The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-14
"Patriot" on the Situation

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To the Editor OF the Los Angeles Herald:
The cry Of "a new America" and "a new
American policy" seems to tickle the pub
lie in this age OF greed and deceit, but when
the thinking patriot scrutinizes the men
who raise this cry and realizes that they
seek to lead us into foreign alliances. con-
trary to the warnings OF our forefathers,
he q led to call a halt and raise his voice
in warning, though he may be termed ian
old fossil and be derided by the unthink-
ing mob.
Barnum is credited with saying 1.-THE
American people like to be humbugged,"
and 1 wish to inquire If our people are not
being humbugged by the Republican party
now incorporating in its war toggery. I
know many will frown and whisper, Hush!
Don't embarrass this administration" but
as the administration is but the sworn SER
wants of the common people Cor used to be),
l wish to ask few questions for the pur-
pose of discovering If the administration is
carrying out Its promises.
We were first drawn into this war under
the plea of feeding the starving Cubans"
-reconcentrados. How many Of them has
the administration fed since the war began,
some three months ago?
Europe was told: This is not a war Of
conquest, but one of humanity" Now the
admins ration proposes to hold the Philip
pines, Ladrone islands and Cuba, while
it is making great haste to capture Porto
Rico before Spain sues for peace.
A gang of men under Dole stole Hawaii
from Queen Lii and her people. and now an
American congress has passed a bill of an
nexation under the threat of President
Mckinley and the lash Of the Republican
press. 1t seems the people are running
wild In their efforts 20 please President Nc
Kinley by giving him everything he asks,
forgetful Of the fact that 1t has only been
few short years since he bankrupted him
SELF by his own mismanagement and desc
lated the land by his high tariff policy,
known as the Mckinley bill
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
administration party is seeking to draw
our country away from the safe moorings
of a republic and transform her into
greedy land grabber. Europe is watching
US with jealous eyes, as she fatters our
vanity with praises intended to lead us into
overt acts that will seal our DOOM The an
nexation of Hawaii was the signal gun that
announces to the world that we have
thrown the Monroe doctrine to the winds
and started out in the pathway of conquest
to meet, alas fear, the fate of the Roman
empire.
Are there any foolish enough to think
that the crowned heads Of Europe will
stand idly by and allow the United States
I'd pursue policy which, If not nipped In
the bud, will eventually cause every throne
in the world to totter and fall? Is 1t not more
likely that our old enemy, England, will
coQuette with and praise us, as Delilah did
Samson, till, shorn of our strength. we are
led, like Samson, blindly to destruction?
We have whipped England too often for her
to love us. We are menace to her manu-
features, maritime power. commerce, sin
gle gold standard and her very existence
as a kingdom; hence, she would gladly see
us conquered and divided-as China.
The true old adage: Few can stand sue
cess" applies to nations as welt as to in
dividuals. One would Judge from the tone
Of the administration press that we have
severe case Of big head. But 1t must be re-
membered that we have been some three
ance were armed as regulars and by the
states that sent them), and with our thou
sands Of miles Of sea coast. how long could
we StdnQ UclOI0 d COiuOiHctAOu VI
such as Germany, which, inside of twen-
ty-four hours. had a million Of men march
ing on Paris in their late war? II is true,
we have fine navy, but after we divide 1t
UP to protect Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii,
the I.adrone and Philippine islands, how
much will be left to guard our own coast?
1t were better we should go slow and
cling to the old moorings, which have ena-
bled us to achieve our present greatness.
without any Of the intrigues or wars which
have disgraced Europe. But how to get
back now is the question, as the war is now
on and Europe knows that the secret motto
Of the administration Is: "All the world
must be free-a republic?"
England prophesied that our republic
would stand but little over one hundred
years, and the Bible prophecies a world
wide war In "the last days. Of the Gentle
dispensation, SO 1t seems that the party Of
Hanna and Alger is pursuing a policy
which, If not checked, will hasten the full
fillment Of both prophecies.
PATRIOT.
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