The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-05-01
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INDICATIONS.

The evidences continue to null
tiply that the plan of permanently
retaining the Philippine Islands
is an unpopular one in this coun-
try not only among Democrats
but republicans as we'll, and even
the great trusts and corporations
of the north, which are the back
bone Of the Republican party and
whose word is law in that organi-
cation, are beginning to indicate
their disapproval of such a policy.
This was shown a few days ago at
a meeting of the bankers of the
United States, during which Mr..
Ingalls,, president of the Big Foul
railway system, made an address
III which he advocated the indie
pendence of the Filipinos, main
tanning that commercial union
with those people would be more
advantageous to lis than is polit-
ical one. Mr.. ingalls, clearly
speaks the sentiments of the bank
ers and railroads of the country
as it is nearly always the case tnat
these institutions throughout the
United States work in harmony
with each other each with it's kind /,
and as they are the most powerful
corporations in America, their IN
fluence upon public affairs is very
great. The Democrats of Oregon,
where the expansion sentiment is
supposed to be greatest, have re-
Gently nominated their state tick
ct, making the abandonment Of the
Philippine Islands by this country
one of the principal planks of
their platform.
If the expansion sentiment of
this country be analysed it will be
found to consist mainly of Jealous
religionists, some newspapers and
and plumber of hyper-patriots
who consider that the size of the
country is the principal element
of It's greatness. In the south the
most important advocates of ex-
pansion are the cotton mill men,
who, all told, do not constitute
perhaps the one hundredth part OF
the population Of this section
With singular inconsistency Nc.
Laurin, of South Carolina, re.
! Gently voted in the federal senate
against the Chinese exclusion bill
alleging as reason therefor that
the southern cotton mill mer
were opposed to It, fearing thai
it's enactment would so offend thu
Chinese as to cause them to boy
colt the American cotton goods
Yet these mill men and Mr.. Nc
Laurln are the greatest howlerl
for the retention of the Filipinos
who hate us already and who vii
| continue to do so If we hold them il
subsection, thousand times more
than do the Chinese and who vii
give our wares scant showing al
against those of other nations
'You can lead a horse to waite
but you can't make him drink. ;
The Philippine Islands will b.
the issue III the next presidential
election and all the indication
point to the success of the Demo
cratic party which, if placed il
power, will abandon that territor,
and it is not improbable that i
will throw overheard Hawaii ant
Porto Rico. The labor unions
fearing an alien invasion of tn
labor market, favor such step
and recently Democratic con
gresham rejoiced in congress tina
he had voted against both treatie
snnexing those islands. All thes
radical steps of annexation oc
CURED at a time when the countr,
was fresh from the triumphs 0
war, and enthusiasm and senti
mental gush were therefore S,
great that they over-rode common
sense. But since these feeling
have now cooled the public real
ICES that mistakes have been mad
which it purposes to correct.
Former Governor Hogg Of Texas
who has just returned from u yer,
long absence from his state, de
clares that no matter whom tn,
| Democrats nominate for presiden
next time, Bryan, Hill or anybod,
else, he will be elected.
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POPULISTIC DOCTRINES.