The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-28

Imperialism. Congress is supreme. 1t
is the source of all authority, unrestrain-
ed by our constitution or even by the
judgments Of our federal supreme court.
1t need give no account of its irrespon-
sible exercise of power. This is imperi-
alism. England, in colonial days, gave
us all that congress has given our de-
tendencies But her gifts came to us
as privileges that might at any time be
recalled, not as ''unallenable rights"
that no power ON earth could take away.
Our fathers called this Imperialism and
rose in rebellion against it. They said
taxation without representation is
tyranny" and refused to pay the tax.
Somehow the words taxation without
representation is tyranny" and gov
ernnents derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed" and "all
men are created equal" in tho
throats Of Republican orators today.
No man and no congress WAS ever good
enough or wise enough to be entrusted
with absolute power. But our congress
has not always, even in domestic
affairs, been wise or tolerant or just. In
such cases, however it has been speed
lily whipped back from its wanderings
10y a superior and sovereign power. We
cannot assume and exercise, as final
and permanent policy, an irresponsible
jurisdiction abroad without planting
the seeds of absoluteism in domestic
soil. If we are unjust or dishonest to
the Filipinos, as we are sure ultimately
to be to mere subjects, we will sooner
or later become a den of thieves at
home.
1t would be a source of the greatest
pleasure to me if the coming Democratic
convention would declare:
1. For an immediate removal of all
duties npon imports that now compete
with the products of trusts or monopolies
or with the outputs of manufacturers
who habitually or commonly sell in
foreign markets in competition with the
worlds prices.
3. For tariff for revenue only on
all other goods.
g. For an immediate avowal by the
government of the United States that
it's ultimate purpose is to emancipate
our oriental subjects, give them nation
al independence, and hasten the period
when that can safely be done by an
efficient and clean administration of
their present civil government.
4. For an amendment to the federal
constitution and disabling the treaty
making power to absorb or annex or
purchase distant territory of non
assimilable people without either the
consent of our people or their represent
atives.
5. Eor equal and just taxation, ac-
cepting the fact POUNDS by, and being
guided by the proposals of the tax COM
mission except when there is obvious
error in such proposals
6. For trial of direct nomination by
the people of all elective candidates for
city offices.
Lastly, let the convention name a
man as its candidate for governor whose
life and character and abilities, admired
without as we'll as we'll as within his
party, will be living exponent of
these principles. 1t will be immaterisl
whether he be a young man or one of
middle age, or one still older We need
not be disturbed by those who say La
Toilette has as his followers the young
men of the state, and that they are
hustlers, and that hustling wins cleo
tions. Those who say this do not place
enough store by the deep and silent
forces that influence human action, and
are forgetful that no more political or
ganization can set aside or obscure, even
for this campaign, the mutual co-opera-
tion of father and son. No Institution
and non-organization can be built upon
the permanent separation of OLD and
young.