The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-01-24
WORD.
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Press-post Editorial.
The patriotic sentiment OF The
American people will respond with
enthusiastic approval Of the joint
re solution offered in the United
States senate yesterday Ivy the
committee on foreign relations,
an | which will pass both houses OF
congress with vote practically
unanimous. This resolution de-
clares that any attempt To secure
new or al iitiunal territory. on
this continent, or any Of the Islands
adjacent thereto, either through
force, cession, occupation, purchase
colonization or otherwise, will he
lookel upon as an infringement
on the Monroe doctrine, and that
that doctrine will he asserted and
maintained Ivy the United States.
It also declares that amy inter
oceanic canal that may be con.
structed across the isthmuS, Con.
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, shall be within the prOtec-
tion of this doctrine.
That is the kind Of courage wis
dom and patriotism which POUNDS
aid preserves republics. This
sentimental devotion aud preten Sc
of ofbrutherhOOl; this affectati0n Of
horror about the two "English-
speaking" countries going to war
Is unworthy of notice. 1t Is indulg-
ed in only by British sympathizrrS
EngliShmen do not indulge much
in il. II Is found mostly on this
sile Of the water. England is
quite willing to go tn war, and al
ways has m rle war nnless she
could steal what she soughD la
order To gain a national or com
mprcial advantage. She Is willing
now to go to war In order To hold
an advantage she has seized by
force In Venezuela. II she does
not from motives Of fear continue
to hold by force the territory she
has stolen from a weak republic, 1t
will not lie from any natural hor-
rOr she has for killing to secure
gain, but solely because the expert.
ment would he likely To r0st her
more than II would he worth. She
could kill u hundred thousand
"English.speaking" people without
reinoise Ii certain to gain any
stratcgetic ground In the end. II
Is only her soft-shelled sympa.
thizers in this country who feel
sense of horror at blood shed
against the smother country" Let
us get back To the sentiments OF
justice. and to the discretion of
selfprotection. Peace at the ex-
pense Of justice Is not worth pro-
noting or preserving. IL England
should he permitted to SEIZE Vene-
zuela, then she could easily take
Cuba, and at last all the feeble
South American republics. She
would have control of the trans
isthmian canal and railroad, and
and dominate the trade Of all our
Western seas. To sue for peace or
submit to wrong in order to pre-
serve ii at such sacrifice, would
he imbecility instead Of benevU!-
ence or humanity. 1t is no more
wrong TO assert our right to self
protection than it was hundred
years ago TO assert our right To
Independence. England knows no
law but that Of main strength. She
will recognize no rights in any
government which conflict with her
purposes. The history of eXper-
ielce Is worth something. While
England is looking across the seas
to snatch from our country the
natural advantages which belong
to us, nothing but stupidity on our
part will permit such policy to
succeed. The senate Of the United
States d, es n { appear to have been
0veraw0l ty the scholarship Of y
few coilege professors, iwho feel n
isense Ut nervous strain when the
rights of an EnglIshman are called
in question. Perhaps the British
government will read the pr1ceed-
,ings .Of congress rather thantthe
contributions to literary magazines
to learn the sentiments of the peo-
,pl, Of this country touching the
Monroe doctrine.
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! SILVER