Graham guardian., 1900-09-28
TRUE DEMOCRACY VS.. TOREY.
FEDERAL IMPERIALISM.
All Under Cloak of Christianity.
ny A. BUCK.

But Notwithstanding this pathe,
tic history of the patriotic Beers,
what mockery, during the last
year of the 10Th century confront.
ed, not only the peace conference
held at the Hague, but that pro-
fessed Christianity on the part of
two of the most powerful nations
of the earth. Has it come to pass
that the term christianity" is but
a cloak of hyprocracy to hide the
DEVILS own purpose, and under
which the massacre Of the Armen-
ians by the Turks, the murder of
the South African patriots by the
British and the slaughter of the
helpless Filipinos, are to be justi-
fable? Eleven years after the
Declaration of Independence was
signed and after the best blood of
America had sealed, as was sup
posed, the doom of despotism on
this continent, the vital truths
contained in the Declaration of
independence were assailed, in the
constitutional convention, by Alex
ander Hamilton. But his assaults
were repulsed by Jefferson and his
associates. Is the time ever to
come when assaults made upon not
only that Declaration, but the con-
stitution by a so called "Christian"
president and his corrupt followers
to be justified under the cloak of
of Christianity? Are we to be led
under the cloak of pretended
Christianity to sustain an Emperor
at Washington to rule over us at
home and over ten millions or
more of people on the other side
of the globe for the benefit of the
rubber franchise grabbers?
We have noticed the history of
colonial government from the days
of Persian satraps and the Roman
proconsuls down to the British
viceroys of India and South Afri
ca; the scourge of suffering Ireland
by British landlords; the crushing
of the spirit Of liberty in South
Africa, and the hurling of armed
battalions against the Filipinos by
Nc Kinley imperialism, and we
have wondered whether such
"Criminal aggression" were direct
ed by the spirit Of Christianity. 1t
is evidently a lie. The spirit of
true Christianity had no more to
do with the dispatching of our
army for the conquest of the Orient
than it had to do with the con.
querlng of Egypt by Cambysecs,
the conquest of Asia by Alexander
the Great, the invasion of Greece
by Terxes or the oppression of the
colonies by George the III. The
plea Of Providence is an old pre-
tense which always nestles behind
a throne and with which ambiti
ous tyrants, in all ages, have
fabricated their consciences when
starting out to pillage and plunder.
When England concludes to go
upon a crusade, which she general
ly denominates an expedition for
Christian enlightenment, they sing
the song Of the flag, as Mckinley
did on every occasion when speak
ing Of affairs in the PHILIPPINES.
When this song is sung it means
some weaker nation is to be plum
dered and robbed. The expedi-
tion starts out and commences ag-
gressions upon some infant nation
and, when they have gone so far
as to be fired upon, then comes the
uproar and the patriotism of the
English people is appealed to to
sustain the ministry with all its
and bloodshead follows
until the weak are crushed and
as a crown colony. The
people of England are humbugged
into indorsing such conduit as the
American people have, to some
extent, been humbugged into it.
Even though the English people
were not deceived, there is no
course left for them except to fall
in with their rulers, for many of
them cannot vote, have no prop
erty, no capacity and no opinions
except tody to the aristocracy.
Does not every person Of in
know that there is moth.
ing in the colonial policy of Eng
land to recommend it, except ra-
pine and robbery, with few ex.
ceptions? 1t is fact that most of
the colonies of England have been |
cursed by robbery, monied syndi-
Gates and by standing armies plac-
ed in their midst for the purpose
of oppression only. She com
with Ireland. What bless
ings has she bestowed upon the
Isl? That her course in
ireland has been one Of persecu-
ton, starvation and plunder and |
will go down in history among the
Dlackest of its pages, cannot be
denied.
What has England done for In
liza? She has an immense army
here to keep the people in sub
ection that they may trample upon
heir rinhts with imnnnitv. The