawlinS of
Utah. Teller and Patterson of Colo
RADIO. Dubois of Idaho and others
who have been assailing the army
and the whole system Of civil and
military government in the Philip
pines. These vaporings have not
only obstructed legislation, but they
have brought the democratic party
into contempt, and have destroyed
what little chance any democrat sup
posed that party had of carrying the
congressional elections Of 1902.
1t is plain that the republican bill
for the government of the Philip
pines will have a large majority in
both branches of Congress. Senator
Lodge, the head Of the Philippine
committee in his chamber, has just
made a long and very effective speech
in favor of the measure Of which he
zyas one Of the trainers. He took oc-
casion to repel the assaults which
cOpperheadS in and out of congress
have been making on the army in the
islands, and in this, of course, he
had an easy task The facts are on
his side and the country is over
whelmingly with him. He made an
effective use Of the fact that many
Filipinos have been on the side of
the United States all along, and that
these persons have rights in the is
lands which this country is going to
respect. Not all the natives are re-
presented among the insurgents. The
element which has been favorable to
A n1pri iS
gredient of the native population.
I1d it IS getting stronger and st.ong-
er every day. Apparently the copper
heads in Congress and the press have
never learned Of the existence of
those friends of America in the is
lands. who would be murdered by
the rebels and the rebels friends if
the United States troops should be
withdrawn.
In the congressional canvass Of
1902 the Philippine issue is bound
to figure with great prominence.
The republicans in congress and in
their leading newspapers throughout
the country are taking care that the
issue shall be kept at the front.
Thus far the enemies of the Philip
pine bill have been allowed to do
most of the talking, because the re-
publicans knew that the sort of talk
which has been directed against the
bill and against the army in the is
lands was calculated to make many
republican votes. Seemingly the
older heads among the democrats
have also grasped this truth, for
they are now endeavoring to stop the
TRADES Of Dubois. Teller, Rawlins
and their co-partners. Nothing is
more certain than that the flag
which is up in the Philippines will
stay up. This is the determination
of every republican from President
Roosevelt down to the humblest
member Of the party The repub-
licans will give wise government to
the islands. which the islanders VIII
all accept cordially in time, and
which a large proportion OF them are
prepared to accept already. The
Philippine question is one of several
winning issues which will be kept
prominently before the country by
republican newspapers and stump
speakers during the canvass of 1902.
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