Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-22
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT BOLTS.
Col. John Hancock Of Osh-
kosh, Wis, Out for
Blaine.
Milwaukee Sentinel


In this mornings Sentinel will be found an
lrticle by Col John Hancock on the Monroe
doctrine. Col Hancock is an old and we'll
Known resident of the State, and. up to the
He enlisted early in the War of the Rebellion,
going out as First Lieutenant in the Second
Wisconsin Infantry, his company having Col
Gabe Bouck as its Captain. subsequently he
was promoted to the Majority of the Four
teenth Infantry, and became it's Colonel A law
yer by profession, he returned to the practice OF
law in Oshkosh when he left the army, and was
for some years Police Justice of that city.
Col. Hancock saws that he has been lifelong
Democrat, and has been waiting for his party to
accept the issues OF the war. Instead OF dong
this, he finds it drifting rapidly back into the
support of those State-rights opinions which
were employed q Justification by the South
ern States for the Rebellion. In view of it's at
titude upon this question, and it's trucking to
foreign interests and capital, he considers it the
duty of every good citizen to give warm sup
port to Mr. Blame. Col. Hancock's example and
influence will encourage many of his old Demo-
cratic associates to adopt the same course.
The article is as follows
James Monroe in his first message laid down
the doctrine that thereafter no foreign power
should be allowed to obtain a foOthOld on this
continent; which is Familiarity known as the
Monroe doctrine" The Democratic party
tailed to enforce the doctrine in the settlement
Of the Oregon boundary question. British gold
and influence, aided by Southern votes, secured
all the great Northwest territory lying west of
the Rocky Mountains to which the Government
Of Great Britain had no shadow of title, it being
neutral ground. Again was the doctrine aban-
doned by the Democratic party in the ratifica-
ton OF the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which treaty
was entered into by Great Britain and the Unit
ed States on a settlement of the Central Ameri-
can question; in that treaty it was stipulated
that neither Great Britain nor the United States
should ever occupy, COLOMBO, or exercise do
m1nlon over any portion of Nicaragua, Costa
RIGA, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central
America. Senator Douglas opposed the ratitica-
ton OF the treaty as an abandonment OF the
Monroe doctrine Injecting
States Government to British dictation The
British Minister then at Washington remon-
stated with Douglas; claimed it was reciprocal,
rs it pledged both nations alike that they should
never occupy or hold dominion over Central
America Douglas said, 1T would be fair if they
would add one word to the treaty, so that
neither Great Britain nor the United States
should ever occupy or hold dominion over Cen
tral America or Asia But" said the British
Minister, you have no interest in Asia" NO, "
answered Douglas, and you have none in Cen
trail America" The treaty was ratified by a
vote of II to 40. The Southern Senators were
nearly unanimous in it's support.
AS appears from statement in late number
Of the London Times, the South American re-
publics are indebted to Great Britain from So
to G26 per capita, Venezuela being the lowest;
that republic borders on the Republic of Colon
bia through which a canal is now being con-
structed by British capital, backed by the Gov
ernment of Great Britain. The keen foresight
of Mr.. Blaine, while Secretary CT State, at once
detected the great difficulties this Government
would labor under in allowing the construction
Government notice of the abrOgation OF the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, and also gave notice to
Lord Granville that if the canal was constructed
it would be deemed part OF the coast line of
the United States. The only reason given by
Great Britain for the seizure and occupation Of
Egypt was to protect BRUSH bondholders With
the present heavy Indebtedness of the South
American republics to Great Britain, and the
obtaining of a foothold in the Republic of CO.
lOmbla by the construction Of the canal across
the isthmus, how long will it be before
those weak South American republics will fall
into the capacious NAV of Great Britain and
each in turn become another Egypt?
The avidity with which the foreign powers
take advantage of protest to undermine this
Western republic may be witnessed in the at
tempt during the war of the rebellion of France,
while an empire under the Third Napoleon, to
establish an empire in Mexico and place Maxi
milan on the throne. taking advantage OF the
then crippled condition OF the United States.
William Ii. Seward, Secretary of State under
Abraham lincoln, gave France notice that this
Government did not look with favor upon the
establishments of an empire in Mexico by a for
eign power; the project failed by the defeat of
the frog-eaters by the Mexieans, and Maximil-
ian, instead of securing throne, lost his head.
The prompt and energetic policy of Mr..
Blaine should be a keynote in this campaign.
He gave Great Britain notice, in plain, unvar-
nished United States language, what the policy
OF this Government would be; 1t has the Jack
sonian ring about it, and Great Britain clearly
understands it. Is it not, indeed, high time
that this Government asserted its manhood and
independence from foreign influence, and ceased
acting the Hckspittle to European mOnarchS?
The South has always truckled to British in
tiuence; the votes of the United States Senate
upon the boundary question and the ratifica-
ton of the treaty show that; and at this time
the South looks with favor on the canal project
as governed by Great Britain, and upon En-
gland obtaining foothold IN Central America,
whereby that Government will be put in posi-
ton to render more practical assistance in the
next struggle for Southern Confederacy; and
Great Britain further well understands that
under Democratic administration no protest
will ever be made against the canal scheme and
the occupation and control of the same by the
British Government.
Washington, in his Farewell Address,, said
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence
q conjure you to believe me, fellow citizens)
the jealousy of a free people ought'to be con-
stantly awake: since history and experience
prove that foreign influence is one of the most
baneful foes of epublican government"
JOHN HANCOCK.