Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-20


fashioned Democratic doctrines are
Appealed tc for rescue and safety.
1.-THE tariff question, which the Re-
publioln party declared few years ago
to have been settled finally and forever
in favor of high protection, win be
found 10 bn very pressing IN the NEXT
Presidential campaign Trusts, the
offspring OF the Republican roliey,
hare grown SO great that thoy oyertop
the parent and Dame Protection uai,
no longer conceal them at her back by
spreading her skirts or enyeloping them
in the black smoke OF the factories.
Even the trusts themselves demand
something more than simple home
products to feed On, and the most
robust Of them are looking for an open
way to foreign markets. Within tho
very ranks Of tho Republican party
there 10 discomfort at the continuance
Of the system which shuts US outof
our proper place in the worlds com.
insfoe. There is reluctant acknowledge
ment that the old Democratic taiiff
doctrines furnish means to open markets
to our products. It mar be clearly
seen by one who looks ahead that the
tariff question will enter int the cam.
paign Of 1904 as an important issne
and that the Democrats will be,foupd
standing where they have always stood.
"All the old articles Of faith which
have given the Democratic rarty en-.
during lie will be found boldly en- =
blazoned in the next national cam
paign. The preservation Of the faith
Of our fathers will make the great
comprehensive issue of the campai On.
1.-THE jeopardy in tho which Monroe
Doctrine has been placed through the
short-sighted policy of the Mckinley
administration Is likely to attract very
wide public attention and may even
become an oyershadowIng issue. do
not know whether 1t is fully realized
by our psuple that the agitation over
! the Monroe Doctrine at this time is
due to the fact that the administration
Is seriously embarrassed by the antioi-
pated purpose of foreign governments
to acquire coaling stations in the
proximity Of South and Central
American ports.
Prior to our adventure 10 the
Philippines and before We had become
q world power to use that term as
the advocates OF empire use 1t, the
desire of foreign governments to sstab,
lish basea of supplies within the sphere
of American republics would have
occasioned no serious embarrassment.
| There were no doubts excited by
foreign entanglements and compi
cations Of conflicting policy. There
was no question Of our right to object,
and it was silently acknowledged by al
the world. But the new policy OF the
administration has placed this govern
ment 10 such position that TO main
tain sovereignty over remote islands
the United States must acquire thu
right to establish coaling station.
within the sphere where the influenc,
of foreign Powers is recognized. How
can2 this government deny to othei
Powers a privilege within the sphere
covered by the Monroe Doctrine Will,
it seeks similar privilege within thei
dominion? This is the question which
embarrasses.
"The administration does not know
how to refuse privileges similar Ii
those it must ask; yet to grant then
would be at least modification Of tn
Monroe Doctrine and would threaten
our stability as a nation through Fer
mitting the establishment of bases o
supplies ut our very ports, from whicl
foreign Powers could operate agains
us in time Of war. Worse than al
abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine
this would place US in the position O
not being strong enough to defend il O
to defend ourselves with certainty fror
attack!
This is one Of the penalties we ar
called upon to pay for the privilege @
expanding This is becoming .
world Power Whether we are willin
to pay the penalty must be one of th
things tested In 1904.