The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-28

I'm, even the w.nap. of mifttArism is
but : part Of the question 81 imperial
ism. The policy ~ the Re
D-hlfrsn rsrtv nultess every principle
~; forth ir .he declaration ~ Tna.pcn-
taB-e strikes fI5w Al ,.,rnlsr govern
ment ana rot me nation 81 it, moral
prestige Already tho more advanced
supporters = the colonial flea potn, 70
ne economy 81 = system r. government
which entras'z an ,-avey Is ar executive
a-t does away WITH tha necessity for
legislation The Armv an4 Navy Jour
nal i'm it@ .@esr os Aur7sst an commena4
the EnsIlSh system and declares that as
a result of this systeu a hfth of tho
World area. containing a fourth q tts
population - ruled with an ad1intsira
tlFe eoononF Which : an administrative
marvel and adds
one million two hundred thousand
dollars spent IN London Is -" prt~" -
aarnin3@tTai4Ne order over a colonial Tul"
whose total budgets asSrfEAte At-E
35t Sc or hfty Ter cent fuor" than cur
toi-l 81 Federal state. county anl vii
laec expenditure Tor every Iossihl" puv-
pose for which taxes avo lesiei. Ia
contrast 10 the results 90 this system ~
executive administration the fa.t is cited
that The American congress has spent Al
entire winter wrestling Nith The iArif.
The TAXATION. The Administration and the
personal rights u TWO l.;tlc Islands The
English executive il an Imperial "Seru-
tive The British Parliament is an En-
Ellsh legislature To the same system
y" are coming ~ the deere" y cireaIn-
stances q inevitable As tina; 81 fate II
this 1e Imperialism make the most az
~ 20 Tar AS ctfttth@tiP ly concerned
The british Empire Us one. bat beyond
the limits 81 the United Kingdom the
cltixcn lives under a rule essentially
mCnarohial and restricted by the const!-
tutlcual limits or the Parliamentary avs
TEN.
BACK To THE DARK AGES.
Thus does iruerlaIIem bear ita
supporters back toward the tayl ares
There IS no middle ground between he
American policy and the Europcan policy.
II this nation remains true TO lts prin-
cipits. it's traditions and It's history. III
cannot hold colonies. II il enter upon
d colonial career il must repuGl.tc tho
doctrine that governments derive her
jast powers from the consent or the COY
erned.
"Whcn such an issue is raised there
can be only two rartits-the party.
whatever its name may be. which believes
in a republic. and the party. whatever
is name. Which believes In an empire
ana the influence OF every citizen "a
consciously or uurousciously iutenffon-
ally or unintcntionally thrown upon OF,
side or the other.
'WhCre the divine right Of kings is rec
| ognizsd. the monarchy grants different
| degrees OF liberty to different subject.
The PEOPLE OF England can be ruled IN
| one WAY. the people OF Canada in am
other. the PEOPLE of ireland in another.
while the people OF India may be gov
erned according to still different for.us.
But there can be no variety in a repu1-
nc. The doctrine Of a republic differs
from me d'clrlne o. 4 moharchy as N"
80 ulneIn iio"i ~ hlsnl anu ne'Nf'h
~ =" 'n',e > u ever
ms ne an "icpie'9i'ie 'onh''' Queen
N"7 ~
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mp F." : y s'N'I "'h'n'. ~ pi"-
ro8uihS laiIiaiheh' = re" Gays ago she
Sald.
belleNins that the political indepen-
~ ~ ~ iePu'i'oH "ouln ~ ! con
et'he "'Hssi - 'hr ped'e % Houih ~
- ! dutn'ilZeu ne dhheA'Nioh q INC
-, o'"'
= i9p'D'!' - "i"'!9 = menace !" u
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i'e'a'e u 'Ii"f- lI-goFerhfneh' PC
iHs 'He natural government must hecea-
""inS 'leatS "iSS"ia'a'lio among thc
s"uJSN'' u 'H'oe governments which
n"ii 80 'on.e nv io"n'aI.o" man
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SloHs'h an ne "iue Alldh'i' nav pro
'ecleu - lio"i me NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nos
'iH'S "ni'i must 'N'i exist oe'"e'h
NV WE" '"Ppoi' q 'hi""' "ha 'ho'e
VIZ iS'oshl~e - 'i1i>th a. NV S'F'i
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WHAT EUROPE DESIRES.
Every step taken toward Imperialism
by this nation meets with prompt and
effective encouragement from Europe.
Lincoln pointed to the interest which
Eurogcan nations have in the abandon
ment here Cf the doctrine OF equal
rights. He said:
The principles or Jefferson are the
definition and axlnns OF free aoeiety.
And yet they de denied and eyaded with
no small show OF success. One dashingly
calls them 'glfttering generalftfes. An
other bluntly calls them 'self-evident
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