The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-05-02

the pas ,age OF The bill hal the honor
to int OduCe in tha Senate. designed per
To improve the administration !
Of our public affairs Look upon this
as an important home dIesti0n, and !
hope to see the Democratic party come |.
qpalely to lis support In my opinion
very important hume questions al this
moment are foreign. Events have made |
our foreign policr the suhj9ct of prime
present interest and great relative mag
n:iude "
ITO what events do YOU allude?"
"1n the first place to The broad genet
al fact Of the rap d and splendid growth
of this country. ls significant continent
tai position, its immense resources, its
vast and increasing population, lis COM
merc;al necessities and ambitions, its
political place among the nations, which
makes it the political duty and business
need Of this Government, by q consist
ent, dienifi1 ID AMI properly jealous ma
tional dcmeanor. to assert itself as sec
und to No power on the globe, and as
one with rights ard dut cs superior IT,
all Others on the American Continent.
The recent events That have elevated
these great flc's into present notice are
evidences oi forge .fulness OF them on
the part of the Sac Departments OF the
United Stats
"You crlticise, then. The current con-
duct of the S ate Department ?"
eyes; as ! believe the Democratic
party generally, AM large majority OF
the people of the United Stared do. Ii
has been blundering when partly right;
it is inconsistent sn1 q .kle when wrong.
and it is as shrinking and spiri.less as
might be ne fourth.rate power"
"But the Republican friends say that
the DerfoCrst party ha' 10 policy P"
Il know, hut the Democratic party
had policy in lSl2-a foreign policy,and
il was this: The you,. g and weak and
unenriched republic Of S,C0G, GOO of peo-
pie said to the kingdom of thousand
years. Put not hand upon any natu-
ralized citizen Of mite, on ary Of my
ships upon the high seas. And
upon this issue tile y s. wen, to war
with England. The Democratic party
had policy and foreign policy a few
wears later, when, Democratic Presi-
dent, listening to the suggestions of
Thomas Jefferson. made some time be-
fore, announced what has since been
known as the Monroe doctrine. 1t had
also foreign policy when Captain In.
graham in an Austrian port, with his
guns sholtei and his men at their posts.
dem snded and received Martin kosta.
who had declared his intention to be-
come an A nerican citizen and was there
fore entitled To the protection OF this
Government. You will remember that
it was in reference to this case that an
American Secretary o. Slate, resenting
the pre,ensions nf European Govern.
ment declared that the possessions oil
the House. OF Hap'barg as compared
with the protection OF the otherwise
helpless man were hui patch on the
earth's surfece. And when the Demo.
cratic party were last in power it had {
foreign p,licY such that tue United
States had Is per cent. Of the carrying
trade to and from this country, while
now we have about II per cent The
country will be compefl q To read"p
the Denucratic policy if it would main
tain It's position abroad OF its prosperity
at h. me-"
"Wnat do you mean by foreign
policy 2"
II meaa precisely and chiefly the
three things have just indicted. And
their chronological order i. the order oI
importance in which would place them
First, the firm, sensitive, prompt prn.
lection of The right Of natural ED citi'
zens, equally with those OF ciliz.ns ma.
tive horn, everywhere. II as republic
OF S,00O,00O o. the people we went &c
WAR for the maintenance OF this princi
Eple, a, republic OF e0.000,C00 it would
he base to abandon it The Govern
m It now seems g. regard With les:
Ijealou,y than did the Governipent tier
the rights of its cillz3ns. ] mean In ihe
second place The proper assertion Of The
rights OF tue y Iited States On The Ameri
lean Continent, or continents, as thev
are sometimes called. This has beer
The Democratic, the Americaa doctrine
for hall century and the vigOr To ar.
inounre aud adhere TO il was never so
much needed as now would no
limit the application of t,,e VI pnrue Doc
trine t. the specified line Of circum
stances which evoked it. could aiirm
it 10 the Wilderness -! its epirt anG
Americanism would apply the es
senCe df the doctrine as then ANNOUNCED
To the situation as it is to-day. AS tb,
chief American power, the United States
Government should asseyt is con, men,
lal right, accept its continental tesponsi
hilities, perform its continental duties
mean in the third place, and as natura
and logical sequence and accompaniment
of the policies just indicated, the exten
sion by all legitimate methods OF til,
cohs merce Of the United States as far p:
possible over all seas and to all lands.
understand the limitations Of the Con
istitulion of the United States Thes,
teues,ious a,e politically OF consequence
|. bec1ose they are commercially OF conse
quence TO this country In one word.
believe ID The Dem cratic principle which
exalts the individual at home aud wbct
4 exalts the nation abroad"
The OHIO law To punish sianderers o
women now is: Whosoever writes
prints, or publishes anv false Or malc
ions libel OF. Or concerning another, ol
: verbally uses, utters, or publishes any
false or malicious slander Of or con
cerning sny female of good reputet witt
intent to cause It to he believed tina
such female ia unehaste, he fined MOI
more than Eve hundred dollars, ar i'm
prise ned not mores:thsn sfx months OF
both.