The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

United States should ratify the treaty
of Paris by which this country was to
pay $40 100000 for the Philippine Islands.
The instant that treaty was ratified we
expanded. Shall the American people for
the first time In their history retrace their
steps? Mr.. Bryan ~ inconsistent IN aayo-
few short months thereafter coming before
the American people and bowling imperi-
alism for the sole purpose Of winning his
way to the presidency of the United
States. 1t win be impossible for Mr..
Bryan to successfully explain to the peo-
pie his conduct on this subject. No inn
they ara alien TO American sentiment.
thought or purpose. Our priceless prin-
cipies undergo no change under a tropical
'.The right to acquire territory by con-
quest and purchase cannot he success
fully questioned. II Is recognized by the
law of nations and Is q right incident 70
sovereignty Our forefathers fought and
struggled through the heat of summer
and the SHOWS OF winter that the thlr-
teen feeble colonies might survive. We
are now nation OF forty,hve states, eacn
within itself While advancing TO such
gigantic dimensions, a certain class OF
our people have pretended to believe that
history had in store for us the fate OF
Grace and Rome This was true At the
time Florida was purchased from spain;
when the territory west of the MISSISSIPPI
nj was purchased from France. Tho same
was true OF the acquisition of California.
Texas. New Mexico. Alaska and the Ha-
waiian islands. And now. one hundred
years and more since our beginning. we
across the broad expanse OF the Atlantic
with mingled Joy and admiration, saying.
never did the world behold 50 great and
so glorious a republic.
Our Foreign Poltcy.
"one-haif OF all this history has been
made under the guidance OF the Repuhli-
can party. There II every reason why
II should be left In control Of national
AFFAIRS and no iesi.,mate e, reason ,ns INV MY hs,n
ocracy are attempting by every unfair
means to prejudice the German vote OF
our country against the Republican nom
inees The German people are too intel
iigent to be mislead by such political
trash They know that this country has
ever cherished the policy OF noninterfer-
ence In the AFFAIRS OF foreign governments;
keeping ourselves from enlargement.
either as allies or foes. content TO leave
undisturbed with them the settlement OF
their own domestic concerns. The ad-
serve Arm and dignihed position which
should be just impartial and ever watch
full OF our national honor and the protec-
ton Of the lawful rights o. the American
citizen everywhere. This being true, how
could the president do more than 20 ofer
his good offices in the interest OF peace
between Great Hrttnin and tho people OF
the south African repuhiie9 This he did.
and every Intelligent German recognizes
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