The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-12


have troubles OF our own rignt mere at
home. and until we can govern ourselves
rronerly we have no call, divine or other
,vise to reach out and exercise control
over other people. black. yellow green
mink or blue. During the last week OF
two several voices which are worth list
ching 20 have spoken UP bravery 10 TINS
end They have had the enect OF goou
cold water cast upon the tevered brow
of a populace which Is inclined 10 ieei
too much lifted up because Of victory
over n poor. broken down. jadcd, played
out aftn-rate country, which. neverthe-
less thanks to Mr. Algcr. his friend
General Shafter, and a few others OF Ike
character. gave us good ceal OF uou-
BILE We are glad to hear some ono boiu
enough to utter warning AGAINST TINS
imperial rot and rubbish. IL Is encoui
aging: we hope they viii Keep Il up, ana
more power to them ana strength 70
their lungs. The politicians want more
offices-hence they want more country 10
exploit. The chances for Carpet-bagglng
in the South and for Misunderstanding ID
the North are growing too few TO SUIT
tho alleged statesman with a consutu-
encv anxious for easy jobs by all means
therefore he would have more worlds TO
conquer. more fields to exploit, more yel-
low red. green. black. and pink men to
despoil Let us. I'm order 10 help MN out
take Cuba and parcel 1t out among some
clever gentlemen like Quay OF fennsyI-
vania, or Croker Of New YORK. GIVE
our lovely statesman mack At ule
philippines. and sec what he does TO cn-
tighten and lift up the natives. nlNe u
irnperialjsn and a colonial poltcy-ilhu
send along John Goodnows to shake ont
the shekels from the untutored native.
~Our alleged statesmen tell Us that our
commerce. demands new territorial pos
sessions-perhaps our political commerce
may. hut the cry is not heard from any
other sort. We know something ABOUT
one branch of commerce. that is the
commerce in -four. IT does not demand
imperialism or a territorial policy; an IL
asks is a fair field and no favor. 4 our
government will let Cuba take core OF
herself, insuring only a stable govern
ment under which men may huy ana sell
and be protected in their peaceful occu-
nations. and will see to II that Amer
lean products -four for instance, are
not Disseminated against. this Is all OF
;nperialism or colonialgm that this
branch of commerce will ask for. we
are in favor of the open door thrown
wide and free for all nations TO trace
through If we cannot hold our own
under such cnditions we do not deserve
Porto Rico and Of the Philippines. ana
the freer those countries are to traihc
with the wide world the better VIII our
trade be pleased. Senator Davis of Min
nesota, has strongly favored the anneAa-
tion of Hawaii and under cover OF the
war II has been accomplished. In the
Senator's own State there has recently
occurred an outbreak of Indians the
cause of which shows that although We
have been experimenting for century
we are still unable TO act as proper GUS
todians of the Indians.
owe have the problem Of the black
man I'm the South still unanswered, ana
that of the red man in the North YET
unsolved. In the West we have chi
nese question still open while IN the
East an annual outbreak OF assorted
colors in the coal mines gives MS some
thing TO puzzle over. In Wow OF thesc
facts and the evident color-blindness OF
the whole nation, ii would be wiser 10
limit our flag to covering the shades we
already have within our borders rather
than attempt to stretch 1t over the rest
of the world. The United States at the
present time is not qualified 10 enter up
on a career of colonial conquest When
that time arrives. If it ever does We
have no doubt that there will be enough
islands of the sea left to go around
Meantime. the best we can do Is 10 let
Cuha go TO the Cubans, Porto RICO 10
the people thereof, and the Philippines
10 the devil. II he will be good enough
to take 1t and complete the job he mas
already begun. Let us give up the uopi-
cal fevcr-stricken, man-destroylng, IL
sect bitten jungles: muster out our Dogs
nav them off, and close out our rem
| nant of war spirit. Let us bring oacR
| the Young men who are becoming ener.
| waited In climates in which the good Goo
| never intended an honest Anglo-SaXon
! should live. and put them to work u
| the thousands of acres within our own
| borders which are still uncultvated
| There is more wealth in the broad wheat
| fields of the Dakotas than In all the un-
| healthy. miasmatic islands of the Pa
| cihc ocean. There is more honor and
| credit TO this country In governing itseli
well than In spotting the globe with
| colonial possessions which would be The
| snort of politicians and the laughing
| stock of other nations
These remarks are specially significant
| coming as they DO from Minneapolis, tho
| trade centre OF Senator Davis State, and
| from the recognized organ OF the great
| milling industry of the United States.
When the business men OF this country
| assert themselves on the subject. II IS
| TO be hoped It will be clearly Shown that
| the only commerce that is clamoring ioi
| territorial expansion Is what the North
| western Miller denominates political
| commerce. Yours very truly.
| f. HENING SMITH.
| Richmond. Va, Nov. 10, 1888.
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