The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-02

the people of this country produce
every year three times as much as
any similar population in all the
world, and why is il? Because here
there Is hope IN the young man. 5
heart. Here life is worth living,
anu there Is something to work tor
and to strive Tor. Here mau can
think Win free speech, and give his
thoughts to the world, and we have
the benefit of the collective wisdom
of all the people. Here, no matter
where a man IS born, he can hope to
reward the highest ambitions in
society and politics. You dare not
compare that man TO the life Of a
subordinate. You dare not take
hope out Of that boys heart. L de.
Godnce that civilization as bad
cIvllizatiOn which places burdens
and brings distress to the great NO
Jority of the people.
Expansion.
But there Is question that is
palmer than the money quest. on.
fIe question Of impel ia ism Is the
plailest question tuat has been in
Whom you discuss IA political ques-
tion you have goC 10 take some
principle and apply it to the ecoD0m-
zeal question, and you have got to IL
lustrate it and make 1t plain; but III
the Declaration of Independence
our forefathers declared that certain
truths were selt-evideut, and what
did they mean by self-evident
truthsr truths SO plain that every
cItlzen could understand them at h
glance. We are to deal in the I'M
perial question with certain self evil
dent truths. Don'C be deceived by
the attempt to confuse the public
mind in regard to expansion ana
imperialism. There is a difference
between expansion and Imperialism,
Expansion is the extension of toe
limits OF d republic without d change
in the character OF the governments.
An empire is d different thing from
expansion; an empire is u different
tulng fIonl repuDlic.
I'VE have had expansion in the
past. We expanded when we took
in Florida. We took in contiguous
territory that could be settled b.,
American citizens and build up
American states. We expanded
when we took III the Louisiana terri
Jorv. We took in contiguous terri
toy that could be settled by Amerl-
can Citizens and bald up American
states; Dut now we are noU expand
ing. We are not crossing an ocean
TO secure land for settlement: We
are crossing the ocean To secure
races for suUjugation under the re
public. Under d republic tie Prest.
dent has the powers conferred by
the Constitution. Under an empire
he has any power Oh eartn that he
wants TO exercise. (Applause }
Under an empire Congress Is as
unlimited as monarchy with no
llmus placed upon 1t. They tell you
that we are carrying the blessings OF
civIiZ alton 10 the Orient. Here thai
II AZ svanus for people who govern
themselves; there it stands Tor the
people who are to be governed by
others. Here it stands for people
who determine their own CaX s;
there it STANDS for people who are to
be taxed, without epreSentatlon
And ii you want TO see the Ollie. :
ence between republic and an eiD
plre; 1t you cannot see the dItfel :
ence between that flag mere and IN
the Philippines, let me remind you
that after Lne war an ameuumonG tu
tle Constitution was adopted whic b
provided that no man could OWL
4noCner man on American SOIL, or
where the jurisdiction OF this
country eXtenued, aad yet the Sui
tau of Sulu stlpulates that the sui
tat, will pay this country a certain
sum for the privilege OF flying the
American flag over thaJ country.
BuG here unuer the American flag,
according to the terms OF the Sulu
treaty, he is not free, put he has d
right TO purchase his freedom when
ever he can make ID prlce. CAP
plauSe.)