Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-23

myEUoEm Whicn sco1s8tonaLy destroys
a field Of wheat is not nearly so dan
gerous an enemy to the farmer as a
Ases-standiag. army which inyades
every field of industry and exacts toll
| ftzrhrdvert N<sp. At the present rate
we win spend annually upon the army
abbfozffdately half as much as we
spend for education in the United
States and this. immense sum is wrung
from taxpayers by systems OF taxation
which overburden the poor and un-
dertax the rich,ilaAAs e. , ts.s
But even the menace OF militarism
is but a part OF the question : Of i'm
perialism. The policy contemplated
by the republican party nullifles every
principle set forth In the declaration
Of Independence, strikes a blow at
popular government and robs the ma
rtionr~of its moral prestige. Already
the more advanced supporters OF the
colonial idea point to the economy Of
q system Of, government which en-
trusts all powers to the executive and
does away With the necessity Of legis-
lation. ..s, A~s7
When such an issue is raised there
can .enly- be- two .parties--tAes ipafty,
whatever its, name may be, which be
lieves in republic, and the party
whatever its names which elisvsgin
an empire; and the influence of every
citizen is; Consciously oSsdnconscious-
ly. Intentionally or unintentionally,
thrown upon one side or the other.
/ Every step taken toward imperial
ism by this nation meets, with, prompt
and effective encouragement from
Europe. Our opponents say that the
world would laugh at US il we should
give Independence to the FilIpinos.
Yes, kings would laugh, aristocrats
would laugh, ana thode would laugh
who deny 4he inalienable rights Of
men and despise the humber folk,
7wHos along the cool sequestered wales
of life keep the noiseless tenor of
their, way, biit .let.sthis AnRtiena stand
erect and spurning bribes of wealth
sand power, -shew that there is reality
IN the principles which we possess;
let it show that there is difference
between a republic and "a monarchy.
and the oppressed of every land win
see in our flag their deliverance, and
Iwhethersthey ape' bleeding on the bat
tlefield or groaning beneath the ty-
rants lash. win raise their eyes. .to-I
heaven, and. breathe a fervent prayer
for the. safety OF our REPUBLIC"
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J. Ta Beers stIlIsF sFlahtIas.
|. LONDON Aug, .2s-FLord, Roberts re
ports to the war office, under la1e OF
Pretoria August 22d. as follows sBul- |
ler's division marched 10 Van uzycks |
vlei. ffteen miles south II BeiEaAE,
yesterday. His casualties were TWEEN
ty. Pagee reports 4FohF HamuianB
kraal that Baden-Powell engaged
Grobler's rear guard all day yesterday.
Grobler was driven back east of Pi-
nS@r's riyen, sBaden-Powell occupied
the railway station of that name: Dur
ing the fight Raden7P 7Powell's advance
and that Of the enemy galloped into
each,s other, the Rhodesians losing
Colonel Spreeley, four men killed and
seven, wounded. MANY Beers were
killed and woarded:A They were. at
Cyferkuile this morning. Plpmer and
Hickman we're closely pursuing them.
It seems certain that De Wet, finaspg
it hopeless to make his way eastward,
recrossed the .Magaliosberg, with few
wounded, with the Intention of re-
turning to Orange River coiohy. He
issin very different condition from
that when he left Bgthlehem, viii six
or eight guns and 2.bQe men: His guns
have mostly been bnfiAd and hissper-
EgAa1 following cannot be more than
ace: = stated that stes1 Nith a
small bodz quart CO oSAsa ne bars
sflsHF 81 me way s. 5ela sat
8EA1had6d 6dotps ne nesss tsFday
blew up q portion S the sallNag at
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