Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26

ceSSlty Tor LEGISLATION. Inc Army and
Navy Journal, in its issue of August
4. commends the English system. and
declares that as result of this sys-
tenn fifth of the worlds area. con-
tanning fourth of its population. is
ruled with an administrative economy
which is an administrative marvel
and adds:
COST OF IMPERIALISM.
One million two hundred thousand
dollars spent in London is the price of
administrative order over colonial
rule. whose total budgets aggregate
I.724, 354S96, or 80 per cent. more than
our total of Federal, State, county and
village expenditure for every possible
purpose for which taxes are levied. In
contrast to the results of this system
OF executive administration. the fact
is cited that the American Congress
has spent an entire winter wrestling
with the tariff, the taxation, the adj
ministration and the personal rights of
two little islands. The English execu-
tive is an imperial executive. The Brit
ish Parliament is an English legisla-
ture. TO the same system we are
coming by the decree of circumstances
as inevitable as that of fate. If this
be Imperialism, make the most of it,
SO far as citizenship is concerned, the
British Empire is one, but beyond the
limits of the United Kingdom the citi-
zen lives under a rule essentially mon
archial and not restricted by the con-
Stitutional limits of the parliamentary
system.
Thus does Imperialism bear out it's
supporters back toward the dark ages
There is no middle ground between the
American policy and the European
policy. If this nation remains true TO
It's principles, It's traditions and Its
history, 1t cannot hold colonies. If it
enters upon a colonial career it must
reDudiate the doctrine that govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed
When such an issue is raised there
can be only two parties-the party
whatver its name may be, which be-
lleves in republic. and the party.
whatever it's name. which believes in
an empire; and the influence of every
citizen is consciously or unconsciously,
Intentionally or unintentionally. thrown
upon one side or the other.
Where the divine right of Kings is
recognized. the monarch can grant diff
ferent degrees of liberty to different
subjects. The peoplS of England can
be ruled in one way, the people of Can
ada IN another the people OF Ireland
in another, While the people of India
may be governed according to still
different forms. But there can be no
variety in republic. The doctrine OF
republic differs from the doctrine of
night, and between the two doctrines
there is and ever must be an irrepres-
sible conflict.
Queen Victoria has recognized this
necessary antagonism between the
Democratic and Imperial form of gov
eminent In prorougfng Parliament a
lew days ago she said:
Believing that the political indie
pendence of the republics would be
a constant menace to the peace of
y Al 7 lrot
annexation of the Orange Free State
N Republic is always menace to a
Monarchy. just as truth is always a
menace TO error. government, be-
ing the natural government. must ne
| ceSsarily create dissatisfaction among
the subjects of those governments
which build upon some other founda-
| ton than the consent of the governed.
What the Orange Free State and the
Transvaal Republics are to South
Africa, our Republic is to the world,
and only our increasing strength and
the wide Atlantic have protected us
| from the ineXtinguishable hostility
which must ever exist between those
who support n throne and those who
| recognize the citizen as the sovereign.
EUROPE INTERESTED.
Every step taken toward Imperial
| ism by this nation meets with prompt
and effective encouragement from
| Europe. Lincoln pointed to the inter
| cSb WHICH, european nave
! the abandonment here of the doctrine
of European rights. He said:
The principles of efferson are the
definitions and axioms of free society.
and yet they are denied and evaded
with no small show of success. One
dashingly calls them glittering gene
| ralities.' Another bluntly calls them
'self-evident lies and others insidiously
argue that they apply to superior
race These expressions. differing
in form. are Identical in object and
effect-the supplantinG the principles
of free government and restoring those
of classification, caste and legitimacy.
They would delight II convocation of
crowned heads plotting against the
people. They are the vanguards. the
miners and sappers of returning de-
snntisn- WE nnst-rapulse- thap4-ef
they will subjugate u.s.
Our opponents say that the world
would laugh at us if we gave indepen-
dence to the Filpinos. Yes, kings
would laugh, aristocrats would laugh.
and those would laugh who deny
the alienable rights of men and de-