The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-19
TALLEYRAND's DISCIPLES.


seldom realize it, however. until they
are touched
When Cortez despoiled the land Of the
Montezumas he did it in the name of
God and superior civilization. He killed
the natives because they refused
10 believe in the Christ he
pretended to believe in; robbed
them because they were not, in
his estimation, making the proper use
OF their treasure; appropriated their
homes and lands because thew were
incapable Of government. al
though they possessed virtues which
mad been long forgotten in Spain; de-
MED their right to their own ideals be-
cause they We're ignorant of books.
court lntrigues, political corruption and
Official trickery and tyranny.
Mark Hanna poses as a paragon of
the present as Cortez believed himself
God-sent reformer and missionary of
the past. In an interview in which
philanthropy and five per cent We're
curiously blended this leader of i'm
perialism not long since declared that
Providence gave us the Philippines,
and it was our Christian duty to cub
jugate and hold them, as our govern
ment is better for them than any they
can set up for themselves"
And the speeches, the magazine arti-
cies and the editorials of Hanna's fol-
lowers, stirred up and boiled down,
amount to this: God gave US the Phil
ippines; we also bought them; we like
wise conquered them; we hope to sub
jugate the inhabitants; they fought
Spain for 800 years; but we helped them
to drive their European masters out;
we cannot leave the islanders now; an
archy would begin; they are incapable
Of government; they have many
brilliant, educated leaders among them,
but the masses are ignorant and the
head of their army is an ambitious R0l-
der of fortune; we must not abandon
these people; it is our duty to them and
TO civilization TO hold and to rule them;
besides, there's money in it for our syn
dicates."
Stripped Of all it's ornate verbiage, the
position of the administration, as stat
ed by Lodge, by Beverage, by Depew,
by Gage, by Grosyenor and by Hanna
himself. is correctly outlined in the
foregoing synopsis of the presidents
excuses and policy concerning the ISL
ands.
They say that history repeats itself.
Let US see. In 1916 the American colo
MES began a war for independence.
They did not claim to be better capable
Of governing themselves than England
was capable of governing them; they
did not expect to be as able to protect
themselves from foreign aggression as
the parent government was able to pro-
tect them; but they had their own
ideals, their own notions of govern
ment, which were radically different
from the superior notions of English
rulers. But the colonies were unable
TO achieve their liberty alone. French
aid was solicited and obtained. Event
uaIIy the army o. CORVALLIS was driV-
en- to Yorktown. where it was besieged
bv the French and American armies.
Count Rochambeau, the French COM
mander had charge of the French and
American troops during the siege. While
q French fleet protected the bay.
In. 1871 CORVALLIS surrendered and
English supremacy in the colonies fell
at the same time.
On the 18th of November, 11S2, Talley-
rand. the French imperialist, superior
in craftsmanship, but not in selfshnesS,
to Hanna, said;
You have doubtless heard of the arrival
Of NJ John Adams, VINO claims TO De an
envoy of the American people, put Is, OF
course a mere tool of that ambitious SOL
der of fortune, Washington.
we are making history today, ana II
will record the disgraeeful pollcy OF the
government in completely abandoning
French sovereignty in the American COLO
niles Wrested by France from the grasp
of England. You VIII ask why Nne TIL
umph Of our army any navy, ana not least
of an. our diplomacy, should have such a
miserable result.
First this NJ. Adams, who. to the man
ners of a COssack, joins both rugged tai
enfs and Yankee shrewdness, appeals
10 French honor. He claims that NJ de
a faYette assured the rebels that his ma
jesty would allow them to eStaolisn their
independence. not merely or England, Out
of an governments such as are recognized
among the enlightened nations such an
assurance would be quite characteristic OF
the Ouixotfc marquis, but he neither al
firms nor denies making it, probably FOL
lowing some ones advice.
Then the envoy slNlfuily toucheS the
chord Of sentiment. especially Wheh'
among his friends. the disciples of Ro1s-
sea :. he quotes from the Declaration OF
Independence that governments derive
their lust powers from the consent OF the
What madness to pretend to govern
with abstract IDEAS, rhetorieaI generall-
ties and incomplete notions of equality!
These sophistrieS are always on the hpS
of subyerters of social order
Calonne saws that NJ. de Lafayette con-
! siders chiValry part OF the law Oh ma
| tions- and we all know that such theories
| hold firm possession of his wooden mead.
But NJ. Adams reaches the . SlillaA S,,.o oI
innudence in asserting that the ragged
and half-starve1 guerillas under WaSh-
ington. armed with rusty hreiockS ana
pitlhforlSs. except small nucleus EQUIP
~ apkv our bounty, overcame the dlscip-
supparces of England. While 1t seems
they ne that the English with view.
4 AIN Egss to render our position harder)
| made some Important surrenders 10 the
! rebels in the absence of our forces, yet
| All was due to the Intervention OF france,
] and il was an act OF treachery to deny her
( e.1vereipntv. In fact, 1t has always exist
| ed by virtue OF the discoveries OF Car
| tier. ..,. % -.
| nanitv required that we take possession
/ md guarantee to the ignorant and disor-
| derIy incubation, 50 long in chronic
| sfate of rebellion, the blessings OF stable
! government. They are widely separated,
/ 3iesimiIar and discOrdant community, few
| Of which could govern themselves under
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