Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-11-03
ISSUE OF EXPANSION
REPUBLICAN PARTY STEADiLs
FULFILLING ITS DESTINY.
Democrats abandon TER Irsuf
ton of Territorial En!aroe
mept---Waat the Var
Has Done.

There seems to be POSSIBILITY Of ="
between the pec'ie " ~
one party which has alwaye e9aaleo :
its record in acquiring new fsrli.'''
and the other, which has scfeo IN :
conservative way as to mespu, y
pansion. but which ALWAYS veicolneu
all we acquired The Demo7 paiy
now seems to be making "a "a OF gov
eminent inside of our ceanswep.
coasts. and denouncing Wat Is
pleased to call the ImperiaDm oa Tue
Republicans IL
Looking at the matter from oese two
standpoints, for conveniens4 let one
be called Provincialists AMI the other
Imperialists. The Provinciasts seem
to be astounded at the tendeafy OF the
world TO accept as good the
principles underlying this ntion-
They treat merely as accidents ne ac-
cruing results of the rebellion lnUuba,
and the incident starvation. eae blow
ing up of the Maine and the visHy OF
Dewey, while the 1mperiallsts receipt
them as buglecalls to an awakesng TO
higher duties and Responsiveness
Paraphrasing little, it may : said
hat out of the blankness of the lntei-
'ect and heart the mouth speaken
One who sees the world only asov-
erned by chance is given to regansuch
occurrences as accidents, to be tnahf
of day and dismissed forever. We're.
as. in others they seemed to be eWed
into the moral consciousness. and tina
as tides of the ocean. they dash on
the Furthermore shores of time. An
so here we have some of the difference
of the classes, or possible parties whic
may, for convenience, be called Pro
vincialists and Imperialists.
Why should any thoughtful erso
be astonished at the expansion dtl
principles of the nations We have I
boa sted of them as the greatest mds
lying tine foundations of any othei PEI
pie. Should we not rather expect tn
other nations should be favorabE q
fected by them? And all such inaovl
ton comes through war
relics of barbarism. and other natiol
and people are not less tenac,Aes
theirs. If there is an expansion Of Il
principles underlying this nation, shs
we cowardiy run away from the dutl
and obligations which necessarily a
company this? Shall we become frigh
ened and lose faith in the efficiency
their up-lift of others? Rather, VIII
danger can come to us if Hawaii al
Cuba and Porto Rico become America
even assimilated? The universal ballG
free schools and our free institutio
may not obtain instantly in them.
took nearly 100 years preparation +
them all to get a footing here in 0
coast bound field.
If we have confidence in our destin
and believe in progress to a comma
brotherhood and in the final consumi;;
ton of enlightened civilization. tho
eau be no OCCASION for alarm. II we
sss1ssss nxcs 1sslis, l.~k6l. nn11 = t. - .,
series and only possible to the stss.s q;
divided by seas, then there is anothe
long struggle and divisions on narrov
party line. for truth and destiny ma
be delayed. but the Everlasting years
are theirs, and the consummation wi
come.
Consider the splendid preparation i
this country for such an end. One hui
dred days of war completely obliterate
our own sectional troubles which ha
ahenated US for more than half a Ger
tuIy, and now We are united forever
and in these hundred days have show
to the world resources in wealth and i
all other things which commands til
respect of the world in putting int
force and maintaining our principles c
government, welcomed where ever on
arms have obliterated barba rism
Neither was this unifcation an acc
dent, for in all these things "'tis tn
Divinity that stirs within u.s." With
out this uniication and this exhibition
of force and strength there could be n
expansion.
There are strong prejudices agains
expansion on account of tn
wise advice given by Washington
against ''entangling alliances. l
should be remembered that there yer
specific reasons for such Gdvice, and i
was given TO meet an emergency which
then threatened US. France was IN ,
state of great anrest and uncertain:t,
as stable government, and we yer.
taking steps toward an alliance Will
that nation at time when we yer,
not strong ourselves. Such advice wa.
wise then, and it would be wise soda,
under like threatened relations. Bu
vastly changed conditions in our moral
is acknowledged by all. ami In
our material strength and power. make
Z altogeIhsr possible. 10 go where W,