Smyrna times., 1898-08-03
WHAT EXPANSION MAY DO
FOR THE COUNTRY.
The Trend Of AngIO-SaxOn Civilization.


The Trend Of AngIO-SaxOn Civilization.
THE following is from a reader who
has been a close observer of public
events for the past forty years.
Uncle Sam is in these passing
months making history so fast that it
is hard to digest and asslmilate it to
every part of the body polite. POlit-
ical parties are dazed-just looking at
their own issues falling through and
dropping out of sight covered with the
dust of the procession in the march of
the sword to new victories and fresh
laurels for our conquerors.
The Populists knocked a big hole in
the Democratic canvas in Chicago, so
big that the Gold-Democrat and
Bryan flags put together will not patch
it. They are early taking anything
offered them from parties of former
affiliations out West, and looking
around now in the East-even in Del
aware.
Judge Lore at a late meeting in
Grace church, Wilmington, made a
most remarkable speech, in it referring
to the WattersOn apostrOphe:
And thou Democracy. how many
Disgraceful things are done
In thy name"
Mr.. Lore proposed to drop that name
and put in its stead "NatiOnal," " to OPP
pose the Capitalization of power
Imperialism, if you please, in our
country. Mr.. Lore took his cue from
Washington's farewell address, and
narrowed to things as he said in that
early day. Mr.. Cleveland said war
of conquest is un-American. That
might do for the Democracy of Del
aware to rally under, but 1 see in the
Inter- Ocean a new party calling them
selves ExpansiOnists, and taking then
cue from Thomas Jefferson when he
purchased the Louisiana claim without
law or precedent or constitutional war
rant, for seven million dollars, enough
to make ten States, or an empire TO
that matter-an act ever since approved
by the people.
At meeting in Missouri, James G
Blaine in his address suggested mon
ument to Jefferson in token of hi
country's gratitude for the purchase
You see in the above the Easter
) and Western ideas in Democrats, an
you remember in the late war the or
] of Capitalization" in the GOvernmer
suited the jeff Davis Democrats toa ]
: Judge Lore is popular, but that b
is ''born Democrat" debars him frOl
ever getting square down to his ow
ideas on public questions.
! 1t was thought when Mr.. Clevelan
4 got his second term that they wOul
: show leaving off of their old moo
ings, but they said we have got fu
r chance now to blow in free trade al
y old State banks for greenbacks.
our fathers house" again was I'll
cry, and it was so, that they fell in
their old ruts with such thud that Il
"a jar broke the party to pieces, folio
10 ing individuals instead of the Pre-
IS ident while in Congress.
n lam an expansionist up to date, al
q believe in the supremacy of the Angl
es Saxon blood and the English la
= guage because it gives better Law
literature, morals and gospel than
,h Latin races, as exemplihed in the ]
is cent collision of the La Bourgogl
1g and in the Cuban and Philippine g
ge ernments for four hundred years. L
Up battle of Waterloo turned the tide a
~ the Latin races have been on a raj
~ decline ever since. The century
AS now old and filling up, but ii
of enough is left for Yankee battles
he drive them lower than they have e
ny been in the family of nations. S,
Ear posing Cuba to be ours, it will IL
eh few years bloom and blossom as
- rose.
ort There are influences at work t
ial counterbalance the good effects
nee Luther anc the Reformation that h.
cas- to be brushed aside, but SO entrenc
let are they that conflict will be ne'
sary to do it. We want no more
q. lification of Sabbath laws and lega
r in ing horse-beef, bastard children
ov- bull fights.
tic Think of Cuba, four hundred "
ex- on trial, and you have to ford sire
ong and follow COW paths and unload
,nS, L.,, sells by lighters. If it comes to us
,oc annexation, there will be an emf
ect' ton like Kansas or Oklahoma.
# it modern appliances will early mate
ize on the island on which the rem
'Ver of Columbus are resting.