The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04
Expansion VS.. Anti.EspansioN.


interest ~ .Omo oi tho many readers of
your paper to become familiar with the
views Of a pupil, 81 years of age, who at
tended the "PoliticO Educational Circus
otherwise known as the Summer
School," lately inaugurated in this State
for the benefit Of few politicians who
are ambitious for office. at the Same time
availing themselves OF the opportunity to
feel the pulse of the public, thereby edu-
eating themselves on the sentiments Of
the people. Eliminating further criticism
on the scope, object and results Of this
educational organization, the writer feels
gratifed over the results in Anderson,
where very earnest spirit for purer
Democracy is manifesting itself, as de-
veloped on that occasion after the arrival
ex-senator McLaurin. Since the junior
Senator has been absent from the State,
several Of the professors OF that faculty
Escorted to ridiouling, sneering and
abusing "little 'Johnny's" Democracy
because he could not be present to reply
when 900 miles away, but when "little
Johnny reached Anderson In time to
face these groundless and un ust charges,
he placed his Gattling gun In position to
shoot at the mark. and 10! such hits, cv-
cry shot right to the center. 80 much so
went away Satisfied in their own
minds that Senator McIaurin In q better,
ADLER aDd more acceptable DemocrA.
than those who are calling him I,sput.
lican.
The first speaker at the opening of The
forenoon school against expansion WAS
Col. Hemphill, of Chester, y. G., vino, al
though very brilliant and fluent speak
or, walked right into the trap he thought
he had set for tho opposition. Among
other numerous idle assertions he ridi-
culed the idea Of expansion as conceived
by the commercial Democrats, by citing
the insignificant sum of ten million dol
lars being the entire amount exported to
China from this country during the wear
1900 amongst four hundred million Chi
nese; while to Canada, embracing pop
ulation of five million people, we export
ed one hundred million dollars during
the same year. By this comparison Col.
Hemphill intended to show the fallacy Of
expanding our commerce 10000 miles
away. when better customers are To be
hsd adjoining our territory. Now let us
study the comparison and see the force
behind it,
In the first place, there Ia no analogy
between the AngloSax On and Mongolian
races; tho former has been living under
government that has for the past two
centuries or more "expanded" It's inilu-
ence for higher and more enduring civ
1llZstion. that enlighteEs, uplifts and cnl-
tivates nobler aspirations, making exIs-
tence loftier, thereby creating a demand
Tor tho necessities that the inferior races
Know nothing about, hence, ths etlicen-
cy for creating wealth Ia greater, and the
desire to use more of the luxuries of life
increases with the ability to pvoduce it.
The Inferior race on the other hand has
been held back for thousands OF years
through misguided primitive teachings
and customs Of their fathers, by keeping
up a wall around the Empire. and refus-
ing to enter into commercial relations
with other nations. This Is practically
the conclusion of the anti-ex pausionist
who clings to tradition, claiming that we
1nQ6n0ndRnt
succeed without an effort. The hollow
talk about the Democracy Of our fathers
is only appealing to tender chord III
in the heart of a man who usually hires
others to DO their thinking. II our faith;
ers were still with us would they still
ride in an ox-team In preference to an
elegant vestibule train? Would they
still separate the cotton seed from the lint
by means of their fingers? Would they
thr>aten the life Of the man or woman
who made use of an organ, cornet, violin,
flute or cello In place Of worship be-
cause their fathers were opposed to such
Iandangled notions, being the work Of
the devil? Why, then, talk about our
fathers, since 1t 10 only conjecture what
they would do with an eff" Since the
beginning of the century applied science
has transformed the world. Amongst
the advanced nations the great wave of
Industrial expansion which follows in it's
wake is slowly but inevitably submerg-
AdS tuo OlO 1duuluhIk kS duu Lu0 export.
ence OF the past is no longer a reliable
guido. If the Canadian, being under
higher conditions. can spend $1,000 per
capita. while the Mongolian, who, on ac-
count of primitive methods, false notions
and practices, can only spend 40 centa per
zatlon has been embraced by the Coles
tials, that our trade conditions will not
improve or Justify an effort? Since the
open door policy, or more plainly speak
ing, Expansion" is new creed spread
ing In China, the ratio Of increase from an
inferior to q higher mode of existence,
will improve that race as 1t has other
races, aud that In the course Of another
generation, the want. the ambition and
need OF the Mongolian will in proportion
this let them look around. In their own
neighborhood and contrast the condition
of the negro of to day with the negro OF
80 years ago. Evolution will never
change his color, but 1t has changed his
condition from lower to higher mode
of existence, learning through experience
the lesson ofand for a better life, more use-
fulness, and where che efforts for pro-
gress have been properly employed, the
reward has usually been commensurate
with his efforts In the struggle for higher
citizenship. What a conglomeration Of
nonsenpe by supposed-to- be intelligent
men, eX.Congressmen at that, to enunci
ate such dogmas as auti-expansion, which
practically and to all intents and pIrpo-
ses means blocking or stopping the
dividuals, communities. states or as a ma
ton we have grown enough, and 1t is
time to stop. If were to-day to an.
nounce to large assembly of reasonable
men that I have become a convert to
Christian science, which declares that q
good Creator gould not make and imper-
feet universe, and, therefore, sickness,
poverty and evil are nothing but habit
ual deluHions Of the human mind. Ev-
erything is mind, Mrs. Eddy teaches in
her book "Science and Health. with Key
to the Sculptures" The street, fields and
buildings, everything we see around US,
and even our bodies. are no more real than
the stuff that dreams are made Of Could
I make any one believe me? Gould
expect to get many votes IL I was a can
didate for Office representing such delu-
aiona an tn religion? My friends who are
nmercial Democracy, are teaching iai-
II ies identical with the teachings of