New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-12
TIE PAR4KOUyT ISSUE SETTLED
No MORE CHANCE FOR IMPERIALISM
AFTER THE SULLIVAN PICNIC

No MORE CHANCE FOR IMPERIALISM
After THE SULLIVAN PICNIC
There is no hope for imperialism after the picnic
O TIE Timothy ,. Sullivan Association. On Mon
cay. and trouble xii Be saved BY the speadv recog-
nitlon O the fact All enemies o. expansion ana
q ne croei oespot VINO heads The present tvran-
meal American Government must BE over1oved II
i1e demonstration q enthusiasm given On this anti
lnpeI-a--slc occasion AL those who are proclaim
ing We wish 70 remain free people" must feel
lAsir hearts bound when they read how the men OF
lA7I party exercised freedom I'll II become license
ana exercised license I'll they dropped insensible
o. knocked others 50. OF both.
II vas perhaps intended as E sample Of the s-atA
q anarchy 70 which the party tavors the reduction
q the Fliptnos by leaving them 70 themselves As
E1ca u vas hardly far, because the Filipinos are
represented 70 Be more intelligent people than
re MEMBERS and friends OF the Timothy D suIlt-
van Association showed themselves 10 be: but as
-Ar d NE mere fact Of personal liberty went II
was az instructive exhibition. The State OF New
-'-A mas laws, but that was mere detail for
-sg were utterly cts-egarded, and the six hundred
y'-oe1ae1 WHO were present. many Of them in uni
-oFa were there 70 see that they were disreRarded
une plckpocket who was seen auaexing q watch
vs. nacs 70 restore IL the general principle Of
ne cyl c. annexation. but he was not arrested Oh
ne general principle that he wished 70 remain one
g ias free people Concerning the pickpockets
vac we're not caught n the act. nothing was done
re benefit 70 the cause q little America cannot
e Sanstsd Positively il cannot
-As Lzw against picking pockets IS an old one
&c nay well be regarded as e1ete II there
anything that anti-irnper1alist hates it Is
s-7Ls1ess Imperialism has been the principle Of
q great nations since the beginning % history
el- therefore II is etete Therefore IL bears some
472ao1 70 the Law against picking pockets, and
-ey should de the death together: but the picnck-
cfs we're impartial enough 70 see that disregard Of
az s1o1ld Re pursued consistently. II AZ all and
.-7y therefore set aside q law which had been IN
-o-ce Tor only ten days-that against prize fight
--s There were prtzehghrs till everybody was
-fea q them. Boys Of fifteen or 50 fought till
'aey were covered with blood, while q younger boy
scced as second
n order rrar silver might be free. and for the
s-Ke o. consistency. all other kinds OF money as
1'se gambling establishments on the grounds and
u he steamboat, where all VINO had too much
money could get rid Of II freely. and where those
VIC thought that they had chance Of getting
"yfe col-c receive lesson 20 the contrary likely
% @ Ct Use 70 them in the future. II is likely
maj much more viii be heard OF the lost causes
y sound money and expe asion after the news gets
-@--ly disseminated Of how nobly they were op-
posed
ne captain Of the steamboat, being tirnid man,
&c possibly inpertalist. expressed dread OF
'-s necessity OF bringing the crowd home. but II
sol home and parzded the streets. through the
-~@s CT anu-expsnsion red FIRE. and the members
q ne association declared that there never had
Deen such success