Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-29
The "Daily Heraldo
SUNDAY. DEC. go. 1889.
BIsine,s JIng oism Put TO the Test


for some of the European powers to lead
the way before he takes steps to recog-
nize the Republic of Brazil? 1t looks
something like that, and yet one would
suppose, from all the ante.elecsion fuss
and bluster about Blaine's rampant
Americanism, that he would have been
glad of the opportunity to show some OF
it when so fine an occasion as the erec-
ton of the great Empire of Brazil into
Republic presented itself. If the revolu-
tion were not complete and reaction ut.
terly out of the question, there might be
some excuse for the Secretary of States
dread and omipous silence on the sub
ject. The new Republic of South Amer
lea had the right to expect that the
United States would not be slow in Civ
ing it lis moral support. That the revo-
luton was bloodless and without any Of
the ordinary sacrificial attendants of rev.
olutions showed emphatically, from the
start, that it WAS led by men Of no ordi-
nary ability, and acquiesced in by the
people because they were ripe for it and
reposed confidence in their leaders. An
act of grace on the part of the Republi-
can administration OF this country wonld
have been to have recognized the facts
that have been recognized by the whole
world, and given Brazil q hearty vel
come into the sisterhood of American
Republics as soon as the revolution had
been made complete by the abdication of
Dom Pedro. No one doubts that the
people of Brazil are quite able to
sustain the position they have as
sumed; but it would have been
q Strengthening of the hands Of
the new government if the admins
tration at Washington had been timely
and generous in its recognition
of the new Republic. This is
not case in which the revolu.
tionized country is distracted by wide
and embittere6 differences of opinion
amongst it's people, or where actual civil
conflict would show that delay would be
in the interest Of peace and help to pre-
vent the effusion of blood. 1t is re.
markable in the annals of revolutions
for its freedom from opposition. The
provisional government has tsKen its
stand with q bold determination. It has
told the world that there is no question
in Brazil whatever as 10 the character of
government that shall henceforth prevail
there. imperialism is altogether out Of
the question, and Republic isalons the
autonomy that can prevail. There msy
be, and there necessarily will be, great
difference of opinion as to the personnel
and the policy of the new government.
but there is no difference as to what
principles the new government will
carry out. They will be based upon the
rule of the people, upon popular cover.
eighty as declared by the electoral voices
of the citizens. Why, then, does the ad-
ministration of the United States hesi-
tate to recognize Brazil's new status /?
Why does it not send the message of
congratulation and recognition to the new
Star Of south.America? Is Blaine's jingo-
ism only swear and swsgger as in
Great Britain, or is it what his friends
have claimed for 1.-THE real, genuine,
unadulterated, original Jacobs Ameri-
canism? To our mind it is the reverse.
1t has the Brummagem texture of
the swagger, and no one now doubts,
with the facts of the unreeognized Re-
public of Brazil before us, that it is coun-
terfeit and un-American. 1t served its
turn when there was chance to turn
nitre beds to personal account, but when
it comes to mere question of the honor
of the nation Blaine jingoism lapses into
its native ard false condition Of bum
combe.