Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20

e''"6 - 'O" oH s"pOSSuOubIy OIuoHS
see it, too, but they are afraid to come
out openly and say so. am not. But
what man can study history and then
anaIyze the present and not be con.
vinced that our tendency is that way7
Government, my dear sir, is
founded on property and commerce.
We can boast of civil rights and all
that, but government is founded after
all upon property. Men acquire prop
erty and then demand a government
that will protect them in their prop
erty rights. A constitutional mon
| archy does this, and at the same time
enables men to acquire property with
out sentimental interference. Do not
misunderstood me when | say senti-
mental interference. I only mean that
under such system the individual is
given better opportunities to enlarge
his business interests.''
Supports Mckinley.
do you advocate the election of
Mckinley and Roosevelt?"
81 do, earnestly and honestly.n
DO you advocate their election be-
cause you believe that their success is
step in the direction of achieving
what you believe to be the proper
thing in government?'
Il do. Why should republicans be
afraid to admit it: They may deceive
themselves but they deceive one else
when they pooh-pooh at imperialism.
| am a republican, and while the
| Globe is a republican newspaper, it is
not a party organ. That is to say,
the Globe, while advocating repub.
lican policies, is not a party organ in
the sense that it is controlled by party
bosses. But while the Globe does not
carry the republican ticket at the head
of its editorial column, it is a repub-
lican paper and am republican. |
am advocating what l believe-in fact
am certaln-to be republican policies
only go far enough to openly admit
what the leaders certainly concede
among themselves.
Il am for Mckinley, although he
was not my first choice. [ advocated
the nomination OF Roosevelt for pres.
ident more than eight months ago.
advocated Roosevelt because I believe
J hn favNpc nvnouciI,o
that mean that he favors the polio,
of our ruling weaker nations for thei1
good and our own.
he LOOKS AHEAD.
81 believe that Mckinley and Roose
welt will be elected, and that when tn ey
are elected the party will set up tn,
claim that their election is vindica
ton of the policy Of imperialism. NJ
republican openly advocated the goI'
standard in 1896, but after the election
all republicans claimed it as a vindica
tion Of the gold standard. And I be
Ieve that when Mckinley is reelected
the republican leaders will then hav
the courage to admit that their polio
is the policy of imperialism and viii
claim that it has been vindicated.'
why do you favor constitutional
monarchy, Mr.. Chavannes.
For many reasons. Republican
claim that we must do business wit
the money of the world-gold. 1 agre
with that statement. And [ also be
lieve that if v-e are to reach out and
world wide business we must do
uuder the same form OF government d
the great business nations of the world
What would we lose by becoming
constitutional monarchy? Absolutel
nothing. What would we gain? Sta
bility. Commerce is governed by ir
flexible laws of trade, cold, calculatin
business. What we need, then, is
| form of government that will not per
nit of constant interruptions by recul
+ ring changes of policy. What diffe1
; ence does it make to Great Britia
whether Balfour or Chamberlain is in
The great business policy of that wor
derful nation goes right on withol
disturbance. But we change every tw
years or such a matter and the resu
is known to all men,
eff you did not believe that the NJ
Kinley policy tended in the directio
you claim it does, would yon suppo]
him in this campaign?:"
IT MEANS IMPERIALISM.
eyes would" replied Mr.. chayar
nes. 81 would do SO because I am
republican, and beeauseI do not hav
any faith in the democratic party. B.
am giving the republican nation'
ticket my support now for the resso
that ! believe the election Of MeKinie
means imperialism. BY imperialism
> mean just what democrats mean whe
! they call republicans imPerialists.'
! Mr.. Chavannes stands we'll in Dc
! Moines. His paper has an averag
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