The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
aExPANaON'
And ssImperialism'' Are Words
With Quite Different
MeaningS.
Republican League Banquet After.
nath.-Some 6ubernatorial
Candidates.

The magnificent reception accorded
Senator Foraker ct the Republican
League banquet at Dayton Last Saturday
night was such q should all the heart
Of any man with pride, and that given
Governor Bushnell was no less pro-
nounced and none the les deserved.
The subsequent action Of the convention
is heartily approving Of President Nc
Kinley's foreign policy. commenting the
wise and patriotic State administration
Of Governor Bushnell, and endorsing
the course Of Ohio's Republican Repre-.
sentatives and Senators In Congress, was
In keeping with what the Democrats are
pleased TO term. "the Republican policy
Of expansion or imperialism" The de.
claration Of principles adopted by the
league convention spreads ont and takes
in oil high Republican officials, and in
fitting terms commends them either by
name or title for duty we'll performed,
without fear or favor, with no attempt
to humiliate or ignore any one, ~ was
the case in the last Republican State
convention, when Governor Bushnell's
administration Of State affairs was en-
tirely and purposely Ignored. The only
omission in the league convention plat.
form to which one could take exception
is the failure to approve of the acts Of
the last General Assembly, but take 1t
that this was an over sight pure and sim.
pie. No one or nothing IL 90 soon for.
gotten as Legislature after final I'd.
journment. Since the adjournment OF
the General Assembly 1t has become
Democratic in both bodies through the
appointment of twelve or fifteen of the
Hanna members to federal positions, and
it is possible that the convention did not
want to endorse any thing Democratic.
There is wide difference in the words
Expansion" and ''imperialism." a. ap.
piled by Democrats to President MeKin.
ley's policy (rather inferred than de-
fined) with reference to Cuba, Puerto
Rico and the Philippines Expansion
means to enlarge, to spread out, ~ the
league convention has done in an effort
to SOW the seeds of peace and good will
smona oil the members Of the party, by
giving praise where praise 10 due. Inn
perialism has reference to impsrious
tyranny, imperious dictatorship and
centrol over men and things, - was ex-
emplided in the work of the last Repub.
ican convention.
The league convention did another
thing which the State convention did
not do, and that was to adopt . resolu.
ton declaring in favor Of the election Of
U. g Senators by the direct vote Of the
people. Impsrialists would not and do
not favor this popular method. Still
another resolution incorporated in the
league platform, If such it can be called,
was that Of approving of Attorney Gem
eral Aonnett's incorporating hostility
to the various trust companies aud COM
bines which are operating in the State
in violation and defiance Of the laws and
the courts.
-.
The league convention was the largest
and most enthusiastic in the history Of
the organization. While there were
many spirited contests between the fac
tions to control different county delegs.
dons, the Foraker Bushnell -Kurts COM
bination was In absolute control of the
and the off3cara AlAcfAd for thu