Show t. t r r REPUBLICAN OPINIONS r The Tho following from the tho adi editorials o of leading lending Republican journals j show what a storm of indignation indignation indignation in in- has been raised by the I. I efforts to betray the people of oft t o Porto Rico for the Sugar and Tobacco Tobacco Tot To To- t- t bacco bacco trusts t I Washington Post The Post The and successful conduct of the tho war with Spain has hns been sadly clouded by the scandals of mi mismanagement management and favoritism which attended i that glorious glorious cons consummation matin The course course courso of the tho administration with ith i reference to Cuba and the Philippines Philip Philip- tK s pines has lost the tho party many f V stout tout and potent frien friends s. s The Tho Thet Thorl rl t strange policy recently adopted t t toward ward Porto Rico has outraged r practically the tho entire country The Hay treaty has r still fui further ther impaired Mr McKinley's McKinley's McKin- McKin leys ley's prestige and the rumored purpose of the Pr President to comp compel l' l its ratification will if it should be not discredit is realized only the tho t. t government but bring contempt and odium upon the party In a word woid the situation as asit it seems to toro tous us US is far far favorable to Mr ro fat more ore Bryan and and far less so to Mr Air Mc Me I Kinley than it was was four four nr years ago Philadelphia Public Lc Ledger Ledger- ger- ger This monstrous wrong which the b r I h l l 57 2 h t.- t. ti C s f t R Republican publican majority of th the has committed against right and justice ai and fundamental prim prin I of our government s should be O corrected d bythe Se Senate Soh te f e-f should be be enough Honor courage courage patriotism and statesmanship in that body to undo the wrong the wrong that that House has committed 0 t Springfield Mass Republican Why Why this extraordinary effort on behalf of the bill Against such a measure measure o had beep been the tho chief executive and his war se secretary Against it had been the Republican can leaders leader of the tho House who up to the tho middle of of January were preparing a free trade trado measure it the tho American Ameri Ameri- Against to-day to are can administrators and co commis commissioners commissioners' in the island Against it itaro are arc the tho people of the tho island who have havo been petitioning for justice and good faith for the fulfillment fulfillment fulfill fulfill- m ment n of Sf the promise premise expressed an and andT f implied in their taking faking taking over over that they wore were to be bo brought into and made mado a part of the tho United States of America Against it are aro two two of the R Republican ic n newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers of the tho nation which Thich have havo hitherto supported the administration ministration tion in it its p policy l cy of expansion or imperialism imperi Against it t final finally y have been the tho weight of constitutional constitutional constitutional interpretation and prece precedent ent the tho dictates of f humanity and over over and above all the tho c consideration of the tho fundamental political right of th those these so islanders islander to an equal standing standing standing stand stand- ing on the basis of American citizenship citizenship citizenship citi citi- under the supreme laws of the United U ni ed States And yet this 01 measure goes goes' through and its passage pas- pas sago sage arouses rare demonstrations of joy and enthusiasm on the tho Republican Republican Re Re- publican side of the chamber c am bel To what are we to attribute so remarkable remarkable remark remark- able ablo a change of front and so un unusual unusual unusual un- un usual an exhibition of party feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing To the he protected interests interest affected and to the exigencies of f imperialist politics As President nt Schurman has said the tho trusts grappled the Republican party by the tho throat and made it choke choko to their advantage The Republican can leaders at Washington switched switch switch- ed suddenly from free trade with trade with Porto Rico to a tariff on notification notification notification tion from the protective vo tariff league that Mr McKinley's man man- man managers lagers agers must look elsewhere for ca campaign campaign cam cam- n. n funds if plain duty pre pre- This was the tho explanation whispered through the capital city I at the time of the tho sudden turnabout turnabout turnabout turn turn- about during the last week of Jan Jan- uary ary And so duty was promptly retired from its partnership with destiny and the vital concerns concer s of oft t the e insular ion became secondary secondary secondary sec sec- to th the claims of the tho President President dent to re le election Conti Continued on third page r jI 4 rj i |