Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-30
AN uNTRIEp REMEDY

AN UNTRIED REMEDY
"The underlying vlciousness Of each
type of expansion was plain enough
and the remedy now seems simple
enough, But when the fathers Of the
republic first formulated the Constl-
tuition under which we live this remedy
was untried and no one could forctel
how It would work They themselves
began the experiment almost immedi-
ately by adding new states TO the
original thirteen. Excellent people i'm
the east Viewed this initial expansion
OF the country with great alarm. Ex-
actly as during the colonial period many
good people In the mother-coun
thought II highly important that set
tiers should be- kent ont OF the Ohio
valley In the interest Of the FUR COM
panies, so after we had become a ma
ton many good people on the Atlantic
coast felt grave apprehension lest they
might somehow be hurt by the west
ward growth Of the nation These
good people shook their heads over
the formation Of states In the
fertile Ohio valley which now
forms part Of the heart Of our nation:
and they declared that the destruction
Of the republic had been accomplish
when through the Louisiana purchase
we acquired nearly half Of what Is now
that same republics present territory.
Nor was their feeling unnatural only
the adventurous and the far-seelng can
be expected heartily to welcome the
process of expansion. for the nation
that EXPANDS is a nation which Is en-
terinE upon a great career and with
greatness there must of necessity come
pcrils which daunt ali save the most
stout-hearted.
METHOD OF EXPANSION.
I'VE expanded by carving the wilder
ness into territories and out of these
territories building new states when
once they had received as permanent
settlers a sufficient number Of our own
people. Being a practical nation We
have never tried TO force on any section
of our new territory an unsuitable form
of government merely because II was
suitable for another section under diff
erent conditions. OF the territory COW
cred by the Louisiana purchase a por-
ton was given statehood within few
years. Another portion has not been
admitted TO statehood. although a CEN
fury has elapsed--although doubtless II
soon will be. In each case we showed
the practical governmental genius Of
our race by devising methods suitable
to meet the actual existing needs; not
by insisting upon the application Of
some abstract shibboleth TO an our new
possessions alike no matter how in
congruous this application might some
times he
BUILDING up STATES.
cover by far the major part OF the ter
rltorY. however our people spread In |
such numbers during TIE course Of the |
nineteenth century that we were able to |
build up state after state. each with |
exactly the same complete local indie |
pendence IN all matters affecting purely |
lts own domestic interests as In any |
Of the original thirteen states-each ow-
Ing the same absolute fealty to |
the Union Of all the states
which each Of the original |
thirteen states also owes-and FINAL
y each having the same proportional
right TO It's share IN shaping and direct
Ign the common policy OF the Union
which is possessed by any other state.
whether Of the original thirteen or not.
A NATURAL ORDER NOW.
This process now seems 10 us part Of
he natural order OF things but IL was
wholly unknown until our own people
levised H. II seems 20 Us a mere mat
er OF course, "a matter Of elementary
light and justice. that In the dellbera-
ions OF the national representative
iodles the representatives Of state
which came into the Union but yester-
lay stand on footing OF exact and en-
ire eQualitywlth those OF the common
yealths whose sons once signed the !
declaration Of Independence But this
way of looking at the matter is purely
modern and In It's origin purely Ameri- |
an. When Washington during his pres
1enCy saw new states come into the !
Inl0n on a footing OF complete equality
With the old, every European nation
Which had colonies still administered
hem as dependencies, and every other
l0ther-country treated the c0lonist not
= self-governing equal but as a sub.
pct.
"The process which we began has
Ince been followed by an the great
copies who We're capable both OF eX-
ansion and Of self-goyernment and
ow the world accepts II as the natural
recess, as the rule but a century and
quarter ago II was not merely ex-
'ptional' II was unknown
SIGNIFICANCE OF PURCHASE,
This, then is the great historic sig.
tcance Of the movement OF c0ntinen-
] expansion In which the Louisiana /
irchase was the most striking single
,hlevement. II stands out IN marked
lief even among the feats Of nation
pioneers, a nation whose people have |
ON the beginning been picked out by r
process OF natural selection from 4,
nong the most enterprislng individ- =
Us OF the nations OF western Europe. :
he acquisition Of the territory Is 4
edit TO the broad and fsr-slghted !,
OF the great statesmen 10 y
HON II was Immediately due. and :,
'ove all 10 the aggressive and master. :,
J character OF the hardy pioneer folk 4
whose restless energy these states /,
an gave expression and direction ;.
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