The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-08-09

Lords Dom Paul gave only grunt
md a pull at his pipe. "Tell him l am
4 viceroy." "what is that?" asked
Paul THAT is a sort of King" said
the messenger. "Tell the Englishman
I was once critic puncher," said old
PAUL and he resumed smoking his pipe.
The Speaker opposed any form of an
Anglo-American alliance that was po-
litical in its nature. An alliance with
any form of monarchy was unnatural
and would win for us the enmity of all
the great European powers, especially
Russia, Germany and France who
should be our friends. The develop
ment of an aristocracy in this country
was unnatural, and as soon as any OF
our millionaires were set up with lack
eys and footmen, they were as uncom-
Portable as fish out Of water and hied
away TO the more comfortable atmos-
phere of British society.
The acquisition Of new territories, or
the policy of expansion, would compel
the American people to raise the stan
dards Of public service and would bring
higher type of public men to the front
II would increase commerce under our
flag between our own ports. II would
tend to develop enterprise at home and
abroad. No trust could live on the
open sea and old Neptune's trident
would break the back OF many an oc-
topus now sucking the blood of tire
people.
II would hasten the construction,
ownership and operation of the Mica
ragua canal as an enterprise Of, by and
for the people. 1t would make an open
ing for all native American and colored
races, aud open the doors OF thousands
of opportunities for Americans. He
challenged anyone to quote one word
that was not expressive Of good will on
the part of our government toward any
of the people of the newly acquired
territory. Colonization and conquest
had ever been the watchword OF the
English race, but militarism and I'M
perialism were ~ abhorrent to it as
polygamy aud slavery. England end
the United States had smaller standing
armies for their wealth and population
than any countries in the world. With
fewer priests and soldiers can we
govern the late Spanish possessions
than any other great power.
The speaker did not touch party poll
tics, but said we ought to sympathize
with Mckinley when we consider how
he is hedged IN on all sides by men like
Mark Hanna, Alger, Clay Evans and
others OF the greatest small men wine
have ever dazzlcd the worlds eyes. II
was related of Ben Harrison that he was
the smallest elder who ever sat in the
Indianapolis Presbyterian church. He
was alse the smallest president, plVsi
ally, who ever sat in the whit house
but he was big man compared to som'
who have surrounded the pre.ent ad
ministration. wv tern congressman
once called at the White House te -
Harrison about an appropriation h'
threatened 90 veto. "I am very sorry,
said the usheraiter the congressman ha'
waited long time, "but You can't SCI
the president" "Good gracious" sai'
the congressman, "has he got 20 small
as thatV There were giants in thos'
days compared to the microscope
statesmesmen of the present.
President Mckinley has not only sui
iered from having small men forces
into positions of tremendous RESPONSE
bility by the energies of commercia
politics, but he is at the disadvantage O
being oyershadowed by a national her
OF tremendous popularity This is illus
trated by what is report TO have oC
ourred ON the occasion OF the president
recent tour OF the Southern army camps
While strolling about unattended h
sought to cross a line patrolled by vis
liant sentry, who stopped him and de
manded the countlrsign.
Il don't know the countersign, sal
Mckinley,
"rhen YOU don't pass, said the sol
dier
"Bnt, am the president OF tn
United States" said Mckinley.
II don't know about that, said th
sentry, ewing him SUSPECT lusly "but
YOU haven't got the countersiyn, yo
cant get by here II YOU were Georg
Dewey himself "