The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-09

ABROAD ny IulS government ~ pAS'NAAe
or palliate discomfort at home.
A people saddled with the enormous
taxes imposed by the Dingley bill must
have some explanation given to them,
and must be confronted with the al
legged necessities for vast expenditures.
The pension list has been swelled all
that it can. The ordinary appropriation
bills have pretty nearly reached the
limit of prodigality. With the sundrg
civil bill passed at the extra session
and carrying $51, 100000, certainly one
third of which, and probably more thar
half was pure steal, other means OF
profligacy must be found It is evil
dent that, If we take Hawaii, we must
enter upon policy of naval expansion,
compared with which the expenditures
of the past are but trifie. There will
then be a plausible argument for add
ing more new vessels to our squad
rons, until we equal or surpass Great
Britain in our ornaments and in the
cost Of their maintenance. At the
present time we have ships enough.
Add to our territory these islands 1000
miles out in the Pacific, subject to at
tack and occupation on short notice
by any great naval power, and it is
evident that we must keep on their
behalf a fleet of war ships in the Pa
cific sufficient to overawe or overcome
all enemies
1t is this prospect to which the eyes
of political managers are turned. They
look further into the future and be-
lieve, or persuade themselves, that, IL
we can be made to annex Hawaii, there
will, in the first place, be a means oD
diverting public opinion from matters
at home; and, in the second place, a
perpetual and limitless demand for new
expenditures, more revenues and heav-
Ter taxes. For this end, to satisfy the
trusts, and to create at once an occa-
sion and an apology for taxation, the
American people are asked to surrender
their traditional principles, to violate
NilO llIIC6Llly VI lIlclI u
smirch the honor Of citizenship with
the faint of inferior blood and even to
go to the length of Mr.. Mckinley him
self in his message, of setting aside the
principle of universal suffrage. Be-
cause no representations can make the
Hawaiian people fit recipients of our
franchise, we are asked to incorporate
these islands in our territory first, and
than deny the rule of universal suf-
frage to exclude their population from
the rights and privileges which we have
just extended to them.
The plan is justly abhorrent to every
true American, without regard to his
political preferences. It's sole chance
of success lies in rushing it through
felt Fortunately, there is a deep ana
determined opposition in the senate it.
self. The Democratic party, with the
exception of crazy Morgan and a few
jingoes almost as badly off, is once
more united, for the first time in many
years, in opposition to the un-American
plot. 1t remains to be seen whether
these men can prevent the ratification
of the treaty long enough for publia
opinion to rise and smite it to tho
dust. We call upon them to use ev-
cry resource known to the rules OF
the senate, every opportunity for OBJ
G pJI nd uyIa
of the republic and the life of it's insti-
tutions are at stake, and upon the
public everywhere to so express them
selves against the annexation treaty
persisted before, because the plotters
dared not face the aroused resentment
of the people. s---