West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-30

80 N'N. then. cithcr - give those .ncaul.
subjects y a. ws fraught alike With rcrii
Sh"nid thcrc be- an inlmcdiatc dccIarati
~ our Snvernmcut 81 It's PURPOSE toward
lhcmt rhcv Shouh hc giveu nnmlsta 4 shi,,
assurance " iudrpcndencc Profession br
our sc.crnmen, should not now b. withhcii
nE"'nSt outside tntcrfcrcncc Tho same
protection should hr theirs. herotAfors Sx
sSSnnrd t. ihe httlc states of Central and
tinns there shou'd ~, no hcatnf. 4, 49,,
,,nS part u giving them pctcctina again.t
nations. al this. not To- thc en5 of .oi,
.uSatlon or or conquest upcn our pntf hrt
,ne.r,SSt .eSt OF nc inll cnioymcrt ny them "
own hands
New Term I'm American Politics.
Agsinst this policy stands impe, iAi,sm.
~, Ate''S"n politics the word ~ new
sN'i u means permanent departure from
iiahe ~ ne trad,uo9s OF the past; from the high
abrogates the holding OF our great
nrt Sonrt that the Declaration or In,
incnt the constitution but It's form and lct
, Imperialism knows nothing of nmita.
eensti,Sl, esS nj Ia. .,'w'E Its rule Is outside the
ny the American republic of tho colonial
,,esna n,esnous OF European monarchics. IL
SUBJECTS. II cnthroncs force ns the CON
,ho hc'',ng ing ss'n'N In government. II means
A. necessary corrollary 10 hnncriniism
wll come the immense standinf army
me dcad hand OF mliit0rism viii be folt
strong arm of power viii bc substituted for
tnc peaccahle agencies which FOR more
contcntcd aud happy IL was Jeifersnpn vie
saii' wei disciplined militin-our hcst
aS"nnSe IN hhace and Tor the first moments
81 Maf- Iiu" nt the beginning OF the
century With Few millions 81 ponristin,,
no no tess true at the close as We stand In
.he iorctront OF the nntions with "A t.,puln.
NJ mn
cent conflict with Spain gives cmnh,sis
t ~ wv p,ophvttc words of Jefferson Exist.
ihE conditions In continental Eut,neN
,nlllng taxation nnd misery to the verge of
hunlnh snhurance..lllustrat by an Object
ing armies iu time OF pcncc Sboli s,,
sun give heed 20 the warning OF tho sront
-. .'ntu,y Win European monnrchicg
az our modolt Without n large standin,,
.n,ms, ..a,,,s, put f"Nlng upon the patriotism and
spuluge OF American manhood, We were
victorious IN the second war win Crcat
bIliain, with Mexico, IN the grcnt civil
striie nnd with Spain. In the llcht OF his
tory can u be possible that the Am"rtnn,
pcpbI. VIII consent 90 the permanent es'
NH i, ii,''"one wv, OF lnrgc standing army
n@uu @ Us consequent continuing aud cVer.In.
croasing burden of tnNationf
hoMns,e ~ are told that Dur republic Is now Ia
uctomc world power p In the highest
sense-Mith the Declaration OF indnn"nd
Hncc has Its corner stonc--it has born lu nil
iofty iIcoi w. m"rn ,ii h3Mer. lt has been the
mouei DIR All builders uf Republic. Tor
,l"it Nhail n century. In the spns,, uscd
W inpcrlnlists the expression A. onc ,t
tcrtihie rignincancc. IL nrcessIfntcs M
in'thous ana equipments Of monarchIcs IN
HVNhN tne creation and uniuteunure la.
onr republic OF standing armies cnunt ~
th"se or the world powers ~ Euronc A,
no less cost can we hold place as IA vorid
powpr Study existing conditions in ruro
peah nations, ana know what an this means
20 uH, " means taxation To the Vcr,c ~
W'sp.r IL means. as has been trulv said
tntt every luborcr must carry an armed
sonlirr upnn his hack as he goes 10 his daily
loii. All history teaches that the cornn,
standing army. Wv
Historic Convention Day.
=. We stand 100 years from the hour who,
lhe political forces were catherine which
were 10 result In the election of fhc drs,
Iihocfauc president. The annfvprsor,.
OF the mastcrful dny IN our history ,,ns,,
Wisely chosen FOR the assembling ia con,
Neht'ph OF the representatives of the bIs
lofir party whose founder wns Jnclaon
Hhu whose platform Is the Declaration of
lhucpcndrncc In the great STRUGGLE nov,
uliou NS. we invoke the co oDcrnti ION of ali
Wif' revere the memory ~ our father
uhu 20 whom this declaration lg not mn
meaning parchment but the cndurin,, chart
~ our liberties. Upon the suprcln, lss,,
now " the forefront 10 ihc cnd tbot
I'pnbllrhn government be prrpctuatcd, W..
npp"hi t9 the sober iudgment ami marriott.
iS" "t III" American plpplr