The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02
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Who ere impertalises and what u I'm
pesialism? The slrst IL defined BY the
Standard dictionary -
''One who uphosds or mainsains tmpar-
tai govsrnmsnf: partisan or subject OF
m emptrs':
And the other -
'sThs systsm Of imperial government:
ambition 70 form m empire: the policy Of
territorial extsnsi0n-''
In the major sense, and In the true
meaning Of TIE terms. there are no I'M
periaiists and there IL no imperialism In
tn republic In the minor sense, every
foot q territory added 70 the boundsr-
Les Of the UnSted States has been . step
In the direction u empire and we are Ill
impertaIists- Jefferson Nus = territorial
impssislist: % were Jackson. Monroe.
Benton. Seward and Grant: and % WAS
every American citizen who sustained
and followed the march Of the flag
through Texas, California, the great
south and West. embraced In the Louis
lana purchase. and Alaska II II u I'm
perialism to extend the Sovereignty Of
the United States over the Philippine
islands. then was II imperialism TO covet
and possess every inch Of the imperial
domain west Of the Missouri river. % re-
fuse 90 surrender 10 Great Britain ali
the vast Oregon territory: TO expei the
Mexican from Texas and California: 20
drive the Spanish from Porto Rico: and.
In brief. to foster any purpose or devise
and enforce any plan to widen the
limits Of the United States from the thir-
teen original colonies Imperialism Is
not a question Of longitude. One defini-
ton cannot be given for the American
continent and another for the Philip
pines.
What. then. do the Democrats mean
when they raise the terrifying bugaboo
Of imperialism, They DO not intend
that the alarming characterization shall
be confined 20 the territorial purposes
CT the Republican party. They do in
tend 60 make the charge that the RE
publican administration In b. i;s Phil
inpine policy aiming at the lie and per
petuity Of the republic. and that the ul-
innate OF its designs mus, be overthrow
Of Democracy and establishment Of
an empire. What solemn rot,
In this connection. the interviews I'm
this issue. with various fusion leaders.
on the attitude Of the Democratic party
are highly significant They indicate
an emphatic war; % harmony as 20 the
policies and principles of the party. Mr.
To follow Bryan because Bryan leads
Mr.. Jenkins Ia more luminous and spe-
siiic. and he boldly Inquiries II any
Democrat. or Populiss prominent or Oh
scure. will maintain the adverse OF the
proposition" that ''our government can
NOT be both republican and imperial"
No. nor can any Republican who has
fair understanding Of tn English Ian
xaage--and most % them have Mr.
Jenkins likewise asks II any Democrat
or ropuiiss will fail to denouncs 'imper-
iaiisnn tn America" Doubtless not. nor
will any Republican. and when Repub-
liean says NJ does not look with favor
upon the usurpasion ~ the presidential
chair by an emperor. I, would seen, tha,
he ought 10 have az clear title 70 b. he
lieves, "a Democrat The Republican
party has record IN tina, question. 4,
VAS pretty Unanimous for the vital
policy of maintaining the union II the
states when nu,rter % gentlemen ~
the Democratic sAith hal diSsrrn,
views.
The ohio platform L. obviously - b.
accepted IS the party cs,ssd by the ultra
Bfyanttes ~ Washington The Repu,,-
llcan party can aHord 10 contemplate
this mistaken and un-Anierscan purpc.s
with deal e @.uanIuity