The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
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- MeKLNLEY FoaEeAsTs.

A New I urH l1rTaio press dlSpdIGus
from Washington, D. G., dated August
8, and markell special, say:
According q close personal friend
Of President Mckinley, and a man IN
high official station in Washington,
these are the presidents views as to
the ultimate results Of the war:
"Porto Rico to betome possession
Of the United States; Cuba to be held
under a prOtectorate, with a view of
ultimate annexation; Manila and the
island OF Luzpu to pass into the con
troll Of the United States, as Hong
Cong Is under tie control Of Eng
land; one Of the LsdrOne islands TO be
annexed To the United States. So far
as Porto Rico and the LadroUe islands
are concerned, it is pointed out that the
program is fulfilled by the terms Ofthe
peace settlement with Spain. The
same terms prepare the way for the
execution Of the remainder President
McKinley's friends say that he has be
come an enthusiastic simperialist''
since the war began, aud he has no
fear OF the result of the expansion of
territory"
If the enemies of President McKin-
ley bad published the statement that
President Mckinley was, or had be
come an enthusiastic 'imPeriaIist," it
would have been considered as a NAL
iciOus SANDER on the good republic
an" president But his friends say
this, and therefore we are compelled
to accept the statement. But here *
forecast from an opposite political
standpoint, from the Mississippi Val
ley Democrat and Journal of Agri-
culture, which is As follows:
If the attempt of the plutocratic oil
igarchy, now in power at Washington,
to change our method of government
from the republican to the imperial,
is not checked, it will mean complete
industrial as we'll as social and politi-
cal revolution.
sour vast country, capable of support
ing in comfort more than ten times its
present population, Is largely UudeveI-
oped. There is a narrow area Of high
development along the northeast At
lsntic where, as n result of the imperial
policies of the civil war, less than 1000
men now control over one-haIf Of the
wealth Of the country.
These men are imperalists, aud it is
to them that an attempt at revolution
is due Every man Of any prominence
in American politics who has influence
for sale, finds market with them now,
regardless of his party. They have
attempted to force an alliance with
English Imperialism and a colonial
policy Of what they call national ex-
PansiOn" They are disguised with
popular government, and are deter
mined to put down seIf-gOvernUn eut in
the United States. They rule the bus
mess world already, aud, holding over
it the constant menace of restricted
credits they compel business men to
choose between accepting their dicta
ton aud going into bankruptcy It is
intOlerable, it is infamous that it
should be so; but every business mau
who has attempted to act as an indie
pendent American against this pluto
cratic Oligarchy knows that it IS so.
"The less than 1000 men who now
control over half the wealth of the
United States are Ieagusd with Lon
dOn capitalists to drive coin out of
circulation in America, to make our
national debt permanent, and to re-
place all forms of cash or governmental
currency with their own corporation
paper"
Hon. Richard P Bland, writing to
this journal, before the adjournment
Of congress, SAID:
ave must watch the progress of
events with jealous care. Piutocracv
in this country is beaten on domestic
issues. They are DESTROYS Of changing,
the line Of battle. They wish to OBJ
scure, If not abandon, domestic ecoDo-
my questions as issues, and to enter
upon what they call world politics.
that Is, the annexation of Hawaii and |
the colonization Of the Philippine isl /
snds, and a strong hint is given rs 4
that We must enter into alliances. Of |
fensive and defensive, with Great /
britain, and to push our cOnquests in /
Asiatic countries.
ITO do this will require an immense /
navy, and to maintain our hold in these l
foreign countries, where we NAV make 1
cOuquests, viii require a large stand /
ing army to back the navy. If our /
people are not alert, they viii find be- /
fore many months, a scheme to fix
upon them an immense bonded debt 4
With large standing army and navy 4
TO back il -
Now put two and two together. The /
friends Of the present administration /
say that Its head is an enthusiasts \
lmperIalist," and when political opDo-
nents make substantially the same I
statement, certainly they are worthy 4
TO be believed by even political doubt /
ing ThOmsses. The only difference is.
the @the enthusiastic imperialstn has
no fear Of the outcome Of this new and 1
untried policy, but the senthusiastic 4
populists and democrat" thinks there 4
IS serious danger ahead, even to the
overthrow Of the republican form Of 4
government and the substitution OF 4
imperialism in its stead, and what is 4
most astonishing, the statement is no
longer denied, but frankly admitted TO 4
be true Mr. Mckinley may be called \
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