Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-08-16

II = not necessary 90 ovn people n Or
trs,s =. asS -,,s sssry p.rs !, fss worif
and cur commsrrr has expanded tnuts
rspsaiv thar the cosnmrrrs - any Eure-
prAn empire We a. ret own taran ~
china. but w- trade ~ltn their p~sri- w
have not absorbed tho ferutuca - Cen
trail and South Amsrics. but - trade
with them y has not e~~u n~rs-sRtr q
have any political cnunertinn. with can
sda OF th~ nations = turup~ N orisr -
trade With them Trade cannot te pr
tarv. Whsn trad~ - secured ~ farc~ fh~
cost q securing n and retaining ~ must
,. tsksn out - the prgnts sui th~ rrents
are nsNvr large snruEh g. cover thT ~
r~rae such system wuuid newer ~ A..
fsrd~t bot for the fact that th~ ~Np'nss
Z. borne hy al ~ rsuri-. While tho prof
itu are enjoyed ~ the fss
E.tts OF I-.p~rtsit.-.
imperialism ~uuId - pfuutabi~ 70 the
army contractor. u would re pfuntahls
to ths shipoNusfs. wha Mould carry i've
soldiers 70 th~ fhiiippinss ana tIing dead
Huidisrs uaek a wuuid h~ pruntsrl~ a.
thess who souid seine upon the ft.ns hi-ss.
and u suuia BE- pfunfsbts o. The gff1ciaia
whose salaries ~ouid - nxsd here anA
laeortnx man and 60 ihe vast majority q
those. .nssssd In .thsr essppstien.. u
anf rtrs without Fv~afd
Farmers and iabotinE men have. as a
rule. small Incomes. ard. under ~ 80 ms
ssy a. rsars nan ,hsir isF shsrs 81 tfs -
pensss ~ aovrrum~ut rhms the vers pso-
DIE ~hp receive least psnrnt from i'm
perialisn Stli b~ injured mo-t by the MI
tfarv burdens which accompany ft
IN addltlan 60 the evils Nhich h. and the
farmer shars In common. ths iahoriuE man
~lll BE- the frat 60 suffer if oriental suhi.s t.
seek Nerk IN the United states. the nrat
10 suffer n American capital leaves uuF
sharvs 60 employ ori~ntai labor IN the
and Japan. The hrst 20 susrr from the
Violence Snich the military spirit arousss
and the nrst - smfrer whFn the methods
~ Imperialism are appisd 90 our own
government
ii D. noe strange. therefore, that IN. labor
erEsniHstluus have been quick % note the
approach ~ these dnmgrfs and prompt ta
rfutest against both miiitarism and I'm
p@ftaiiHuf
rh- rssuriarv argument. though utars
elective wifh certain classes. g. not itkeiy
o. D. used 90 often or preHsut~d wtth -
ulAsh n efuutastr a. tur tet4@ ioua 4fNuW~nt
if Nhst hss besn tetrred The -xurpoNisr
spgF~l Serr urged aFaluzt the liip.70-
only. y would b sufficient answer 20 say
that malnrtp % ths fthpinoa are row
utsmhrrs 20 one rraurh ~ the christian
church but the priueiple Involved L. ons
= much wifsr appiicttiau and challenge
ssrintis consideration.
The religious argument varies IN positive
nesr from a psesit~ hsiirf that Providence
delivered the Ftiiptnns into nur hands. for
their good and our glory, 20 the sxultstion
Z - the minister " ho SAID that ought 20
thrash th~ natives tfiilpiuo.l until they
urdsrstaud who We are" and that every
l bullet sent. every cannon shot and every
/ rax waved means rightsousnss-
No .sttiss .s..tp.
/ We cannot approve % this docfrin- In
/ one place unlras ws are ~ililnE 20 apply
/ u sy~ry ywhsre. ~ there y poison tn the
/ hlnod 10 IN. hand u Will ultimately reach
l the heart a. l. equally true that foreihis
/ GhfistinuifYi if planted uudsr The American
/ fAg IA The far-avsy orient. Viii sooner or
/ later b. trausplant.d upon American spil
I 10 true hfiatiauifY consists tn rarrf in q
aut in Our daily lives th~ tsaehIns. n
D q HH Faa & "a
Z rtl tu rtEtii1r with q ua mite autl pFuael To-
With tho sword Hr Who would dst lare
{ either hV Holy Writ ~ ~ evidence - a
l special tisps nrattnu. The command. eco
I ye into al the ~urid and preach the Gospel
I 60 even creature has No 'iattinr gun at
I tschnnsnt Wh~. Jesus visited a village ~
eauarta and the people refused O. receive
tim soris = the iiseipis- sussssisd that
IRE should h~ called Down from Heaven
/ 10 av~uEe the lnssit- hat tn Master re-
hissd them. and satd =Ys kuaN not y hat
manner Of spirit - are Of. for ths Seu ef
Man - not come O. destroy men lives,
Z bat 90 save th-m Suppose lie had said
I We vii thrash thsr eutf they under
stsnd 80 - ar. boz dirsssat Seal'i .ll.
[ compare. y yeu Viii. the .saEEsFiuw buts
/ WING. brutal ducfrius of inap~ftsitsm Ntfh
I sslf
I love net force Sa- the wsapou - tho
I NtsarvaHs sseritrg Tor ether not th- -
/ piuirstian 20 them was Itis method of
I resF hing tha human heart 4 missionary
[ fvrsntlY toii me that the stars and stripes
l once saV~sf his nf~ because his ssraflsf ff
| 49, psnlessi our hae - e rhS That had 10
I hisHHsf uneu tt Let " BE- kusNu that nur
littssionafisa arr s-ekius snuis instead ~
I HnFFrrizHtv i-t u ~ knnwu that INSTEAD
/ ~ nrinx th- asfv aur~ Eilarii - saf.li.firE 4
l armtfe they are EuiuH forth fa tsiu ansi
/ = gpift having thstr ialns girt about With
l truth Aufi their feet snasf Wtth fh@ prrnafa-
l tiar - fh= Gospel nf H~ar. ussriuz thr
ersasiplsae - tts shi~','lsnsss snsf carrYln lnE
I ~ s~ora = ths spirit - q D. suusu that
I they arr the citizens - uaslpu shtch
[ respects fhe righfs ~ ems aifiHeas - either
[ Hattnr~ a. tHiir 80 g protects fhs - hfs
[ - it, oNu ettfHars ana fhe weIaau1e sIsaH
l than the welcome eNfrnsEssf - the mission
Z Artss ~ anS either nafleu
I The argument made ny sar1s hat r.
/ Nts uufarturats far ths naflen that ft
BAD nsfhils - 80 sfth 20. FhnIputr.
Islands. hat that th9 uaeai rHafsFF ~ Ma
MIA ruasiF the permanent aFalasisffftla 81
those Islands nsrsasare IL alssa an.s1tnf
l We Won sicfnEF az Santiago bat fnaf
/ did not eempei a. 90 heid t'ahss The shssi
| ding ~ American bifssf in fh# phnpuina
Islands does rot fnass lt imperative taaf
-" shutlift rvfaln fsisz~saailHu forever Arf1aF
han blood Sas shst a. san Juan sili sci 81
/ tan"y. and YET thu pHsativnf haN rfHru-
L tssf ths f'uhanz trasransieufa Tns faef
/ that ths American rsE faata asrr Manlta
dos net snmpsl a. - sssrsi-s gsrPss.ial
/ waves over Havana TO-DAY huf tn~ PRES
/ hieut has promised o. haui it dean shsn
Il AtAF NAA - IN" = HNfAN EENaNlaa - IalH N
/ rise In is place BETTER : thaalasnd fi-ns-
that our fsg In the orf~nt give war g. q
Tag r.prsssn,inz the lsi~a - s~If gevern-
I fnsut than that the raK 20 this rwusfhlir
should bseoms the TAG u an empire
! A asmar.aI- ~.I.sfs.
There : an easy. honest. henarahl~ .alz.-
| ton of the Philippine lai~stlssn lt - 80
| forth IN The Gemae raflr platform an.f 4 &.
sahmittsa With eannd@ncs 20 ths Amsst-
darss. n elected shall enuesns rnasrsa.
[ IN ektraefiiiusrg session - sHan a. { am
tnagHuratssi. AMI rreuuaarnst an araessa
date declaration % ths naf4fu psarsssse.
! urst. 70 establish stable form - So.
/ eminent In the fhiiigalu- i-isseslz. iilst -
/ government la the islsnd uf EashA sse.
end. To give Independence 70 the FAapinna
/ Just a. Ne have pruentsssi u give EllsEs-
p@naencv 10 the eubans- Third - prae.ci
I the FfHrinas from s4t.isi. ins~rf.r~ar-
{ while they SoFk cut their destiny Htas
a. Ss have DrVt-ct@si tho rsuubEirs u
Central and south Amertra. anf are. -
/ the haarp@ eaetrins. pirsizsd - grHfeef
Cuba An Emreu-an urstsetarsfs afa.n
results Ia the exploitation sf ehs wsrs ~
! ths guardian An American Erasectsrttr
7 gives 70 the uatigu protected the sslsaa-
i taz. % essr sfFsuxth. wtfhnldt Haaktux u
th~ victim q eur greed Fer thr~e-'gliaF
tsrs Of e~utaFY the Msurrss dslssfrfns hs.
bs~n a shield u uslshb1rins rvuahlies
and y~f Il has Imposed ~ p~~uniarF bur
den upon -. After ths flNpluas had 4isi.
81 ~ In The var against Spain. caaai
not hOuuraoly turn them over 20 fhalI
former masters. S- could nuf leave tham
To b. the victims % ths ambitious te-
signs - the Eurgp~an nation@. ana siucs
~e do not desire 10 mAke them a part ui
us. OF to hold them subiscfs. pro
pose the only alternative. uaussiy. 70 give
them Independence ami guard tham
against malssf.ttiau from without
" hen our opponent are unable 10 do
fend their go-itiou By arSumsnt they fal
back upon the assertion that u - destiny
and insist that must submit % r. NJ
matter how much n violates moral prw,
c.pts and our principles of govern ment
THIS j. a cumplacent PHILOSOPHY IL ob.
Hteratez the distinction between right ans
wrong and makes individuals and natfons
the helpless victims 81 circumstance.
7 Destiny Ia the sultsrfuge OF the In
vertebrate. who. lacking the courage q
oppose error. seeks some plausible eKcus,
Tor supporting it. Washington said that IN,
destiny Of the republican form OF gov
eminent was deeply. n not finally sta k-s
on th~ experiment intrust@d TO the Amer
lean people How different Washington
definition Of destiny from the republican
definition The republicans say that thli
nation Is in the hands Of destiny. Wash
tnKtou believed that not only the destin,
OF our own nation. but the destiny OF tn