The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-21
WASHINGTON LETTER


The republicans are beginning toe
that the opposition ofour German D.
tiers TO Imperialism isnot a mere % s.
ing within, but is based upon prini-
pie, which will cause many thousands
ofvotes cast for Mckinley in 1900
be cast for Bryan and Stevenson els
year. DR., L. W. Hahereom, who
was head OF the German Literary Iu-
reau of the Republican National Con
mittee, during the last campaign AID
who is now supporting the deno-
cratic ticket, has made public a
statement of his reasons for ahln-
doning the republican party, firm
which this quoted, Expansion of
the Union on the American continsnt
is proper. Expansion not of ne
Union, but by the acquisition of
possessions which are to be govsn-
ed as dependencies, subject only to
the will and caprice Of our Executive
all Congress, unrestricted by he
Constitution, and without the ON
sent and against the wishes OF he
people to be governed, who thereby
become subjects, is in my opiHon,
improper, unjust, and unrepublisan;
government OF the U. S. is thereby
transformed into an imperial gov
eminent for our possessions. A gov
eminent with imperial power over
possessions cannot long remain re-
publican at home. As the govern
ment could not have lived halt
slave and half free, so it cannot live
half imperialist and half republican.
The foreign policy adopted by the
republican party embroils us in all
the quarrels of the world. and en-
tangles us in foreign alliances. 1t has
already entangled us in one-an I'M
written alliance with Great Britain.
Since British diplomacy succeeded in
persuading our administration and
our Peace Commissioners to force
Spain to cede to us the quickly with
drawing shadow of it's already ex-
PEELED sovereignty over the Philip
pines, we have been compelled to GO
hand in hand with England. The
republican party now stands for the
imperialistic expansion, and already
busy cultivating the spirit of militar-
ism. The democratic party has
earnestly, clearly and forciblv pro
nounced against imperialism and its
resultant evils, for the preservation
of the republic and the constitution
The issue is thus made up, and leon
slider it my plain duty to help main
tain the republic by such efforts AZ
l can make, humble though they
are
General Leonard Wood, Military
Governor of Cuba, is coming tt
Washington. this week to consul
with the administration or so mucl
of it as can be found on duty, abou
the Constitutional Convention tn,
Cubans are shortly to hold.
Secretary Root says of this con
ference; I'm arranging for Con
stitutianal Convention, Gen. Woo
and | will talk about the districts t,
be made in Cuba for the election
what number of delegates shoulC
constitute the convention and tn
apportionment of these delegate
among the districts or divisions,
Others say, however, that all thes
things could easily have been ar
ranged without Gen. Wood scomin.
to Washington, and that the rea
reason for his trip is to arrang
something which it was feared coulc
not be safely trusted either to tn
mails or to the wires-whether tn,
administration desires official pres
sure to be used to get majorit,
elected to the Cuban Constitutions
Convention, that can be depended
upon to support a declaration b,
the Convention in favor of annexa
ton.
The administration is figuring OF
legislation at the coming session o
Congress, when the election will b.
over, for a large increase in the regular
army. This isnot guess. tits baset
upon plans now being made by tn,
War Department to keep 10000 sol
diers in the Philippines, to do polio,
duty, after July l, 1901, when tn,
two year term of the volunteers nov
over there will expire. Present law
provide for a regular army CT les
than 10000 men and of course, thu
entire army cannot be kept in tn
Philippines. Therefore, it is absolute
" certain that the present plans o