The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-03

United States, and to believe that the Re
publican party was the bulWark OF all our
liberties as Americans.
According to my then belief It stood
for the fnalienable rights of men; to make
this our ideal Republic, where no slave
could exist and to whom no oppressed
people could appeal for suecor in vain. But
things have changed lately, and after care
f@l consideration, / have come to the con-
clusion that the party which stood for
government ..of the people. by the people,
and for the people, which liberated mfi-
lions of human beings in the South, which
never feared TO express It's sympathy for
any people struggling for liberty, has de-
parted from its high ideals.
at is not an uncommon thing to hear
Administration Republicans assert that we
have outgrown the Constitution of the
United States and the Declaration of In
dependence 1t was good enough for the
founders Of the Republic, but we have ad-
vanced so far in civilization that we can
no longer abide by its sacred precepts. In
my estimation these conclusions are justi-
fed by the entire course Of the present
Administration
Porto Rico Example.
''Look at Porto Rico. General Miles as
sured the people of thai island that the
Constitution of the United States would be
extended to them. and that they would be
placed upon the same footing as American
citizens. President Mckinley asserted that
our plain duty was TO abolish all tariff
revenues between Porto Rico and the
UEtied States and at the very first op-
portunity a Republican Coner: SIS, we must
believe at the behest of the s ADMINISTRATION.
informs them by discrfu,+- uing against
them in regard to the .aTif that they are
not citizens of the Unfte5 sS-ates, and
probably if the Republican parry contin-
ues in power, never viii b., anything pet
ter than subjects. subjects OF whom?
Necessarily of the President. Who there
by assumes imperial, or Eingiy powers
We cannot keep our Government pure at
home How then can We expect to give
pure governments TO our for=sgn colonies
witness Cuba, and it appears II me that 1t
is the policy Of the Republicans to hold
our new possessions as subject colonies.
Every word and act seems 70 look in that
direction To my knowledge the Govern
ment has never once dsnied that such IS
the course they intend to pursue-in fact
have more than once so intimated.
Remember these colonies are not TO be
Territories like New Mexico. but simply
= foreign subject colonies, as Porto Rico Is
today What can be the inevitable result
of such a course? Look what happened
in Porto Rice oaly a few days ago. The
people who at first welcomed US as tn If
Hberators, now scorn lis as their oppres zols
and masters, whose intention it is to hold
them in serVitude, without any Of the safe
guards aad guarantees of the Government
which holds them in subsection as bar
baTtans as all outside of Rome were once
denomtrated. These people are not mice,
and will certainly not submit to be heId
eternaIIv In bondage. Consequently, We
must station a large army IN the island
in order 70 maintain our SOVEREIGNTY An
other large army must be maintained IN
the Philippines, and if we continue TO held
Cuba (as to which there appears to be
considerable ground for believing u is the
intention to do, another large army must
b., placed there The net result OF all of
which must be that we, a liberty-loYing
and peace abiding people. heretofore the
champion of the rights of man, will lie
paying taxes (heayy taXes) to carry on an
eternal war.
lis not the course. of our dearly beloved
England in ireland and India, sufficient
warning7 I think it is safe to say that
Ireland has cost England more in blood and
treasure during her seven hundred years
of occupation than she has derived in reve-
nue. many times over, Besides, look at the
bitter enmity and hatred that exists be-
tween the two nations. Does this Govern
ment instead of being what IL was intend
ed to be, the protector the advocate OF
right as against might wish to see the
day when it will be despised by millions
of its people. and the Star Spangled Banner
instead Of being the emblem OF liberty
shall be cursed by untold millions as the
symbol OF tyranny?
Outside of all this, which some people
might call sentiment, viii not our own
liberties at home be threatened? Does not
the history of the world prove that the
first step toward imperialism and miIitar-
ism, Is the maintaining of large stand
ing army. in order to ave and keep in sub
lection its tributaries?
The professional sol1ier naturally loses
his respect for huIas-a rights. and longs for
more worlds to conquer Government
based upon the love and devotion of its
citizens need never fear foe without, mol
a dictator from within, as the former
would be driven back by the million
swords of his voluntary opponents, ant
the latter would have no foundation upon
which to erect his structure
1T would seem that the evident tendency
OF the present Administration is TO breat
the traditional policy of our Government
and form an alliance with England. often
sive and defensive. l am opposed to ar
alliance with any Government under the
sun, especially with England I have read
the history of England very carefully and
I am satisfied there is not gTeedfer more
Iand-hungry nation in the world Why
should we form an alliance with her unles:
1t were that we might follow in her wake
and become like her a r0sber nation? What
possible advantage could an alliance witt
England be to US? VIII should we make
enemies of old friend - make friend:
with old enemies? Still there is not the
slightest doubt in my Mid that if the
present Administration had its way, i
would. If 1t dared openly advocate an An
gio-American alliance. 1t would appear
that all England has to say to US is tha
she wants something done. and it is done
Take, for example, the Alaskan boundary
question, the Nicaragua Canal question
and there are numerous other instances il
which the Administration servility Il
England has been demonstrated but I d.
not wish to trespass toe much upon you
patience.
One Of the FouIest BI0ts.
81 think that one of the fot1Iest bIots
upon the Administration was it's treatment
of the Boer ENJOYS, and The continued op
position OF the majority in both Houses o
Congress to extending sympathy to thes
gallant people When was the time in tn
past that the Republican party dared no
express its sympathy for a nation strug
Cling for liberty? In the olden time, it wa
unnecessary to appeal; its sympathy wa
extended almost before it was asked
AT no time were we asked to take II
arms against England, but resolutions O
sympathy could have been passed through
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