West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-25
OUR PLATFORM OF PATRIOTISM
Time for "IJnCle Sam" to Stand Up
and Be Counted Among The
Great Men OF The World.
Let "old Glory" Wave over the Phil.
ippines. aud shoot the First Man
Who Hauls Down tho Proud Ban
ner Of Freedom.

The Democratic platform for tlgi,
campaign suits rs exactly, except
! the adherence TO the old fogy idea
that this country has still got it,.
swaddling clothes on anil don 4
dare venture from home IN the dark
or &c. out .of sight OF our shores for
fear that the ',gobins will glt us. f"
We are sqnarely opposed to the old
idea Of Run Big Fraid or Little
'Fraid will catch you." being ap-
Piled to this country any longer.
We are big enough now TO take care
OF ourselves. aud anybody else that
comes our way in need of help.
The old time Jeffersonian doctrine
OF remaining in our own coral and
taking 10 part in the affdrs of the
world. was all right in our infancy
and when we had so much backward
to play IN, and it was mooted
question whether we had any Navy
or not, for
Little boats must keep close to
shore,
But larger boats may venture more
and now that we are big enough
and strong enough to spread our
self, we are in favor of spreading.
Call it imperialism" "Jungo-
ism," or whatever you please, 1T is
simply and purely Patriotism, and
that term is good enough for any
body. "Old Glory" has been hoist
ed IN the Philippines, and we say,
keep her there, and shoot the first
man who hauls down the American
dag. let 1T be Grover Cleveland. or
who IL may be. AS Democrat
and patrlotic American citizen
we are still olushing with. shame
over the vote we cast for the "Man
OF Internal destiny" who had the
"Star Spangled Banner" hauled
down in Hawaii. and left it to be
replaced by political opponents,
who are entitled 70 and will receive
the credit for the annexation OF
those beautiful islands.
And now after Dewey's great
victories in the Philippines, shall
we renounce it all for fear of Ger
many or some other hungry and
jealous nation that wants to gobbl,
M those beautiful and valuable
isles and reap the reward Of our ,un
paralleled naval record There. Shall
we haul down "Old Glory" aud
bring that proud emblem home for
fer that some German gunboat
will steal it, If it is left out over
night, or go and take it in broad
daylight while we are all busy
fighting over the spoils of office
here at home. or in the heat of a
red hot political campaign over
free silver or the gold standard or
high tariff or low tariff? We say,
no Never take down the victo
rious Flag of Freedom, after she
has unfurled her standard to the
air, but let her stars shine as bea
con lights to the oppressed of all
nations, like the stars in the blue
of Heaven that give glimpses of the
light and beauty within, and let
that standard Of enlightened lib
erty and christian civilization float
to the breezes in all parts of the
world, till Columbia, like her
mother, Britannica, will ever have
Gods golden sunshine on some
part Of her fair domain.
With Navy under the leader.
ship OF such men as Dewey and
Schley and Hobson. why need we
fear "entangling alliances" or for
eigu possessions 1t rs time for
"Uncle Sam" to stand up and be
counted among the great men of
the world.