Arizona republican., 1899-04-20
AN ANNEXRTEONiST
A phoen'x Man Who Got His Views
 In inc War.

John McAndrews, an attorney of
 Phoenix and gallant Rough Rider, who served before Santiago, is an
 ardent expansionist. He was al one
 time a leading democratic politician of
 Denver and subsequently, became
 prominent in the popu,ist camps of
 Colorado. He deplores the attitude
 taken by the so-called reformers,
 against expansion. In the last issue of Georges Weekly" of Denver, the leading reform paper of the west, he
 presents his views as follows:
 My Dear George: Your issue of
 March ], comes out against expansion.
 I notice most all reform papers are
 T am sorry to see it. 1 believe now
 and always shall believe that the
 Spanish war saved us from civil con f1ict It's results are so far reaching
 and beneficial to our national great ness that to describe them would be but reiteraiOn. The opponents Of eX- panSion seem to lose sight of the greatness of the benefits we derive as nation among the powers of the world from stIagetic, military and naval positions guaranteeing cOmmeT- cial protection, either through igno
 rance or maintain their position in an effort to criticise the republican aG- miniStratiOn.
 '"The mass of the people will not fol- low party which does net believe in an aggressive foreign policy. Within ninety days after the war was de- clared, the sons of the republic on sea and land drove Spain from the west ern hemisphere, and planted the stan dard of democracy in the teeth of the old worlds tyranny in the eastern hemisphere, and there it is going to stay.
 And he who En the strife expires
 Will add to theirs a name of fear,
 That tyranny shall quake to hear; And leave his sons a hope, a fame, They, too, will rather die than shame; For freedoms battle. once begun, Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son, Though baf1ed oft, is ever won
 ''The Spanish war was started by the sovereign people, not by the republi- can administration or the wealthy men of the nation. It was not a rich mans war, but the legitimate result of long years or insults to our national honor in the ports of the world by all nations, mediocre or powerful. It was the wealthy who cried peace, peace, and who came near sacrificing again our national honor on the cowardly altar of greed and diplomacy; but the so-caIled American common herd could see only the horrors committed against humanity and hear the mute appeal of our poor lads of the Virgin jus and Maine, and God stirred their hearts and the blow was struck. It was right and grand, and mighty has been the result, and I thank God that ! threw my mite on the lever which pried open the gates of cruelty and wrong that the standard of democracy might pass within.
 For reformers to fight the onward strides we have taken is Senile eXpe diency which in no way will affect the result, but will surely only widen the hiatus now existing among reform ele- ments.
 Foreign wars are necessary to the life of republic like ours built on the system. It is a means by which internal corruption and stagna- ton can be kept purified. We have destiny to fulfill for good and the n2- tVes of our foreign possessions are | not to be considered for a moment in our march onward, only in the matter | of justice and personal protection to which they are entitled, as all of our | citizens are.
 When reformeTs cannot distinguish | between national honor among the | powers of the earth and their internal | grievances, then surely they are in the | position they should be in snarling, | vicious bands Of fanatics, dangerous to | themselves and the state Wherever | one of the hungry bands gets too near | bo h1f0an H0nn thrown out for the pack to gnaw upon | and from the looks of the political | field the republicans will pass on to | the caravansary for the next four years in splendor and safety