Show democratic expansionist the new york journal about the only newspaper exponent of in the east Is 1896 Is drifting away from its idol and espousing republican doctrine and policies the journal gives four reasons why it cannot follow bryans anti expansion and why we should hold the philippines which are here produced first because the journal honestly believes that the would not have independence it left to themselves but would ba governed iby a military despot that they cannot have greater individual liberty than by becoming citizens of the united states second because the journal honestly believes that the philippine islands will be of great advantage to the united states that as civilization moves westward and our trade with asia develops as it is developing the islands will be of immense value as depots and distributing points in addition to their intrinsic wealth that we cannot afford to overlook material advantage as the wealth 0 a country means largely the welfare of its citizens third because honestly the journal believes that expansion is good democratic doctrine since it brings about a condition that otters increased opportunity port unity to the masses and since most of our expansion has lieen done under good democratic presidents finally because it honestly believes that the democratic party at present Is seriously injuring its chances by declaring against expansion and is running the risk of returning to its hopelessly unsuccessful policy of obstruction and for mere oppositions sake that kept it out of power for eo many years because the journal thinks that by this policy the democracy will alienate from itself all that is young ardent vigorous and progressive gres sive in the nation and prevent many a nan from voting for it who in all other things is opposed to mckan leylim |