The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-08-09
SHALL THE HAY-POUNCEFOTE
TREATY BE RATIFIED?
ADDRESS BY j. A. o. BEFORE THE PRISON CHAU-
TAUQUA MOCK CONGRESS-

tlon. That hereafter by the adoption
of this treaty, we must sanction her
policy in all its entirety and take sides
With her In every quarrel she may have
hereafter, whether right or wrong. She
must do the same by us, or this alliance
must be broken and a quarrel arises
between us, and the end of neutrality
and peace for this nation.
Now, Mr.. President, before going
any further along this line, let us ex-
anime into the cause and authorship
of this treaty. On our part the present
Secretary of State, Mr.. Hay, on the
part of England the Rt. Hon. Lord
Pauncefote, their present minister at
our court. Without saying anything
further in regard to Lord Pauncefote,
except to place him where he belongs,
the legal representative OF Her Majes-
tvs government, jealous advocate of
his country's best interests, true and
loyal to Great Britain.
But who is this man Hay? Let us
throw the searchlight on him for a
moment. Let us inquire into his an
tecedents little. What are his quail
fcations and ability to guide our ship
of state to its destiny? Where did he
learn his statecraft, his theology? Co.
ing back in his history but few years,
land God knows I don't care to dig up
his record very far back we find him
learning his lessons of craftsmanship
in the school of English statesmen and
diplomats as our minister at their court
We find him "hale fellow we'll met"
among that nobility which has not a
single favorable regard toward a re-
public, and whose ridicule has been
prominent in every new step of our
progress.
Mr.. President, this is the school
where our present secretary has been
taught diplomacy and craftsmanship:
this is the influence which has sur
rounded him. Among them he has
been toasted, wined, and smoked,
drilled and made mellow and plant in
their hands. If you will take the
trouble to read his speeches made at
their banquets and receptions, you will
find they are quite English you
know" He may be also member of
the Royal Knights of the "Star and
Garter" FOR all | know. But at anv
rate we cannot help but believe that
his call to the State department under
the present administration, has been
highly satisfactory to England. And
should he succeed in getting this
treaty ratified, he will then have ac-
complished all that is necessary to
make his future residence in England
very pleasant and profitable, and he
ought to have title in their peerage.
Now [ ask the senators here if it is
not reasonable to suppose that treaty
of alliance emanating from such a
source, should be open to suspicion
that it contains cunning and subtle
design to bind US still farther than the
mere building of this canal jointly :?
Does it not also bind us to mutuality
in each others future policy? If it
does, if such is the design and intent, I
ask you in all candor, are we ready for
this step? Is the policy of Great
Britain to be our future policy? Are
we in sympathy with their greed and
conquest, and their treatment of their
colonies? Are we to become an en-
pire or are they to become a republic =?
Certain it is that we must either
change our form of government or
they must change theirs before we can
amalgamate.
There never was, nor ever can be,
any analogy between kingdom and a
republic. If the Anglo-Saxons are 60
ing to rule the world with their present