Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-31
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ON ANNEXATION
Twas Pierce, Democratic
President Who Made
First Treaty.
EXPANSION HAS ALWAYS
BEEN AMERICAN POLICY
Declarations 10 Annex Cuba Have Been
Frequently Made---AmericanS
Never Shrink from
Their Duty.
Especial correspondence


fifty years ago Manifest Destiny" was
the watchword OF American progress.
Expansion was In the air, and in fact
was the very breath of the American
people. From that day to this "expan-
sion" has animated our most progress
sive statesmen, and we mi yht as well
attempt to stop the flow OF Niagara
as to try to stop the growth. grandeur,
and mighty forces of America. In
American veins flows the masterful
blood of history-English, Scotch,
Irish, German, French and Scandina-
Wan, nation builders, all-rugged as he
heather covered granite hills OF the
highlands, gentle as the green wales of
Killarney, dominant Oh land as are
the English on the sea and with love
for native land as strong deep AMI
lasting as the German affection for the
Fatherland. There has not been an
hour from the moment the Pilgrim ia
theirs landed at Plymouth to the bright
MA! ud! when beNe! huIholeu tue nag
Of Spain AT Manila bay when Ameri-
cans have not beeen the missionaries Of
liberty.
The Revolutionary war was for lib
erty and expansion on land; the war at
1872 was for liberty and expansion on
the sea- the Mexican war was for ILL.,
erty and expansion to the West and
South; the Rebellion was Tor liberty
and union everywhere. and the country
is still In the morning OF Its history.
The imperialism Of the American
idea gave the French people power 10
throw of the old regime and enter into
the dominion OF Individual sovereignty.
II has made more than half score OF
Latin American Republics strung along
the Andean mountain chain, every one
OF them children OF American thought
and OF American example ana still
sheltered under the strong arm 81
American protection America never
consulted with cowardice' OF TOOK conh-
sci with the fearfui. she reJoices as
strong man to run race ana cares not
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be Just
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mas guided the destiny Oh republican
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