The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-13
HAVE They AEOREIGN POLICY?

The lette' of acceptance of the
| Democratic candidate for President
sheds no new light on the question of
what would be the FOREIGN policy of a
| Democratic administration. Like the
national platform, aud the other
official aud semioflici al declarations
of the candidate and his party which
have preceded t, the definition of a
! foreign policy attempted in the letter
of acceptance is weak, evasiye IN ]
cOnt"adictosy. Let il be limited
which is b no meanstrue tuaG before
the acquisition of the Philippines
I'VE We're rra 'callv invulnerahle
agsinst Il, ac>- Dy fore.In States"
Let it be :. hrr conceded. also in
the teeth of ne facts, tuat these
trop;ccl poses ons have changed all
this, what nIessa e has Judge Parker
to delive~ 20 h.s fellow countrymen
with regard 10 the new aspect of our
relations toward the rest of the world?
Merely, that e calls for a ma mage
ment % fore On aHai's the more cir
cumspecJ nat The invasion OF foreign
markets by he p oducts OF the Unit
ed States has ted the serious APP
prehension Of a. the great industria!
peoples, "a other words, our demon
srrated super'or ~ ~ certain lines of
industry : mag for us SO many
enemies that we must be careful to
avoid Civ ng them any other cause of
oiiense. Was ever more trraut nov
sense soberly s omitted rs a formula
for the @1idaace of a goat power N
lis IN yercourse VIII the esU o. the
world? Is does not seem to have oc-
cured to Judge Pa.ko That the maj
| tenance OF the commercial END midas
trial grea mess of the United States
ilhperso We y demands he adoption
of fore IA policy which vigor and
resolution snail DE more couspiccou
than timiGi or temporary caution.
1t is yhe policy of weakness and
makesh3t Which leads TO waY, not
that o. frankness, 6iteC.neSs a1d IN
compromising decision.
To the Anne ecu voter looking or
into.ma IN T. regrad o cIe cCnCep-
ton vii Gu The Democratic rarly ba.s
formed o. the responsibility of he
United States AS inc =, eaGeSt OF the
powers Of the Tactic, it cannot be
very salts acto to be told. Let us
adhere to the policy of Washington. o."
Nor can it = eatly add TO the iufo,ma-
ton of the thoughtful patriot as to
what Uhe Democrats would do in de-
Tense of the Monroe DoctI me to Lave
the policy of Washington defined as
meaning a reputation OF 1.-The role
of the American continental police
man" viii e at the same time claim
ing the rights and assuming the func.
tions of the friend, ally and defender
of other American States against
European aggression. Judge Parker
shows a singular lack of judicial fair
AAOoo "AlNh lC SCChS W COllNSH Ullo Itll-
preston that the present administra-
ton has at any time acted in South
America as "a debt collector for
foreign States or their citizens" AS
matter of fact, President Cleveland's
and Mr.. Olney's South American
policy was good deal more fruitful
of occasions for trouble than that of
their Republican successors. Judge
Parker makes no attempt to show
how we can keep European States
from interfering for the protection of
the persons and property of their
citizens in Central and South Amer
lea, while leaving republics eminent