The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-02
Republic or Emu irc.
rom the Denver News.

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The issue of Imperialism is as old
as history
It is the new order or the old order. !.
Which will wechoose?
Macauley predicted the death OF
the republic. Will we prove his pre-
diction true?
1t came like a scourge upon Baby .
lon and the only record left Is
buried city in the sand.
Imperialism is relic OF paganism
and despotism as opposed TO chris
tianity and liberty.
1t belongs to the old epoch OF force
and murder. not the new epoch OF
love and brotherhood
The disease has fastened itself on
every great nation of the world and
the result has been death.
1t drove Cyrus forth to conquest.
but leberty shattered his mighty
hosts on the shores OF little Greece.
1t stalked with death under TimOur
but all the world recalls Of him is his
CHASTITY tower of human skulls.
1t awakened the cupidity and cru
city of Spain, and to-day she is the
theme of the contempt and pity OF
mankind.
1t stirred III the irrisistable ambi-
ton OF Alexander, but all his vic
tories ended in an early and dishOn-
ored grave.
1t burned in the breast of Napoleon
but his crimes against liberty were
expiated amid the barren rocks Of
st. Helena.
Imperialism is the apOthesis OF ma
terialsm. 1t ignores the divinity
! within us and recognizes nothing but
brute force.
1t burned like fever in the veins
of Ramese II, but all that is presery-
ed of Egypt are the pyramids, bat
tered Sphinx and a memory.
1t fell like a huge blight on the
republic OF Rome, and the greatest
nation of antiquity became the prey
of her own corrupting. greed and
| lust
1t has Il new lease OF life in England
and its handiwOrk is shown i'll the
starving millions OF India and the
murdered farmers of South Africa.
That is the issue. Gloss and dis
guise it as you will, apply to it oil
the catch phrases and high sounding
terms. vet the truth remains.
The devil is an imperialist and
sought to convert Christ, when he
took the Savior into the mountains
and offered Him all the Kingdoms o.
the world.
Which is the nObler way? To be
actuated by love of humanity, OIL
lust of gain? To lead the nations OF
toward perfect freedom, or to turf
back to tyranny?
Is this nation also to become its
victim? Is the greatest republic o
the world to abandon the ways o
liberty and return to the blood
stained paths of despotism?
1t is all of a piece He who puts
the dollar above the man will pur
, the empire above the republic, vii
put Caesar above Christ, will pu
Mamon above Christ.
Led by our example republics have
J been established all over the earth
The nations are ready 10 take anoth
er step tows I'd liberty. They ar
waiting. for us to lead the way.
The imperialistic shore Is lined witt
breakers. Along that rock-bouno
coast. as it extends backward int
the past lie the wrecks OF splendi'
t states. Are they not warnin:
enough?
We have marched out of the Ian,
. OF bondage and are now in the wilder
ness with the golden calf. Will w
turn back to the flesh pots of Egyp
or march forward to the promise
land?
To dazzle the eyes of the people
5 Imperialism is presented as glory
national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, worl
power. 1t means added trade, wealt
and Importance All the appeals al
made to the national and individu6
seltishness
The world is thrilling with a Ne
: hope. Over the mountain tops {
!, 1.-The future breaks the dawn. The su
is rising on a iuster social system
WI ,rn turn orr hacks on that Snle1