Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-03

peaceful methods of redress. 1t is
not necessary that we should use the
railroads of Eastern capitalists nor
pay tribute into the Golfers of East
ern merchants
"Our destiny is continental. The
Monroe doctrine is written on every
map of the United States. The ten
dency to absorption is irresistible.
The process will be peaceful, but our
Northern boundary must be the
Arctic circle and our Southern the
Isthmus Canal"
"Warf No, we shall have no
wars. With whom should We fight 7
And for whatf We have no dan.
geIous neighboIs aud no dependen-
cies, nor colonial possessions. We
are too powerful and too necessary
to the happiness and sustenance of
mankind. We have no enemy but
England, and she is too vulnerable
in every quarter of the globe and on
every sea to go to war with us. We
have an unsettled score with Great
Britain for her malevolent insolence,
but nothing is so improbable as war.
Hence there is no need for costly
ornaments. Our standing army is
only national police force, aud the
demand for navy comes from con-
tractors, from maritime cities whose
pusillanimous population pretend to
believe that their accumulations are
10 danger from foreign ironclads and
from communities adjacent to ship
and navy yards whe desire to profit
by such enterprise"
THE WASTING OF MILLIONS ON THE
NAVY.
I" In ten years the ships We are
building will be worthless, either for
attack or defense. The millions we
are spending might as well be at the
bottom of the sea With every ln-
dustry depressed and a general out
cry for economy in administration,
in profound peace, we are despatch
| ing costly fleets, at an enormous
daily expenditure, on luxurious
pleasure excursions, to play spectac.
Ilar parts in the pageantry of the
sea (; exchanging entertainments and
Inequalities with other potentates,
drinking and carousing in foreign
ports, upon the pretext that such
performances ale necessary for the
national honor and national defense.
| believe a Democratic Administra-
tion claims the distinction OF
inaugurating the policy for squander-
ing our resources under the theory
that we must be prepared to protect
ourselves against some unknown
danger. 1t is as absurd as iG must
be for the Secretary of the Navy to
start out on his morning walk down
the avenue with a Winchester over
his shoulder, pair of reviewers in
his belt and bowie knife in each
boot upon the idea that some ruffian
might attack him before reaching
the Capitol"
1t IS a great mistake for a Presi-
dent to suppose that by neglecting
his friends he can propitiate mis- enc
mics. Cleveland got no support
from the Republican patty by allow.
ing Republicans to remain in Office,
and he alienated many Democrats.
The most formidable error of Harri.
son is in regarding himself bound to
follow a pernicious precedent. Cleve.
land saw his blunder year too late
to enable him to recover. Most PEG.
pie are human and prefer that re-
torn should be tried on their enc.
mics rather than on themselves.
And if President Harrison acts on
this line he will have no trouble. 1t
is too early to predict what the yer.
dict will be. Two years hence will
be soon enough. He has had a
rocky time so far, but has acquitted
himself with dignity, courage and
prudence. His temperament is dis.
passionate, but his ideals are high,
and am confident that he will grow
constantly in public estimation and
approval"
ESTIMATE OF PENSIONS.
According to the tables of
mortality, the last surviving soldier
of the war for the Union will expire
between 1910 and 1850, but the pen.
sion roll will rapidly diminish long
before that time. Pensions to