The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-21
IMPERIALISM DEFINED
By JOE BR|SION
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| nations that had risen. But she failed t
| understand the Importance Of political or
ganizatiou and she went down before ult
iron hand Of the Roman.
i The legions of the Imperial iCty SWEEP
the world with conquests and established
a still greater imperial power. Then po-
! litical organization controlled by law, f1rs'
prevailed in the affairs Of government
1 Rome was imperial because Of her or
! ganization. Imperial because Of her laws
/ Imperial because Of the grandeur OF her
political construction. Imperial because
she was the first OF nations 10 spread
| throughout the world the knowledge OF
the Christian faith. Crude, imperfect,
undeveloped, yet the most potent civiliz-
affairs of men.
In time Rome stood still and failed to
admire: her iron hand was broken She
grasped the form but failed to appreciate
the spirit of Christianity.
The dark ages came on. The Saracens
swept the East like a scourge. and re-
tired Napoleon endeavored to re-estab-
lish another Roman imperialism. but
failed, and the next imperial conquering
force that appeared was that of COM
merce. England covered the seas with
her fleets of merchantmen She planted
her colonies upon every shore. She bar
tered her goods in every harbor. Com
merce was the source Of her wealth and
power. For centuries the seeds of civil
ization have ben planted in every land by
English merchantmen and mariners. Eng
lish commerce has permeated the darkest
regions Of the earth, and Christianity has
followed in its wake. And for three nun
dred years imperial England has been the
lfndisputed commercial mistress of the
seas.
THE NEW IMPERIALISM.
But a new imperialism is dawning upon
the world. It is not the coarse. cruel i'm
perialism of the Orient; not the beautiful,
voluptuous imperialism of Greece; not the
iron-handed imperialism of Rome, nor the
cold. calculating, selfish Imperialism Of
England, but the imperialism of civil and
religious liberty; the Imperialism of Amer
lea; the imperialism of humanity; an i'm
perialism that believes n the liberty, in
dependence and equality OF men; an i'm
perialism that will hberate the oppressed,
protect the weak and guarantee freedom
TO the frfendless. It is the greatest and
grandest imperial power that has yet ap
peared in the affairs ON men, richer in
its fruits, destined 10 be wider in its In
f1uence and vaster in its blessings to man
kind. AS Athens was greater than MIN
evan, as England is greater than was
Rome, so America will be greater than
them all; greater in military resources,
greater in commercial supremacy and do
minion, greater in moral worth and Christ
ian virtues, and the man who would stop
the American republic in its onward and
outward march would throttle the pro-
gress of the world. The man who declares
against the policy of President Mckinley
fails to understand his country's mission,
or is an enemy cher progress.
AMERICAS THIRD EPOCH.
This is an epoch in American history
The administration of President Mckinley
will be as distinct and marked in the
history of our country as was the admin
istration of Washington or Lincoln.
Washington created the republic He
took the oontending and conflicting ele-
ments and nodded them into one, estab-
fishing a stable government. 1t was a
mighty task performed by great man;
man created for great purpose, who
fulfilled it well. Lincoln preserved what
Washington created. He occupied the
most difficult position of any of our pres
idents. His work was the most ardu-
Gus and perplexing. He saved the repub-
lie from destruction and preserved that
which the revolutionary patriots had Civ
en- US. His administration covers the
most critical period in American history.
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great men appeared in the political life
OF our country. Great achievements were
performed, but all centered upon internal
development. The plains and the wilder
ness were subjugated and our vast indus
trial resources developed But there was
no great crisis; no sudden and sweeping
onward movement It was a gradual and
steady growth.
From Lincoln to Mckinley has been a
similar period in our national affairs.
The progress has possibly been more
rapid. the development more intense. and
the accumulation of wealth and power
more remarkable.
THE NEW INTERNATIONALLY
The administration of President Nc
kinley up to this time has been more
important in its historic results than any
since the days of Washington. except
that of Lincoln. II marks the beginning
Of what our enemies have been pleased to
style the imperial policy. The results of
the Spanish war have given the nations
10 understand that injustice, cruelty and
oppression VIII not De tolerated the world
over; that the laws Of equity and Justice
must be recognized in the affairs Of ma
tons: that love for humanity is stronger
than legal oompactS or treaty obligations;
that nation has no more right 20 treat
its subjects in an inhuman and barbar-
Gus manner than a father has to uistreat
his own family. and that the laws of
humanity that authorize the state to pro-
tect the child from the inhuman parent
mus henceforth be recognized as iuterna-
tional
From this day the American republic
becomes a potent factor in the ADJUST
ment OF the affairs OF the world. no, onlv
because her citizens have commercial and
financial interests in every quarter OF the
globe, but because she Is impeled 70 do
50 by her innate love for justice and hu-
man liberty Other narons have extend
ed their territory 70 crafty the ambition
Of kings or 10 increase their commercial
power and domin!ons- The thirst Tor en-
pire and national aggrandizement has
been the inspiring motive IN the CON
quests Of the world. Il permeates today
the courts Of Europe and hauuts the
palaces Of kings. The love Tor glory and
conquest has builded the great German
and Russian empires. The greed for com
merc.al gain has contributed largely 10
the Upouilding OF imperial England But
love Tor justice and freedom and devo-
ton 10 human liberty is me basis upon
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