The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-07-02
THE DAY HAS DAWNEp.

this accession Of territory
strengthens forever the power OF
the United States; and I have Just
given to England q maritime rival
that will, sooner or later, humble her
PRIDE"
Those were the words Of Louis
Napoleon after signing the paper
ceding what Is known as the LousI-
ana purchase to the United States,
during the administration Of Thomas
Jefferson. Time and the patriotic
administration Of public affairs on
the part Of the United States have
verified them as the words OF q
prophet. Since these words were
spoken, the United States has OBJ
tanned by conquest and purchase,
the Florldas, Texas, the vast region
from the Rocky mountains to the
Pacific ocean, and Alaska.
Today, this country has greater
maritime possibilities and more OPP
portunIties, In Q national sense, than
any two countries Of the globe, part
ly on account Of it, direct accessible
ity to two oceans, which are shortly
to be united by the Nicaraugus ship
canal, but more particularly because
Il has more manufactures and great
er agricultural products to sell to
other nations than any other coun-
try. We are also greater consumers
Of foreign goods than any other
country, 30 that we can furnish the
greatest incentive possible for traffic
on the high seas. And yet, for some
reason, this country has In the past
allowed other nations to do our car
rylng, and Great Britain has remain.
ed undisputed "mistress Of the seas"
There il . new day coming, in fact
Il has already dawned, when Great
Britain will no longer reap the bene-
fit Of our commerce. The way was
pioneered by the reconstruction Of
the United States Navy, which work
is now In progress. Then we have
the policy Of protection given Us 10
. strlcter sense, and Reciprocity,
the gift Of our greatest statesman.
We had the opportunity given us by
the accession Of territory. but we did
not take advantage Of our opportuni-
ties before we had Republican on
GERS to do Il for us.
The unpatriotic opposition mot
necessarily the Democrats hut the
"Mugwumps''D have decrled both
protection and reciprocity, and heap
ed ealumny upon the heads Of the
authors Of these measures, but their
and cavilIngs amount
to nothing. Never before In the
history Of this country was the pro-
lection sentiment 90 strong ~ 10 10
today, and 10 will be stronger next
year than it 10 now. Last year Q |
dozen prominent newspapers west
Of the Mississippi and east Of the
Rocky Mountains, which today are
among the most enthusiastic and
honest advocates Of the protective
policy, ~ laid down In the McKin-
ley bill, were either ApOlogising for
Il or else In open opposition to 10.
AcKinleyism IL bearing fruit, 70 IL
the test Of time, and lie ad-
Vocates and supporters have good
reason to Be proud Of the material
benefit its Workings confer upon all
,lasses. The people ZEE what %
the tide has turned, and the
dee Of protection IL gaining more
friends and supporters every day.
once said: "You can fool
IN the people some Of the tune, and
'ome Of the people all the time, but
vou cannot fool all the people ell
he time" Never hes this been
more thoroughly demonstrated than
loV.
A 10 reclproeity, Ne have been told !