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model for them to build upon, and we should
| cultivate between them and ourselves closer
| commercial relations, which will bind all to-
| gether by the ties of friendly intercourse and
mutual advantage. Further than this, being
small commOnWeathS, in the military and
naval sense of the European powers. they look
| to Us as, at least, a moral defender against
| system of territorial and other encroachmens
/ which. aggressive in the past, has not been
abandoned at this day. Diplomacy and intrigue
| have done much more to Wrest the commerce
| of Spanish America from the United States
| than has legitimate commercial competition.
| Politically, we shout be bound to the repub-
| lies of our continent by the closest ties, and
communication by ships and railroads should
| be encouraged TO the fullest possible extent
consistent with a wise and conservative public
policy. Above all, we should be upon such
terms offriendshipa as to preclude the possibility
| of national misunderstanding between our
| selves and any of the members of the American
republican family. The best method to pro-
| mote uninterrupted peace between one and all
would lie in the meeting of a general confer
| ence or congress, whereby an agreement to sub
NIT all international differences to the peace
fui decision of friendly arbitration might be
| reached.
| An agreement of this kind would give to our
sister republics confidence in each other and in
| US, closer communication would at once ensue.
| recprocaly Y advantageous commercial treaties
| might be made. whereby much of the commerce
| which now flows across the Atlantic would
| seek It's legitimate channels, and inure to the
| greater PROSPERITY of all the American common
weaIths. The full advantages of Il policy of
this nature could not be stated in brief discus
sion like the present.
| FOREIGN POLITICAL RELATIONS.
| The United States has grown to be a govern
| ment representing more than fifty million peo-
| pie and in every sense. excepting that of mere
| naval power, is one of the first nations of
| the world. As such its citizenship should be
valuable, emitting its posseSsor to protec
ton in every quarter of the globe. I do
| not consider 1t necessary that our govern
ment should construct enormous fleets of APP
| proved ironclads and maintain commensurate
| body of seamen. in order to place ourselves on
a war footing with the military aud naval pow
ers of Europe. Such course would not be
| compatible with the peaceful policy of our
| country. though it seems absurd that we have
| not The effective means to repel Il wantOn invu-
| sion of our coast and give protection to our
coast towns and cities against any power. The
| great moral force of our country is SO unver-
| sally recognized As to render an appeal to arms
| by us either in protection of our citizens
| abroad or in recognition of any Just internation-
| al right. quite Improbable. What we most need
| in this direction is Il firm and vigorous asser-
ton of every right and privilege belonging to
| our government or its citizens, aS well As an
| equally firm assertion of the rights and privi-
| leges belonging to the general family of Ameri-
can republics situated upon This continent, when
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EQUAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.
The central idea Of a Republican form of
| government is the rule of the whoI. people as
| opposed to The other forms which rest upon a
| privileged class
our forcfatbers. in the attempt TO erect n
new government which might represent the
advanced thought of the world at that period
upon the subject Of government reform. adopt
| ed the idea of the upoplr's sovereignty. and
| thus laid the basis of our present republic
| While Technically \ ooyernmcnt of tine bronIe
| il was IN stricIne>s only "A government of n
! norton of the peonIp eyculinp from all mar
| ticipation "A certain other norton held in a
condition of absolute desnotic and homeless,
| seryitude. The parallel to which. fortunately
| does not now exist in any modern Christian
| nation
| With the elimination, however, of another
| cycle of advanced thought. thn American re-
public suddenly assumed the fun character of
| a Government of the whole neo,le and OOo =
| dition of bnnd>mpn 10 thp fuIl stains of free
| men, theoretically invested with the same civil
and political rights possessed by heir former
| masters The Slibseuuent LEGISLATION which
guaranteed bv every irgal title the citizenship
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