The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-03

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this nation stand erect. Let this nation
prove that there Is reality in the principles
that we profess, let it show the difference
betWeen republic and a monarchy, and
while kings and aristocrats may laugh
we VIII prove the hope and inspiration of
every man struggling for better things:
Let this nation stand erect Let IL build
upon the eternal foundation laid in the
declaration OF Independence. Let it DEM
onstrate that II Is governed according 20
the doctrines of Jefferson-equal rights TO
an special privileges to none; and true
TO us position, 1t can scan the horizon
OF the world and whenever II sees people
uylhs Tor liberty 1t can speak out across
the ocean and say. God bless you, and
make you win your fight until liberty
embraces the world (Applause)
You can't do II IL you are untrue TO your
principles and If they tell you II pays 10
do H., tell them this nation can't afford
70 sell IT'S birthright for mess of pottage
zen them that this nsticn has principles
that are above price and il they want the
nag to be feared, we want the flag to be
loved by every human being as the emblem
or JUSTICE, liberty and Self-goverument (Ap.
plause.) And when some man tells yoi. that
imperialism Will pay you remind him %
the language OF Benjamin Franklin. Frank
I'm was considered a bright man in his
day. OF course he would not compare with
the ward politician sat here who thinks
you can buy trade with blood; but he was
a great man In his day and you may he
Interested when comparing his views with
the views OF the man who wants to buy
trdde by force and violence. You may
compare the wisdom of those modern adj
Visers with the wisdom OF this revolution
airy statesman. He wrote to Lord Howe in
June, prior 10 the signing Of the Declara-
lion OF Independence. and In that letter
ne said; The well-founded esteem and af-
lection which shall always have for your
lordshiP' make u painful to me to see you
engaged I'm conducting a war the great
ground OF which Is described in your let
ter as the necessity of preventing the
American trade from passing into foreign
channels Lord Howe had written a let
ter to Franklin In which he said that the
great ground of the war was the necessity
OF the preventing of American trade from
passing into foreign channels and having
quoted that. Franklin saws, TO me II
seems that neither the obtaining or re-
tanning of any trade. however valuable SO
ever. is an object for which men may
justly spin each others blood He said no
matter how valuable a trade was mat
neither the beginning OF II nor the holding
OF IL was a cause FOR which men couli
justly spill each others blood. but he didn't
stop there he said, That the true and
sure means OF extending secure com
mtrCe are tho goodness and Cheapness cf
the commodities and that the profits Of NJ
trade can ever be equal to the expense OF
compelling and holding q by fleets and
armies That was The opinion Of Bantamia
Franklin, and II YOU Will read history from
the earliest records OF time TO the present
day YOU VIII never ind a single instance
whore 10 was profitable 70 secure and holA
trade by Meets and armies. You can ind
instances where some men have got tho
trade and other men have paid for H. but
YOU cannot find whore IL ever maid
nation to compel and hold trade by asers
and armies and n you people believe that
We can AFFORD TO enter upon this sort Of
are already shipping lumber from this port
10 Japan. We 30 not own Japan. we have
no protCCtorate there. We nave no soldiers
on her s1it and vet your trade with japan
ana China Is Increasing. For twenty Ave
years tAts republic. without a great army
and without great navy has made more