The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-04
BOTH PARTIES HRRaIGBED.
rwpEzIAL1sx AND TIE coNsTIrv-
-IoNAL CONVENTION.
evils Of one Man Power ETC. Etc E'o.
Oom uuulcated

Oomnuulcated
To The Free Lance.
The pillars Of the temple Of liberty
are being shaksn The O nstitution,
that grand and magnificent conception
Of braiu-power and force, which has
tesn the talismanic guide aud wand
which has lead and protected the native
and she foreigner of our land 10 hi
peaceful pursuits Of life, liberty ard
happiness. is being torn loose from ifs
ancient mooriugs and Il fast drifting
into the tempestuoos seas of imperial
ism. expansion and unholy alliances.
The Monroe droctrine. the proud
boast Of rich. ancestral legacy and the
safe conduit through which protection
60 the Repnblic was iusured and
gu lrauteed. has ! SC les charm 4 p wer
and mas been relsgsted % ihe shades o.
corrupting and destroying tendencies.
The Bill Of Rights. another m3nu
ment 90 Virginia mastermind. ac-
ccrding 20 every man ths fall enjoy
ment Of the pursuits Of liberty. happi-
ness and the right 20 worship God ac-
cordiug 60 the dictates Of his 0wn con.
science and creed. and champioued bJ
the American people as Of Divine and
sacred origin. has been substituted oy
modern engines OF destruction ss the
mode and manner Of civiiizlng and
christianizing savsges Ct the Orient,
whose protection and care was suddenly
and against al American precedsnts,
made a Christian duty By the accidental
occupation Of Manila harbor By Dewey
and his iron-clads descending upon and
destroying a few old wooden hu.ks. and
which has been magnifsd into a mag
nifcent victory won By American valoT
and strategy.
The greatest outrage of the l3.h cen.
sury Il here. and now being enacted
The traditions Of she past, the annals
of history. only exceeded by the steal Of
Hawaii. show no more cumplste evi-
dence Of the greed and lust Of arbitrary
power undertaken for corrupt, veual
and sordid purposes, driven on By 40
scrupulous political leaders, millionaire
and Dot. hunters of lucre and seif-ag-
arandizement 60 be obtained By the
pulage and robbery Of a defsnseless
people resisting with primitive arms
she desolAtiou of their homes aud fire.
sides. The picture OF powerful.
boassed liberty loving people fastening
It's teutacles upon the untold wealth Of
distant archipelago against she
protests Of its rightful owners
and inhabitants. devoted 30 tneir
country and resisting for almost
century Spanish invasion and
tyranny. IN the name Of civilization,
Christianity humanity and the blessed
privilege Of size spreading OF the rays OF
the sun Of liberty and progression. is q
commentary, sad and solemn, Of she de-
terioration Of American manhood and
Of that charity which is born Of a noble
rscs and lineage with al ilustriOus
and coveted honor, the pride and Joy OF
the greatest nation on the face Of the
globe. as the defenders Of the oppressed
OF every land and cline. Thus. how.
ever. the tendency 20 imperialism is
ssridin9 onward and forward in its
mighty advance; but Time, the impair.
tial arbiter Of aIl human affairs, the
copqueror OF nations, viii as last call
haIk "The monuments Of genius and
the arts fall alike before him in his r.
rssissible path OF might; and while
the oriental gardens OF plenty
and thrift may be temporarily
seized. the avenging sword Of
Retributou, with q big r, will, IN
time. descend, and the boasted, vaunted
chivalry, humanity. and love for free
dom will have its mask Of deceit torn
from its hypocritieally concealed re-
cesses. and We will be pictured in our
horrid deformity and ehicanery Of poll
tics and plunder for ignoble purposes
and the real motive will be exposed Of
the building up Of monarchy upon
the fallen temple OF republic. Truly
can It be tnen said. Rome has shorn
her eagle plume; lost her couqueiiog
name
The Republic Of Venice. the grandess
10 the tide Of time, succeeded BY Rome,
shs City Of the Caesars. with It's
snow hills adorned with q Pantheon.
Coliseum etc - the once proud
mistress Of a subjugated world, lies
low but still mighty in the slnse
Their remains are solemn. serious re
ntuders Of the evil. the consequences 10
a republic, Of the bitter fruit Of expan-
siou. The republic Of America IS over
an immense crater Of expansion threat
eniug destruction and annihilation, and
unless. in the provideDce. OF God. some
mighty human hand. the instrument Of
Disty. shall be inspired to warn on ap-
proaohing dissolution and poins the
way TO q successful and timely aban-
donment Of the dangerous ground. We
are lost
A nation led on bY ,uahallowed pur-
poses. inssigassd By an insatiate and
iussnsate desire for absorbing the world
and subiscting it TO its own code and
morals Of law, she ussgss Of centuries.
il bat the warning signal Of danger 70
American liberty. and the knell Of gloom
60 e republic builded upon the gigAnflc
Esuius Of q Jefferson, and executed 20
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