The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-21
A RELATED DISCOVERY.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Brooklyn Eagle says that the Democratic
leaders stand aghast before the policy of
scuttle to which certain members of their
party in the Senate have tried TO commit
them. They have discovered that the per-
sistent attacks upon the army in the Phil
ippines have injured the party. particularly
in the Western part of the country" The
correspondent reports one of the cOnserva-
tive Democratic senators as saying:
Senator Tillman by his impolitc speech
In the Senate has cost us. in my judgment,
thousands Of votes, and Carmack, Patterson
and Rawlins have made a great mistake in
i'm the Philippines. a number of other sena-
tors who believe with me that il is bad
policy to bring forward this issue at the
present time. have determined. If possible.
TO stop the agitation and give the Repub-
licans a chance TO vote on the Philippine
government bill next week. There is no
talking the people OF the country will not
stand by the Democratic party on this issue.
Whatever their opinions may be in regard
to the permanent retention of the Philip
pines they will not support party that at
lacks our soldiers in the rear while they are
fighting the country's battles and risking
their lives in the far away islands of the
Pacific.
The correspondent goes on to say that the
Democratic senators "have seen a new
light" and are anxious TO bring the de-
bate to a close. Democratic members of the
House who have been visiting their homes
return with reports that the people are
disgusted and indignant with the campaign
that has been waged in the Senate by a
Carmack and Patterson"
The foregoing is probably true. That it is
the situation should surprise no one who
knows anything OF the American people
The American army in the Philippines has
been savagely assailed by Democratic ora
tors in the Senate as composed OF inhuman
monsters who practieed cruelties upon the
natives. If the criticisms had been confined
to the officers and men charged with cruelty
by persons OF fair standing the result might
have been different. yet in those cases they
should have waited until after the accused
had been tried by the courts-martiaI de-
tailed for their trial. The Democratic ora
tors. the RawIinses. the Carmacks and even
the fearful Teller. did not do this, but
hurled their accusations against the entire
army in the Philippines with the malignity
OF INSCRIPTIONS partisans seeking party ad-
vantage OF what account is the reputation
OF 5000 Americans in the Philippine army
II by assailing it political capital could be
made? Why not shoot these men in the
back with ISLANDERS if thereby few mem
bers may be added to the Democratic side
of the House? Such were the questions
which occurred 10 Rawlins and his asso-
eiates in the Senate and a few OF their kind
in the House last week. Some OF them are
now learning why not" The American
people at home believe in the humanity OF
their sons in the Philippines There may
be a few cruel or thoughtless men. but
/ cruelty does not faint American blood Con-
sequently, the American people resent with
/ Indignation such cowardly ISLANDERS as have
\ been uttered by Democratic senators.
| IL needs 10 be added that the quiet protest
o. the really more intelligent element o.
] the Democratic party comes too late. Those