The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-06
Jingoism VS.. Republicanism.

is perpetuated by democratic congress with
republican aid, and which is making us the
laughing stock of European nations-what
does it mean?
First came the Presidents message on the
Venezuelan question which was evidently
gotten up by Olney while the President was
away on duck hunt. 1t smacks of his pen
rather than that of the cool, calculating
Cleveland, and evidently had for its purpose
the continuation of the democrats in power.
However, it pandered to the cry of few
bowling patriots or jingoists, who had wor-
ried themselves almost to death over Eng
lands pow-wow with one of her neighbors
about strip of marsh that Chauncey M.
Depew said man who owned the larger !
part offered him for Sa5, 900. But be the
same little or much it was enough to howl |
about and give opportunity for the Presi- |
dent to slap the British lion in the face and |
he did it in no gentle manner either. Then
came general focking to the Presidents
arms OF certain class of fire-eating repub-
cans who were allowed to hug him long
enough to have congress rush an appropri-
alton bill through for 800, 900 to entertain
a committee of arbitration which was to go
or send hand to Venezuela to look over
this piece of land. Did they go? No. they
we're premature and useless and had no
earthly business down there that any one
could discover, but they had some magnif-
cent quarters fitted up for them in Wash
q ington to occupy during their service as
g smelling committee.
/. Then when congress was having its patri-
,, otic love feast came second message and
= - the passage of the deficiency bill, so.called,
g to raise fighting fund in case anyone dared
to knock the Monroe chip off from Uncle
n, Sans shoulder. Most of the republican
10 congressman when they cooled off, were
- " ashamed of this move, but kept it to them
ID selves largely. They didn't raise enough to
g. wad shot gun If it was fighting fund,
10 but it raised the money and something else,
Us Us too. Since then the jingo papers have wor-
III red the people to death with their fret and
ID. fume. 1t reminds me of a bibulous man
of once heard of who, when he got tight, would
ne settle himself in an arm chair and go tC
us sleep, from which he reused at intervals anG
II. declared to anybody who chanced to be near
ng II can whip you, I-can-who-ip-y
in. I-can--who-ip," and off he dropped t.
1t sleep again, only to rouse up and repeat th'
- 'n' star spangled statement.
~ The Cuban troubles which had been al
las most forgotten while we were shaking ou
To Goto updor EnUIopd,s pnsa oou rosa N th
XXI surface again and with a shortaturn ant
,st much extravaganza of language the Hous
er rushed through beligerent resolution. .rela
cen tive to the matter. A few level-heade
,er- democrats and republicans = promner
ma among whom was Hon. Charles Boutelle, {
inc Me.-voted against it, but the majority we
era overwhelmingly in Its favor. Action we
precipitated by the intelligence relative
=" Gen. Weyler's habits of life. 1T being n
ported that he was a man of many crime
.vo who wanted blood for breakfast and thou
ere, and fresh Cubans for dinner daily, forge
Ira ting that he had an angleworm of an islar
lrts 75O miles long and so wide to chase the
will over before they could be caught.
eri erai Now the jingoists are bow-wowing for Il
old, benefit of Spain, which is naturally wrO
last .o.oo,,..
pro- ,Io over her attempt to put down the insure
ome ton on that sugar plantation, without knoN
bra "a ing, perhaps, what they are barking at ther
egu, selves, and we are treated with Cuban {
,ers toast daily by some of our republican sheet
ens ens when the fact is that Cuba Is as incapab
eas. of selfrule as a pack of savages, and
uch Spain should drop 1t today they would fig
,na among themselves till some nation put
day stop to it. The population of this san'
'@ strip of sheol is about 100000, two-fift
ID is OF whom are blacks. vi the na,lve ' "
5 in blacks-who alone can work On the sug
= ted cd lantations-three-ifths are slaves. OF
lgel whites so, 900 are creoles and the balance
ed a made up of criminals, adventurers, tram
@ston @ and other transients. Now, we submit
Il re- that kind of population furnishes brillia
NON, Nom, outlook whereupon to found republic
! the anything else, but just what she has alwa
}. M. been, dependency. 1t is the yeIiest NJ
sense in the world to talk about any su
transformation.
Now. supposed that was "a reput
'uaS can from under the oaks" but II 1t has co
to be a test Of republicanism to believe
Bap- repeat all this jingo swash, thenSI am
and a republican. If to commend Clevelan
con- Venezuelan message is republicanism, Il
1 am not a republican. While / believe
ested the Monroe doctrine believe that the n
home sage was ill-advised, premature ana oN
treet. reaching; and further, II the 'doctrin'
'eter- to be construed so that we have got to he
ire to all those little heathen republics in SO
next America and fight their battles for them
y the sooner we drop it or allow 1t to be a q
letter, the better for us as nation.