Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-08-22

uIle is outside the constitution. 1t
means the adoption by the American
tepublic of the colonial methods of Eu-
.opean monarchies. 1t means the right
io hold alien peoples as subjects. 1t
snthrones force as the contrSlling
lgency in government. 1t means the
empire.
iIILITARISM A COROLLARY TO
IMPERIALISM.
AS a necessary corollary to imperial.
sTl will come the immense standing
army. The dread hand of militarism
will be felt in the new world as it is II,
lhe old. The strong army of power will
be substituted for the peaceable agen-
ties which for more than a century
have made our people contented and
happy. 1t was Jefferson who said, "A
well disciplined militia-our best reli-
tnce in peace, and for the first mo-
hents of war True, at the beginning
IF the century. with a few millions of
population: no less true at the close, as
I've stand in the forefront of the ma
tionS with a population of eighty mill
lions. The result of our recent conflict
with Spain gives emphasis to the pro-
phetic words of Jefferson. Existing
conditions in continental Europe-en-
failing taxation and misery to the verge
of human endurance-illustrate by sad
object lesson the inevitable result of
large standing armies In time of peace.
Shall we still give heed to the warning
of the great sage of the revolution. or
enter upon new century with European
monarchies as our model? Without a
large standing army. but relying upon
the patriotism and courage of American
manhood, we were victorious in the sec
ond war with Great Britain, with Mex
leo, in the great civil strife, and with
Spain. In the light of history can it
be possible that the American people
will fn 10 ont taI
lishment of a large standing army and
its consequent continuing and ever-in-
creasing burdens of taxation?
REPUBLIC ALWAYS A WORLD
POWER.
We are told that our republic is now
to become a world power" In the
highest sense-with the Declaration of
independence as it's corner stone-it
has been in all its past a world power
1t has been the lofty ideal to all liberty
loving people; the model for all build
erS of republics for more than a CEN
tury. In the sense used by the imper-
falists the expression is one of terrible
significance. 1t necessitates the meth
DDS and equipments of monarchies 1t
means the creation of and maintenance
by our republic of standing armies
equal to those of the world powers of
Europe. At no less cost can we hold
place as world power. Study existing
ConultlODS III European nations. ana
know what this all means to us. 1t
means taxation TO the verge of despair
1t means. as has been truly said. that
every laborer must carry an armed
soldier upon his back as he goes to his
daily toll All history teaches that
the corner stone of Imperialism is the
force of the standing army.
We stand 100 years from the hour
when the political forces were gather
ing which were To result in the cleo
Non of the first democratic president
The anniversary of the masterful day
in our history was wisely chosen for
The assembling in convention OF the rep
csc atatives of the historic party whose
fogIder was Jeferson-and whose plat
iorN Is ~ Declaration of Independ
cncf LA ~ great struggle now upon
Us tnvi'kc the CO. yeratiun of all who
SestEe The Iheniors OF our fathers. and
to whom this declaration is not un-
mea.ninS parchment-but the enduring
chart of our liberties. Upon the SUI
preme issue now in the forefront-an0
TO the end that republican Government
be perpetuated-we appeal 10 the sober
judgment and patriotism ef the Amer
.can people.