Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-08-03
IN MINNESOTA Biz lard
AS Results for the Repub-
iiCan Party Are to Be
Gagged,
Did Roosevelt Open the Repub
lican National Campaign
at St. Paul.
Calm, Fair and Dispassionate
ReVieW-Comment on the
Occasion.

campaign, is presented for reform
press readers, and that it is such a
fair and candid review, all fair-minded
persons who were present on the occa-
sion, are called to witness. The same
is also intended to be the spir4~ i'll
which the accompanying note and
comment is made.
Theodore Roosevelt has opened the presi
Dental campaign of 1900. He has sounded
the key note. He has outlined the policy
of the Republican party, and there is no
msaking its me1 AMI there was any
In il word it is '"lmperalism. There is
no other word in the English vocabulary
try is at last boldly asked to forget the
warnings of Washington and the teach
inss Of Jefferson and Monroe. The United
States government is a world power and
lang and Germany do.
In reviewing Governor Roosevelt's open
ing speech in the campaign we are not
moved by any mean motive OF attempting
personal character, belittle his qualifca-
lions. or to deny his popularity. but we
are ami mated more especially III desire
to anaryzt the causes which make him
popular will! Il section Of the American
people, and to submit to the candid Ok in
ion of American citizenship whether there
does not lie in those causes and their
ma: Hesitation l1la,to!d dangers to this Re,
public Governor Roosevelt emphasized
the virtue Of dereucy. efficiency, courage
and honesty in public life. rightly holding
that these Qualities are as essential s,,t IN
the welfare OF the country. Bat in max
ing his argument he clearly claimed that
the Republicans party has monopolized all
these virtues. Men who POSSESS a clear
judgment. thinking men, those acquainted
with the political history of this country.
know how failacious such an argument is,
and all allegations of this kind go in at
lasting impression. They know that. they
are used in Il partisan sense. and are
the words Of an advocate, rather than the
Gf the ts sort bo ut
campaigning Necessarily there are many
PEOPLE who have not the opportunity for
reading and keeping in touch with events
~ u he sincere from ON the cant-the truth
from falsehood. And SO the inevitable
effect Of such teaching from man in
Roosevelt's exalted position. Is calcnlated
raging one class against another, arouSlnS
enmity and suspicion among neighbors.
king friendships and stirring up strife
Campaign for the election Of the chief
magistrate a vcritable civil war. where it
ought to be calm and dispassionate
consideration Of policies ADVANCED by the
premacy, each side honestly and sincerely
believing that its platform would be the
best for the general welfare, and It's lead
clearly before the peoI Ie for their choice
and decision How utterly absurd it is to
charge that the six and one half million
Of men who voted for Bryan In 1895 Lack
that they are all knaves and plunderers,
repudiationists and towards.
Again the distinguished rough rider ap-
kroprted All patrotiSS" to the KeR "c3
traitors. They would dlshonor the flag, sell
out their country and bring on anarchy
and chaos 1t needs no argument to prove
that there Is no ground TOR To- the charge,
illustrious examples of patriotic action of
Democrats in every war that this nation
has waged. They will be recalled to the
any intelligent person harbor the thought
for even a moment that because man
is not Republican he does not love his
just cause? II he does not, what is he
looking for? What does he expect? Ger
tainly it cannot be alleged that he wants
king INSTEAD amn;de Of pfes
a republic. No. if any party is suspected
Of holding such thought or entertaining
such hope. it is certainly not the '.Popu-
ELECTROMAGNETIC party as Governor RoOSe-
veit so disdainfulIy designates it.. The
members of those parties desire the per
petuity of the republic and all it's hallowed
and aaSy 9G S esr st thest W
put in jeopardy if the United States adopts
as it's permanent policy, the conquest Of
all those nations and tribes and races
embrace among the great civilized ma,
tions.' The distinguished cowboy and
rough rider; the Nuintescence Of honesty
great state of New York, who seems mad
dened with Imperialism and whose ambi-
ton is as measureIess ana almost as
bloodthirsty as that which burned WITHIN
spoke in glowing terms and praised the
patriotism of the German people for up
holding the German emperor's. policy OF
shall be protected and its trade rights
maintained throughout the world. His
penetrative seems inadequate to toresee
the possible results Of the operations OF
that navy, or else he and his co-patri9ts
have abandoned the Monroe doctrine. He
loses sight of, or else welcomes, the
colonization by Germany Of the Argentines,
perfecting measures to give his subjects
In South America a colonial government
under his suzerainty. And now that we
have reached this part of Governor anio Ko *nt
view, let us consider briefly other larts
which. pertain to his expansion or I'M
thorized now to assume and believe that
they are part and parcel of the Mckinley
program. He says expansion brings peace.
There will be at the outset OF course some
difficulties. some war and sacrifices, but
q timid man may be ever so benevolent
and philanthropic and amount to moth
ing, because he Is afraid to act. to avail
himself Of the opportunities that are open
ed to him; and so with nations, they must
be bold, aggressive and warlike, and go
after the things they want, through fire,
water, blood and human slaughter. In
support OF his proposition that expansion
brings Leace, he cited the Algerine pirates
of the Mediterranean, to whom as late as
in 1880 we paid tribute for the protection
of our ships and commerce, but then
France expanded over that territory and
we have had peace there ever since. And
So as If intoxicated with his theme. lie
instanced Russia, that great autocrati''
ruled with a despotic hand that admits Of
no protest Or redress, In her conquest OF
Turkestan, OF England in her aggrandise
ments and snhjection OF the Soudan: and
he might have gone further and LISTED
India, Egypt. Abyssinia. and the South
African republics. And he said in Turkes
tan and the Soudan where in times past
a white man could not penetrate, WAS
now as safe as In New York or Mime
sofa, or something to that effect "rhr
great civilized nationS.' he said, 'havc
learned to work hand to hand to=etl!r","
in carrying out this policy of deSppilin=
the ancient peoples Of the earth, taEi!l-
possession Of thrC territory and revenues
and subje,tin= their people to foreign con