The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

course Of the United S,atee. could Re
framed by any American. Bear in mind
that this arraignment OF the Democracy
is unconso.ausly given by their friend
Aguinaldo. the man who at the present
stands as the typical representative Of
savagery. the typical foe OF civilization and
Of the American people. and as the pecu-
liar rrotege OK the men who In the United
States In 1899 are repeating the arguments
OF those who in 1861 10 1855 sought 20 bring
US TO ruin.
Many Historic Parallels.
Every argument advanced by our op-
ponents can be paraiieied In the speeches
of their predecessors during this Civil
War They use eatchwords now as they
used catchwords then. They attack us
as imperialists. We are no more iupe-
riaIists than were the men who voted for
Lincoln and who bore arms under Grant
and ShtSman In 1854. Admiral Dewey.
when he went into Manila bay, did not
serve the designs Of imperialists- He WAS
merely carrying out the historic policy
OF this nation: the policy which was pur-
sued by George Rogers Clarke, when. by
conquest hs added Indiana and Illinois
to the Union during the Revolutionary
War: by Sam Houston when he and his
followers brought about the admission or
Texas to the United States: by Fremont.
and every other settler. explorer or sol
dier who helped push our country's
bounds westward to the Pacific. The men
OF 10 years ago who founded Marietta
and laid the foundations Of this great
state OF Ohio. in what was then an IN
dian haunted wilderness, were but pion-
GERS I'm the great work OF expansion which
has gone on until the present day.
Expansion Leads 10 Peace.
Remember that expansion In not only
hA anAf pf
all. II 10 tha handmade Of peace. Great
civilized powers are, I firmly believe.
growing more and more able TO live In
permanent peace with one another. nut
no civilized power Is or ever has bean
able permanently TO keep peace with saw
age barharous. or semi -barharous peo-
pies, because these latter are not able to
so conduct themselves as to render peace
possible. The day when universal peace
Il possible can only come when the ma
tions OF the world have grown civilized
In some places this state OF things can
come about merely by growth OF cfyilfza-
ton in the state itself. elsewhere IT mas
TO come about by the expansion OF the
great orderly. peace-loving powers We
Of the United States are not IN the slight
est danger OF any trouble with the Ca
nadfars on the north, nor with the Mexf-
cans on the south. II Is not conceivable
that a difficulty should arise with either
that could not be settled by peaceabse
methods SO in the Pacific. l most firmly
believe that We shall be able 10 work
hand In hand with England. with Ger
many. with Japan, with every civilized
power that has interests I'm that greatest
OF all oceans with every orderly. peace
loving civilized country, great or small,
we can work with perfect harmony. Eut
with savagery there can be no peace until
we have first made evident our strength.
s"Tha whole history Of our century shows
a diminishing tendency 20 war between
civilized powers. and shows also that the
existence ~ savage or bsrbarous state
inevitably means war sooner or later
Every EXPANSION OF a civilized power In
conquest for peace Remember that even
this great country Of ours. as weli as All
European countries, paid tribute TO tae
Moorish pirates as late as 1870; and piracy
In IT'S most sbhorrert form was not aeoi-
sshed In the Mediterranean until the French
expanded into Alsie-s and the Turk was
driven from Greece. Then peace came 70
the Mediterranean What the French
have done In Algters. the English nave
done in Egypt and tho Soudsn. While
Egypt was unfsr Arshi Pssha and The
sousan under the Mahdi the two countries
were sinking steadily back into more saw
agery. until they were held by a strong
and civilized race no advance was po~si-
bic. Now peace ard prosperity have co'ns
- both countries. TuTkestan wsz mare
chaos az murder and lawlessness rntl tne
wave ~ Russian expansion swept over me
country, TO the great good Of mankind, an3
brought peace ia Ills train Vow Germany
has fhe Caroiines ard under her admins
tration they wtli doubtless flourish In peace.
What sAs has undertaken 30 d. In the
Carolnex. are We te shrink from doing In
the Pniiippfues7 Are we alone among the
grsat nations OF the world 20 aurnuuce
ourselves too weak 20 Do our share OK ths
task too tiTuid to bear oar part o' the
burden IN extending Tire reign Of Law. of
order of ueacp OYER The whole woTtag
That In what expansion means II means
not only tho extension Of American fnfiu-
ence ard power. IL means the extension
ot liberty and order ard she bringing
nearer b. gigantic strides - s1s day when
reac- shall come 20 the Whole earth.
Every argument that can be ma3s FOR