Evening star., 1900-08-10
ART OF HUMBUGGERY
Genuine Anti-Imperialists Not Caught
in the Kansas City Net.
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Juggling the Money PIank--RuIe Of
Force in North Carolina and Luzon.
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sincerity oppose imperialism and mill
tarsn' principle. and who push for
ward unflinchngly wherever their convic-
tions lead them. are no; by any means GER
tain to halt and res; content upon the Kan
sas City platform.
Theirs is no hesitation concerning his
course on the part of the man who has
already unalterably determined TO abandon
his republican connection in revenge for
some disappointment supposed slight and
under the impulse of the mercenary motive
of securing new and more liberal en-
ploye- OF his voice or pen. and who seeks
only Il plausible pretcXt for his desertion.
Nor is there any tendency to deliberate or
to doubt on the part of the man. who. hav-
ing deserted his democratic connection in
1896 because he viewed the 16 to l silver
dollar as dishonest has now decided that
he cannot longer afford to resist the par
tvs command to compromise with dishon-
or, and who seeks to return to the free
coinage camp unobserved in the Disgusting
costume of a liberty cap and the mantle of
anti-imperialsm.
These men know themselves. as the Greek
philosopher advised: consequently they
know exactly what they want and they
make for it with the unerring precision Of
Hosea Biglows politician, who declares:
1T amt by prnccrples men
My preudent course Is steadied;
scent wich pays the best, and then
Go into 1t baldheaded''
But there are anti-imperialists who have
not assumed that role hypocritically for
the purpose of revenue or revenge; who
oppose without discrimination every ten
dency toward expansion by force and gov
ernment without the consent of the gov
erned; who denounce every insular acquisi-
sion by the nation in the belief that the
republics strength Is in its compactneSs and
homogeneity: and who resist any and every
policy which involves the possibility of the
creation of a large standing army or a
powerful navy, and the fostering of the war
spirit among the people of the republic.
Republicans have ridicued these men as
little Americans: democrats. on the other
hand. have coddled them. and have sounded
a blast of trumpets and other wind instru-
mcnts against so-called imperialism in the
opening notes of the Kansas City declara-
ton.
But careful analysis of the acts, prin-
ciples and policies of the opposing parties
causes the uncompromising anti-imperialist
who follows his logic to its inevitable end.
to reject them both. The conclusion of his
reason on this subject is reinforced by SEN
timent, for he resents both the scorn of
the republicans and what seems to him to be
a palpable attempt of the democrats to hum
bug him for partisan purposes.
His platform, roughly outlined would
take the following shape:
Anti-ImperiaIist Platform.
1. We reaffirm and indorse Magma Charta,
the Declaration of Independence, the Sixth
and Eighth Commandments, the Sermon
on the Mount the Historic Protest Of
Philip, King of the Pokanokets. the Semi
noles' Reply and the Proclamations of
Emilio Aguinaldo.
= We denounce and deplore the land
greed born of the spirit of imperialism
which has taken concrete shape in the an
neXation of Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippines, and we reaffirm the vigorous
denunciations by statesmen now dead of
the unconstitutional and inperialistic ac-
QUESTION and government of Louisiana; of
Florida. with the preceding and accompany
ing despotic outrages upon the natives and
the Spaniards: of the land wrung by a hate
full war of conquest from helpless Mexico,
and of non-contiguous Alaska.
3 We demand abandonment by the United
States of Hawaii, the Philippines, Porto
Rico and unsettled and imperally ruled
Alaska and independence for their people.
4. We denounce the republican party for
its bold, unblushing, systematic and de-
fant imperialism and militarism in annex
ing ana 1OrClDlE ana deSpOtlcdlly ruling
Alaska: In going to war with Spain: in an
nexing Hawaii; in making and voting to
ratify the treaty of Paris: in annexing and
governing Porto Rico and the Philippines
and in sending troops to the Asiatic islands
t. crush under the iron heel of military
despotism the Filipino patriots: and We de-
mand the immediate cessation of the Amer
lean war Of criminal aggression in the
Philippines.
). We denounce the democratic party for
annexing Louisiana without the consent Of
its inhabitants and for governing that vast
territory 0arger than the annexing republic
itself as an empire on the principles of alb
solute despotism. without the consent of
the governed and outside of the Constitu-
iion: for wagng an unholy war of conquest
against Mexico; for pushing President Nc
Kinley into the war with Spain,' accord
ing to its own boastful confession; and for
working through its recognized leader. w.
j. Bryan. for the ratification of the treaty
of Paris, well knowing the infamous crim-
nality of that instrument. thus delibera tely
endangering the stability of the republic,
with no excuse save the low, unworthy pur-
pose of securing a supposed partisan ad-
vantage.
6. We denounce militarsm. with its in
struments Of tyranny, a standing army and
a navy and It's baleful influence upon the
youth of the republic in developing land
hunger and blood thirst. We demand that
the United States withdraw within itself:
soon as practicable disband its army and
destroy or convert to peaceful uses its navy,
those fruitful breeders of strife. We APP
prove the spirit of Jefferson's recommends
ton in 1862 that the United States navy be
stored in dry dock at Washington for
safety and economy and destruction by the
elements We denounce any extension OF
the United States into non-contiguous terri
tory in either hemisphere, for the reason
that it may lead to quarrels with our neigh
bOrs and bloodshed We protest against
any act or omission which by any possi-
bility may lead TO war. except in self-de-
fense. For this reason we denounce the
Kansas City conventions indirect pledge to
intervene between Great Britain and the
Beers. Great Britain having already refused
our offer of mediation and indicated that
IL would fight to the last EnglishmG n
against Intervention. We should mind our
own business, not burden ourselves with
/ responsibility by encouraging further blood
/ shed in South Africa. and not declaim our
/ selves into useless and hateful war with
/ our kin across the sea.
! a. For the same reason further and
| especially denounce the democratic party
| (Which poses as the exponent of anti-impe-
| rialism and anti-militar!sm) for the treach-
! erous stab given under the cloak of hypo-
| critical friendliness to our cause by The
| Kansas City platform in that 1t proposes
for the Philippines protectora;e. that cum