The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-09
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the living, aggressive. progressive cities
OF the state. Don't you know, my
countrymen. that Washington was an
eSnansloniqt? Don't you know that IN
10, he laid the foundation for the nc
mtis}tinn Of Oregon as an Integral part
Of 3Ir republic? Jefferson, the patron
saint OF the Democratic party, was an
expansionls. He threw his great arms
around Louisiana, and thus doubled the
nntlonnl domain. Jackson, nnOlher
Democratic President was an cNpah-
slonist. IN short, II is a fact when
cannot be denied that more than two
thirds OF tn" territory which we nave
owned and held for half century was
added to the United States while the
Democratic rarty was In power me
large map which have suspended on
the wall In the sight of all OF you SHOWS
In detail when and by whom practlc-
ally oil OF the territory now WITHIN our
national domain, lying west OF the
Mississippl was added to the republic,
and MI this was done by the Democratic
party. Still, we have the modern lead-
ers OF the grand old Democratic organ
ization that has lived and ilourished as
one Of the greatest political organi5a-
lions the world has ever seen. charging
the Republican party With imperialism
because simply It, as the party now IN
power, is endeavoring to hold on to the
possessions won by the soldiers and
sailors OF the republic under the lender
ship of Dewey and Sampson and schley
in the recent war with Spain.
Not Straight Democracy.
We, therefore. have the Democratic
party of the present standing over
against the Democratic party OF the
past--not because what We are doing is
wrong In principle or has not Been e.
dorsed by the leading lights OF this
country for hundred years, hut be-
cause they hope to realize some bene-
ut from 1t in the campaign upon which
We are now entering. Let rae say
right here. my fellow citizens. that they
will fail IN this attempt to deceive the
people Just as they failed In advocat-
ing free trade with foreign countries.
and IN endeavoring to impose upon the
great progressive American nation the
free and unlimited manufacture OF nifty
cent dollars as the only salvation of
the country. which four years ago was
suffering and starving because Of their
Acknowledgement Of nGt!oTal AFFAIRS.
say again, my friends. that they will
fail In this just as they heVc failed In
everything else they have undertaken
since the true principles doctrines and
tenets of the Democratic party of
Thomas Jefferson have been cast aside,
and that historic old party has been
ruled by new set of men upon new
set Of doctrines, and new set of ideas.
Ny fellow citizens, the United States
Is widening the scope of Its influence
and power. 1t stands for universal
freedom. It stands for equal rights be-
fore the law. 1t stands against opprrs-
sion and for the oppressed wherever It's
navy splits the waves Of oceans and
seas. II stands for education and civil
liSauon. II stands for an open Bible.
II stands for free thought and free
speech; and It will thus continue to
stand In the future as In the past; and
ten million fighting men are at Its COM
mand to make good its promises to
mankind. We have owned Islands ever
since the British surrendered at York
town. We own more OF than now, and
we are going to hold on TO them sink
or swim. live or die, survive or perish"
Our men behind the guns know what
they are doing. The great nations are
satisfied that we are somebody"
In the Front to Stay.
sentImentnllsts cannot shake our
faith in ourselves or dampen the 10y
atty of our American people. We are
at the front to stay. Our flag will
never be lowered except by American
hands at home or abroad. We are GO
ing to construct the Nicaragua canal.
and then build n sufllciency Of Ameri-
can ships to carry our own products
over all the seas. We are following
Thomas Jeffersons teaching, to reach
forward and out We are going to eX-
paid wide enough and big enough to
hold our own with the biggest nations
beneath the stars. The American peO-
pie are neither hde-bound nor tlmd.
They never yet trampled upon amy
other nations rights. and never will:
but they respect themselves, and they
mean to see to 1t that others shall re-
spect them also, We are singing the
song of liberty wherever our ships sail
and our flag floats. and other progress.
stve peoples win take Il up, and win uI-
timntely carry II 10 the enrths remot-
est bounds. II Is catching II Is In the
very air we breathe. II is spreading.
Slavery Is going-gone, God intended
all peoples to be free. and all of tho
monarchiGs are now loosenlng their
grip upon tnelP SUBJECTS. Inc United
States Is the flagship In the procession
TINT Is leading on to Victory. The Uni
ted states is setting the world a higher
example OF national duty than has hlth-
erto been known. We, as n nation.
hnvr never sought war. ard we are not
seeking II now, Because the fathers OS
the republic had no foreign policy. Is no
reason why We should no. have one in
our day and generation. Civilization
certainly should have right of way
over borbprlsm IN all lands. We are
Anglo-SaXons. and the AnEio-Snxon
race VIII nevcr lay down its weapons
until It establishes the blessings Of
universal freedom In MI countries that
seek 10 come under the shadow OF the
American flag
My little cymbling-headed Democrat
&c brother. why don't you stop baying
at the moon2 You unhInged one side
Of your jaw last campaign bowling for
.