Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Local Items.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
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Keep Every One Of Them.

We have little patience with those WHO
accept as a teaching Of inspiration the doc
srine of no territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and OF
no en,anglng alliances. Those propositions
were sound at the time Of their enunciation,
but they do not apply at this time.
In the law minor cannot enter into
contract and the law 10 but sound common
sense: it is like that with Nations; they
should be restrained from doing business
in an International sense, until they shall
have arrived at maturity. A man is held
responsible for his acts, SO he requires indie
pendence of action in return for the respon-
sbility he carries when nation arrives at
maturity and is held responsible for its acts
|. too must be as free as any other Nation to
assert it rights and, having asserted, secure
and hold them
To assume that this nation can take its
place among the great ones of the earth,
exert it's full influence, be subject to inter
national law, 60 out after trade-in word,
become AL integral part of the great social,
CONNIE, cal, financial and legal whole-and
vet hope to be able to do 80 without adopt.
ing and following the policy of the remaining
members of the family Of Great Nations, Is
rs contrary to reason - that an individual
shall say II am sufficient unto myself: will
adopt my own methods in business and
while am aware that no one else does bust
ness on the same plan. under the same rules;
while know that am in accord with no
one, yet am assured that my policy will
bring me success" That would he man
itest absurdi,y. but 20 more so than for the
American Nation to occupy the prominence
that her intrinsic greatness has already
thrust her INTO, hoping to be able to occupy
it, enjoy all Of its honors, avail herself of all
its privileges, reap all of its advantages and
yet share none of its responsibilities.
Among the first and greatest Of the re-
sponsibilties that fell upon it was the sight
ing Of neighbours wrongs; the interference
in Spanish affairs in Cuba We have not
done this simply because we could; not even
only because we wished to do 90. 1t fell to
our lot as a bounden duty and, it must be
noted here, that until we became powerful
Nation, sufficiently able to do it, it could
by no means have been put upon US as
duty. Then, as with strength and greatness
came that duty, 80 with increased strength
and greatness will come others relating to
other nations and we will perforce, find
ourselves driven to accept these issues as
they arise and to deal with them as others
do
If such be the true state OF affairs and If
there shall be no other path-deal with Spain
on the same basis that others would were
they IN our place, that is, keep every con-
quered province: keep Cuba, Porto Rico,
the Philippines, all, every one Of them
That they are or will be ours by right OF
capture none doubt and as other nations,
among whom we are now numbered would
30 deal with Spain, so must we, if we are TO
continue to require at their hands the respect
and treatment they vouchsafe one to another.
That we will be content with less in the
matters Of Difference and consideration nc
one dare assert and if not, then along with
these must come like duties and responsible.
tiles, for which there can be but one return,
territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT after successful
war: the most advantageous alliances in
peace or war.
The policy of non expansion is an antique:
keep Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
any and all others that come to us by capture
during this war
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On June /, 1893, MIR. Frank Grinder of
Creagerstown, Md, and Miss Florence NJ.
Stansberry Of Gettysburg, Pa, were married
by Rev. Geo, NJ. Glenn at Gettysburg.