Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
WHAT IMPERIALISM IS.
T0LO BY A REPuBL LlCAN.
Editor of the Des Moines Globe Says Policy
of the Mckinley Administration is the
Best Definition of the Term.
For this Reason His Newspaper Supports Mckinley and
Advocates Constitutional Monarchy---Some
Mighty Interesting Reading.

Special Dispatch to the Omaha World-Herald.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug 29.-Solomon,
or some other one of the wise men, re-
marked once upon time: "Behold
what a great matter a little fire kind
leth." The truth of the old assertion
is proved by the remarkable leap into
prominence of the Des Moines Weekly
Globe. A few short weeks ago the
Globe was a local weekly newspaper
of fair circulation but comparatively
unknown outside of Polk county. To-
day the Globe must be reckoned with
the most quoted papers OF the coun-
try, While lis e.uitur has achieved an
editorial prominence in the short
space of q few weeks that other and
older editors have not achieved in a
generation OF toll.
Honored by His Party.
E. Chavannes, editor of the Des
Moines Weekly Globe, is a republi-
can, is the republican committeeman
of his precinct, and his paper is the
official organ of the Polk county
board of supervisors, a body so over
whelmingly republican that demo-
crat who happens to be elected thereto
' is in danger of dying of nostalgia.
Mr.. Chavannes is today striving to
catch up with correspondence that
has piled in on him in the most sur
prising manner. \ glance at his desk
would lead one to believe that he is
either a candidate for some high Of
flee or pie distributor for a new ad-
ministration. And each and every one
, of those stacks of letters asks con-
cerning some remarkable editorials
that have recently appeared in the
Globe and been copied therefrom into
certain democratic organs.
Stacks of Letters.
Mr.. Chavannes had Just returned
from visit to DEVILS Lake when the
World Herald correspondent intro
duced himself. Mr.. Chavannes had
not, therefore, had time to go through
his mail. But as soon as the w WOrld-
Herald was mentioned to him he
showed back a pile Of letters, swung
around in his revolving chair and
exclaimed:
'"The World-Herald! Well, you
people have been giving me some
Il So, 7o% ~
''That is another testimonial to the
World-Herald' wide circulation and
great inhuence,' admitted the World
Herald man.
:'Well, the size of my mail con-
vinces me that the World-Herald is
read closely by my republican breth-
ren, anyhow. Why, [ have in that
desk hundreds and hundreds Of letters
and most of them are from men who
claim to be republicans and ask me if
the Globe is really republican pa
per. Many of them are from repub-
lican committeeman, who seem bent
upon securing an admission from me
that the Globe is new campaign
sheet ostensibly run in the interests OF
republicanism, but really working fol
democracy. The chairman of your
state republican committee wrote me
the other day. l have had no time to
answer these letters, but expect to as
soon as opportunity afords.'
An Earnest Republican.
Mr.. Chavannes was shown an ed.
itorial appearing in the Lincoln Jour.
nal of Sunday, August 25, in which
the Journal said, referring to MIR
Chavannes and the Globe:
"The joke of it all is that the Des
MOines Globe is not in harmony with
the republican party on expansion
but is training with the other fellows ,
"Good Lord! Not in sympathy
with the republican party on expan
sion!' exclaimed Mr.. Chavannes
'"That's very rich. Of course I'm il
harmony with the republican party or
expansion. The only thing about i
is that l have dared to express wha
the leaders of the republican part,
believe but are afraid to admit
ADVOCATES MONARCHY.
'Do you really favor a constitutions
monarchy as the government for thi:
. country, Mr.. chavannes7''
IT,. 81 most assurediy do. Why, what:
the difference between a constitutions
monarchy and the kind Of a govern
, ment we have now7 Who is paying an,
! attention to the constitution We ar,
" governing Porto Rico outside Of tn,
constitution. governing the Philippine.
outside Of the constitution and what.
!, the matter with governing the Who'll,
thing the same way..that is, outsid,
Of written constitution"
..Do you think the tendency Of th'
administrations policy is in the dirsc
Uon Of the government you advocste7'
''To bo sure it is. I have hoped an,
q nravnd fhat this Yanuhlic mioht ha =,