Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-09-21
OPPOSES IMPERIALISM.
A Strong Arrais amsnt OF The Un-patri-
otto Republican Party, by F: T. Belt.
(Coacluded.)


By observing some,hng ola detail in miniature
for short sp ce, We will notice some leading
features thai We p ejudge i'm fefa intent:
First the Filipino and his belongings, Archipeli-
ago and ali, belonged 70 Spain. He contending
for his Nationality long before his late war of ours
with Spain. We charged Spain with conducting
an inhuman against her Cuban subjects. The
bitterness of Spanish subjects against us led to
their blowing up the war ship N aine from then to
final declaration of war. After that declaring
of war. a matter of consequence, all Spanish
holdings become prey for their enemy. Ia COM
mon with any and all territory. Cuba and all her
possessions in the West Indies, came the Philippine
Archipelago. At the time we were fighting the
Spaniards in the west. the Filipino of the east had
been engaged in fateful struggle for his nationa-
ty. How glad he was in seeing the turn affairs
had taken in his favor in having the G. Western
Republic his mutual friend! OF a natural conclu-
sion he must have expected something of the
same terms granted the territories in the Western
waters.
We all know the sequel of his appeals. A fierce
| armed contention is now going 6a, what the nal
result will be yet remains in the yelled future.
The reform party in general, and many able lead
ers in the Republican party, does not believe
| that the people of the PHILIPPINE Archipelago have
been treated rightly, Id enter energetic pro-
test against their permanent possession.
know the Republican party claim many ex-
cuses for the continued possession of the Archpela
60, both national and economic Issues. A
glance at a national idea would naturally suggest
questions of defense. Here group, many
groups, for that matter, that very good school as
| actual knowlege, would only be guess work
They lie in the tern hemisphere, in a tropical
latitude, SOME nine thousand miles distant. One
| way in going, you travel through a canal, owned
by foreigners. The other way, is Travelled :)O
| miles across cur own continent finished by nearly
| twice that distance on landless ocean. Our
little Sandwich possessions being the only sand
| wch on the great Oceanic distance. Here we
have paid $500 head already for the inhabiia ants
and am told somewhere in the range of one
| hundred and fifty to two hundred millions of
dollars to carry on this war against the PHILIPPINE
Then again. after you have subjugated this
| PHILIPPINE Archipelago, these people become sub
iects or citizens as you may choose to call them
| That is where the rub comes il You will de.
fend our possessions.
| Probably in a short decade your now dear friend
Great Britain will have interest that will not be
quite SO mutual as now. Aud who knows but
what inside of quarter of century the canons
from British navy will have to be answered from
the heights Of Manila. History does not furnish
me any clue that gives me any hope against Brit
| ish seltishness and treachery.
AS nation it is always question Of expediency
or fear. any means to the end honor or honesty is
| a forgotten principle with those at helm of govern
ment in old Albion. What is our own experience
| with the Arch raper of Nations? What did our
beloved forefathers fight for from Bunker Hill of
IS TO 49,? What did fight the wars of 1872 to Is
| for? Why did England pay S150OO,OOO in that
little law suit over in Genoa? MeddIing of course
| Why was she bowed out of Venesueia by Secretary
OF State Ollney? Monkeying with the Mouee
doctrine of course. Lately, why did this admins
trstion get its face slapped up here in Alaska by
hauling down the American flag thes Because
Judge, of its undying love for Old England. These
of itself are muddle of questions for an intell-
gent voter to ask himself aud consi der well his
mental answer.
No. Imperialistic consideration with me in re-
gard to this present administration, is this the
acquist treatment with Great Britain of the South
African Republics. Here were two little Republics
struggling with great lion of nation for nation
| atty. With herOism second to people in the
| worlds history. Spartanic in every meaning of
tho word. Did this great Republic of ours, the
very exponent of liberty and component parts of
Republics, have any comfort to offer? Not
single line from its chief ever passed that mind of
seeing. Can any liberty loving German give
comfort or aid to any party that will sit still and
allow the assassination of their blooded kndreds
dearly bought liberty of the past by an old arch
sinner as old England is? Are you Germans going
to be guilty of assault against the Teutonic
by giving such party your vote?
Germanic voters will answer for you: What
your father came here for, and your own moral
teachings also answer the question-rght and
wrong is your daily meditation. a moral principle
OF right is no greater here than in South Africa.
/ Hence here Iregard the phases of the coming
political contest The treatment of the Booer Re-
public OF South Africa ought to throw the balance
OF American voters in favor of that peerless Ameri
| can citizen VIM. j. Bryan. The Germanic vote
| OF this country hold the balance in power. Now
| see that you take care of your chance. See that
you elect a man that call away the flag of the
/ Union where it is only held as emblem of con-
quest, militaryism, and commerciasm. And
shoot the other flag int ribbons that dare remove
| it from its own premises.
| Voters, that lie my idea of patriotism. Aud if
that is what constitutes the make up of a traitor
1 judge must be one of that number.
No g. Tendency to imperialism as 1 notice
it, is of social nature. OF a necessity half
or more of population of the female
sex. While they do not fight or vote, they have
potential influence upon great nation. The
great Napoleon asked what influences
make great nation? He is reported answering
| that it was s'the Mother of the Nation ~
What comes to notice chiefly along the little
| mountain bound and frgid zones of New England
this tendency: We see the TITLED snob of Europe
| Mouarches head this way for their wives. aud the
| eagefness with which the babble is gathered, is
| hkened unto the straw before a wind. shows its
direction. The sires of this element that consti-
tutes the great American Republic. is small in
| centage. but mighty in influence. 1t is hard to
| estimate tho per cent, probably per cent.
would be an estimate of this class of our
voters Their home is east of the Allegheny divide
1t is ute evident to plain American citizenship
that they love the principles of a Republic.