Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-25
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declaring AT tnc polls IN FAVOR OF "a strong
foreign policy, and VIC assume that the
mugwump Anglo-manincs in this country
viii vocitcrously applaud this course on
the rart Of their foreign ideals. It is sig.
uiGcnu; however, that the manifestation
Of any disposition ON the part Ameri-
cans TO favor a strong foreign policy on
tho part OF our government for the prescr-
walton and promotion Of our national in
tcrests and thc protection and mainton-
ancc OF our national dignity, is hailed by
the mugwump press as "jingolsm, while
the exhibitor is dubbed "iingo"-a term
supposed TO imply rebuke and rcproach as
well as scathing scorn on the part of the
uttercr for the uttoree
TO Judge from the tone invariably en-
poycd by the mugwump press in dealing
with any person or journal which has so
far forgotten our time and regime as to
call for an exhibition of Americansm in
dealing with foreign powers, one would
suppose that only republican could be
guilty of such crime as jngoism, and
that nothing but dire war could satisfy the
eager desires of the advocate Of American
protection for American interests. There
is, however no considerable body of peo-
pie in this country anxious for sanguin-
airy contest unless it be in the pugilistic
arena, and far as we have observed
the most that any party has asked of
President Clcveand's administration is
that he take steps to maintain our nation
al dignity and stand up for American
rights instead of supinoly lying down and
asking John Bull to step on his neck.
1t is also 4 mistake to suppose that there
are not democrats who are in favor of the
assertion of Uncle Sans rights and the
cultivation Of his self-rcspcct oven at the
expense OF injuring the feelings of the
British lion. There have been significant
utteranccs in various democratic journals
which have condemned the admnistra-
TONS veal-like foreign policy, but not ono
of them has spoken with anything like
tho viEor used by the New York Morning
journal in dealing with the Cleveland pol
icy as regards Nicaragua. 10 says that
there are strong indications that the re-
public of Nicaragua will become British
colony before the expiration of President
Cleveland's term, and these are enumcr-
ated thus:
First-Great Britain wants Nicaragua.
Second-Great Britain wants to destroy
United States interests in Nicaragua.
Thrd-Great Britain has been covetrg
Nicaragua for fifty years, and has only
been restrained from Selling it by fear of
a rupture with the United States.
Fourth-So long as Mr.. Cleveland is
president no desire of Great Britain will
be resisted by him
Fifth--Great Britain recently took a soy
cnty-fve thousand dollar bite out OF Nica-
rapua to sec whether President Cleveland
would get mad and he did not.
SiXth-Grest Britain gave notice that the
So 600 thus taken was tho amount at
which she valued the wound upon her
national honor, and that a bill would sub
sequently be presented hy every British
subject who had been expelled from that
country for participation in rebellion
against its authority.
Scventh--It is announced that these i'm
iured British subjects have now made
their demand upon Nicaragua for 81 0o0,-
l1o
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. territory was seized
very recently by British armed force,
and only released upon the payment OF
the money demanded. OF course the same
method will again be resorted to to com
pei the payment Of the new claim of one
million, or such other sum as may he
agreed upon by packed board OF arnl-
traitors from "hich me IhI'eu states Is
TO he eNcloded
Nlhth-9houia Nicaragua ne 'na"ieu 10
pay tine million collars some larger "'-