Show ONE WORD MORE ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES Tho political campaign which Is to return to Congress n large Republican majority can hardly be said to be under un-der way yeL nlgnc of it l Indicating tho movements of Democratic managers manag-ers already may be seen One of these the most ludicrous of all Ic the effort Intended to persuade the country that tho attitude of the republican party In the Philippines has been unwise and futile and lhat the country has so considered con-sidered I or may be Induced BO to consider 1L In short there are no real I evidences of a Philippine Issue anywhere any-where In tho country except In the wild Imaginations of tho Democratic manage man-age rs The reason of this In almost too plain to state We have expanded and do not proposo to contract The Philippines Philip-pines are subdued and will stay subdued sub-dued partly because of the bravery and long suffering of our uoldlcr boys partly because of tho wise and even statesmanlike rule of Gov Taft which has hardly been a rule at all There are no signs of rebellion In the Islands and whercvqr It has been put down the amount of trouble has been Inconsiderable Inconsider-able compared to the advantages which the natives have gained In return The Islands aro quiet they arc submitting themselves willingly to American Ideas and leadership They like this They want more of IU They will never get less of It because nil the dictates of sentiment as well as the rules of business busi-ness require that this should be so Tho world moves not merely on Its axis but for all the arts of progress and civilization Missionaries and school teachers are good The American Amer-ican drummer the American steamship line the American manfucturcd product pro-duct tho American business house are even better All go hand In hand the educational and the commercial for each In a way Is educational and each commercial The Philippine Incident Is closed Tho Democrats can make nothing of It though to be candid we genuinely hope that they will not discover dis-cover this |