Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-07-13


It has involved the republic In unneces-
barry war, sacr: feed the lives Of many Of
bur noblest sons and placed the United
States, previously known and applauded
throughout the world as the champion of
freedom, in the false and un-American
position of crushing with military force
the efforts OF our former allies to
achieve liberty and self-government. The
Filipinos cannot be citizens without en-
dangering onr civilization; they cannot
be suoje It's without
In,perilin Our Fcrm of Government.
| and Us we are not, willing to surrender
our Clvillza;. N or to convert the republic
| into an empire we favor an immediate
declaration of the nations purpose TO
give 20 the Filipinos, first, a stable form
OF government; second, independence,
and aird, protection from outside inter-
fere:.ce, such as las been given for nearly
n century to the republics of Central and
South America,
Iht, grey'iv cOm::lercia!ism which die
tate.e the p: lippir policy Of the Repub-
| l1can administration attempts to justify
it with the plea that it will pay, but even
this sordid and unworthy plea fails when
brought to the test of facts. The war of
| criminal aggression against the Filipinos,
entalling an annual expense of many
millions, has all eady cost more than any
| possible profit that could accrue from the
| entire Philippine trade for years 20 come.
Furthermore, when trade is extended at
the expense Of liberty the price is always
too high.
| Favor Commercial Expansion.
! We are not opposed to territorial expan-
sion when it takes in desirable territory
! which can be erected into states in the
| Union, AMI whose people are willing and
! fit to become American citizens. We favor
| trade expansion by every peaceful and
! legitimate means, but we are unalterably
| opposed to the Selling or purchase g Of
distant islands to be governed outside the
! Constitution and whose people can never
( become citizens.
| We are in favor of extending the re-
| public's influence among the nations, but
| believe that influence should be extended,
| not by force and violence, but through
the persuasive powers Of a high and honor
able example. The importance Of other
| questions now pending before the Amer
lean people is in no wise diminished and
the Democratic party takes no backward
step from its position on them, but the
| burning issue OF imperialism growing out
| Of the Spanish war involves the very ex-
| istence Of the republic and the destruc-
| ton of our free institutions. We regard
| it as the paramount issue of the CAM
! paign.
Monroe Doctrine Must BE Maintained.
The declaration in the Republican plat
form adopted at the Philadelphia conven-
ton held in June, 1900, that the Repub-
lican party ''steadfastly adheres to the
policy announced in the Monroe doc
| trine'' is nlanifestiy insincere and decep-
| tive. This profession is cOntradicted by
| the avowed policy of that party in opposi-
ton to the spirit of the Monroe doctrine
to acquire and hold sovereignty over large
| areas of territory and large numbers of
| people in the Eastern hemisphere. We
| insist on the strict maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine and in all it's integrity,
| both in letter and in spirit, as necessary
! to prevent the extension of European au-
| thOrity on this continent and as essential
| to our supremacy in American affairs. At
! the same time we declare that no Ameri-
| can people shall ever he held by force in
! unwilling subsection to European au-
| thority.
Militarism Opposed.
We oppose milit;.rism 1t means con-
quest abroad and intimidation and Op-
preston at home. It means the strong
arm which has ever been fatal to free
institutions. 1t is what millions of our
citizens have fled from in Europe and it
| will impose upon our peace loving people a
large standing army and an unnecessary
burden of taxation and Il constant menace
to their liberties. A small standing army
! and a we'll disciplined state militia are
! amply sufficient in time of peace. This
| republic has no place for q; vast military
service and CONSUMPTION. When the ma
ton is in danger the volunteer soldier is
his country's best defender. The national
guard of the United States should ever be
| cherished i'll the patriotic heart of a free
people. Such organizations are ever an
element of strength and safety.
For the first time in our history and CO.
evil with the Philippine conquest has
there been a wholesale departure from
our time-honored and approved system Of
volunteer organization. We denounce it
as u "'rican, un-democratic and I'M
rep and as q subversiOn of the
ancl.. XII fixed principles of free peo-
pie.
Private Monopolies Denounced.
Private monopolies are undefensible and
intolerable. They destroy competition,
control the price of all material and Of
the finished product, thus robbing both
producer and consumer. They lessen the
| employment of labor and arbitrarily fix the
terms and conditions thereof and deprive
individual energy and small capital of
their opportunity for betterment. They
| are the most efficient means yet devised
for appropriating the fruits of industry to
! the benefit of the few at the expense of the
many, and unless their insatiate greed is
checked all wealth will be aggregated in
few hands and the republic destroyed.
| The dishonest peltering with the trust
| evil by the Republican party in state and
| national platforms is conclusive proof
| of the truth of the charge that trusts are
the legitimate product of Republican poll
| cies, that they are fostered by Republican
laws and that they are protected by the
Republican administration in return for
campaign subscriptions and political sup
port.
Promise Unceasing Warfare.
We n1ed 90 the DomOcratic nartv tn nn