The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-02

Tue T>oFfe OF the y hlJeu St1tes Walcu
the fgh. In Brazil between the naval
faction. headed by Admiral Mello. and the
military faction. headed by President
Peixoto. as the woman did who cried
Go il. husband: goit, bear" The United
States wers coionized chiefly by the races
Of northern Enrope-the English and
Scotch, the Germans. the Dutch. the
swedes and few French Prosestants or
Hugueno.s The Latin race discovered
America. aud for two centuries
after the discovery /. was doubt
fal whether the Latin element would not
absorb and occupy the new world The
French occupied Canada and Louisiana
AMI established military posts at Mack
NAV and Detroit. in Indiana, Illinois and
Mississippi. The Spaniards settled Texas.
California. Mexico. Central America and
the whole of South America. save the little
English. Dutch and French settlements of
Guiana and the Portuguese colony of
Brazii. The entire West Indies were
settled originally by the Latin race. The
great islands of Cuba and Porto Rico are
still Spanish colonies, while Haiti Is an
independent country OF blacks.
The domination OF the northern races Of
the new world does not extend beyond the
Rio 0randa The Latin races receded
from North America with the conquest of
Canada by the English, the acquisition of
Florida and Louisiana and the conquest
Of California. New Mexico. Nevada and
Arizona by the United States. The Latin
powers OF the new world, OF which Brazil
is the frat. are not in sympathetic or con-
fdential relations with the people of the
United States. because they have q lower
civilization. Latin South America has no
diffusion OF intelligence. no enlightened
agriculture. no diversifcation of indus
trie. The church generally chokes the
state TO death. Fiye-sixths of Latin South
America cannot read or write aud are
incapable of intelligent suffrage. In
a majority of the Latin republics the con-
s.itu.ions prohibit the free public exercise
of any bat the official religion. The vast
majority of the inhabitants are Indians or
hslf-hrseds: the ruling classes are repre-
scented by persons OF the old Spanish or
Portuguese type. who have all the virtues
and vices OF the old-time Southern planter,
with his superficial courtesy, his luxurious
and elegant social life; but they have no
real sympathy with the political or indus
trial policy OF the United States. They
fear US. hate Us. despise Us from their
standpoint of religion and politics.
The leaders Of the Latin states of South
America have no real sympathy with
democratic institutions. They revolted
from Spain because the mother country
gave all the colonial offices TO native-born
Spaniards. juse as Montana and Dakota
used 20 growi because the Federal govern
nens gave the leading territorial offices to
political strangers. tenderfooied felioSs
from the East and South These South
American republics Of Latin origin are
really nothing today but what they have
always been. mere oligarchies ronsd
a. republics. The few sent out from
Spain gave place 10 the native~bora
few. and Brazil Is really today
earieatars ppon a republican form OF
government. Brazil copies our eonsttu-
ton Just as . schoolboy copies carefully a
noble preccpt that he either does not
understand or despises, Brasil pretends
10 be 5 republic, bat her government is an
ol!garcby; her president is really dicta-
tor with az army az his back. and his enc
mics are generally The officers OF the navy
aud their friends.
As 20 politics, thsre can hs a, present no
sympathetic relations between our repab-
lie and the nominal republic Of Brazil.
Fonseca Was really military dictator who
expelled tia phi.anthropie Dom Pedro
from the imperial throne. Peixoto IS an
other military dictator, and Admirs.
Me,lo woald be a ;h,rd. The contest be-
tween PeIsoto and Mel.o Is only the ha:-
tie between the military and naval factions
for supremacy, aud the failure or victory
of Mello is a matter Of email political in
tsrext or consequence to eur people.