The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-03
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1895.
srN.roR JONES ON IMPERIALISM

-rhoro g. little I'm common between SEN
a,or l. X. Jones. Of Arkansas and the
Times. except their love for the sou'h
and its people. The Senator calls nm
self n Democrat, and. no doubt, ne sih-
cereiy believes that he is. But the Seha-
tor is not a Democrat; he Is PopuiiSt
lie believes that all are injured when
some are greatly successful, and he would
use the whole physical power OF society
to wrench from the successful some Oh
what they have as being more than any
individuah should be permitted 10 hold.
But no man can be a Democrat who en-
tertains such views as those The Demo-
crat IS one who believes in the absolute
Muaiity Of all men before the law. lie
thinks each and every citizen shoulo
have absolute freedom TO use all the tai
ents and energies that he has, in such
way as his own mind suggests. 20 ac-
ouire and accumulate all the property
that he can. and when he has made ac-
cumulations, that all the physical power
OF society shall be used TO protect him
In the uninterrupted possession and en-
ioyment OF his property. This is the
Democrats theory, the other Is the
Popullsts.
But Populist as Senator Jones IS, he IS
in perfect harmony with The Times upon
one point. and that is the idea expressed
by the new word now I'm its present APP
plicationl imperialism"
Asked a day or two back for his views
upon this subject, he saio:
Nothing TO Doe gained and much 10 be
feared. There Is no constitutional war
rant I'm the adoption or a colonial policy
by the United States, and II Is utterly
repugnant 10 our traditions. The right OF
the people 10 govern Themselves Is TOO
firmly engrafted i'm the hearts OF the
American people for ms 20 embark upon
a policy OF land-grabbing In violation or
our oft-enunciated principles. Nor can
see any particular boon 10 American COM
merce in imperialism. Sentiment does NOT
control the purchases Of the world Inc
cheapest and best market gets the trade
Ry the annexation Of Hawai- sugar du-
ties aggregating 100000 annually are
lost 10 us and the sugar rettneries are
the only gamers. There Is no calculating
the endless complications the policy OF
imperlaiism would entail. nor computing
the enormous expense of maintaining an
immense army ana navy. We are too
we'll settled in our principles OF govern
ment to attempt now so radical ana dan
serous a departure as that contemplated
in the new policy.
Destructive OF all true prosperity
IN the Southern states as Senator
Jones economic and financial views
are, he IS sensible and wise
M this point Not only would an
nexation Of the Philippines be an aban-
donment OF all the ideas upon which we
founded our government and have de-
veloped the marvellous prosperity OF these
United States. but IL would open very
Pandoras box OF evils upon us for most
questionable profits in return. We should
be confronted every day with new ques-
tions in our international relations for
which we are not prepared and which
have no true relation 10 our proper meth
DDS OF lifo which would require us, wheth-
er we wished II or not 20 keep great
navy and a large standing army that
would cause our taxes 10 De far greater
than they ought 10 be. We cannot ex-
pect 10 become a "rustler' in the world
OF "rustlers" without making the pre-
parations necessary 10 maintaining the
high hand which the character of
"rustler" necessarily imports and those
preparations involve great expenditures
that must be raised by taxation that we.
the people. will have TO pay, and after all
we shall have acquired dominion over
some Islands IN the Pacific populated by
some ten millions OF savages that we
would 10 a century in reducing 10 any
thing Ike an orderly life.
II anything were needed 10 make our
jingoes halt and reflect in their schemes
OF annexation, the present attitude OF
Aguinaldo ought 20 furnish the matter.
Our interposition there was TO relieve the
natives OF Spanish oppression. Yet. as
soon as we notify MIR Aguinaido that we
can no more permit his partisans to plum
der the Spanih than we can permit the
spanish 20 plumber them. he flares up and
haughtily tells use he will turn the guns
We have given him upon us unless We
stand aside and allow him TO do as he
pleases in the Islands. what we are 20
do to end Spanish tyranny. and. at the
sans time make cur burdens there rs