The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-01

men rush madIy 10 gain possession Of ex-
tornal things When the real good OF lie
escapes us. money and what money buys
seems 10 be all that is left Then men be-
come towards, liars, and thieves. They
cringe ard fawn and palter. They worship
success. They cali evil good ana sooo
evil. They nave no convictions Wnlcn are
not lucrative. no opinions which are not
profitable. Then an things are for sale
then dema gosucs are heroes, then oppor-
tuniiies for plumber are welcome; then ice
best policy Is that which wins most voice
and most money.
There Is No Comparison
But NC are told that imperialism nas
proved o blessing 20 Great Britai IN thls
matter there is no parity between England
and the United states. II to-day hhslano
could be blockaded for six months she
would starve. She is compelled therefore
10 have a navy as strong almost as that
of an the other nations; and TINS mas
Id her TO make conquest atter
conquest until her empire encircles the
earth. Bus these widely scattered don!ih-
ions. though possibly necessary ior her
existence for D frst-class Power are lor
her cause of weakness. Let heI colo-
MES become dissatisfied and they VIII ian
from her as easily as the ripe fruit falls
H.
because only in this way can she govern
them al all. 1t Is hardly possible for an
American to speak of England and not 10
feel grateful thoughts and kindly sehh-
ments stir within his breast 10 Her
largely we owe our liberties, 20 her our
language. TO her Shakespeare. Milton ana
WadsWorth to her Bacon and Ruskin ana
Newman Even IN the war OF ihdepehu-
ence our greatest men stiil retained
kind of affection for her. as among her
statesmen our cause found some Of IT'S
ablest and most eloquent advocates And
now that more than a century has elaps-
ed. we can easily forgive and forget the
wrongs she did u.s. especially since they
stirred us to assert and maintain our IN
dependence.
netter Hold AIoof.
Nevertheless, the more we hold aloof
from EngIand the better shall IL be for
America She has not an ally in the
world and there is probably not nation
in the world which would trust her as
an ally She has never loved us from
the days in which she oppressed the col
ones to the dark days when, by aiding
the Confederacy, she sought to make the
disruption of the union permanent She
does not love us now We are the most
dreaded rival she has, because we threaten
her supremacy in what is nearest and
dearest to her-her finances. She is con-
fronted by difficulties and dangers of var
ious kinds from which we are free. An
alliance with her would involve us IN the
difficulties and dangers by which she is
confronted and from which we are free.
We need neither her advice nor her as
sistance The praises which she now be-
slows on us, were they sincere would be
superhuous; but since they are given with
the design of drawing us into an impe-
realistic policy and troublesome entangle-
ments. they are insidious and insulting.
Our wisest statesmen have always been
opposed TO militarism as a menace to our
liberties We want nothing more than
the nucleus of an army, nothing which
shall serve as a means of conquest at
home or abroad; and for my own part
think a powerful navy a danger rather
than a protection. So long as we are
content TO devote ourselves to the tasks
which God has set us we can have moth
ing to fear even from a coalition of the
Powers of Europe, were such a thing pos
sibe.
when the American people resolve
not to hold what they never intended to
take possession of, they will have little
difficulty in finding a solution of this
Philippine difficulty Above all, LEI them
not be misled by vanity; let them not
hearken to the siren voice of English fat
terry; let them not stop to think that other
nations shall say, but let them, as be-
comes a great a free and enlightened peo-
pie, be self-drected, holding in view only
such aims and ends as are wise and just
and conducive to the permanent welfare
and highest interest of the republic"