The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-10
our Foreign Policy.

Peace is the first requisite for ma
tional prosperity, and peace can only
he enjoyed by following out the
Monroe doctrine OF hands off so fur rs
other governments are concerned The
announcement of Mr.. Cleveland's
strict and close adherence Ia the fu-
ture TO this great line of policy brings
up pleasing contrasts in the mind as
TO what would have been the prob
able result had Blaine been elected
with all OF his wild and inccndiary
ideas of foreign policy. With each
day that Is added to the national life
grows the wonder at what now seems
to be the almost inspired wisdom Of
the fathers of the country, but in no
way and upon no other point is this
clearer than it is on the subject of
non-interference in the affairs of for
cign countries, and in repelling any
such interference on their part with
this republic and in preventing at all
hazards the requirement of territory
by them anywhere on this continent.
The selection of Mr.. Bayard, as secre-
tary OF state, who under our system
is simply the foreign secretary, is an
earnest thai the Monroe doctrine is to
be in the future the guiding star OF
the national administration, so far as
this important matter is concerned.
Free aud unrestricted commercial and
social intercourse with our neighbors
is to be encouraged, but when it comes
to planting here either the dogmas OF
absolutism or the leveling aud anar-
chical policies of socialism, the gov
eminent of the United states will not
and ought not remain idle, careless or
inattentivc, and sooner or later,
whether il will or NOT, IL will be com
PEELED to take action to repress the
warfare now being carried on by both
J aliens and our own citizens within
, our borders. upon friendly govern
,, ment-England- aud by the basest OF
all means, While strict construc.
ton OF the Monroe doctrine would
imply the possession of Canada either
ever been the friendly relationS be.
tween the two powers that no attempt
has been made upon either line to
acquire this province of England
How then we can sit by calmly and
see our own people join with aliens
to wrest Ireland from England we
cannot see, aud especially does this
become inoxplicable when we reflect
that they use means to accomplish
this which are nowhere recognized by
the civilized governments of the
earth.
The announcement of vigor.
GUS policy for the repression OF
the dynamiters at home would do
more in one day to kill off that
abominable mode of warfare than
would all that England could possibly
do in ten years. 1t would constitute
a service to humanity, to civilization
and II would put this nation in full
accord with the finer and better sentl-
ments OF the world. Were the Irish
people in open revolt against their
government and fighting legitimately
with legitimate means for their indie
pendence, we could have nothing to
say. But when they use our shores
upon which to concoct the most dia-
bolical schemes and to manufacture
the most unchristian and diabolical
implements OF war, deliberately plan
to blow up buildings in the heart of
dense populations, thus involving
women and children and innocent
people, including our own citizens
abroad or in transit on the ocean-for
they go so far as propose to war on
the wide ocean and blow up ships
sailing under the English flag, then
we think IL is high time tor our gov
ernment to interfere.
In this matter and upon this basis
Mr.. Cleveland can do nothing else
than set the face of this government
sternly against any further enterprise
of this nature within our borders, /.
either by aliens or citizens.