The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-29
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.s borif n ou ;he hack, OF those who
remain. j, must mean Logger hours,
haro.r work aud 0cater sacrld :es FOR
hose who Toll, ana tue farmer, while
he ray, more than his share of the ex-
venses Of the army, has no part 10
army contracts or in developiLs com
papics, and his sons are less likely to
till the life positions 10 the army than
the sous Of those who, by reason Of
wealth or political prominence, exert
iuhnence at Washington.
Soon after the Republican leaders
bsgan to suggest the rruprlety OF col.
o0lal policy the papers published an
interviews given out from San Eau
cisco by foreign consul residing a.
Manila He declared that the people OF
the UuitcG States exed it TO them
selves, to other nations and to the Fill
pinos to hold the Philippine islands
permanently At the CONCLUSION OF the
interview there appeared the very sig
nifcant statement that the gentleman
was visiting the United States for the
purpose of organizing g company for
the development of the Phiiippioe is
lands 4 few days later on his way
east he gave out another interview IN
which he explained that the company
which he inteuded to orgarze would
establish banks at Manila and at other
places throughout the Philippine IS
lands and bulId electric light plants,
water plants, street car lines, railroads,
factories, etc It seems that the plan
Of his syndicate was TO do all the de-
yelopiug and leave all the rest Of the
American people nothing to 90 in the
matter except to furaish aa army suh
cient 10 hold tie FiIipinos 10 subjsc
ton while they were being developed:
''As the present rate We will sperd
annually upon the army approximately
half as much as We sp>rd for education
in the L aiteG S. ares and this immense
sum is wrurg from the taxpayers by
systems Of taxation which oVerburicn
the poor man and uodertax the rich
man. In the presence Of such an issue
as militaryism 1t is impossible that any
Pupulist should hesitate IS 10 his duty.
But even the menace of mi?itar. ism is
but part of the question of imperial
ism. The policy contemplated BY the
R-pubiicau party nuili6es every prin-
ci, lie set forth 10 the declaration of in
dependence, strikes a blow at popular
government and iobs the nation OF It's
moral prestige. Already the more ad
vanced supporters Of the colonial idea
point to the economy of system Of
government which entrus,s all power
10 an executive and does away with
the necessity for legislation. The Army
and Navy Journal, in its ISSUE Of Aug
ust 4 comends the English system ard
declares that as result of this system
a fifth Of the worlds area, containing a
fourth Of It's population IS ruled with
an administration marvel, and adds:
'One million two hucdrtd thousand
dollars spent 10 London is the price Of
administrative order oy.: the colonial
ruIe vi o>e total budgets aggregate ST.
724 3j4 S96 or 50 per cent. mrrs than
our total of fedora, stale, county and
village expenditure for every possible
purpose for which taxes are levied Lin
contrast to the results of this system Of
executive administration the fact Il
ciled that the American coagress has
spent an cn,ire winter wrestling With
the tariff, the tax alton, the admioistra.
tion aud the personal rights Ct two lit
lie is'au1s. The English executive is
ao iDptr al * cutive The British
parliament is an Epglish legislature
TO the same system we are coming by
decree Of circum STAGES as inevitable as
that Of fate. If this be Imperialism
make the most Of it. So far as citizen
ship is concerned the British empire is
one, but beyond the limits of the
Uoited Kingdom the citizen lives un
der rule of essential monaEchial and
not restricted by the constilu ional
limits of the parliamentary system
Thus does Imperialism bear out its
supporters back toward the dark ages
There is nc middle ground between the
American policy and the Earopsan pol
icy. If this nation remains true to its
princicles, It's traditions and its his
tory, it cannot hold colonies If it en-
tiers upon colonial career, it must re-
pudiste the doctrine that governments
derive their just powers from the con.
sent Of the governed.
when such an issue Is raised there
can be only two parties-tte party,
whatever its name may be, which be-
lieves in republic, aud the party,
whatever It's name, which believes in
an empire; and the irduenee Of every
citizen, is consciously or unconsciously,
intentionally or unintentionally thrown
upon one side o. the other.
Where the divine right Of kings is
recognized, the monarch can graHt
diferentdegrees Of liberty to different
subjects. Ihe people Of Eaglapd 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 ofa republic
differs from the doctrine Of monarchy
as the day differs from night aud be-
tween the two doctrines there is and
ever must be sn irresponsible conflict.
Queen Victoria has recognized this ne
cessary sntagonism between the demo
cratic and imperial form of government.
In proroguing parliament few days
ago she said:
" Believing that the political ipde-
pendence Of the republics would be a
constant danger to the peace of South
Africa. authorize the annexation of
the Orange Free State.
"a republic is always menace TO a
monarchy, just as truth is always a
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