Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-16


voice In determining tho taxes which
they must pay we durt not educate them,
least thcy learn 20 read the declaration
Of independence ana the constitution OF
lhe ,nlled states and mock NJ Tor our
consistency,
The principal arguments however, Rd-
| vAncod by those who enter upon u doe
! Tense of Imperialism are!
| flrsl' That we must improve the pros-
! cnt opportunity 20 blc1le u world power
| ana enter Into international politics,
Second! That our commercial interests
IN the Philippine Islands ana In the
! orient make II necessary for w TO hold
nc, Islands permanently
Third; That the spread Of the Christian
/ religion VIII be facilitated by colonial
| policy
Fourth That there IL no honorable
retreat IRON the position which the ma
| lion hnS taken,
Tho first argument IL addressed to the
| nauonN pride and The second to the nu-
| TONS pockct-book, The third ~ intond-
| ed for the church member and the fourth
for the partisan,
II is u sufficient answer TO the first ar
| gumcnt 10 say that for more than a Cen-
| lury this nation has been "A world power.
| For ten decades II has been the most
! potent influence In the world, Not only
| has II been a world power, but II has dOno
| more 70 nUect the politics Of the human
| race than all the utner nations Of the
world combined, Because our dcclara-
| ton of Independence was promulgated
| others have been promulgated; hCcauao
| the patriots OF l7,G fought for liberty;
| others have fought for Il. because our
| lions have been adopted, The growth Of
| the principle OF clf-govornmynt, planted
ON American sol has been the oyoi-shad-
| owing political fact or the nInlcnth ccn-
| Jury II has made this nation cunspicu-
| GUS among nations ana given II Il place
| IN history such M No other nation has
| ever. enjoyed, Nothing has been able
| 20 cheek the onward march Of this idea
J am not willing that this nation shall
| cast aside the Omnipotcnt weapon OF
| truth to seize again the weapon of physl-
| cal warfare, | would not exchange the
| glory OF this republic ror the glory Of an
| the empires that have risen and fallen
since time began
Tho permanent chairman Of the last
| republican national convention presented
the pecuniHry argument In all It's bald
ness, when he said:
I'VE make no hypocrltlcal pretenses Of
being Interested IN the Philippines solely
on account of others, While we regard
trust we regard the welfare OF Amerl-
can people first. We see our duty 10 our
selves as well as TO others, We believe In
trade expansion, by every legitimate
means within the province OF government
and constitution, we mtan 10 stimulate
the expansion OF our trade and open new
markets"
This IL the commercial argument. II IL
bnsed upon the theory that war can be
rightly wnged for pecunlary advantage
and that II Is profitable to purchase trade
by force and violence franklin denied
both of these propositions, when Lord
Howe asserted that the acts of parla-
ment which brought on the revolution,
were necessary TO prevent American
trade from passing into foreign channels,
Franklin replied:
ITO me II seems that neither the OBJ
tainlng nor retaining or any trade, how
valuable soever, is an object for which
men may Justly spill each others blood,
that the true and sure means Of extending
and securing commerce are the goodness
ana choapnesS Of commodities, and that
the proiits OF no trade can ever be equal
10 the expense OF compelling II and hold
lng II by fleets and armies, | consider
thls war against us, therefore as both
unjust and mwlse,"
place the philosophy Of Franklin
against the sordid doctrine Of those who
would put u price upon the life Of an
American soldier and Justify n war Of
The democratic party Is In favor Of the
expansion of trades, II would extend
onr trade by every legitimate and pence
f,Il means, but II II not willing to make
merchandise Of human blood
But u war Of conquest is az unwiso az II
ls unrighteous, 4 hnrbor aud conling
station In the PHILIPPINES would answer
every trade ana military necessity and
such concession could have been secured
at any time without difficulty.
II Is not necessary to own peOplo I'm
order to trade with them We cnrry ON
trade to-day with every pnrt of the
world ana our commerce has expanded
more rapidly than the commerce Of any
or Chlnn, bat we trade with their people,
We have not absorbed the renubiIcs of
Central or South Ampricn, but we trade
with them. II has not been necessary to
have any political connections with them,
Trade cannot be permanently profitnble
unless Il IL voluntary, When trade is se.
cured by force. the cost of eechrInp II
and retaining IL must be taken ont of
the profits and the pTofts are never
large enough 10 cover the eXpense. suoh
n system would never be defended hui
for the fact that the expense liz borne by
all the people, while the profits nre on.
loved by the few,
imperiAliam would he prohtabIe IN tbe
10 the ahin ownera. who carry live aoI-
dIers to'the pbilinnIn.s ana S,img hocL
dend soldiera, n Would he nroatnhIe 10
those who would ae,ze unon The fran.
ohIses. and II would No proIltabie IN The
ofiieinis whose salaries wo,,ld be aSed
here and mid over there, but tn ths rnrrnl
or to the iahoring mnn ond 70 tSo WAT
maturity OF them eraaped in otber oc",,s
pations Il would bring expenditure with.
out return and rlsk Without rLwnrd
tFo rnera aud laborI,,,, mon ha%n No n
rule small Incomes nnd nnder svstema
which ninne tba INV ,,vnn rnn.n1ontinn
ma mora than thar faIr abare ~ thc eY,
peises OF goyer5fnent ETbus Tho ysry
pomnie ,vhds rereiun tcos, hsS,,oat NJ srn,,n, syv,n
lronprIoIisn vii he l,,,Wrod yonst n, ,hn
nilItarW b',rdem. vvbicn acGntn ~ II -, 4,
IL n6dijinn 10 tbn ,,iIs ,vhj"h ba ana
the farmer share in common he Inboring ring
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