Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
WHAT IMPERIAL Ism IS.
TOLD BY 4 REPUBLICAN
Editor Of the Des Moines Globe Says Policy
Of the Mckinley Administration is the
Best Definition Of the Term.
For this Reason His Newspaper Supports Mckinley and
Advocates Constitutional Monarchy---Some T. :
Mighty Interesting Reading. -

| . free, liberal republic to the end Of oil
time. But I clearly SEQ that such =
thing is now an possibility. others
sec it, too, but they are afraid to come
out openly and say SO. { am not. But
what man can study history and then
analyze the present and not be con-
vinced that our tendency Is that wsy7
Government, my dear sir, is
founded on property and commerce.
We can boast of civil rights and all
that, but government is founded after
all upon property. Men acquire prop
erty and then demand a government
that will protect them in their prop
erty rights. A constitutional mon
archy does this, and at the same time
enables men to acquire property with
out sentimental interference. Do not
| misunderstood me when I say senti-
| mental interference. I only mean that
| under such system the individual is
given better opportunities to enlarge
his business interests
Supports Mckinley. GO.
"Do you advocate the election of
Mckinley and Roosevelt?''
II do, earnestly and honestly.''
''Do you advocate their election be-
cause you believe that their success is
step in the direction of achieving
what you believe to be the proper
thing in government?
II do. Why should republicans be
afraid to admit it? They may deceive
themselves but they deceive one else
when they pooh-pooh at Imperialism.
I am a republican,, and while the
Globe is a republican newspaper, it is
not a party organ. That is to say,
the Globe, while advocating repub-
lican policies, is not party organ in
the sense that it is controlled by party
BOSSES. But while the Globe does not
carry the republican ticket at the head
of it's editorial column, it is a repub-
lican paper and am republican. I
am advocating what believe-in fact
am certain-to be republican policies.
l only go far enough to openly admit
what the leaders certainly concede
among themselves.
II am for Mckinley, although he
was not my first choice. I advocated
the nomination of Roosevelt for pres
ident more than eight months ago.
advocated Roosevelt because believe
he favors excessive expansion. By
that mean that he favors the policy
of our ruling weaker nations for their
good and our own.
he LOOKS AHEAD.
81 believe that Mckinley and Roose.
welt will be elected, and that when tn ey
/ are elected the party will set up the
claim that their election is vindica
ton Of the policy Of imperialism. No
republican openly advocated the gold
standard in 1896. but after the election
all republicans claimed it as vindica
tion Of the gold standard. And 1 be
Iieve that when Mckinley is reelected
the republican leaders will then have
the courage to admit that their polio,
lis the policy Of Imperialism and viii
claim that it has been vindicsted.'' -.
"Why do you favor a constitutions
monarchy, Mr.. Chavannes. - wv ii
For. many reasons. Republican!
claim that we must do business will
1 the money Of the world gold. I agre,
with that statement. And I also be
| lieve that if we are to reach out and \.
a world wide business we must do i
| unuer Jne same form or government u
the great business nations of the world
! What would we lose by becoming
constitutional 'monarchy? Absolutel,
nothing. What would we gain? Sta
! bility. Commerce; is governed by in
! flexible laws of trade, cold, calculating
business. What we need, then, is 4
/ form of government that will not per
! nit of constant Interruptions by recur
t ring changes of policy. What differ
t ence does it make to Great Britia
7 whether Bafour or Ch amberlain is in
The great business policy of that Won
derful nation goes right on Withou
4 disturb rbance. But, we change every tw
lyears or such q matter and the resu
is knownsto all men. ''s
]. s If you did not believe that the Nj
Kinley policy tended il the directio
!. you claim its does, would yon suppol
. him IA this campaign !? '.ss
| IL MEANS lMPERlALlsM.
!. | would, e, e replied Nj. chayar
]; ines. would Do 50 because am,
) s|republican, snd because DO NOT hay
J Iany faith Ii The sdsmocratic parry 3.
) .m giving The 4 republican nation,
Itlcket NY support noM for the rssso
|, ,Ithst | believe the slsction sof Ne cKinis
\ means imperial Il. j imperialism
q moan lust THAT dsmo crats mean ssls
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