Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-20

in time of war the paramount interests
of the United States in the western hem
isphere, together with the obligations to
defend the republics to the south of
rnent shall be able to close the canal
against any hostile power.
| Arizona, New Mexico and OI<1aROma.
| have long been ready to assume the re-
| sponsibilities and enjoy the privileges of
statehood, and it win be a pleasure. as
pledge concerning them.
Alaska and Porto Rico.
There will be a popular acquiescence in
| Porto Rico. Both are entitled to local
self-government and representation in
| The recognition contained in both the
democratic and republican platforms of
the right of the Cubans to independence.
removes the general principle involved
from the domain of partisan politics. 1t
| the accomplishment of this purpose can
pc s[tery 1T 70 me l PAT
| of the colonial idea, and abandoned its
earlier faith in the natural and inalien-
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
The time is ripe for a systematic and
! extended effort to reclaim the arid lands
and fit them for actual settlers. The last
agricultural report estimates that homes
can thus be provided for many millions
Gb +eT bi LIP I.1 @ t6 use %
would people. the western states with
thrifty, intelligent and industrious cit
/ iZens and these would furnish valuable
market for all the products of the fac
tories. A small percentage of the money
| occupation and habitation for more peo-
pie than would ever seek residence in
colonies within the tropics.
Foreign Alliances.
The reasons given by Washington, JEFF
ferson and the other statesmen of the
early days in support of the doctrine that
with ali nations. but enter into entan-
Cling alliances with none, are even strong
! ago. Our commerce is rapidly increas-
ing, and are brought into constant
communication with all parts Of the
world. Even if we desired to do so, we
! could not afford to ALLEVIATE many nations
a few: Our strength and standing are
such that it is less necessary than ever
before to lean for aid upon the friendli-
ness of a foreign power.
Monroe Doctrine.
The doctrine enunciated by Monroe, and
approved by succeeding presidents, is es-
States The continents of North and
South America are dedicated to the de-
| public after another has been esta blished.
until to-day monarchial idea has barely
| fOOthO1d in the new world.
While it is not the policy of this coun-
! try to interfere where amicable relations
their dependencies in America, our peo-
pie would look with disfavor upon any
attempt on the part of European govern
ments to maintain an unwilling or fore
| ible sovereignty over the people living
this side of the Atlantic.
| The position taken by the republican
| leaders, and more recently set forth by
| the republican candidate for the pres
idency, viz: That we cannot protect
nation from outside interference without
| exercising sovereignty over its people, is
an assault upon the Monroe doctrine for
| while this argument is at this time di-
rected against the proposition to give to
| the Filipinos both independence and pro
g
| republics of Central and South America.
If this government cannot lend its
! strength to another republic without max
| ing subjects of its people, then we must
| either withdraw our protection from the
| them. Under the same plea, that the
| guardian nation must exert an authority
tons have for centuries exploited their
| wards, and it is a significant fact that the
republican party should accept the Eu-
| ropean idea of protectorate, at the same
| time that 1t adopts European colonial
Comment of the American idea. We have
maintained the Monroe doctrine for. three
quarters of century. The expense to US
has been practically nothing, but the pro
| lection has been beyond value to our sis
ter republics. If Filipino republic is
erected upon the ruins of Spanish tyran-
ny. it's protection by US will be neither
difficult nor expensive. No European ma
ton would be willing for any other Euro
pean nation to have the islands. neither
would any European nation be willing
to provoke a war with in order to OBJ
tain possession of the islands. If we as
sert sovereignty over the Filipinos
! will have to defend that sovereignty by
force, and the Filipinos will be our enc
mics; If we protect them from outside in
and will be our friends If they show as
much determination in opposing the SOW
ereignty of other nations as they have
shown in opposing our sovereignty. they
Will not require much assistance from US.
Extravaganza.
The republican party, drawing as it does
enormous campaign funds from those who
enjoy special privileges at the hands of
the government, is powerless to protect
the tax payers from the attack of those
who profit by large appropriations A
surplus in the treasury offers constant
temptation to extravagance and extraya-
means of taxation, which. in being kept in
over is a fair illustration of the innosi-
ton which will be attempted when there
| is a considerable amount of money idle
in the treasury The reha oiIitation IF The
merchant marine, laudab1e in itself, is
made the pretext for expenditure of pub
lie money for the benefit of large ship
| owners, and in the interests of a trans.
portation monopoly. The government be-
right to collect from the people taxes
beyond the legitimate needs of a govern
| tered, and public servants should exercise
| the same degree of care in the use of the
do in the use of their own money. With
! a restoration of foreign policy consistent
immediate and large reduction in the bur
dens now borne by the people.
| Income Tax.
BY inadvertence the income tax plank
agreed upon by the resolutions commit
tee was omitted from the platform as
read and adopted. The subject, however,
is covered by the reafirInation of the
Chicago platform, and I take this occa-
sion to reassert my belief in the prin-
cipIe which underlies the income tax
Congress should have authority to levy
and collect an income tax whenever nee
esSary, and amendment to the federal
constitution specifically conferriney such
| authority ought to be supported by even
| those who may think the tax unnecessary
| at this time. In the hour of danger the
| government can draft the citizen: it