The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-18
ed its earlier faith in the natural and
ipaiienable rights of man.

ed its earlier faith in the natural and
| iRaiienable rights of man.
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
The time is ripe fer a systematic and
extended effort to rec aim the arid lands
and fit them for actual set. ers. The last
agrlcultufal report est mates that homes
can thus be provided for many millions
OF people The impounding and use of
the waters which are wasted N the spr no
would people the Western states with
thrfty.- Intelligent and Industrious citi-
Zens, and these would furni a Valuahla
market for Ill the products Of the fac
tories. A small percentage CT the money
spent in 4 wal Of conalse t would prov de
oecupa tion and hab.tasicn for more PEG
pie than would ever seek a residence In
colonies within the tropics.
FOREIGN ALLIANCES.
The reasons given by Washington, JEFF
ferscn and the other statesmen of the
early days ir support of the doctrine
that We should maintain friendly re.a-
lions with al ra:ions, but enter into en-
tangling Alliances with none aie even
stronger today than they were 100 years
ago. Our commerce is rapidly increas-
ing. and we are brought into constant
communication with all parts of the
world Even il we desired to do so, we
could not afford to atiara many nations
by euitivS Ting unnecessary intimacy with
q. few. Our strength and standing are
such that it is less necessary than ever
before TO lean for all upon the friendli-
ness of a foreign power.
we cannot connect @ lrSelves with Eu-
rope an nations, and 81 are IN their jea.-
ousies and auditors without losing the
peculiar advantage which our location,
T our character and our institutions give
us in the worlds affairs
MONROE DOCTRINE.
The doctrine enunciated ty Monroe and
approved by succeeding presidents is ;es-
sential to the welfare of the United
States. The continents of North and
South America dedicated IN hp do
Vel0rment of free government. One re-
pubic after another has been established
until TO-DAY nlonarchjal idea has barely
"a .foothold in the new world.
While 1t is not the policy of this eoun-
try to interfere where amfcable rela-r
tons exist between European countries
people would look with disfavor upon
any attempt on the part of European
governments to maintain an unwilling or
forcible sovereignty over the people liv-
ing on this side of the Atlantic.
Inc position taken by the Republican
ieaqeIs, and more recently set forth by
the Republican candidate for. the Presf-
dency,li viz: That we cannot protect a
nation from outside interference without
existing sovereignty over It's people, is
an assault upon the Monroe doctrine. for
Wnlle TINS argument is al this time d.
rected against the proposition to give
the Ft1pipos both independence and pro-
tectlon, 1t Is equally appl cable to the
republics of Central and South America ]
strength to another republic without,
making subjects of its people, then we
must either withdraw our protection
from the the republics to the south of US
or absorb them. Under the same plea.
mat the guardian nation must exert an
authority equal to it's responsibility. Eli
ropean nations have for centuries ex-
plotted their wards and it is a signifi
can't fact that the Republican nartv
should accept the European idea of a
protectorate. at the same time that 1t
;aaopts european colonial policy There
IS no excuse for this abandonment Of the
american idea. We have maintained the
Monroe doctrine for three-quarters Of a
century. The expense to US has been
mas mas peen beyond value to our sister Re
pubiics. If Filipino republic is erected
upon the ruins of Spanish tyranny, its
pro e py US Will be neither difficult
De Wiling for any other European nation
TO have the islands, neither would anV
european nation be willing to provoke q
war with us in order to obtain possession
OF the Islands. If we asserts sovereienfv
over the Filiptnos we will have to defend
ina; sovereignty by force, and the Fill
t tp VIII be our enemies; If we protect
Them from outside interference they will
qe1end themselves and will be our friends
II lney snow as much determination in
opp1slng the sovereignty of other nations
ere1gnty, they will not require much &C
sistance from u.s.
EXTRAVAGANZA
The Republican party, drawing as II
does enormous campaign funds from
those who enjoy special privileges at
the hands of the government is power
less TO protect the taxpayers from the
attack OF those who profit by large ap-
preparations surplus in the treas
ury oHers constant temptation to ex-
uaVagance, and extravaganza, in turn.
compels a resort to new means of taxa
non, which,, is being kept in the back
GROUND until the campaign is over, is
fair Illustration of the imposition
which will be attempted when there is
a considerable amount of money idle
IN the treasury. The rehabilitation Of
the merchant marine, laudable In IT.
SELF, IS made the pretext for expenditure
OF public money for the benefit of large
snip owners and in the interests of q
transportation monopoly. The govern
ment being only the agent of the people,
mas no right to collect from the peo-
pie taxes beyond the legitimate needs of
government honestly and effectively adj
min1stered, and public servants should
use of the peoples money that private
individuals do in the use of their own
money. With a restoration Of a foreign
policy consistent with American ideas
there can be an immediate reduction in
the burdens now borne by the people,
INCOME TAX.
By inadvertence the income tax plank
agreed upon by the resolutions committee.
and adopted. The subject however, Is
covered by the re-afirmation of the Chi
cago platform, and take this occasion