The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
THE car OF IMrERIALIsM.


The cry that oar constitution and our
form OF government are being over.
thrown, vaguely suggested by the words
imperialism and militarism. seems 10 he
the principal excuse now urged for elect
ing Popuiist president II IL. therefore,
important to consider what weight should
be given to H. IL II one 81 the oldest OF
all party cries Every administration
that ever had n dif'cuit situation to deal
with has had 10 meet this charge from
the opposition. If crysso easily raised
SO easily misused had been Needed no
constitutional government could ever have
been efficiently carried on. In our own
country every great statesman would
have been considered an usurpInE tyrant
and our liberties would have been IN
danger once every four years Carl Schurx
and his brilliant associates foresaw the
suhverslon Of all cur institutions and the
establishment OF an imperial dynasty IL
Grant were re-elected-msde precisely
the same attack upon him that Mr.
Schurz Is now making on Mckinley and
yet when Grant was reelected imperial
ism was laid BY with the transparenelcs
and other things used In the campaign
The bringing 81 Louisiana into the Union
was an act By which 80 great man ms
Josiah Quincy declared the constitution
would 'rend ssunder." Louisiana was
admitted. the constitution was not rent
territory fNebfaekag comes william J.
Bryan with new and different prophecies
OF woe Jefferson. Jackson. Lincoln have
each had difticult situation to deal with.
when jackson ordered the removal Of tho
government deposits from tho United
states bank. here IL the way Henry Clay
spoke Of the situation;
I'VE are IN the midst ~ a revolution.
hitherto hieadiess. but rapidly tending 10.
wards a total change ~ the pure repub-
lgean character 81 the government and 70
the concentration OF all power to the
hands o. one man"
Many ~ our bea; eiilxsns entertain
serious apprehension that our Union and
cur Institutions arc destined 70 a speedy
overthrow
The prennnitery symptoms n asspct-
lam are upon vs. and II congress DO not
Apply an Instantaneous and effective rem
edy the total collapse wiil noz cgnne 90.
and we shati die ixnsaly ave basA. mean
and shiect slaves. tho se8rn ard contempt
81 mankind. implied. snweps. un-
mo1rned"
calhoun on me same occasion spoke "a
foliewss
we have arrived II fesrfai erisis:
tAsnxs cannot long remain a. they are. IL
behaoveN as3 who iave fAcir country, who
have Nfectson fer fhsaf Offspring, ~ who
have any stake in ear installations 10
pause and roaeet cBnadsnca IN daily
Niiharz einx from tAe national govern
nenk Alteration 81 eeuriy xosnF on.
These viii necessarily create q state ~
things tnimleal % the existence II our
Institutions. ana. u not speedily hrreres.
r0nvulsion nass faiiow. and .hen comes
iiss3iatt1n or csspafism. when n Thick
ciasd wili be thrown % the cause % lgh-
er;y ard the future prospects ~ ear
suartFy~
When Louisiana WAS afnnifff ath
Quincy used the tolioNtns sss.
"fTEf ctGstitutfss rHTHf ana never
can be ssfAistd IL 5EN e. ga tbs Ngider-
ness % the West Nithaui essentially az
fecting both the rights and conssnisnes
81 rs real propfse,ors. IL was never con-
straeA "a form covering fer the inhaS-
isantH ~ tha Missouri and Red River
cnGHtry and whenever il is attempted 70
be stretched over them 4 VIII rend ssan-
der"
Ia AiAaaSifien To lock s5on the actious