The Forrest City times., 1898-07-29


peal, zone Of the soundest and
most unyiclding democrats in the
country, has published. an article
slowing that commercial and ter
torial expansion are democratic
pc icics. He has for this argu-
mcnt not mere assertion, as is the
case with many of the hysterical
who are crying out against imper-
iaIism, but, as the Dallas News
says, he has history for his
authority. He sees the inevitable
AID advises his party not to run
coweringly away, but to meet the
issues bravely and periodically.
That Cuba and the islands near
ihereto would be valuable to the
nited States all of our distin-
guishcd statesmen for years past
ave asserted he says, 'and, he
continues, Il have no doubt Of the
correctness Of their view. If the
Aicaraguan canal shall be con-
>tfuctcd, as / hope it will, these
Islands will be well-nigh indispen-
sable to us. II seems, therefore,
that when the question Of terrific.
rial expansion shall be presented
We ought to dispose of it on its
own merits SO far as the record
OF the democratic party is con-
vcrned, he asserts, with history for
ihs testimony, that the democratic
qarty has always favored expan-
sion. Equally true Is his assertion
t'iat the 'federalists, the wings and
republicans as rule were opposed
To H. And he says: Had it not
been for the democratic party the
nation would now be ffth-rate
power, with its territory practi-
Gully limited to the Atlantic sea-
board-certainly it would not ex-
tend west of the Mississippi river.
The great Mississippi from its
head TO the mouth would not be
ours. The Gulf Of Mexico and all
OF its great commercial possibili-
ties would belong to foreign
power. But it is to the splendid
craftsmanship Of the democratic
party. and particularly of Jeffer-
son, Monroe, Pierce, Buchanan,
Too nbs, Jefferson Davis, Mallory,
Marcy, Slidell and others that we
are among the first nations of the
earth, with our territory limited
oaiy by the vast oceans on either
SIDE and with possibilities as
boundlcss as our resources are
limitless. Let us not abandon
policy which has made our party
sreat and our country glorious.
II the republicans have got right
oa this question, let us congratu-
late them. But do not let us ADAM
oon the faith Of the fathers be-
cause an enemy has been convinced
that il is well founded This is,
OF course, the sensible view, the
view which is supported by the
sentiment Of the nation. On the
retention of the Philippines Mr..
Crane takes the position advocated
IN these columns, TO the effect that
we will and should take such por-
tons of them as we desire and find
useful. On this subject Mr.. Crane
says: If the acquisition of tho
particular territory offered would
he helpful to us. as ! believe these
islands would be, let US take it if
we can do so honorably. But if
the acquisition of the territory, by
reason of its remoteness from the
United States, would be prejudi-
cai to us or would involve us in
complications without a sufficient
c responding benefit, we can re.
fuse to take it because of the evil
cons squences resulting from its
acq sisition, and not because 1t is
wrong per Sc or undo mocratic to
extend our possessions or to en-.
large our boundaries. l am one
OF those who believe that the PEG.
T.e of the lTnitad StafaS cap not