Washington sentinel., 1901-04-13

them forever? Would the Irish an the
Germans who helped to save The Union
which the Euglish sought to destroy be
so willing to fight the English legions
as they were before this unwarrantable
and unwlse understanding with the
infamous and mendacious Chamberlain?
What we should have done, five desired
expansion, was to take Canada She
has illimltabe acres of public lands
She has millions OF square miles of
forests. We need the Great Lakes and
the St. Lawrence as an outlet to the
Atlantic as much as we need the Missls.
sippi as an outlet to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Jefferson, that man OF peace, was willing
to go to war to secure Louisiana and
Florida. The great Seward took Alaska
as an entering wedge to the annexation
OF Canada.
We ed her to complete our conti-
mental Republic. Her people are con-
genial, and the vast majority OF them
willing for the change. 1t would benefit
them even more than it would us.
We could, without danger OF interier-
ence, develop our domestic institutions
on national lines, as the people of New
Zealand and Australia are doing Large
armies and huge navies, with ever re-
curing and ever increasing G. cost, would
be unnecessary. The best aud bravest
Of our sons would not be condemned to
death or a living hell by reason OF resi-
4. ~. A.
tutIons would not be turned into auto
cratic despotism In the plav OF Quo
Vadis the courtlv and learned PetronIus
Is tod by the miserable Cesar that he
has "lived too long Nc KinleY, in
effect, says the same thing day after day
when he removes men from Office
Everything depends on the whim Of one
man, and arbitrary power will make
even a good man bad, and bad man
demon. Our institutions need develop
ment IN accordance with principles Of
justice and equity. Instead OF concen-
tration OF power, we need a balance
which couseTVes the principles OF indI-
vIdual liberty without weakening the
state. To do this the power ofpatronage
must be taken away from the President
as far as possible.
In this way the popularity of Executive
action can be effectuallY passed upon at
least every two years. As matter of
fact, a state OF anarchy has existed in
the United States and Territories for the
past tour years. No one knows what
may be done next. The programme
ioreshadowed one week is departed
from the next, Even judicial decisions
are reversed to order Murder IS COM
stantly on the increase in the United
states, and wholesale murder. under the
guise OF war, is chronic in the Philip
pines. while bribery and corruption are
whole sale at home and broad To
compens safe for this there a plethora
OF wealth in the hands OF few, and the
glitteriuG bsuoles OF empire held mp TO
dazzle the unth hiking ma ses
The statesmanlike solution. if we are
to 60 into the expansion business is to
annex Can da and 10 do It now While
England Is in difficulty Turn the Phil
ippines over TO her own people, VINO
have shown themselves amply able to
take care of themselves, and protect
them t II they are on sure foundation,
securing coaling and naval stations. In
this way we will have the friendship
Of a nation of ten millions in the
Orient, guarding the security Of our
interests IN that quarter; we Will have
charmed the suspicious Of our southern
neiehbOrs; we will We our great Re
public strengthened from the Arctic to
the Equator, impreguable IN its solidar
itY, and probably peacefully acquiring
the country to the Isthmus of Panama at
no distant day. and thus we ran go on
and on in paths Of peace. which are
vouchsaied to men OF good will on earth.