Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-03
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American people. Whatever the
result, they will prove to be mo-
mentous and far reaching. Espe-
cially will this be true II Mr.. Mckin.
ley il elected. His election, II On
derstand the purpose and policy of
the Republican party, means expan
sion; expensive colonies; prohib-
tive tariff; large standing army;
an expensive navy; chartered com.
binatione, called trusts; tariff pro-
tected monopolies; death to compe.
tition in many branches of iinpor.
tant trade. Expansion means, TO US,
foreign colonies, and foreign colo
nies mean strange subjects, BUSH
whacking war, the sacrifice OF val.
liable lives, and high taxes. A pro.
hibitory tariff means more trusts
and more trusts mean higher prices
for machinery, farm implements
and other things essential to the
farmer and the miner. A large
standing army means death TO civil
liberty; II means government by
the bayonet, conscripts, plumed
knights. obnoxious apes, strutting
dudes and more taxes. II means
the end of this Republic. A large
navy goes hand in had with a large
standing army. and they do not be.
long in % government built and
standing erect upon the consent OF
the governed" They are incompat.
ible with Mr.. Lincoln's government
of the people, for the people. and BY
the people. They are needed more
for the protection of tariff breeding
trusts than liberty loving people.
Mr.. Bryan's election means cub.
stantially the reverse of all these.
II means, II / understand II, the
speedy termination of the war In
the Philippines and the early home
coming of our troops from those
disease stricken islands. II means
our grand little army stripped of
political rubbish and rehabilitated.
1t means friendly relations with
weak nations and helpless people
as we'll as with the strong. II means
civil aggression against the trusts
aud the repeal of the war tax. II
means commercial freedom and
civil liberty throughout the United
States. 1t means fair treatment to
the veterans of the civil war, with.
out subjecting them and their fam.
lilies to humiliation. IL means the
end of political bummers teaching
the people of Cuba how 10 manage
their mails and govern themselves.
II means "plain duty"in Porto Rico.
manly dealing with all people, at
home aud abroad, without attempt.
ing to cover evil designs or secret
alliances with the purple robe of
hypocrisy. II means the develop.
ment and real prosperity OF our own
country and the permanency of a
government, the best ever devised
by man; a government to which the
oppressed of all natione, except
Asiatic, may come and find civil
and religious liberty.
Therefore, Mr.. Editor, in view OF
all these facts, would Il not be better
for us to reverse Mr.. Nc kinley's pol
icy and come home and correct our
own abuses and develop our own
country before starting around the
globe 10 reform the world and re-
map the universe. Would II not be
safer for US to practice little while
longer and be sure that We are Ca
pabie of maintaining the magnifi.
cent government and free institu-
tons bequeathed us before we go
abroad TO teach others the art ct
self government. Certainly the
present generation of statesmen
have not even kept up the fences
that were built by our fathers, else
the abuses of which we hear 80
much-trusts, etc.--would not have
crept ia. Then let's call halt and
ascertain If possible where we are
drifting under the present indefi-
mite aud uncertain policy. Let us
be true to ourselves and our gov
eminent, and move along quietly for
another century developing our un-
developed resources, and see what
we may not accomplish. And then.
il il should be necessary to expand,
let us go out and buy what we
may need from The rightful owners
and pay for il, like honest men. Mr..
Mckinley and his advisers have al
ready sacrificed too many valuable
lives and wasted too much money
in their vain attempt to subjugate
a strange people on the other side
of the globe, occupying islands not
worth accepting il offered as gift. |
Those people. IL subjugated, could |
never be made citizens of the
United States. They would never |
adapt themselves to our habits,
religion, and language
and laws. Spain for 800 years, had
been trying trying to conquer and
them, and for 3OO years
che had a bushwhackiug war on
her hands. She sacrificed tens Oi
thousands OF her young men and
millions If her noury.
In tact her colonial policy bank
rupted her treasury aud lett her a
broken, dishonored, third-rate pow
er among the nations of the earth.
Then why, ak I the face of this
do we attempt to step in.
10 her old shoes? II 10 all wrong.
The empire colonial policy is all
wrong. The Republican colonial
policy 10 wrong aud am opposed
TO il, and under no circumstances
will l knowingly support any can
didate or party who favors IL. be.
lieve in a Republican form of gov
l believe that all govern
ments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed.
Any other is tyranical, despotic aud
means force, the bayonet; and the
bayonet 10 not alwaya pointed In
the right direction. believe that
all people are created by the same
lust God. and endowed with the in
rights of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
I do not believe in divine righta
Of kings, nor their authority to
govern and tax people
by force. Strip them of the bayonet
and the divinity of their rights
uwould af,eedilv vanish In thin mir.