The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-14

Many Europeans who HOW worthy e1tl-
zens of this great republic left their Eu-
ropean homes because of the burdens IN
posed by the enormous military establish
ments.
"A great army would be a great thing
for the railroad companies, which carry
them from place. and for the large con-
tractors who will furnish food and ralment
for the soldiers, but it is a distressing bur-
den upon the plain people of the country,
especially upon the laboring men and the
farmers upon whom an unfair share OF TIE
load has fallen.
when 1 was a boy I remember visiting
q wheat field which had been attacked ~
the army worms. 1t occurs to me that
this tendency towards a large army-the
army worm-wll prove more destructive
to the crops of the farmer than the army
worm that the farmers are now familiar
with.
Upon the subject of Imperialism need
only add a word The idea of forcible con-
quest and of colonization after the plan
adopted by European countries cannot re-
ceive the support of the people OF this
country when the principles involved are
clearly understood. In 1866 Abraham Lin
coin was invited to attend Jefferson BAN
quet given by the republicans of Boston,
Lincoln's Tribute to Jefferson
"Those whose memories run back TO ante
bellum days remember that the Declara-
tion of Independence forms large part
of republican speeches In the early Gays.
1t was part of the first platform on whlch
Abraham Lincoln ran. That Lincoln was
welded to the fundamental doctrines set
forth in that declaration no one Will dls-
pute. In expressing regret that he coulo
not attend the Boston banquet, Mr.. Lin
coin used these words in regard to Jef-
ferson:
"'All honor to Jefferson; to man who
in ho of A struggle Tor
national independence by a single people,
had the coolness, foresight and capacity
to introduce into an army, revolutionary
document; an abstract truth applicable TO
all men and all times, and to so embalm
it there that today and in all coming days
1t shall be a rebuke and a stumbling block
to the harbingers of tyranny and oppres-
sion'
''And yet the leaders of the republican
party are attempting to deny those truths
written for all men and for all time. They
are attempting to repudiate the doctrine OF
equal rights and self government given to
us by the forefathers. Not only are they
initiating the monarchies of the old world
in their policies but they are copying the
language of monarchies in carrying out
their policy.
The Philippine Proclamation
"In their proclamation recently issued to
the Filipinos we find these words: The
commission desires 10 assure the peOple VI
the Philippines of the cordial good will and
fTaternal feeling which is entertained for
them by the president of the United States
and by the American people. The aim and
object of the American government apart
from the fulfllment of a solemn obligation
it has assumed toward the family of ma
tionS by its acceptance of sovereignty over
the Philippine islands is the well being,
prosperity and protection of the Philippine
people and their elevation and advance
ment to a position among the civilized peo
pie of the world
Compare this language with the lam
guage used by the queen in her proclama
tion to the people of India in 1856 when she
said: we hold ourselves bound to the ma
tives of Indian territory by the same
obligations of duty which binds us to our
other subjects and in their prosperity will
be our strength, in their eontentment is our
security and in their gratitude our best
reward
ut will be noticed benevolence breathes
through both declarations.
And yet in spite of those promises made
to the people of India forty years ago the
people of India today complain that the
offices are filled by the younger sons of
English aristocracy, while the taxes are
paid by the people of India.
1.-THE policy of Imperialism is always de-
Tended on the ground that 1t is good for the
people governed, but we have never rccog-
ly assimilate another nation"
Carter II. Harrison
Carter H. Harrison of Chicago re-
sponded to Corruption In Politics." He
said:
1T lies within the power of the young
democracy of the nation, If 1t will but set
to work In the first trenches, to carry for
ward the crusade of politics until corrup-
tion shall be driven from high places un-
til honesty shall control in every depart
ment of the municipal, the state and the
national governments Stawart young
democracy need not look far for an ncen-
tive. The example is set for it in the per-
son of our national leader. Two years ago
the party made its fight under leader
with private life so stainless, with charac-
ter so blameless, the people follow ed
him, and follow him STILL with such zeal
as the crusaders displayed in the paladins
of old.
"Ours Is the party of the people. Unless
we serve the people honestly and fairly we
are faithless in our trust Duty requires
us to strike the first blow at corruption
within our own party.
Corruption in the Party
''Let the word go forth that democracy
will not tolerate a man, no matter how pro-
fuse his protested devotion to the party
creeQ VINO uoeS not pldce MS ODiiSdtioH 10
the public above any personal cons dera-
tion In 1900 a bitter struggle awaits us.
The old fight must be along lines laid
down in the platform of the last demo-
cratic convention for the rights of the peo-
pie, fight against corruption and all its
awful menace to the republic, fight
against the trusts that seek to make of this
nation, founded upon the theory of the abb
solute equality of men, serfdom submis-
sive to the power and the arrogance of
wealth, fight for everything that will
left the people higher; fight against
everything that will restrain the public in
the onward march of its triumphant des-
tiny If we remain true to the theory and
the practice of all democracy means and
stands for, there is no need to doubt the
successful issues of the combat"
PASSENGER AGENTS ADJOURN.