Show c cH HAULING H DOWN THE FLAG Washington Post McKinley Rep Our esteemed cd Nev New York Sun has so much to say about the Ule perfidy involved In hauling down the he American flag perhaps it will enough to ex explain explain plain the Porcupine district incident The American flag has flown over that district for many years earS The territory came to us with the Alaska purchase I and had always beep regarded ven even by cartographers ar as a part of the Russian possessions In North Korth America For some reason Eng England En land wanted It we think we know what that reason was but the fact it itself itself Itself self is s under consideration now and the details can wait as we say Eng England England England land wanted It and now it appears she I has h stOn it On the th of ot September last the American flag fi g was lowered at Por For Porcupine Porcupine cupine City and the British ensign hoisted in its place laCe The district has passed under British control and along with It American citizens who had a aright aright i ii right i ht to o expect protection from their heir I government Great Britain now holds this valuable tract legal property r of or orthe the United States State and assumes au an authority authority over the claims and interests of our citizens Moreover Gleat Britain by b the some token tolen acquires a tide tidewater tidewater tidewater water seaport on what was once United States territory The American j I I flag flab therefore ther fore has hos been hauled down and on American soil and we should I like to have the esteemed New York Sun locate for fo us the responsibility and andI I appraise the wickedness involved in the I transaction We know of course that the admirable admirable I able Sun blames Mr Bryan more properly the Democratic party for the death of every American soldier in the Philippines It is perhaps a permissible I ble cami aien expedient though It ii could not be fathered by an honorable newspaper nor respectfully accepted by any rational human being That Thai the Sun is doing its worst to inflame public sentiment against the Democracy cy is obvious That it has in New Neu NewYork NewYork York th tho most numerous and besotted rabble in the country upon uDon which to tc work cannot be seriously denied The Theold Theold Theold old and juiceless of 1896 the dollar the weeping capital capitalist 1st who wo cannot conduct his enterprises enter rises any longer unless he be assured of Mr reelection r the hapless pa patriot patriot patriot triot who bleeds fluently at the thought of the empty dinner pail pat all these those terrors in buckram have hav been 1 een nursed and coddled by b the Sun Sm and turned loose to Gads Gad Hill But there is more intelligence in it inthis inthis this r than Wall street is ca capable capable pable of understanding and to that in intelligence Intelligence the Republican Re organs will uil willbe willbe be wise to make their argument The Th Sun has charged the Democracy with treason by intent and has wailed aloud atom over the prospect of haulms hauling haul ng down the th American flag in the Philip Philippines PhilIppines pines What has the Sun to say sa of the th hauling down of the flag in Alaska here at home upon ucon our own territory and to the injury and humiliation of o our own people We should s oud like ike to hear from this or oracle acle of oC indomitable patriotism |