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the dream OF her power, because she finds
| that corruption has eaten to the very heart OF
| the empire and her army, she thought still in.
vincible, like that of Cromwell, has been de-
feated time and again by Dom Paul Kruegers .
| little band OF patriotic Beers.
Now, MIR. President. we do not want any
such calamity to befal this republic. II we
enter upon career of acquisition we shall
find the end will be disaster and the destruc.
tion Of Republican form of government. II
IL impossible for us 10 maintain republican
form OF government over so large an area OF
territory. The war OF secession, one Of the
brought on because the interests Of the South
was not H'!o The interests tS Of The The North stn
that which is for the interests OF
dred not be the interest Of the annexed terri.
tories, and thus our Interests Will be antago-
nisiic just as they were before the war oi
! secession and will result In trouble and wars
government. My opponents, DO doubt, will
say that am prophesyng, but II Is only with
the history Of the past that you can foretell
the future, and as the poet says: 1871.
The boast Of heraldy, the pomp of'power
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave
Await alike the inevitable hour. NJ
The paths of glory lead but to the grave. III
believe that further an nnexation oIterritory
will be calamity to the American people
Declaration OF Indepep dance and the Monroe
Doctrine. Then when the glorious principles
for w hich our forefathers bied and died to OBJ;
tain are 80 carelessly disregarded, how can II
be TO the best interest OF the American people?
We are told that "whatsoever man SOW
eth that shall he surely reap" Then, If we
deprive others of the cir rights, what can We
ex pect for ourselves? If we conquer other
people, take their territory and force them To
our government. we may expect To be served
the same way some day. for the good book
says, with what measure you mete, 1t shall
be measured TO you again."
If this great wrong, attempted by The Inn
perialists, Ia consumated, our moral credit
with the world will be gone forever. Having
started into the Spanish-American war with
the solemn proclamation that 1t should be q
war Of liberation and not OF conquest, anu
then having turned that war In to one OF land
grabbing and selfconfessed criminal aggres.
gression," no people will believe In any pro.
fession Of virtue or generosity" we may put
forth. 1t will be hooted down the world over
as hypocrisy and greedy schemes.
Mr. President, the imperialists cry In loud
voice. who will haul down the flag? l reply
no one, but the ones who hauled II up-the
true and free people of this great republic.
and bring 1t back when IT becomes the EN-
bIem OF conquest and oppression. -.
trust that 1t may never h6at over q con-
auered and allen people / trust 1t may never
float over any people only in the spirit OF love
and reverence. 'iIHl
By pursuing policy like this. by clinglng
to the principles Of the founders ofthe Repub.
lie, by maintaining the integrity and spirit OF
our institutions, by keeping free from al
foreign complications and influence, we Will
in all its purity, respecting the PRINCIPLES for
which our forefathers fought in l776, and
which we should an must transmit unstained
to our posterity.