The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-25
SOUNDS THE ALARM
Grover Cleveland speaks 81
National Decay. 3S.s5
OLD POLICIES ABANDONED
And the RepubIic.:ls In Grave
Danger a strong:Appsalfor
Rs,urn TO Our Flrst
Principles .3.

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Ex.President Oleylaud was one of the
speakers at the Holland society dinner
In Now York on Thursday night. He
spoke 40 follows: j.s
Tho question is suggested whether
In present condition this conservation
chnractorises the conduct of guides the
sentiment of'our poople7 There can bo
but one answer to this question. Con.
eervatism has in q great degree boon
jauntily cast aside, or condemneduaB
opposed to our oountry'p welfare and
glory. A strange voyage has been: en-
tered upon withost count Of cost and
without chart or compass. The tried
and sure foundations Of our.liberty and
national hapniao6e have boon disoredit-
cd. Reverence for ouranational tfadi-
sions has been relaxed,and,satia !.
With our oountry's mission has bean
undermined. Tho restraints and limi-k
tstions Of our constitution have bocome
Calling and irksomo under tho tompta-.
tions OF national greed and aggrsndike-
mont. Oar old love of peaoe, Honor
and justice he's been weakened and
frugs slity and oontentment,are not,now
traits insaperablo from American
character.
War, oYen with the GwoTiida'ss GGwoTiida's s aa-
vanced civilization, may.still be somo-
timea necessary and justifable, but
Whethor necessary and justliAble or not,
tic decentralization that follows in it's
train can never be evadod. 1t -toaches
bloody instructions, which in a.oountry
whose citiSons do the fighting, can not
fail to leave their impress for q time at
least upon public and private life in
time Of peacs. q 4 As
Thirty years after the CLOSE Of tho
war for tho preservation Of tho union,
9 treaty OF arbitration was formulated
between the United States and Great
Britian, which, if completed, would
haye gone for towards removing every
pretext Of war between tho two .ooun-
tries This treaty failed Of oonGrma.
tion in the senate of the United States.
LESS than five years passed and these
English.spoaking champions Of peaoe
and arbitration are .still. operating on
PARALLEL lines-ono in tho Philippines
and the other in South Africa--bnt no
Longer for peace and arbitration. Both
are killing natives in an effort to pos
sess their lands. #
This indicates a sad rolapHe, ,and.in
our case it is q mont serious ono. If
Nagland succeeds inc. herSattompt in
South Africa, che will but add another
90 her list Of similar acquisitions; d B
brave peoploi ifWill be aubjuga.ed, ,sands
because OF our engag gement hi q III sinis :sa ss
lar venture in another quarter the!y 1
will miss the expressions Of American
sympathy which we are accustomed to 4
extend to those who struggle fcf, na- z
tional life neutrality-suspicious., On:the
othor hand, with SUCCESS in IS %ourssub-
jugating effort new, untried and ox-
oeedingly perilous situation will be
forced upon u.s.. Wc can conquer tho
Philippines, and after conquering them,
can probably govern them. 1t is in tho
strain upon our institutions, the de-
raoralization upon our people, the eva-
zion OF our constitutional limitations
and the preservation Of our national
mission that our danger lies. AS dis
tinguished bishop has said: The ques-
tlon 10 moi what we shall do. with the
Philippines, but what the Philippines
will do with U.S.
Our country will meyer be the eamo
again. For veal or woe wo have s!=
roady irrevooably passed beyond the
old line. The republic will In some
sort be saved. Shall it be only in name
and semblanoo, with fair external ap- I,
pearance but with the germs Of decay
fastened upon its vitals; or shall it,
though changed, still survive in buok
vigor and strength as to remain the
hope and pride Of Americans? 5g
THE problem is momentous ono.
In the midst Of reckless tumult and in
the confused rage Of national greed
and bloodiness, lot it be proclaimed
that American, freedoms.and popular
rule cannot perish except through tho
madnegs Of those who have thom in
their keeping, and by the blood and
aaori6oos Of our. fathers, by tho lofty
achievements Of tho free institution,
they established, by our glorious vic.
tories Of peace and by our.rolianoo on
the promise Of God, the Dutch con-
servatism enjoins upon our people q !
faithful discharge Of their sacred trust"
A Mysterious Murder.
The BODY OF a man with h;a thvna+