The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-07

rr,tsa atates ard this immense sum -
wrung from the Taxpayers ~ systems ot
taxatien which overburdsn the poor man
and undertax the rich mat
ain the presence OF such an Issue a. inl'-
tarism II Is impossible that any popuhss
should hesitate as TO his duty.
But even the menace OF sniiitarism
but "a part OF the question OF imperiaiism-
The policy contemplated by ths repuonoaS
party utilities every principle set iortn
In the Declaration OF Independence, strihee
a blow at popular government anc RODS nc
nation OF OF its moral prestige. Already me
more advanced supporters OF the eoiohiaS
idea point TO the economy OF system OF
government which intrusts all power TO an
executive and does away with the neces-
| sity for legislation. The Army ana navy
| Journal. in its issue OF August%, commehus
the English system and declares that ~
/ result OF this system nth OF the worlds
area. containing a NTH OF It's popu~tons
| is ruled with an administrative economy
which is an administrative marvel. ans
| adds: -,
zone million two hundred thousand DOL
lars spent in London Is the price OF adminis-
! ,rattve order over "A colonial rule whose to-
TAI budgets aggregate 81. sss4ss6 or 90 per
| cent more than our total OF feuerai' sta,e'
county and village expenditure TOT every
| nos Al BILE purpose. for which taxes are ieN'eo-
In contrast to the results OF THIS system
! of executive administration the fact Is citeo
that the American congress has spent an
| entire winter wrestling with the tariH. tho
taxation. the administration ana Ihe per
son al rights OF two little islands. The Eng
| fish executive is an imperial executive. Inc
british parliament is an English 'iegis-
lature TO THE SAME SYSTEM We
ARE, COMING BY THE DECREE OF
r CIRCUMSTANCES AS NENlTAbLs
AS THAT OF FATE. IF THIS BE- I'M M
PERIALISM MAKE THE MOST or II
/ SO far as citizenship is concerned the BTU
) ish empire is one. but beyond the limits OF
the United Kingdom the citizen lives unuer
n a rule essentially monarchisl and not re-
r stricted by the constitutional limitations
: Of the parliamentary system
r The Amer Policy.
.~rhus does imperialism bear Its support
j. evs hack toward the dark ages. There
e no middle ground between the American poi
: lev and the European policy. III TINS natio'
II remains true to It's principles, It's traoiuon,
and its history. IL cannot hold colonies.
n enters upon a colonial career. II must re
- nudiate the doctrine that governments De
is rive their Just powers from the consent o
n the governed.
rs only be two parties-the party whateVe
Is its name may be. which believes In repuu
III lie and the party. whatever Its name
at which believes In an empire. ana the Va
to nuence OF every citizen Is, consciously
at unconsciously. Intentionally or uhih'en
NJ tionally, thrown upon the one sioe VI ~
IL other
he where the divine right OF kings Is rec
he ornized the monarch can grant dineren
es degrees of liberty to different suoJect
n The people of England can be ruled IN on
on way. the people of Canada In another u
he people OF Ireland In another, while the pee
Al ME OF India may be governed ACCORDING
ey still different forms. But there can De
.er such variety in a republic. The doctrine
IN a republic differs from the doctrine Q,
as monarch as the day differs from the u'gn
Tor and between the two doctrines there 49, al
is ever must be- an irrepressible conflict
RS. ..Our opponents say that the woriu wou
be- laugh al us If we should give Independent
OF 10 the Filipinos. Yes kings would iaus
sed aristocrats would laugh. and those wou
tu- laugh who deny the inalienable rights
at men and despise the humber folk WI
al along he cool sequestered vale OF lie ke'
Die. the noiseIess tenor Of their way but
adj This nation stand erect and. spurnins !.
I'D. bribes of wealth and power show IN
ned there Is a reality In the principles wh,
ght we profess: let IL show that there Is q
ape ference between a republic ana Mo
re- archy. and the oppressed In every ianu y
,ns. see in our flag the hope OF their own uei
Sc erance and whether they are piecol
pen upon the battlefield or groaning pehea
the a tyrant's lash. will raise their eyes towa
mic Heaven nd breat the a fervent prayer TOT
With safety of our republic"