Gilpin observer., 1899-07-13
BELL NIMPERIALlISM
HE OPPOSES 1T AssoLurELY
The Congressman From the Second Dis
triot Speaks His Mind on This Impor-
tant Subject.

The Congressman From the second Dis
triot Speaks His Mind on This Impor-
tant Subject.
Boulder, Colo, July 10.-Congress-
man John G. Bell to-day at 2:3O D. m.
discussed the question:. SHOULD the
United States Adopt the Colonial Poll
cy of Great Britain" He said in part:
1.-The query may be logically para
phrased into the interrogatory, Shall
we abandon the teachings and results
Of the great western republic for more
than a century and return to the gov
erninent from which the Pilgrim faith
ers fled? The Pilgrim fathers did not
nee from the mother country, but from
her unnatural and unjust laws. The
mother country maintained aristoc-
racy; the new government elevated
the masses. The old government as
sumed to make the Individual; the new
one taught that the Individual makes
the government. The old placed titles
above men; the new taught the eauali-
" OF men ana that men are superior to
property. " Jtsls5tsE7 So SNh8
Early in the life of nation the
moral sentiment of. the people governs
and writes the laws. Later, the prop
erty and commercial spirit supplants
the moral forces. While men enforce
the laws for the government, the liber-
ties of the people are safe. but when
property writes the laws, national de-
cay is at hand. T. LFeFrfll lS =
we have had our age of freedom.
our age of glory and are now reyeling
IN our age of wealth, vice and corrup-
tlon, and 1t depends on the moral
stamina of this great race whether we
snail perpetuate the salutary princi-
pies of the republic or not.
las result of the fortunes of war
we are now on n pinnacle where we
must either take the West Indies and
the Phlllppines or permit the inhabi-
tants TO govern themselves. They
can De turned back to Spain, but we
ought not to covet the power TO con.
troll the destiny of an alien race against
its consent. If annexing them insurcs
Denefit to the American people, but is
injurious to the colonies, then we
should not annex them. for a cardinal
uoctfine or our constitution is that all
just government is maintained only
Dy the consent of the governed. But If
annexation is injurious to the masses
or the American people. then Charity
begins Mt home
Rome. Spain and England main.
tained their colonies rot primarily for
the Deneht of the mother country. but
20 give positions and riches to their
favorites
I'VE do not need territory. If tho
hundreds of millions of acres ounaJ
by the government in arid regions could
De reclaimed by irrigation they would
make ideal homes for our people. We
couid rake the expenses of experiment.
ing with these colonies for the veor
lo9J ana accomplish this.
Our lmpregnable position has been
,ne envy of the world. This would no
longer he the case should we annex
tnese colonies. Lincoln said: This ma
lion cannot stand half slave. half free :
inns may be paraphrased into This nn.
tion cannot thrive half American. half
Asiatic.' :. -''''
Jefferson and Washington believed
thist l am old-fashioned enough 70
cling to their doctrine. History gives
us he'results OF. nations. that have
tried to extend their power over other
races. 1t is that of failure.
rOrganiZed labor must see that n
Ereat danger tlireatens in the acauisi-
lands. 8ff 'fII'ft ''os'' - -
Ihe Monroe doctrine America for
Ainericans'-is a part of the sacred nm.
written law of this land.
10 not the lynchings In the Soutb
snow now the race problem stands to-
our people do nor thrive In the
tropics . This has been proved.
The Caucasian has ever eyterminot.
ca. rather than civilized other roces
we have tried for centuries to ciyilize
tne American Indians. and we have
about purified them and sent them TO
that bourne whence no traveller re.
turns. This is the way the Filiplnos
Will he civilized.
lhere is no disputing the fact tbot
tne powers desiring to possess this fer.
rltory comprise the great sypdIcotes
VINO wish to build railroads. deyeIon
mines and invade the great timber
neids. but no kind of sympathy with
nettering the condition of the natives
rms Is morally wrong to the natives
ana an Injury to the good name of tho
masses of the American people.
Yes. haul up Old Glory-but. COM
rndes; take heed that no man shall part
the old fag from the creed"
RUSSIAN HEIR APPARENT DEAD