The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10
Johann Strauss died last Saturday
but his waltzes still live. ~ =
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.

OuL Ills WdlCLcS SILL i've.
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.
Has the Time Come For This New
Departure in Policy9
When sudden change apparently takes
place In the character Of a man or ma
| ion we may be sure it is not a change
hat Is sudden, but the revelation. The
original and traditional character Of the
American commonwealth has been long
| forces, some native and some foreign a
vast and heterogeneous, immigration; a
multimillionatrism," will its boundless
!rimonial alliances with the European
aristocracy: the decay of religion, which,
though still the social rule, at least in
practical life; the growing thirst for
pleasure largely for sensual pleasure,
and and for money as the means;
consequent on the thirst for money; a
yellow. press, appealing not only to tie
love of sensation, but to immoral tase-s
been going on in the national character
and causes of its visible departure from
the old Washingtonian and Jefcrson;an
startling: George iii. and his ministers
els more imperial than that which Amar-
a people lighting for their ndependenc e
and recognized. In that character by the
Americans themselves. If the spirit
fold up the Declaration of Independence
and blot out Fourth of July professions
Of sympathy with nations struggling t.
The party Of the commonwealth SUE.
as Washington and jefferson bcqueath-
it, and such as the hopes Of humantr'
oaSiy and sndsr g e all
the party Of empire. 1t may look FOR III >
support Of the south which wants, NJ
more negroes, and of labor. CARNATIONS
standing army, possibly available against
strikers or of an increase Of industria:
connection. The vistas Of imperialism
expenditure which are opening can hard Y
fail to put friends of economy on is SIDE
Some think that even now If 1t cou.d
fairly va 4% to arPp wGd
dent, or those in whose harsds he is, will
be left to- work their will. By the end OF
that time the fate Of the Arnsrican cum
rolling will probably roll on :. - -. =.
Jurists OF emlnence contend tAat tn
to Of Is
was totally absent from the minds Of tila
trainers Of the constitution. and of all
the inhsritors Of their aims 81, Howeyer
constitution might be changed: But the
necessary machinery appears to be want
ing. The United States st2ve nothine
HIKE ee ths d of 2ea ana
ticable in their case. So long as the
government of the dependencies is in the
will be one Of military force, not a step
toward self-government;s it is likely to
be honestly, administered and productive
TT Pa5nt Seldom has
honor. But presently viii come the poll
tician, and with him the carpet-bagger,
Nor Will there be anything to prevent a
new current of corruption from setting
In through the dependencies to Washing
ton: 10 keep the civil service, at home
Tree from jObbery constant struggle is
going on. '<,'< =,
Nor will there be anything, to guaran-
tee tee the character Of the rulers against
living among subject races; was the re-
Election of the excellent and sensible
Lord Elgin in India. Who that was then
mutiny, which was, in fact, an insurrec-
ton of caste, Or the still greater horrors
.1 OF the repression. when rage and panic
breast of the dominant race-when a
British commander asked for leave to
ray alive. burn and impale, and in Eng
yelling, for more blood? Just as Httle e
truth has been found on this occasion
IN the belief that the mean passions are
expelled by the violent passions under.
Do. the Americans desire to take their
glorious share of "The White Mars
Burden. by uplifting degraded and
d doMn-tr ;3sds race race? They have noble
there are 100000 of negroes about as [
degraded as any race can be-. They will, |
at the sans same time be ayerting great
tlons between the races of the South /
ar worse than ever since the bond of |
K; which in the case of domestic
not uncommon, has ceased to exist. The
whites have practically nullified the CON
st1tut1cnal amendment giving the politi-
cal franchise to the the negro who is now
practically to the condition of a /
OBJ would suf fs9 Sag Gf th a sss
always enough on their hands. There
Is this war OF races at the South. There
nitred to be widespread, and eliminating
n a pension list of $145, OOO, 600 for a WarI
Which ended thirty-three years ago. and
which, though its fraudulent character
las been clearly exposed, passes congressI
a word: There is the confusion|
II the finances brought about by the ln-
Thsre Is fSs
multi millionaires'' which, If it learns
Q turn Its wealth into power and to buy
he senate, the judiciary and the press. +
nay become serious menace to the
state. There is, on the other hand. "a
oclalistic Sagitation, under the guise Of
Pr strangely Lodged in that which
vas the party of Jefferson, and with a T
Towing discontent wherein sssto work. +
mere, Is banking system founded on
, e ~! principles and with an uncer-
most appears to be outworn It has been
.ractlcaliy oyerlaid by party machines