The Republican journal., 1888-07-26
England Will Yet Give Us Trouble

Sooner or later the American people, as a
matter of self defense. if not as il matter of
national self respect, will be compelled to wipe
the last vestige of English power from off this
continent. Three times in our history we have
clipped her pinions and batied her desperate
purposes. American victories were made Sc
cure by solemn treaties; British claims to pos
session of our country were formally relin-
quisheu; but the desperate resolve to feed and
fatten Oh America has never been completely
abandoned. In oar times of peril they have
treated us with treachery, cOntumely and scOrn
in the days OF our prosperity they have chang
ed their tune, and apparently manifested feel.
ings of kindness and affection for us. But all
through the years of our history the purposes
of England have been unchanged.
Fairly conquered in the war of the revolution.
they returned again in 1872, and with vandal
torch they fired our nations capital without
even the poor justification of military necessity.
They came again in 1SGl-5 with aid and COM
fort to the national enemy; and while they
gave us honeyed words to calm our fears, their
ships We're ready and their guns were shotted
to mcnace and destroy us. In recent years,
secure in the friendship of Cleveland and
Bayard, Canadian constables have hauled down
our nations flag upon the high seas without a
word of protest from the State Department.
Today, while they are making love to the
Democratic powers on the banks of the Poto-
| mac, they are vigorously extending their rail-
way connections and strengthening their forti-
iications on our northern hQr,aG. fire y, o:'if.
YRGt 'knt w. off weakness in the matter Of coast
defcnses, and though we should eventually sue
ceed in driving them out, still it is clearly with
in their power when they please to give us lots
of trouble and to ntlict incalculabe injury.
Yet not in armored vessels, nor IN rified can
non, nor in British bayonets lies the greatest
men ace to the peace and safety of the United
Ehara il in q iStpncp decidedly
| pro-Britsh party in America. No reference is
made to the British-Ameri citizens nor tC
| the English American citizen, organized or in.
! divitual. The Democratic party is the English
garrison in America. 1t is intimately connect
| ed with the Golden Club: in alliance. offensive
and defensive. for the purpose of intlicting on
America the English free trade system. There
| is a hearty bond of sympathy between the
American State Department and the Scotland
Yard detective agency Of the English Govern
mcnt. The pending eXtradition treaty is in
tended as Il pledge of their mutual affection
Under this proposed treaty England would be
| enabled to make the United States her police
man and to hand over to the tender mercies q
| Dublin Castle lrisl-Americans suspected o.
the crime of loving Ireland.
There is the old bond of sympathy and
spirit of mutual desire to help between thu
British and the old slave power. There il
everywhere between England and the Demo
cratic party the highest incentive to assist on
another. Indeed, this mutual affection ha'
| materialiZed in the shape Of active sympathy
and assistance to the Democratic party from
England in their united effort to destroy th
American policy Of protection. The Cobdel
Club is to-day, with the agencies Of the press
its pamphlets, its college professors and tn
money contributions, taking an active hand Il
the election of our President and House o
Representatives.
No great nation in Europe would tOlerat
this interference for an hour. Imagine Franc
or Russia or Italy spending money and spread
ing literature in Germany with the purpose O
overthrowing the industrial system Of the Gel
man empire. They would not dare do it. Ye
the American nation, with the connivance Of
great political party, tamely submits to it. w
may yet feel to our cost the consequences Q
the alliance between England and the Demo
cratic party. We may battle them again
peacefully overwhelming them at the ballt
box IN November, or we may some day I
compelled. by the instinct of self preservation
! to resort to force. 1.-THE Press, New York.