The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-29

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| But there was no bloodshed. Mar
sbal MacMahon submitted. lie
vacated the presidency and step
| ped into oblivion. 1t was a tri
umpb of public opinion. 1t was a
victory Of the viii of the people
over military torcc. 1t was self
government.
! A few months ago we read that
the people Of England, too: Or
dered a change in their national
government. England has Queen
and Empress, and no Republican
institutions. The English Queen
was known to have strong per-
sonal dislike of Mr.. Gladstone-an
aversion which the whole royal
family had frequently and most
Extensively demonstrated. 1t was
said that the Queen never would
submit, never would yield, never
would send for Mr.. Gladstone to
make him prime minister. There
was no law, no line in the consti-
tuition requiring it-only custom
and public opinion-the will of
the people. We heard Of great
excitement and, another great cri-
sis. But the Queen, after several
efforts to the contrary, finally
yielded. Mr.. Gladstone was sent
for. He is prime minister of En-
gland to-day.
In this case, TOO, it was q great
triumph of public opinion-a tri-
umph Of representative institu-
tions-a triumph of popular self
government.
But how was it in free America
when we last elected our Presi-
dent? Did public opinion, the
will of the people, the voice of
law, the letter of the Constitution
prevail here? Was the choice of
the great majority not Kept out of
his place by the greatest fraud
ever known in history?
WHAT IS IMPERIALISM
1t is often asked why it is that
those not to the manor born should
be SO earnest and united in their
opposition to Grantism and ma
chine politics generally ? But why
has this republic so many chill
dren? Why has every land and
shore, overy race and tongue con-
tributed fresh blood and Drawn
aud brain to our rising nation q?
Why do these millions of foreign
born already here still receive
daily accesslons by the thousands ?
1t is the spirit of Imperialism.
And what is imperialism ?
Injustice, inequality, class dis
tinctions, privileges to the few,
wrong, to the many, corruption
and venality, but above all-fraud-
ulent one.man power.
Those who wait for u King or
Emperor to appear before they
recognize Imperialism will wait
until it is too late. No purple or
throne, no sceptre or crown, no
King or Emperor will ever herald
| it's advent in this country. Its
natural advance guards are venal-
ity, fraud and Capitalization.
1t is all the more dangerous be-
cause it comes unheralded and un-
needed. Its spirit may creep into
the arteries Of free institutions,
it's essence may poison the very
life-blood of liberty. Already i'm
perialism rules in the name and
form Of many republics. More
liberty exists under the British
Empire than in the South Ameri-
can so-called republics. Less self
government exists under the name
of some Presidents than that OF
Kings. Names signify nothing.
They deceive rather than denom-
mate. Brazil has a monarch who
is really a republican. There are
many republicans in this country
who are really monarchs. En-
gland has legitimate Empress
who does not govern but obeys
the people and Parliament, while
our illegitimate President over
governs and defes the people and
Congress.
THE SPIRIT IF NOT THE FORM.
Show me land where the will
of Congress is held in contempt
by the Executive, and where, by
the impudent use ofthe veto pow.
or, it ceases to re the executive
and becomes the dictator Of Con
gress show me a land where seats
| in the Senate are bought with