The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-20


Imperialism he grows impatient and declares
there is no imperialism he does not
want to consider the matter for moment
We doubt not that Mr.. Hanna would like the
people to believe that he and Mckinley had
no thoughts of exercising imperial powers,
but he will not deceive the observers OF events
and the intelligent voters. imperialism Is
not to comet is here.
A Republican Congress placed 5O,OOO,OOO
at the command of President Mckinley TO
use rs he pleased in conducting the war against
Snain. The Constitution SAYS that no money
can be drawn from the treasury but IN conse-
ouence OF appropriation by law, aud public
statement of how it is spent shall be published.
Has Mckinley told the people what he did
with the fifty millions?
The Repnbliean Congress did not take any
action regarding the Philippines, but len
il TO the President, aud the President chose
tn make war upon the Filipinos. Any lm
perialism about that?
Without any Congressional action on The
sabiect. McKinle, is governing Cuba, and he
told the Cubans they could have seli.gcveFn-
ment when they adopted constitution that
was in accord with his ideas of fitness. he
has been directing Cuban affairs through mi
iary officers and carpet baggers for two years,
and has set time six months hence when the
Cubans can submit their Constitution to his
inspection. Any imperialism about that
Porto Rico was annexed to the United
States. denied the benefits Of the Constitution
and its trade hampered by fifteen per cent.
tariff. ANY Imperialism about that
Mr.. Hanna may deny imperialstic 'enden'
eies and inteuts upon the part of the Hanna
Mckinley Administration, bni there are other
prominent Republicans more frank. SpeA er
Henderson Of the House OF Representatives
said. in a speech in Chicago, that be favored
Mckinley. because he was carrying oui the
Alexander Hamilton ideas Of government
Mr.. Hamilton was the very opposite OF Jeifer-
son. Mr.. Hamilton distrusted the people,
and desired strong government. he wanted
the government to go dozen to and regulate
the people and restrain them. Mr.. jefferson
wanted the largest liberty for the people con
sistent with good order. He believed all
power should be lodged with the people and
the government should come up from them.
for the people and by the people. Jeffer-
son favored a government of the people.
Hamilton desired government by class,
supported by a strong force, and Mr.. Hen
derson fayors the election Of Mr. Mckinley
because Mr.. Mckinley believes in the Hamil-
ton ideas of government
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, one Of the
leaders Of the Republicans the Senate, in
a speech at Music Hall, Baltimore, last week,
said
Il would not i,e a progressive American did
| desire this country in the great future before
il 10 be bound by The precepts and the Con
stitution Of our fathers as il this country %as
now as then. They wrote Il by the candle
light and twilight % the eighteenth century,
but it will be interpreted and construed aud
enforced by the electric spiendor OF the TWEEN
tieth century
This Is frank admission. No Constitution
can bound the plans and polici Of the Re
publican party. The advice Of Washington,
the teachings Of jefferson. the words of Clay
and Lincoln count iof nothlhg.
In his Farewell Address Washington wrote;
''Tbe great rule uf conduct for Us IN regard
10 foreign nations Is. in extending our com
mercial relations, to have with them as little
political connection as possible. SO far as
We have already formed engagements let them
be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here LET
US stop"
That was written in the ''candlelight Of the
18th century, and the Mckinley Admins
ton has ignored il and formed an alliance
with England and entered European politics
President John Adams, in his message to
Congress in 1897, said-''we ought not to
involve ourselves in the political system OF
Europe. but to keep ourselves always distinct
and separate from it. .
In his third Annual Message to Congress,
jefferson said:
separated by wide ocean from the ma
tons Of Europe and from the political inter
ests which entaugle them together. with pro.
ductions and wants which render our com
merce and friendship useful to them aud
theirs to us il cannot be the interest of any
10 assail as, nor ours to disturb them. We
should be most unwise, indeed, were we TO
cast aside the singular blessings of the position
in which nature has placed US, the opportu
nifty she has endowed us with of pursuing, at
"A distance from foreign contentious, the paths
of industry, peace and happiness, of eultivat
ing general friendship aud of bringing coils
ions of interest to the umpirage of reason
rather than of force.
Eighty years ago, when discussing in Con
gress the question of recognizing the newly
emancipated South American republics,
Henry Clay said:
''The fact is not therefore true that the i'm
puted ignorance exists; but if it does, | re-
peat, dispute the inference. 1t is the doc.
trine of thrones that man is too ignorant to
govern himself Their partsans assert bis
incapacity in reference to all nations; IT they
cannot command universal assent to the pro-
position, it is then demanded as to particular
nations, and our pride and our presumption
too often make converts of us.
81 contend that il is TO arraign the DISPOSE
tons of Providence Himself TO suppose that
He has created beings incapable of governing
themselves, and to be trampled on by kings.
Self-government is the natural government of
man, and for proof refer to the aborigines
of our own land. y
We might go on and fill columns of extracts
from Presidents and other statesmen, going
to show that the Mckinley Administration
has departed from the teachings of the found.
ers of the Republic and gone outside of the
Constitution, but, according to Senator Thurs
ton they wrote by the ''candeight'' of early
days, and are out of date, along with the
Declaration of Independence and the Consl-
ton and the Monroe Doctrine.
A majority of the voters Of this country,
however, hold no such views as expressed by
Speaker Henderson and Senator Tburston
They still revere the memory of Washington
and heed his Advice. They still believe that
all Just governments derive their powers from
the consent ofthe governed. They believe in
having no entanging alliances with Great
Britain or any other imperial power. They
oppose government by injunction and the
rule of the Trusts
MarkHanna may deny there is any Imperial
ism Just as he denies there are any Trusts, but