The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-12-28

A0SAV 10 - ooN wa SnAo We .
have built up and constructed the greatest '
and most civilized nation in the whole
world. BY the success OF the American Re.
public it has been demonstrated that the
principles OF self government best conduce |
to the education, enlightenment aud civil.
ization of the race. There is more wealth,
prosperity, more intellgenceless ignorance.
more virtue, less crime and more general
benefits to mankind than under any other
form OF government.
In 1923, James Monroe, then president.
delivered a message to congress in which it
was announced that it was not conducive to
the interests of this county to have Euro
pean or other foreign powers transplanting
and establishing their forms OF government
on the soil OF the American continent and
that all efforts and attempts SO to do would
be resisted by the United States.
The tear at that time was OF the POSSIBLE
ity that hostile powers might be planted
about our country aud with their antagOn-
istic principles impair and probably destroy
the new republic. That tear has now,
however. passed away. we no longer
dread the proximity OF any foreign govern
ment whatever. and the question now as
sumes another form and one OF much more
significance 10 the human race.
We have grown great and powerful I'M
der the wise and JUS. application OF the doc
trine OF the inherent right OF man to govern
himself, and have become. as it Were, the
SuhuPiOuS ~ uCICAuCle VI IldI uOClli 1T.
We understand what blessings and pros
perity have resulted from tins torn OF gov
and our duty to our race and KIND
now Is to say to ali peoples and countries,
on tins continent at least, III you desire to
try the experiment Of self government this
natlOn Will sustain you IN the trial." and
to those nations and people who have al
ready established such forms OF government
1--WE will help you to maintain yourselves
against all the powers OF the old world"
And SO to these powers we simply say.
''hands of. You have no rights and no in
terests among those people," This is the
Monroe doctrine OF. today. All despotic
powers, all kings, princes and emperors
must keep their hands Oft the soil OF the
American contin ent. We Will not only not
permit the establishment OF your institu-
tions on the soil OF america, but we Will
your attempts upon their territory"
1--WE have cited the Monroe doctrine, but
it was simply as a precedent, as a sort OF
warrant for our present position. You
have claimed that it was no part OF any in
ternatlonal law. We care not. We will
make it from this time on a part OF your H.
ternatiOnal law and you will abide by It,"
Not England nor any other government
or power has any natural right to impose
itself upon any land. people or territory. in
the world, and il they do 1t 1t is by sheer
force of arms and physical ability. there is
no scUDlduCc OK IlSut ABOUT IL.
The colonies of England are planted and
created for the one purpose of extending
the form and dominion OF the mother
country. OF increasing her trade and her
riches; nothing else, there is not the shadow
OF a moral purpose behind it. Just look tor
a moment at the manner in which, for GEN.
turtles, she has imposed herself and her
armed forces upon the people and soil OF
Ireland. Here was a country with a pro-
ductlve soil, a salubrIous climate, splendid
natural scenery, flowing rivers Ul pure
water, towering mountains. grassy valleys
and abundant crops. Her skies glowed
with mystic splendors, Der landscapes were
the most beautiful and attractive on the
whole earth. She was capable OF support
ing \ population OF ten millions of people.
but England laid her iron hand on the heart
OF ireland and it became a nation OF beggars
and slaves. With unheard OF cruelties,
murders, robberies rapine and blood she
forced, by fear and starvation, to fee
; from the land OF their birth. One can
not believe that the Irish people will
soon forget those marks OF cruelty and pow.
er which eliminated in the tragic murders
OF Robert Emmett and Lord Edward Fits
Gerald.
Let me turn tor a moment to India, an
other OF the colonies OF England. Here
without any prOvOCAtiOn or right beyond
the mere force OF arms, she seized npon the
country OF q peaceaOle people With whom
she did not even pretend to have any dis
pute; she planted Notifications on her soil
and landed armed men upOn her territory
She built castles and custom houses, took
her revenues and levied taxes stole her jew
els and her money and murdered her people
by the tens OF thOusandA. When those
people resisted, che seized the rebels tied
them to the mouths OF amor and blew
their bodies into space. Three hundred
millions OF people were made subject TO the
benign and civihzing power OF England.
>. The HindoOs were q moral. temperate
and peaceful people. They were Eel,glously
opposed to the shedding OF blood and the
drinking OF alcohol. For twenty three hun.
dred years they had no bloody wars and no
d~runkards graves could be found upon her
soil; they were at peace among themselves
and With all the world. 1t was lett to En-.
gland the proud imperial naIion OF the East
to flood this land with rum and %gunpowder
and demoralize ane enslave its people.
You have only to look tor q moment at the
history OF the English Administrations IN
India under Lord Give and Warren Hast.
tugs to see what havoc was committed
upon this innocent nation. The heart OF
man recoils with horror at the deeds OF
violence AID blood which marked this era
in her history.
These examples could be indefinitely
America, England has also planted be,
remorseless ieet. 1t will now be under
stood what the Monroe doctrine means
1t Is simply aud briefly this, that the gov,
eminent and people OF the United Siatet
will not permit any more such work OF
The soi OF america, and they will pro
fect on6 s@s,on6 .uv oar,no o>rn> a.