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ties to get back in line and they certainly
awaited themselves of It.
COLONIAL EMPIRE.
4 vigorous Paper from Mr.. George
T.. BURGESS of Gonzales.

=. BURGESS of Gonzales.
To the Editor OF The Post.
Gonzales. Texas, November IS, lsaS.-i d.
sire TO cffcr somo comments on an article III
Yesterdays Express. copied from the News,
written by John c. Oxenford. favoring colo
NAL empire" Part OF his concluding ahes-
tion would emphasize. lie asks, "Would II
not be we'll for all democrats, especially tue
members of the rank and file of our party, TO
discuss these matters among them lives
ete. Undoubtedly He says he is u democrat,
and evidently he is a man Of culture. This
OILY makes his admissions OF more value, ms
,Cy,ce more dangerous, and provoke this
article from "a member of the rank aud ME
of our party" Ills article is one OF the ablest.
md by lar the fnircst, that have ever seen
In favor OK Colonial expansion from any
de aculut This adds to It's power for evil
lie does not cvade nor obscure the issue. lie
fa,ors |; colonial empire lie admits that this
nleans u larger revenue, larsc stana'hs
army; ''this is absolutely requisite. as our
vas, colonial possessions must for many yeatS
be heavily garrisongd.' he says, ana "a pow
crtul navy. one that Is in all respects seeolu
|, to none lilo is IN favor OF schools or COL
leEes by the National government ior inc
proper education OF its colonial officers, aud
rriolces in tho field which the policy VIII open
up "for tho supcrabundant energy OF our ad-
yeuturous youth" aud the army, navy and
colonial offices for them TO aspire TO. as II
the thirst for office needs cultivation IN shia
country No wonder he speaks OF "the eN-
pGnsion policy nj the present administration
as mot u thing Of the petrided past lie
virtually adnlts what every democrat ough.
20 freely admit who faNuls 'eAe .epA ~
nolicy OF The present administration, namely,
that the policy involves the complete ahan-
document OF all past democratic tG rA. -
says the past history of our country affords
precedent TO tile pre5'il ststs % - -. 4 E..
ard there Is no reason To suppose mat me
founders OF this republic ever contemplated q
tine IN It's history whom H. should become IN
agsltssive. conqusrias. colonial powcs, 4nAt
while II is true under democratic rule we nave
greatly enlarged our original possession "the
expansion has been effected by anneNins terrl-
tory absolutely copilSuous 10 our own .4a
very suarsely settled, and all such acquisi-
TONS, eyel obtained at the eoncMsioa Of the
war with Mexico. were secured, nominally at
least by purchase THIS Is the truth. bur
not sll OF Il. Tho concedeJ plincpls al. alo-s
In tho acquisition OF territory by democrats
Wus that the territory offered TO 'thr Staten
Unstean another state. The afnrmatiVely con
fesseu question each time was, does the terri-
tory and its present or future iDAab.tan.s adj
NIT OF II being huilded into sovereign state?
L, is MS clear us any fact in American history
tia the founders ol this republic tnouSht
when they had penned the immortal Declnra-
tier q! Independence, oreanlaed coniederated
republic OF States, and by most memorapis
war established that each OF the colonies
',woro, ana Of right ought TO be- tree and in
dependent States that We were done with
colonial policies forever in this country. IL
Is clear 10 the student that the presidents.
statesmen and courts OF this oountty, LII
now have conceded that the only constitution
al way OF adding territory 10 the states was
10 add State. present or prospective. Ter
rtorial government all along was tentative
1t was the furthest limit TO the state idea, and
was bassd upon II. II is useless To deny this,
nor can II be answered by ridicule OF a "petri-
bed past" About an that We have left us OF
IA n
new enemy OF the republic, was never part
Of tbs ',pe,rihed past, but has ever sirius.
OF "the living present" u ~ now making the
most dangerous attack |, has ever made on
the republic, with this glittering seductive
doctrine, Colonial empire" II, through one
War. has accomplished much; and now.
through another is seeking 10 accomplish
more For more than forty years republican
administrations By laws on all subjects. noia-
bly, currency. commerce aud courts, have gone
far toward the establishment OF capitalized,
centralized form OF government In this coun-