Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
portanity for the democrats to show
their good intentions towards breaking
up harmful combinations, but everyone
&C th em voted against it.
IMPERIALISM AND MILITARIsM.

up harmful combinations, but everyone
&C th em voted against It,
IMPERIALISM AND MILITARISM.
Senator Tillman says that he doesn {
want anv large standing army and no
one nroposes that we shall. France has
$50 600 soldiers for her A., 900, 900 people.
Germany 500 900, Russia 700 600, and
| even little Turkey with ell the meat
picked off her bones and SO small that
| Uncle Sam could put her IN his vest
pocket has a standing army of 24O, QUO.
At the present time with standing
army of Ga. 900 men the United States
with its 70. 900, 900 of population mas
nine-tenths of a soldier to every 1,OOO OF
its inhabitants
The issue of imperialism Is not new,
Every four years, our democratic friend
tell us that the country Is going to G :
struction. that the constitution, the
adium of our liberties, is on the YER
tottering to pieces. They are S9.,t
deal like the Indian medicine me- y An
imperialistic pow-wow is bel cry
four wears. They bound arr and
whoop and when the electle . over,
they subside and resume - once
more by the side of the = publican
bretheran.
Their constant cry is I'VE are afraid.
They were afraid in 1864 when repub-
lican president was in the white house
and accused him of trampllng upon
their liberties. They voted in conven-
ton in 1864 that the war was an expert
ment and a failure In 1869 they accus-
ed the administration of usErpatlon OF
power and plotting the overthrow OF the
government calculated to prevent the
restoration "of the just powers OF the
governed. How familiar that expression
Is TO our ears nowi When our friend
from South Corolina growsapoplectical-
ly red in the face when he thinks OF the
awful fate in store for the American
people.
The Democrats are aiNa found ylg-
orously applauding when they think
anything is the matter with their palla-
dunn.
In 1868 the democrats arral sned the
republicans for disregard Of the .peo-
ple's rights that tyrany was marking
its career and that under continued
assaults the pillars of the government
were rocking on their bases and II the
republicans were victorious IN the COM
ing election the people would meet as
subjects amidst the scattered fragments
of the constitution and ruins OF liberty.
Everything was going to eternal smash
and chaos.
After the war with Spain was over,
the question came up What shall we
do with the PhilippinesH Whae would
Bryan have done2 Would he have
handed them over TO the 1ussiansf He
cane to Washington snd labored long
sZld earnestly to have the treaty OF
pease passed, and '0w find him sd-
voeating the extending II L : Monroe
doctrine 70 those far away islands.
There are hundreds of different races
there and ii stands to reason that 10 will
certainly be q long time before they are
ut for self-governmenE In the mean
time we will have to protect them from
the aggressions Of stronger nations and
sgill become embroiled constantly.
Mr. Cooper az this point showed mp
he diabolical plot OF Aguinaido and his
followers for the mas 1cre of the Am
erican army and all foreigners in Man
la
We are creatures OF circumstances
and events, and perhaps Aguinaido can
not be blamed too severely for his course
but we are to accept the situation as we
found il, and the war in the Philippines
was the logical outcome of circuInstan-
ces.
The republican party is now forming
its lines in serried ranks for the great
contest Of November 9th, and has al
ready began moving in solid phalanxes,
with that great stp tesman, William
Mckinley, whose noble couutenance
beams with the light of duties well per
formed, at its head. By his side as his
illustrious companion marches Theodore
Roosevelt, the son of Fifth avenue, front
iersman scholar, statesman, hero of
San Juan hill and fearless governor of
New York Let every man take his
place in the ranks and do his duty and
let the cry from the watchtowers be"All
il well with the great republican party.