The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
srx.1oE pANInLANp THE MONROE
pogIRINF.


rosn,.t 10 Great Butaiu's quarrel Win
Nicaragua. In his address delivered ''-
day A. Ann Arbor, Mich. be said the Mon
roe doctrine had not beea formally maze
q law Of the land but 81 IS. Ike the ola
common law OF ENGLAND. written III inc
hearts Of an loyal citizens ana was
merely tho policy OF tho country as 'e-
cisred oy Monroe.
We arc quite willing 10 admit th"i "''''
Mr. Monroe declared his doctrine az ihe
opinion OF this country seventy years ago.
il did very largely represent public opin'
ion here We had then very recenuy
thrown o0 monarchical rule. and esian-
usbed a republican form of government
The struggle betv cen reputlicanlsm ana
rnonarchical rule was hy no means over
in Europe. indeed. the monarchical i1ea
had gotten the best of it there and the
reople Of this country fPprehensiNe oil
the POSSIBLE triumph OF monarchy We're
ready 10 aid the side of ropnhlicanism by
excluding monarcfical institutions from
any foothod ON this continent. The doc-
,rine me, with tine appreciation OF the
noople al that time. because u was
living and vital protest against an im-
mediate pcrll. of which the people were
entirely sensible. But the conditions OF
s,,.o,t, wears ago are an changed now.
France is purely and hagranily repun-
lie. England is "A monarchy in name only
End Germany is so nearly republic that
the difference counts for very little. All
rurope IS almost AS Democratic as Amer
Tea. and the Knely idea is dead ana
hurried. The motive that inspired the doc
trlno seventy years ago has therefore
d,sanpearod. and with the motive the doc
trine should disappear also. If we hsht
England about Nicaragua or Venezuela
then. IT. viii be "a war of sentiment. ana
not one either of reason, right. or OF in
tcrcst.
Let us think for a moment Suppose
the United states should say 20 England.
you shall not discipline Nicaragua. You
shall not compel her TO afford redress
for her injury To- your citizens. What
sort Of o. position would this government
be I'm? II would be in tho position while
admitting that wrong had been DONE
80 declaring that rcparatlon should not
,o o,forccd What recourse would Eng
land have theme She would be either CONF
rolled io fight u.s. or to accept the posi-
! tion hv allowing her subjects 20 be NAL
treated without effort 20 protect lh'iu
or secure them Justice. No man believes
that she would accept the latter pos'''o"'
and every fair ana just man I'D me worm
would applaud her for going To ""' VIII"
us. rather IMAM cor SEN.
place We would conrlsn h'' '''
u IS plain therefore, '''"'
Monroe doctrine does ''' 49,, - IN
interfere 70 prevent ''''"'
polling Nicaragua 10 i'''''
that she has inflicted upo" ''''''''
liens. and that so far as inc Monio' u''
trine would call upon us TO Hs"' "'' '''
rorcan power to- prevent JUS aDpN''lie
territory I'm central or south America '''
reason that once impellei us to take Una,
course has totally ceased TO exist anu
it does not constrain MS To- involve our
selves in war now TO prevent it,
We fear Senator Daniels "eH-ANo"i u
antipathy to Ensiah' Noi''' '0''''
and his ardent desire to hpeIa'e our
debtors with free silver from the grasp
OF her shylocks, is at the bottom of his
perverted view of the Monroe doctrine.
Nvo are sure he does not represent the
sound and conservative sentiment Of
VIRGINIA I'm taking ground for war with
croa+ pritain over her squsbble with
>-,oar,c,,s
For ourselves. We are amazed at the
.,.u.,acro.,io,, and good temper which
r,.,,o,a has snoun i'm this matter, and
,., .,., ~ helieve that it is duo 10
I'D Co. ti,fs countrv and 10 the feeling
-, a.. t,,oy., IN exist here for the
..,,,,,re, doctrine which the people who
orr. coost,ntf,. talking about 10 know
,,othine Of We do not for a moment
question the truth of what the ~. James
cazette saws that IF any of the great
..,.,,.,., to,,.,r5s Great Rrit-
A''"''' .... ~.
ain as Nicaragua ma" "o'' i'' '''
Mr. Hatch. England would have been al
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