The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-10
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see evidences of the increasing holiness
and aggressiveness Of those people VINO
are determined TO drag the United States
from their ancient moorings and set them
afoat upon a continental sea OF foreign
ACQUISITION. The sentiment is said to be
growing in Congress and TO have made
Judgment in the mind Of the President
oven. we arc not prepared TO believe the
latter. Mr.. Mckinley has shown so much
conservatism and good sense since ne
became President that We shall not be-
lieve he has yielded 20 the solicitations
NJ these men who would tear from un-
der our Constitution the very pillars upon
which 1T rests until We see stronger evi-
denccs OF it than are now forthcoming
Rut the sentiment is undoubtedly grow
ing amongst the people who make the
most noise though we cannot believe that
that staid and settled part OF the popu-
lation who finally shape opinion upon a"
public questions has at all lost its mead
or is I'm any measure preparing to ADAM
don our ancient traditions and principles.
ever. or IL will gain q he1dway tha'
carro, bc stcmmcd. Already the cry is
bafuc increased to a louder and louder
Noise tbat We must colonisc the Philip
nine Islands and make thcm q perma-
mont addition to the United states. All
sorts of specious arguments are being ad-
vanced for it. but there is not one when
does not run up finally. squarciy against
the fundamental idea Of our national life
nm In this time that we would conhne
ourselves to the territory we have in
these United states and keep ourselves
altogether out Of foreign affairs. TINS is
tho most salutary general principle IN all
Of our political affairs Whilst VIC o.
sorve IL we can limit ourselves 10 nom
inal standing army and TO a small Meet
Bpt if we are TO enter the domain OF ioF-
eien politics and have our colonies ana
orr foreign stations. then VIC must place
ourselves upon an equal footing with the
other military powers OF the world ana
maintain a very considerable army ana
a great navy that is capable OF protect
ing our foreign possessions against all
attack. SO far our taxation. even Win
our enormous annual pension steal has
been very moderate. But when We 90 into
the military business as a part of our
policy we shall have to prepare our
selves to- stand burdensomc taxation be-
sides opening a thousand additional doors
for corrupting our public service ana
bringing on an era of jobbery and CHI
care.
Europe has put up with the eNtrava-
CANT pretcnsions Of our modern Mon
roe doctrine missionaries, because that
construction affected the interests OF
European powers TO a very small extent
and because f. was understood that we
proposed 10 connne ourselves exclusively
10 tho American continent. But If We
are to go out into the Pacific and de-
clare to the world trat we will rot only
keen an others out OF the Atlantic but
VIII hold ourselves free TO go abroad into
the Pacific whenever and wherever il
suits us we shall make the case a very
will be tolerated. VIC cannot believe. The
chances arc enormously in favor OF our
forcing European coalition against our
selves that may cost us far more dearly
than We arc prepared 10 believe. Com
modore Dcwey's faclle destruction Of the
Spanish fleet at Manila contains % deep
lesson for us I'm this connection. and it
is q lesson which we cannot afford 10
disregard II is one more illustration OF
what preparation and discipline do when
matched against unpreparedness and no
discipline for that is the explanation OF
the way IN which he toyed with the Span
iards The countries OF Europe always
stand ready TO make jus, such war as
Dewey made upon "a vast instead Of Dew
cys small scale while we are utterly un-
prepared except for our splendid but
small fleet and Tor The comparatively
small army that we are now forming. If
we are going into the worlds politics we
must arm FOR an equal encounter with
great armaments or we must prepare
ourselves Tor some of the experiences
thar Spain had at Manila
IT, therefore, we are going into the
colonlsiug business We must make up our
minds TO groan under the burdens of
crushing taxation, for q great standing
army ana great feet are necessary 10
the very lie of the country il We are
% change or 20 that policy.