The Lamar register., 1900-08-01
THE POLITICAL SITUATION AS
VIEWED BY OUR EXCHANGES

rank in wealth, resources and potential
energy We may psilosophize and NOR
| alize, but our expenditure OF effort viii
be in vain If we seek to argue down
an impulse that is born of our very
I being. The pioneer daring that press
ed across the continent has not been
| exfinguished by the sight of the Pa
cific
imperialism is the term applied to
| the policy of expansion by those OPP
posed to IT, They expect to alright
the American people with name that
savors of crowns and monarchies. But
| imperialism does not necessarily re-
late to an empire or an emperor. I'm
perialism' means glorious, magnificent.
paramount, splendid. 1t means in this
! Instance that the American Union shall
| hold the territories that come To II by
fortune OF war, or by the consent OF
| the people, as in the case of Hawaii 1t
means that we shall create new chan
nels for the products Of our farms fac
| tories and mills and for the energies
aud ambitions of our people. II means
that we shall establish bases for our
navy which shall be the best protec-
| tion for our coasts. II means that We
shall become the controlling cpiqmer-
/ cial influence in the Pacific and the
countries which border on 1t aud which
now annually purchase S6,0,orn.o'o
worth OF goods from others, II does
not mean that we shall emulate Europe
K in land fever, but it means that NE
shall not hesitate 10 assume the rfSfsau.
\ sibIlities that destiny places upon us
4 We shah seek neither cnfnnEiiuE Hili'
ances nor part ia foreign iutrigues, but
/ We win 20 our way calmly intuFing
none and suffering none TO iniurs Us.
I This nation is no longer a fringe on tha
Atlantic coast. itis truly 1mpetslf in
the best sense Of that word, imperial
In magnitude, population and power.
and we must bear the share 0t the
work Of progress that fails to such a
nation. We cannot shirE 1t Il ~"
would.
! Some tinorouS advocates Of frce
coinage are afraid that the new i'm
I pcrialIsn' will b. made = party battle
I cry to overcome the demand for bulrI-
/ ailtsrn II Il Is Il wIn IL bucsIu~e the
advocates or bimstallEsgu dispaly fat
uorr shOr1siShtciness whieb will do
more to eudangsr il than the assaults
Of its most potent enemies We are
told that the goldltes win proclaim i'm.
/. perialIam AZ the uesg national policy;
/ that the voices OF their orators will IL
raised at every crossroads ana on
every corner To- besGlie the psVple Bur
how comes It 10 be assumed that the
Z goldites arn TO be allowed to pose as
the sponsors Of an iinprriaT policy.
/ while those who are devoted to bmetBir
ism are aEaiHst Hg Are We who bz.-
iieyc in free coinage to hand over to
/ the custody Of the soldltes the owner
ship of this policy Ar. We going to
permit them to take possession as 'l.cir
own uf policy which + as fair Ia our
sight as Ia tbeirS-as near to liz a. to
/ themg
/ III we are, We may as well stop
/ preaching and prepare for defeat The
American people arr Ugerys helmiuEiy
in favor II koidiug every feot Of ground
over which tlge flag l. raised The in.
stinct is rp1tcd in them aud Il Ii
sound and gOod instinct. Shall we allow
[ those who arr seeking TO suferce pol
I fcles which we believe to bc danger
aus, 10 make an ally of this determlna-
I tiun and this instinc;E Are we to vol
UNFAIRLY grant them au advantage to
! which they have no title and which
/ might insure them control of ths. GOV
eminent for many years TO Gomez II
would b" a cr4el, weil-uigh fatal
! blow TO Oimelallism II those " hn adyo-
| cate himeiaIliSm were placed Ia the
/ faIse position Of opposing Il policy
which rightly belongs 10 them. rather
/ than TO their opponents; which hiss ba-
come verify pari Of our national rs
I piration: which win command the sup
| port Of a vast majority Of American
voters. and which will lead to new com
mcrcIal achievements, new Victories
for progress and civilization. and add,
ed glory for the fiaG-''-Denver Rcpub-
| icaH. July -