The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-16

Col. John Hancock of Osh
kosh, Wis.,. Out for
Blaine.

milwaukee Sentinel
In this mornings Sentinel win be found an
doctrine. Col HANCOCK Is an old al and V we'll
known resident Of the State and, up to the
present var. has been . steadfsst Democrat.
going out as First lieutenant in the second
Wisconsin Infantry. his company having Col
Gabe Bouck rs its Captain. Subsequently he
teeptp Infantry. and became its Colonel 4 law
yer BY profession. he returned to the practice Of
f ow ss z sssA @ sSI s ssI S,S and was
Col. Hancock saws that he has been : fifc- long
Democrat. and has been waiting for his party to
accept the issues OF the war. Instead of dong
's those %hos
were employed 40 justihcati N by the South
ern States for the Rebel ION. In view OF it's at
tltude upon this question, and its trucking to
foreign interests and capital, he considers it the
duty of every good citizen TO give q warm sup
port to Mr. Blame. Col Hancock's example and
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 10 obtain foothold on this
continent; which is Familiarity known as the
Monroe doctrine The Democratic party
OF the Oregon boundary question. British gold
md influence, aided by Southern votes, secured
all the great Northwest territory lying west of
the Rocky Mountains to which the Government
or Great Britain had no shadow of title. 1t being
neutral ground. Again was the doctrine ADAM
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
cd States on q settlement Of the Central Ameri-
can question: in that treaty II was stipulated
that neither Great Britain nor the United States
should ever occupy, COLOMBO, or exercise do
minion over any portion OF Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part OF Central
America. Senator Douglas opposed the ratifica-
Abandonment
Monroe doctrine" and subiecting the United
StaCes Government to British dictation. The
stated with Douglas; claimed 1t was reciprocal,
rs IL pledged boih nations alike that they should
never occupy or hold dominion over Central
America Douglas said, 1t would be fair II they
neither Great Britain nor the United States
should ever occupy or hold dominion over Cen
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 IL to AZ. The Southern Senators were
nearly unanimous in its support
AS appears from statement in a late number
of the London Times, the South American re-
publics are indebted to Great Britain from fo
10 f26 per capita, Venezuela being tho lowest;
that republic borders on the Republic OF Colon
bia through which q canal IL now being con-
structed by British capital. backed by the Gov
eminent of Great Britain. The keen foresight
OF Mr.. Blaine, while Secretary OF State, at once
detected the great difficulties this Government
would labor under in allowing the construction
OF that canal by foreign power, gave the British
Government notice OF the abrogation Of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, and also gave notice to
Lord Granville that IL the canal was constructed
IL would be deemed a part OF tho coast line OF
the United States. The only reason given by
Great Britain for the seizure and occupation of
Egypt was to protect British bondholders. With
the present heavy Indebtedness Of the South
American republics to Great Britain and the
obtaining OF foothold in the Republic of Co
lomba by the construction Of the canal across
ehA tafh hAxsf tora.r xtvfn In lknfA
those weak South American republics will fall
into the capacious nav of Great Britain and
each in turn become another Egypt?
The avdity with which the foreign powers
take advantage of protest to undermine this
Western republic may be witnessed in the at
tempt duri the war OF the rebellion OF France,
while an empire under the Third NarN'eon, to
establish an empire I'm Mexico and place Maxi
milan on the throne, taking advantage or 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..
Blame should be 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 IL, and Great Britain clearly
under lands it. Ia it not, indeed, high time
that this Government asserted its manhood and
! independence from foreign influence, and ceased
acting the lickspittle to European monarchs!
The South has always truckled to British in
fiuence; 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-
tion to render more practical assistance in the
next struggle for Southern Confederaey; 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
Il con1ure you to believe me, fellow citizens)
the jealousy of free PEOPLE ought 10 be con-
stantly awake; since history and experience
prove that foreign influence is one of the most
baneful foes of epublican government"
JOHN HANCOCK