The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-09-06

equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalien-
able rights; that, among these, are
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
pin, ~, and that, to secure these
rights, governments are instituted
among men; deriving their just
powers from the consent of the
governed" Our patriot fathers
recognized these great truths, said
| Lincoln, "as a beacon to guide their
children and their children's chill
dren and the countless myriads
who should inhnbit the earth in
other ages" They also held the
taxation without representation is
tyranny, and cherished the Monroe
Doctrine as fixed principle of our
government which should be hon
ored and enforced always in our
national policy. This famous doct-
rine declared that the United
States will not meddle in European
politics nor take any part in Euro.
pean wars-will acquire no terri
tory in the Orient and will not suf-
fer any foreign power to gain a
foot hold on the American conti-
nent.
But the Republican party under
the manipulation and machination
of Hanna and Mckinley, has be.
come veritable bull in the ma.
tons china-shop and set all of these
great principles at naught. It has
usurped imperial power in govern
ment and exercised it in legisla
tion. Without commission or auth.
ority from the people, it has &C.
quired territory by purchase and
treaty and made it an integral part
of the domain of the United States
and subject to the Constitution
thereof, and then Disseminated
against the people of such territory
in onerous legislation. 1t has made
Porto Rico a part of our public do.
main and subject to our Constitu.
ton, and then violated that pro.
vision of our Constitution which
declares that all tariff and internal
revenue taxes shall be uniform
throughout the United States by
imposing a tariff of Is per cent. on
all Porto Rican products brought
into the States and on all products
of the States shipped into Porto
Rico. 1t has destroyed the vital
principles which formed part Of
the foundation OF the Republic
that all men are endowed by their
Caeator with the unalienable rights
of life, liberty and the pursuit oi
happiness and that all governments
derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed, by max.
ing the people of Hawaii, Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines vas.
sal-suhjects of his imperism majes-
ty, William the First, to he govern.
ed by him outside of the Constitu'
tion, against their consent and
without their representation, and
to be Shutdown, if they dare OBJ
ject to the arrangement. 1t has
paralyzed that reliance against
tyranny which, Lincoln said, sis in
the spirit of liberty which God ha:
planted in US. Our defence is ir
the spirit which prizes liberty as
the heritage of all men in all lands
every where" 1t has purchased
100000 vassal.subjects from ar
alien monarchy at 50 head, to be
governed outside of our Constitu
tion by an American emperor, and
to be put to death, like 80 many
dogs, if they object to the bargain
It has invaded the Orient and mix
ed us up with European politics
and European wars, and it has alb
solutely destroyed the application
in the United States of the princi
pie that all men are created equa
before the law by the enthrone
ment of discriminating and advan
tage-giving class.legislation which
enriches the few and impoverish
es the many by turning the man
agement and control of the life
blood of the body polite (the cir
culation financial medium of the
Republic) over to the favored few
who are allowed to take the strong
agencies and fostering-powers O.
the Government into co-partner
ship with their private enterprises
the selfish interests of which arc
ever at war with the welfare of the
general public. 1t has placed the
creation, regulation and manage
ment of the financial, Legislative
and executive policy of the Gov
arunnant into tho marcilaaa hand