The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-12
EXPANSION.

1t is a pleasure TO note that Mr.
Hammond, the Republican candidate,
is advocating the good Democratic doc
trine Of expansion. 1t is true that he
goes outside of his party to discuss ex-
pansion, for the Republican Organiza-
ton is on record neither for nor
against it, but The Herald will never
object to the spread of Democratic Cos
pei, even by a Republican candidate
Mr.. HammOnd's ideas concerning the
meaning Of the term expansion seem
to be quite warped. but this is doubt
less due to a superficial study of Dem
ocratic principles and long association
with politicians who are opposed to ex-
pansion. 1t is quite natural that a can
didate for congress who confes6es that
he knows nothing about so prominent
an issue as the Porto Rican tariff
should become somewhat tangled when
discussing other questions
Mr.. Hammond seems TO think that ex-
pansion means bloody wars of con-
quest, the subjugation Of people who
are struggling for independence, the
changing of this republic into an en-
pire, reputation Of the Declaration of
independence. violation of the consti-
tuition. abrOgation of the Monroe doc
trine and all the other forms of mad
ness developed by the syndicate now
in control OF the national government.
Democrats have Il right TO protest
against such a misinterpretation of
Democratic principles and were Mr..
Hammond less ingenious they might
suspect him of an intention to bring
the Democratic platform into disre-
pute. 1t is to be hoped that those other
Republicans. who. like lIr. Hammond,
have gone beyond their party to en-
brace expansion, will not be misled by
his imperfect knowledge and false pre-
sentation of the subject.
The Democratic party stands for that
true expansion that has made this re-
public the greatest nation on earth: for
that expansion that involves the peace
full acquisition of unoccupied contigu-
Gus territory needed to provide homes
for a growing population: for that sort
Of expansion that recognizes the God
given right Of other nations and peo-
pies to govern themselves.
The Democracy believes in a world
wide expansion Of trade. 1t has ever
fought for those policies and principles
that would remove every restriction
from our foreign commerce, while the
Republican party has been striving to
erect a wall that would cOnfine our
producers to the home market.
The Democratic party advocates that
form Of expansion that would extend
our public domain by the reclamation
Of the arid lands of the west; It be-
lleves it would he better to provide
homes for our own people on this con-
tinent than to lay waste the homes of
an alien race in the Orient. The money
expended by the Mckinley administra-
ton in one year in it's attempt to re-
duce nine million Asiatics 10 a state
of vassalage would reclaim every acre
Of desert in this western region and
provide happy homes for $4,000. 900
American citizens, and Democrats be-
lieve that it would be infinitely better
for this nation were the money ex-
pended in this way
Which form Of expansion do the peO-
pie OF Utah favor? The bloody, brutal,
free-bOoting plan of Imperialism. or the
true American plan that follows the
ideals Of the founders of this republic?