The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-01

Cne side to overthrow all that has made
for human progress, and on the other
an honest. enthusiastic desire to defend
Il. Stated 10 lite narro~est compass, the
issne before the American people is the
Eight OF this Government 60 seize distant
territory and govern it against the will
OF its inhabitants, not under our Con-
stitutional Government, but through
ofiice-holders to he named by the
President. who will administer their
functions outside the Constitution, and
independently Of its limits. Now,
apprehend there can be no difference
between a Re. lican and Democrat
az to the staten, mt at issue. On the
other side, the Republicans contend, in
asmuch as the extra Constitutional
powers are 10 be exercised outside the
United States, that imperialism, 80 far
as this country is concerned, is not on
issue Of this campaign, and they 20 on
to say that even IL it we're dangerous
they would still be bound to vote for Il,
because 20 defeat II by the election OF
the Democratic candidate would be to
bring about a money panic, and that
would be too great prize for the te-
cnrity of democratic institutions. The
Democrats answer that such a policy
would be a violation Of the principles
that government derives its just powers
from the consent Of the governed, and
that il would be Infamous to repudiate. |
in our sour Of strength, the principle |
which we invoked in our hour Of weak.
ness. They contend, further, that des- |
pOtic or arbitrary powers cannot be con-
ided 10 the officers Of a republican gov.
ernment without endangering the integ-
rity Of democratic institutions. And,
lastly, they contend that since repubh-
can government is shown by the history
OF The world, since the establishments of
this Government, to have been the foun-
tain Of the greatest prosperity that man
kind has ever enjoyed, it's preservation
cannot endanger prosperity, but must
to it's permanence and to its
growth. 4
"Imperialism is not expansion Of our
political system into new country. IL is
the erection in distant lands by this
Government Of another government
wholly distinct from IL and radically diff
erent from IL, and, therefore, irreeponsi-
bly, hostile to it. You may preceiye this
g expanding the scope Of our Constitu-
ional system, not the authority Of our
Government, bot isexpanding the autho.
'ity Of our office holders so far as to
make it Independent Of the Constitution q
which creates them.
"Such a system can only he enforced
gainst the resistance Of the nations. II Z
means arnies must be put in the field !
hat American lives must no sacrificed !
nd the lives OF helpless people must be 2
destroyed and il the resistance be sub
ned now, their resentment will be un.
ying. Resentment will seek opportuni. v
les and expression in the future. As !
he man who Injuries another expects q
evenge, even when none is planned, so Z
he alien foreign government which has
obbed the people OF its birthright Of s
Iberty constantly fears resistance, even n
'hen none is planned, and then must X
make preparations all the time for con.
lets in the field 10 ensure the safety Of "
Is own citizens. h
The Louisiana Purchase. b
ITO think that such a system should l
e submitted TO the American people and d
tempted to be justified by the pur. "
hase OF Louisiana is, perhaps, the most "
extraordinary instance in our history. c.
70 two transactions could have been n
nore dissimilar than the expansion Of N
eiferson and the imperialism of Nc. n