Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-22
BLAINE'S AMERICAN POLICY.
s'There Will Be, / Trust in God, an
American POlicy"-Daniel Web
ster-Precedents.
A Strong Exposition of Mr. Blaine
Position-A Broad, Able and
Patriotic Statesman.

to hear the orator of the evening, the Hon.
James o. Putnam, who delivered most elo-
quent address. Mr. Putnam was the American
Consul at Havre for many years, and was APP
pointed Minister to Belgium by President Gar
field. No ADLER presentation of Mr.. Blaine's
views of the necessity of an American foreign
policy has been given during the campaign than
the following passages from MIR. Putnam's adj
dress:
MIR. BIAINE's FOREIGN POLICY.
Mr.. Blaine's course as Secretary of State, par
ticularly in connection with the Spanish
American republics, has been more than
sharply criticised The Democratic party has
sought to give the impression that in power he
S dangerous-a sort of diplomatic dynamite,
reckless and destructive. This has had a loud
echo from the other side. England with almost
unit voice prOnounceS him dangerous, q disciple
OF the lingo school, and calls upon her friends
in this country to aid in his defeat Yes, Eng
4and that has subJugated a quarter OF the globe,
THAI is scarcely ever without to maintain
her military conquests, that holds Gibraltar
from Spain ro guard her highway to India, that
secured control OF the Suez Canal for the same
purpose, that is ever scheming for commercial
aScepdency IN the republics of South and Cen
tral America, whose naval stations and military
posts in every quarter Of the globe prepare her
for every eXigency of naval war. is horror
struck that statesman is in nomination for
the Presidency who, with type of courage and
patriotism which England hOnored in her
Canning and Palmerston, presumed to insist
upon an American policy that should secure us
dIIendly commercial relations with our sister
republics, and enforcing the Monroe doctrine
against European aggression. Perhaps the
American people will share her alarm and that
of her allies here, and will repudiate policy to
secure US our natural commercial advantages
and maintain the republican institutions of
North and Central America against the wiles of
European ambition. | remember New York
gave the country in its crisis hour Premier of
kindred courage to Mr.. Blaine's.
SECRETARY SEWARD
was saved from the Presidency to render services
in the State Department hardly less important
than the military service in the field. History,
when she makes up her final record of the war
of the rebellion, while placing Lincoln among
the God-created rulers born for the crises of ma
tions, VIII rank Secretary Seward with the few
great diplOmatists whose wisdom and hope and
courage and national feeling were as powerful
Tor defense against foreign foes as fleets and
armies.
GOV. Seward when Secretary of State was no
favorite of England or France. but by his Amer
lean diplomacy he sent the French troops out
Of Mexico, and drove Macmillan from the
mushroom throne built on Austrian intrigue
and French bayOnetS,
SECRETARY WEBSTER.
Massachusetts once gave the country Pre-
1nier of kindred American assertion, whose name
stands, and viii forever stand, representative of
all that is commanding in intellect and patriotic
in action. Mr.. Webster knew how to assert the
controversy with Austria at the time of the
Hungarian revolution that the Austrian Minis
5tef-Chevaller HUlSeman-toOk his leave, Kos
isuth said here in Buffalo, without so much as
wish for his good journey from anybody" No
words OF Secretary Blaine approached in sharp
ness of national assertion the words of Mr.
Webster when, in his correspondence with the
Austrian Minister, he declared Austria to be
but patch the earthS surface" compared
with the territorial vastness of the United
states, and that had Austria put in force its
menace against the agent OF the United States it
would be met by the utmost power, military and
naval, of the republic.
The same Wing statesman in 1923, in his mas
terly speech on the Greek revolution and the
policy OF the allied Powers to crush out the rls
ing Of the oppressed peoples, said-and his
words should be written on the door-posts of
our state Department in letters luminous
that they can be read from London. from Paris,
from Berlin. and St Petersburg-"There will be,
/ trust in God, an AMERICAN policy"
It was a kindred American assertion by Secre-
itary Seward that forced ENGLAND to abandon
forever her claim of right of search of American
vessels. 1t was a kindred American assertion of
an american policy by Mr.. Blaine when in Con-
gress that forced the British Government to
abandon the claim of British citizenship over
a naturalized citizen of the United States, and
placed the aegiS of the republic over every
natuTalized citizen from whatsoever land. Such
was the idea Of the old Wing, and such is the
idea OF the Republican party OF the American
policy.
If Mr. Blaine was earnest in trying to secure
an honorable peace between Chilli and Peru and
tic save Peru from that cruel Spoliation which
finally overlook her, and which has no parallel
in modern civilized warfare, it was on the side
Of humanity; and may the day never dawn
when the Government OF the United States shall
look with indifference upon the misfOrtuneS Of
any republic in Europe or America. | do not
believe the country viii consent to ask leave of
england or any other European Power to main
tain American interests, and its own honor, On
this continent.
The North and South American States are vet
al their infancy: they have natural Affiliations,
Snd have interests which should unity their
spirit and action in matte18 purely Western.
And would ask what power If moi, the United
States should take the lead in establishing that
esprit de corps among the Western republics?
she has priority IN age the priority in all the
elements OF national strength, and its highest
lessons OF International justice this age has
learned from her.
While the great states of Europe rush into
war Ior revenge, or commercial aggrandize-
ment, the United States has invoked the meth
DDS OF arbitration, and viii say, for it is Just.
that this experiment OF peaceful settlements of
international disputes was inaugurated during
the rule OF the Republican party. The Alabama
controversy conducted by Secretary Fish and
the later fishery controversy conducted by
Secretary Evarts, both of which had generated
bad blood enough to breed half-dozen wars
were brought by Republican diplomacy to
peaceful issues.
CONGRESS OF WESTERN REPUBLICS.
1t was the desire of Nh. Blaine to establish an
esprit de corps among the American states that
should lead TO a settlement of all international
disputes that might arise by friendly arbtra-
ton, and so avoid the horrors of war, that in
spired his proposition for a congress Of Central
and South American republics 1 know his
proposition met with scoff and sneer in England
and at home, but ask yOu if, in view Of the
belligerent relations then existing between two
Of the Western republics and of the angry
boundary controversies between other of the
Gulf states. a proposition TO the republics of
North and South America that might lead to
peaceful adjustments of international contrO-
VERSES was 1alr subject OF scott and de
small Europe ENJOY q monopoly OF congresses?
Her states have been repeatedly SO in session
during our century, from congresses which in
1915 and 1921 issued their decrees and sent their
armies against the liberties of states, and in the
interest Of absolutism to the sitUings of yester-
day over the remains Of Egypt, the helpless
football Of European diplomacy Yes. gentle
men, we viii stand by Mr.. Blaine's emphatic
Americansm. While France is waging wars in
China and Africa to advance her commercial
power, and ENGLAND is ever waging war in some
quarter of the globe to advance her commercial
interest, the United States will seek, at least
long as the responsibility of It's action devolVes
ppon the Republican party, to establish the as
tendency of American interests on the American
continent.
But II we have grown degenerate and are pre-
pared 70 surrender our American trust, the Re-
pubhc&n Is not the party to administer the Gov
ern!nent N its day of humiliation, and Mr.
Blame Is not the man to place our moral or our
political sovereignty at the feet of any foreign
power
THE CLAYToN-BULWER TREATY.
Permit me TO refer to one other act of Mr..
Blaine as secretary of State, which has much
disturbed English sens1bility and which the op-
position at home has made another subject of
criticism. refer to his celebrated dispatch rel
atiye to the modification of the Clayton Bulwer