The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-29

to deny that 1t was the understood intent
and expectation that the territory OF
Louisiana would be filled by people SUBJ
Of It American states clothed with the
full measure of constitutional rights?
Whoever denies this or equivoc2tes
about it. only seekS to falsify history
ceiVe the American people.
RE ECTED. SAN DOMINGO
Nay. so little did the American people.
until recently, mean to expand our ter
rItory without purposing corresponding
" to extend our constitutional system
us the offer was rejected by an over
Mhelmins public opinion, mainly because
II was hel1eSe1. that that tropical coun-
Try and It's present and prospective IN
constitution. while they could not be per
manenty governed outside of it.
E&penslon,| then. in the historical
and truly American sense, means the
extension Of our constitutional system
together with the extension of our terri
torial area. In this sense we are all
honorably effected. And Il in the course
OF events Our northern neighbors,- n pep
pie like our own and practieed in self
ggyernlment,. should express a wish 10
cur present policy of inaperialist1c~ id
venture Is apt rather to put off than
TO bring o]1-we all would welcome trery,
with heart and hand.
But when we annex to This rAnobli>
Foreign territory, especially territory In
me tropics which, ewing to climatic con.
dlupils. can never be settled by our. own
or homogen e0uS people, with the infanf
ana expectation that such territory sha II
never come into our constitutional sys
teIn, but shall as to the civil. political
anu economic status permanently depend
upon tne VIII OF Our central governments
III WIllch they are apt to have no dater-
mining snare, those countries thus being
rasSal provinces, and their people sulsject
- tha 'tGis ihat Is not mere expansion
!! ~ me hlst olic American sense. but that
IS imperialism. Ana when such COIN
-9tdeS are annexed and such populations
Be pT S99oSecte e&a by force of arms-by what
tt1Aioent MCKINLEY has very DronerJv
called criminal aggression"-it is IN;
peT1alSm IN Its worst form whoever
cans; atLs this Imperialism g mere buQbea, js
caIIpar grossly deceived or d gross Ge-
APPROVING WRONG DOING.
. The first thing necessary is that the
american people should not, bY their ,.i
votes, approve %Ee wrongful acts hv
ne q Cyl tnose who have done them in the
name Of the republic in places Of nnwer
s shuS encouraging them to go on, bur
should stamp the wrong done and ths
Wrohgdoers With the most emphs ito vote
" condemnation. We should put in thaj.
2 2n others that recognize the wronx
ba
american I'm people should then insist thai
me government Of this repuhIic sbc1,T5
90 al IN Its power, instead OF slanehter
ing ,ilg nose who fight for their freedom and
tiIuS pstluehce, to assist them in Porn1jnfr
an independent government of Their ou51
sIo take such measures to protect tha,,,,
AGAINST foreign interference as NAV he
do F fnr gu IN IN one word, we should simply
10 LOT Lhem what we have promised ~
20 LOT the people of Cuba. This 10 49, -
S SnS plalh DUTY of the American peop1e
tS1i lano--a DUTY Of honor and of pa friot1
w, what is there to be said against fhis9
me! me administration party pretend thai
t ths substantially propose the the sans ana
entsto na aiva Is Pr prop9sed by their oppon-
eminent But cannot every nbfid So So
the vital difference between sec,lrino see
r IlIIa staple government under foreign
and stable government 1ndsr +,,oS, .'lIisI,
sovereignty, which they are fiehtine P Pos9
CONTINENTAL. MONEY
He would not have hean car~t,,
COCO American patriot who ar r. ~
OF the American Revolution. had eb 49,
1ohed the cause of liberty and intlAnend
1 nace on 81 account t Of the disastrous Vicious
1 o. me continental money. or who
curing our Civil war, had given I'm rs
cause OF liberty and union becanSs ~ ~
defense brought on the dangero iss,,s
ecoi,n,5,i paper dollars, or other
- ~
those periods had forsaken either of moss
causes for the reason that the man in
P pos on. OF leadership might hold obnox-
welcome things with regard to w ot f,ttr
matters 1t Is still remembered in how
little esteem John Adams held tbe 80 80, j."
t pers OF the Continental congress but
how firmly he nevertheless. az = ma
triot, stood for the cause If his COW ne
try. u AAS S0I'H-
And now a sober, candid, consideration
OF the circumstances before us should
convince you, as 1t has profoundly cor
WINGED me, that the present crisis is fuIIv
as momentous as the revolution which
created the republic, and as the (1iT-ii
=, var e Wnlcn held 1t together and purged
II OF slavery. For now we find ourselves
confronted b powerful attempt. advance
Ing under seductive DISCUSSES, to fasten
upon the country policy essentially
greet struggles Of the past; policy Gym
ically disdainful of the fact that it was
the Declaration of Independence with
Its proclamation Of high principles, that
netcent power in the world; a policy
which at the very start broke the moral
force of our republic by mean treachery
TO ITS lofty professions; a policy which.
need more and more criminal aggression
Tor Its sustenance a policy which. liV-
ing upon unjust rule by force abroad.
Will inevitably tend to unjust rule by
AOASO OF q POlCy WHICH. making
sport Of the vital principles of our organ
ic law, can not but run into more and
more despotto uSurpationsi q policy
which, utterly demoralizing this democ.
racy working through universal suf
frage by the destruction OF its ideal be-
liefs and aspirations, will leave to our
children, instead Of a free, happy and
peaceably powerful commonwealth, a
mere sham republic tossed and torn by
wild passions and rapacious ambitions,
and bound to sink in disorder, disaster
and disgrace. To check this policy in
its growth, II possible without delay, I
believe to be the first duty OF every
American citizen. WhateyeI 1T NAV cost