Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-01-12
CROKER FOR EXPANSION.
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N~ss York. Jan. 3 -lr-ts Iou-ual s-'
Advertiser to-day prinfs the ssIto~in<
statement. given out hast nixht ~
tishsr'i Croksr.
4 t-ti~ee in ~Vran~ion. I S~fi~v~ IN
hs,is'ing whatever rs,~~s~ssen< ~~ have
sain-.i ~ annexation or war
This P.'iiey ~ nat only parrisic.
bat n tho cuiy safs one - par-u~4
tny other policy wessli -hsssx ~-sk-
nrSs ON the part ef th~ United s,zssz
and invite forvixa c-ssrspiiesfi-s-s This
na~t h. asoisis,i. h~nee oar ysiisy
must - Vigorous.
S-s--~.- wsa 60 gsr.~s--s.s.
Jefferson ~as "a rxpar-soni~s.
sth-r~ - h. would uss have favored
the srgsi~ifi~n 81 L.,si-iana. with is
fsrvixn p"Paiafian. whieh. "A Jrss~r-
~ssa's tius~. was quite a. r~u,ssse n IN.
Phttsrpss~-- In this ayr ef STRAIN and
eisctrieity. DISTANCE = M arguu~ai
sgaiass expansion.
f~~-sxs st--a-..-v W.-s .. o-- o~s
1 r-~~ts-rv.
~w~ sp-nd miiliuus annually for
missionary verk N f,r-irn euaatriss.
Wow W. have a rhanv~ - spend thi.
monry IN our o~u p.--s~siaaz. and
make tho people 20 our e~u lands
E,,s.i. ia~ahssiing citizens. " hs in tsuss
will b. loyal Ia aus constitution snsl
onr Gag Take Earssnd for -x.mpi..
The p.ruple ~ thi~ little isle e,,uis,
uos our p~opls as Intelligent. a. pow
crful ansi - patriotic ~ the Enr ieh
p~epi-t Tn. tnise,i STATES j. the
apIy country sn Earth superior 20 shr
! English. Why not iliu-f rate - "a. wori.l
that ~ ar~ fails aide to rsp. with
greater prubi.ns than ~ have had n.r-
ca~ion T. IN tho past. arsi iu th. fgt',r-
dominate any sm~rEeusyf
ssgx- stss s..-s.x 49, sa-~~~
We have a population - ~iwhtv
n,iilions - peopl~. ~. cs,sntry t~.uns
With voung men fui It nfr. h.sp. and
ambition. Why not give th-~s yfs1ue
men chnne~ - si--vrinp aar n~vsis -ic-
guirsi passss>iun-. and huihi Up a
c~anfry rivaiiug in grandeur ansi pa
iriatism eur aNn ait~si state
a ~ay ~ al mrau- hold On 81, al
that rtrhtftliv h..ios.s-~ io a.. n Wv
great suIntry ws~t - ths E.,-sr
mountains s~r~ hii-si sish ~la la
dian~ az the prv~ruf uaorurut. hssw
loug wouid Il take ~ "a supprrss
them and make shsn respect aur ha's'
ard oar constitution Th~ sanls. fh-.ss.
sppii-- 'p th- rhiiippsu.- aai aut
caantry that NAV fail iafw nssr han.is
by ,h- prcvinrv 81 p..a.s or vsF-
- t..-.. .. ~ spa- .@s E.x
1t j. an insslit - th~ Nua~ri.-ap PIE
pi- snd - our rsg even ~ .srx~e'
that w~ ahausioa the r-epls- ~ hass
rvlsasssi frpn lssansia=~. ar ishas ssriisI
~ more dissrae~ftsl. that We shoufl
offer ~ -s-il thssn Ia the hixh.st biE
der Ssseh a proposition piae-~ fhs
tut-rivaa p-opis tu m. same eastssrstry
with the Chinss~. eho savr ncithe'
patriotism nor a forrien p.'iiry. and
are in rap~etgususr ufiiiEsd a. a slfuI
mat hy tn. paWsrs of the Nuri.i.
>..E . N-s- stss--st.sss s.r ts.sai.rs sa.l e~.t.
This Is too xrvat question - n
ennSisisrs,i As us~re matter of daliar'
aud e~nts. Our people want thea
rights protected. they will ne, figur.
on the e.rSt- Bring II down fo ioea
government. In the ease Of sfrr~i
eieaning. the cry j. Ne waat ei-at
str~ets.' regardless of the cost rh.s
demand them aS their right. just u
with aur Possessions. the people VAN
the properties acquired by war pro
,ectrsl. They will pay for the sfan.
ing army. a powerful navy and tbs
protection of our hag the warld avvi
regardless of any monetary consider
alton They have proved their viii
iugneSs 10 ssacriticr their blosd for IN.
honor of their country aud thrir hag
And when N. question ts broaght ID
an issu. they will srtse one MAJ
and demand expansion a. a estixrni