The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-01-26
FRESH OYSTERS
on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday of each
week, at George r.
Browns Restaurant.
entirely cured.

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why the common herd" should
share with them in the government of
the country.
Imperialism is governed by q minori-
ty, whether that minority be one man
or a million. And the wisdom of the
imperialists in choosing the republican
party to carry out their plan is seen in
the progress already made by that par
ty toward government by a minority.
A small minority, made up of money
lenders, manufacturers and great com
mercial and transportation companies,
now govern the country through the
republican party, as may be seen in the
favorable legislation given these classes
at the expense of the minority. Indeed
for all practical purposes the republi-
can party is a mutual benefit association
of these classes to control the govern
ment in their own interests. These are
''ably seconded" by quite a lot of peo-
pie who yainly imagine they are pros
porous because the classes for whom
the government legislates are prosper
Gus. But there is now a marked ten
dency in the republican party, which,
however, is more marked in Cleveland
democracy, to turn the government over
to a yet smaller minority, the money
lenders.
But a new avenue and shorter cut tc
Imperialism has opened up for the i'm
perialist IN the expansion mania, using
the term "mania" as an antidote fol-
''lunacy" in financial discussion. The
expansion policy calls for great force in
the government because great resis.
tance is to be overcome, as that of the
Philippines and Europe. The force
resident ia our republican government
under the Constitution meets all the re.
%quirements this side the Monroe Doc.
trine; only an imperious president and
an imperial government can foot the
bill of an expansion beyond that doc
trine. But a republican government
with expansion proclivities may readily
get us into trouble beyond the Monroe
Doctrine though without the ability tC
get us out again. Therein is the dan.
ger to this people and republican gov.
eminent of the present administration
With republican instincts and habits t.
lull the people while its expansion pro.
clivities bring up problems which
only an imperial government can solve,
the present administration serves re.
markedly we'll as the transition stage
from republican to imperial govern.
ment. Thus would the President, al,
though not an imperialist, unlimited
serve well the purpose of i~mperialists
and establish beyond cavil the greet,
good judgment of selecting the repub.
lican party as the means of accomplish
ing their diabolical purposes. An out
and out imperialist party could MOI
have done better and hardly SO well.
An expansionist is not now necessa
rily an imperialist, but must inevitably
become one, because only a strong, i'm.
perial government can cope with the
hornet nest which expansion beyond
the Monroe Doctrine sets agoing. NJ
sooner will the administration show it:
inability to cope with the situation, its
visionary schemes are surely develop
ing in and about the Philippines thar
imperialists will open with q loud CRY
for a stronger government. And many
will then join in the cry who now op.
pose the whole expansion business; fol
a stronger government may then be tht
only salvation for national existence.
Thus will i~mperialists lead on with al
unerring, diabolical cunning to then
ends.
Expansion not only calls for a largt
army and navy and an able diplomacy.
but also for an lmperious President anC
an imperial government. 1t is for thii
resson-if expansion is persisted in
that w claim that Mckinley will nee.
essarily rattle in his place. Not that
he has not republican instincts to the
extent of certain classes, and ability tC
run a republican government for These
classes, but for the very reason that be
has these things.
Home, Tenn. F. J. RIPLEY,