The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-28


lshed child of Republican craftsmanship,
and the enforcement of a great banking
ol1garchy, in the place of the peoples
government, to control the money system
or the country from the standpoint of
interest rather than from that
of public welfare
Similarly he denounces as 'inslncere and
impracticable the opposition of the Dem
ocratfc party to the trusts but prudent
~ forbears to indicate his own position
on That great question, or to show 10 Inc
voters OF the country how the Republican
party, dominated by trust magnates and
nnanced by trust contributions can ba
relied on to afford them any relief from
the growing burdens Of monopoly
ana imperialism that the governor is in
his element His strenuous soul finds
congenial employment In contemplation
Oh Oh Dron and battle" His impetuous
the methods of military government Ho
Is hampered by discussion. He prefers
the free action of an autocratic will to
the slower processes of authority reeH-
lated by law and constitutional restraints
and responsible to a meddling and hest
tating public sentiment
TO those persons who are inclined to
doubt whether, after ALL there is any real
danger Of a drift to actual imperial
methods In our government, I commend a
careful reading of Gov. Roosevelt s
speech. He would become, in event of
the election of the Republican ticket. a
great power in the administrat ton In
a contingency that, unfortunately. has
many precedents in our history, he would
occupy the presidential office. No one, It
seems to me, can look upon his intimate
association with the policy Of the gov
eminent without the gravest apprehen-
sions His natural tendencies are impe-
yard Kippling. He' is the German en-
peror misplaced - republic. At or
near the head of our affairs he would
constantly wear an international chip
nfTn n nl oh A.. -.
sary In order to start row, he would
be- ready to brus %<af # with his own hand
can anybody doubt, having in view the
utterances or Mr. Roosevelt and his well
known personal attributes, that II his
voice should become potent in the gov
eminent we should be speedily concerned
II not actually leading, in the partition of
China? Where else In the world do nres-
ent events portend so pressing and imme-
date an opportunity to carry on the
worlds work.? / warn the people of
America not to be deceived by the elabo-
rate disclaimers of the administration at
this time respecting imperial designs In
China The election is too near at hand
to be lost sight of in reckoning the fac
tors now influencing action, and especially
profession, at Washington.
Fellow citizens, this new policy OF colo
nialism cannot be carried on without a
radical change In the character of our
institutions A republic Is not suited to
imperial methods It's procedure is too
slow, too public and too cumbersome
Something of the military system must
be introduced into administration and
this, of course, implies ultimately fun
damental alteration in the very structure,
an absolute reaction, in even our domes-
tic government
Gov. Roosevelt demands to know of
what avail are our trivial criticisms"
of the administration as against the Sub
stantial gain for American honor and in
terests."
IS IT A TRIVIAL CRITICISM
to complain Of the open violation of the
constitution by the president in practi-
cally declaring war against the Filipinos
and in Waging 1t against them for the
possession of their country before he had
tie slightest authority beyond the city,
bay and harbor Of Manila; and by the
negotiation of an agreement with the
sultan of SuIu whereby the flag of the
republic is solemnly covenanted to float
over the harem and the auction block
among race of pirates and man-hunt-
ers? Is 1t trivial criticism" Ito point
out that the policy of the administration
involves the reputation of the Declara-
ton Of Independence and fundamental
revolution in the government? II so, then
may heaven preserve as from soon en-
countering any really serious problems In
our politics.
How has our breach OF faith toward our
allies redounded to our "honorT In what
way shall be add to our interests by
killing off the best Of our prospective
customers and earning the distrust and
hatred of the survivors? How will our
general prosperity be enhanced by spend
ing hundreds Of mil lions Of dollars on ar
maments and soldiers, raised by heavy
taxation on the masses OF our people, In
order to see q return in thousands to
the few who will export to meet the de-
mands of a trade of, comparatively insig-
nifieant magnitude? VIII labor proht
from the inflow of goods manufactured by
American factories in the Philippines or
in China with Malay or Monaghan labor
on wages of So a month"; VIII the work
titfon for employment to see hordes of
new brown or yellow citizens fastening
to our shores for work to do?
Mr. Roosevelt, although he processes
much solicitude for the flag, and depre-
Gates Democratic success, because IN
that event it would be ''trailed in the
dust" nevertheless sees no connection
between it and the constitution. Buc,
my friends, the flag Of the government
of the United States is the symbol Of IT'S
power The constitution is the source Of
that power. Detach the symbol from
the substance and what remains? Moth
ing but piece of colored bunting, beau
tiful to the eye, no doubt, but stripped OF
that glorious heraldry In which Its claim
to the love and generation Of men has
always resided, the invisible blaZonry Of
| dependence and the guarantees Of the
| constitution.
The constitution created government
! of delegated and limited powers. Ulti-
mate sovereignty, that final, absolute
and unconditional political authority Of
a nation, the people of the United States
did not choose to part with. The tenth
amendment, part of which is known as the
| Bill of Rights of the constitution express
| ly declares that the powers not granted
Ito the United States are reserved to
| the people" And yet distinguished de-
tenders Of the present policy in public
! life, as well as hundreds of the great
| journals Of the country, are proclaiming
the novel. monstrous, tyrannical and
dangerous doctrine that the United
| States has all the powers in respect to
the newly ceded islands that "any nation
! in this world has" simply because at is
a nation" The claim is boldly made for
| the possession of certain authority Of the
most sovereign description. where there
IS admittedly no grant of it In the con-
| stitution on the ground Of sundry vague
inherent powers of nationality" There
| are indeed these powers of nationality,
| but they are inherent" not In the con-
| stitution wherein the people have made
a president, a congress, and a supreme
court, and carefully defined what these
| creatures may do. but
IN THE ETOpT Il r,IIEAHcrrT VEG