St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
zen. johnson Thinks ID. r. NOyeJ
Doesn't Appreciate 1t.

Doesn't Appreciate 1t.
To the Editor of the Globe.
II. II. Noyes is credited with being q
leFei-headed man, and his friends re-
gret that he went off half-cocked in his
remarks before the meeting of the Sons
Oh the American Revolution. He is op-
posed to war with Great Britain. and
SO Is every sensible man unless we have
good and sufficient cause therefor. Mr..
Noyes' record shows him to be a man
OF peace. His success in life shows that
he knows more about business than he
does about the Monroe doctrine or the
history OF Venezuela, which he char
acteflzes as the most corrupt, miser-
able, low-down republic of South Amer
lea, so weak that it does not know
which end it stands on" If he is right
In his estimate of the people Of that
'1oWdoWn" republic so much greater
is the reason why they Should be pro-
tected from the aVarice of Great Brit
ain, particularly when in doing so our
government is carrying out the princi-
pies as laid down by James Monroe,
and which have been considered the
fixed policy Of our government for sew
enty years. Mr.. Noyes does not believe
the cause of the MESA ge-the settle
ment of the new ownership of a few
acres of land-sufficient for such radical
edges that an attempt to violate the
Monroe doctrine is about to be made
by Great Britain. The area of the land
cuts no figure at all. The principle
should be maintained if the land in
question was only one foot square. But
the area wanted by Great Britain is
much greater, embracing, as it does,
a large portion Of the rich mining lands
of that 'loW-doWn" republic No one
10 hittarlIy OpnOco6 fO
than the writer hereof, and we will not
have one if Great Britain relinquishes
the territory in dispute. In preference
to national dishonor by cOWardly neg
lecting to enforce the Monroe doctrine.
every honorable man, who loves his
country, would prefer war, even with
all of it's dread accompaniments. Had
the president failed to send in such a
message the Republican papers would
have been filled with the sseul-harrow-
ing stories of "an insulted flag, trailed
in the dust, spat upon, and trampled
upon by the people Of Great Britain"
and if do not underrate the patriotism
of Mr.. Noyes, he, too, would have joined
in the general abuse of our worthy pres
ident.
Patriotism is more than a name. It
is a principle deeply implanted in the
hearts and minds of the American peo-
pie, and will show itself when any dis
pute occurs with a foreign power. One
of the early flags of this country repre-
sented rattlesnake coiled up at the
root of tree. The idea was, 1 will not
go and harm you, but keep away from
me- That is what we say to the Eu-
ropean powers, we have no desire to
meddle with your affairs, and you must
not, shall not, meddle with the affairs
on the American continent.
T do not think that it is to the credit
of the st. Paul Sons of the American
Revolution that resolution commend
ing the president for his message in
relation to Venezuela was laid on the
table. :" st-f E"fs,'sc',
Are these sons content with the glory
and honor achieved by their ancestors,
or do they ever expect to perpetuate
their memories by noble deeds In de-
fense of the government their gallantry
secured and transmitted to them? IL
the heroes of the Revolution could have
appeared at the meeting the members
would have heard something like TINS:
You are the degenerate sons of worthy
sires." III. w. ooiiii'0ti