The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-23

! down until a more convenient season
| When Cleveland brought up the Vene
zuela matter (Which has been made the
| occasion of bringing about this treaty
that England wanted), the American
people took it in good faith, and the
expressions of hatred of Englands
robber policy and oppression of weak
countries were so alarming that the
English press especially noted it. 1t
was plain that if England were to go TO
war with us she would have Russia
and Germany both on her back, too.
1t is known that the German emperor
is the rightful heir of the throne of
England, because his mother is Victo-
ria's oldest child and heir; for women
can be queens as well as men can be
kings of England, and the Koiser is not
likely to give up what belongs to him.
Here is another reason why England
wants us as an ally, but our large Ger
man population is not likely to sympa-
thize with England against the father
land
When jefferson was inclined 10 bring
about an alliance between us and the
French republic there were some good
reasons for it. 1t is to the interests of
every republic that there be more
republics and fewer monarchies.
Besides France had helped us gain our
independence. | saw an origional
letter from Gen. POsey to John Mar
shall asking him to repeat the substance
of their conversation on this subject,
which had been in the presence of
another of the great men of the revo-
luton, together with Marshall's answer.
Marshall said that though France
helped us to get free from England yet
England acted more literally towards
us after the war was over than did
France. England wanted us to crowd
France off the continent. France
wanted us 10 always be weak enough
to need her help against England.
Washington saw that each country
was acting solely for its own interest,
but nevertheless England's policy was
more favorable to us. On that Wash
ington based the man advice of his
farewell address, a document that is of
force and authority to good republicans
scarcely less than the declaration of
Independence and the constitution. He
said that we ought to haye no entanS-
ling alliance with any country, and
ought to show no attachment for one
country over another. TO show an
attachment for one country over an
other would make the others cool
: towards us, he said. We already see
! this effect on the other nations of
Europe. This treaty is fatty opposed
to the advice in WashingtOn's farewell
address, which has proved itself, by II
huAdred and twenty years practice, to
be the very best policy for us.
This treaty is to last for five years,
and may be abrogated by either coun-
try by giving five years notice. This
is a most dangerous feature in Il new,
an experimental treaty, even were 1t
openly arranged, in good faith and
honestly prepared. We have seen how
easy it is to pass law and how hard
it is to get it repealed, although nobody
asked for its passage and majority
want it repealed-in the case of the
demonetlzalIon of silver. The inllu-
ences that have brought about this
treaty are money influences; the hard
est of all for the great mass of voters
to combat.
If this treaty were merely an arbi-
tration treaty, why should the movers
of it go about it so privately that even
the minister from this country TO Eng
land did not know anything about it!
There Is now Il well-known and well.
defined monarchist party in the United
States, a "pubcc- be damned" party
A lot of people, the veriest camille, who
have stolen themselves so rich thai
their jewels are too good to hang OF