The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-09
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
[By James K. Jones, United States
Senator from Arkansas.1


tmally indorse, after fuil notice, his
policy of abandonment of American
principles and policies on great and
leading questions and adopt those of
Great Britain. We feel confident that
the American people are not ready for
such abandonment, and that they will
set the seal of their condemnation on
any administration which stands for
such purposes.
1t has been O principle of which we
have never lost sight that as a nation
that all just powers of government are
derived from the consent of the govern
ed. We have constantly lived up to
this doctrine from the foundation of our
government until within the last two
years; and we now find ourselves en-
deavoring to force a government upon
ten millions Of people to which they are
utterly opposed, and in resisting which
they freely lay down their lives.
The Democratic party has always
stood for faithful observance of the
limitations of the constitution and
strict adherence to the principles which
guided the fathers in the foundation Of
this republic.
/, The question of Imperialism must be
\ decided in the coming elections, and the
decision will be final; hence the over
kshadowing Importance of this issue at
,te Nl,A hof hn
people of this country are not yet ready
10 follow the example of European
liations in policy of conquest and
Aggression, gives me faith in the out
Ncome in November next. While the
Officials in the Republican party are
busilyl engaged in denying the existence
of an actual agreement with Great
Britain, the good understanding" ex-
listing between the two governments is
being constantly alluded to by men
high in authority
A distinguished Republican senator,
only a few days ago, read in the senate
statement by one of the most eminent
of living Englishmen, and a leading
member of the present English govern
ment, that the war had "knit together
every branch of the English speaking
race, making all feel that they have a
great common destiny which it is their
duty to accomplish" and this Senator
Hale being more of an American than
a Republican, justly and vigorously
denied.
The inevitable consequence, If not the
purpose of this Imperialism, is great
increase in the size of the standing
army. Men and interests which fear the
people wish for a great army with which
they can be held in check, and the
people may well fear any party which
favors this policy.
The chief reliance of the advocates
|. of this un-American system now 4:
4, the pc,Eer OF money in elections. Blu
his is expensive, and has to be repeated
Frequently, and the organization of 6
Egreat army will relieve them of this tC
VA great extent That the people will
y persuade myself, and if they are no
willing to submit they must strike tn,
blow in the coming national election t
prevent the consummation of thes,
gigantic evils. have faith in the peo
pie, and believe there will be no doub
about the result.
AS if. what seems to be a practica
understanding, to wage wars OIL
weaker people in violation of ever,
principle of elf-government were no
a sufficient adoption of British policy
the Republican party is just now pass
ing through congress a financial mea
sure framed in exact accordance will
British ideas, which proposes to estab
lish single gold standard; wherea
the party has in national platform afte
platform asserted it's devotion t
bimettalism as a principle and pledge,
itself to accomplish it, and in it's yer.
Jast national platform in 1896 assure
the country that it favored bimetalisr
by international agreement and pledge
itself to promote this, which pledge the
Aedeemed by making haste to abandon
bimetallism absolutely and establish tn
gold standard. The bill also provides 4
effect for perpetual national debt, be
cause it makes the national bank note
practically the money of the country
and as payment of the bonds on whic
these are issued must require the with
drawal of these notes, and consequen
reduction in the volume of currency
these bonds cannot be paid; for as tn
commerce the national debt must in
crease as a basis of providing paper