The state herald., 1900-09-07

PePSSe uoo so0RoOiNos COEuotVu ~ tuo
question Of impsrialisn, they become
quite abusive and hufi at the antrim
psriAlists such namss % Little Ameri-
cans" "Traitors" and "Anarohists." We
give below an editorial Oh this question
thst appeared in The Omaha Bss, July 9,
1888. The Bee Il recognized - the lead
ing republican Newspaper in the State
Of Nsbraska Aad il would be veil fer
thess ovsr.zsaious impsrislistic sditors
to reed this Bee editorial and give IL
their careful consideration. The Bee
sad;
@Ths sttsmpt Of the advocates Of ter.
ritor,sl acquisition to deprsciats those
who are opposed to their policy BY sp-
plying to them such spithsis - little
Amsriosas' vill not have any weight
with the thinking portion Of the Ansfi.
oan people. All Of the wisdom and oil
the patriotism are not on the slds Of
those Who would lead the katiou away
from the Traditional policy snd int nsv
6slds where there is infinite danger aud
peril. Thsrs u NO greater fallsSy than
to assume that the advocates Of tsrritor.
isl scquisitsoo are the only friends of A.
nsncss progress. II that were % then
this ust,sn hss bssa making . mistake
durisg The greater part sf IL sxistsaos.
II sxpsnsion Of territory h ssssntial 10
our commercial sdvancsusat ws hats
bssa following the wrong policy svef
siucs the fouodstion of the goverpment.
Yet the proof y conolssivS that such 10
not the case. By oonnnine ourselves
within an idsa Of natural growth ab.
sorbing from time TO time only contieu.
Gus territory, % have grown sith rap
idity that hss bssn the vondss OF the
world. A century ago ~ were about q.
0O0,0O0 Of psopls. Today - are not far
fron 76,0OOo0. sith every oonditsou
that sess to the making Of . great snd
powerful nstioe. In oil this period oi
sAvsncensnt vs hats not found It nec.
ssssry 70 reach out for any territory b..
You'd our border with, the single sxcsp.
tion Of Alaska. aud ewes that cannot bs
regarded - the absorption sf ioeeigs
territory in the ssoss thst the annsxstioa
OF Havsii and The psrnspsnt posssssisn
Of the Philippines would b..
But What Of thoss who oppess the i'm.
psrialistic idss that hss sprung up with.
IN ,hs lsst tee months, sad shrsstsus TO
Iced the United States isto policy 3D.
soistsly csntsassuing the courss Of Q
nation from the bsginn,ns q ~ history
II oss should judss from Tie comments
Of the osssss Of territorial asgrand,ss.
meat, oil the wisdom, ell The pstrsos,sa
srs on their sids. We venture to differ.
We bsl,svs shat the bsst wisdoa apd
the best pssriotisn ere opposed 10 the
propositioo thst - shsll dspsrs from
the traditional policy Of the republic sud
enter upsn . course which We have bssn
warned BY oil Of the great statssnsn Of
the pact 10 pregnant With danger. vs b.
love thst the mss who oppose tsrritori-
81 sssraudifsnsut ars tbs tfusst friends
Of the republic, tbst they hare sks sursst
sdss Of patriotic duty. There 10 subrso.
cd 10 the iist Of snti.inpssisl.sss ssns Of
the foremost coatsupsssry statssusn
and nearly oil Of the farmers and work.
tnsmso Of the couutry. We could name
100 men distinguished 10 political and
professional life, Who bslisvs that the
Usitsd States could maks no ersvss um.
take than 10 sbsorb distant territory, and
Amsricsn iAoor 10 prsot'csliy . unit ..
sa'nst the propsssd policy Of territorial
soqu,s,tion.
The true fnssAs, The really pstnotio
e'tissss u The republic, ere tboss Who
ssslst that ss shsll tal,hfslly sdhsrs n
tbs pslicy vh,oh iubs>d the eousdsrs Of
the republic " avoid svssythins that
usy 'ssd ~ Into cid world oowplIcstIoss
and sstsnsls~sots frsusht With dsssss
70 our people. The powsr and The glory
that oonss of sosqnsst may 10 attract.
I've. but lot % not forget that they ere
slso sspsssiss-thst they osn b main.
tsissd ooiy ~ great cost, sud that The
osoditions sscssssry 70 their ms,staln-
soos are not Ia harmosy With the char.
sctsr and spirit Of our Political ,nstitu.
tions."
TO SILVER REpuRi lCAns