The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-08-18

tiny, the. vested rights Of all citisens
of this or any other government being
secured unto them. / am unyteldtn8 In
my opposition to the acquisition OF any
foreign territory by this government
by purchase, treaty or force.
..r... -. Polyaamy. -, .... ,
: The Republican party, by: its silence
on; the subject has gone on record as
favoring. polysamy, while the Demo-
cratic party has placed the seal OF con-
demnation on It in tho plainest Ian
suage. Thus has the war been de-
clared which will utterly destroy it,
and the happiness Of home made pos
sible, and where this shame now pre-
walls over its ruins be erected the fam
lily altar dedicated to home-on which
burns brightly the pure love OF the
one man for tho one woman. And In
my Judgment the time will come when
the divorce question will become . no
tional issue also. -.
a.. IsthmIan Canal.
many months past our people have
been exercised over the construction OF
the Isthmian canal. The: dream Of the
century seems now to be within the
reach Of fulAllment The narrow strip
Of land which keeps apart the restless
and sursing, tides OF the Atlantic from
the peaceful billows OF the Pacific will
soon have been cut and great ocean
steamers will bs. passing through the
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
saving a voyage. Of some ten thou
sand {10, ,000) mileA. This means to VI,
my fellow-citiEens, that the great
ports Of New Orleans, Charleston and
Port RoyalTare to- be great shipping
centers and will be recipients Of trade
shipped through this great canal 1t
is estimated that it will take. fifteen
thousand men {15,Oo0) more than ten
(10) years to complete this gigantic
scheme, and it may se that it VIII cost
more than two hundred ana mty MIL
lions Of dollars ls15o, 900, ,0oo.oo9 When
this canal Is completed the direct trade
relations between the South Atlantic
coast and the Pacific sections will be-
gin In earnest. It should be part of
our earnest thought to have trade re-
lations so shaped that when we are
once embarked and the canal finished
that We have the good will Of the east
ern countries who are ready to receive
with aa open hand our civilization and
wear clothes made Of onr cotton goods.
This canal will bs of greater benedt to
the south than to eny portion Of these
United States, and the policy Of the
Democratic party favors It
..... The Monroe Doctrine.
Both Of the great political parties
have reaffirmed the Monroe Doctrine.
This doctrine means, tersely stated.
that no foreign power shall be allowed
to acquire additional territory on the
American hemisphere At the time of
its announcement there was gigantic
scheme on foot by Napoleon to take
from Spain her western possessions,
consisting Of Mexico and what is now
considered as the louisiana purchase,
and establish great monarchy on
this hemisphere. It was then that Mr..
Monroe, who was president Of this re-
public, made the announcement that
startled European countries that this
republic would look upon it as an un-
friendly act for any foreign power to
acquire additional territory on this
hemisphere. It became fixed and re-
iterated principle Of our national life
from that day.
It was reaffirmed by every political
party, until many years ago, feeling Sc
cure In our distance from foreign gov
ernments, it was supposed that we need
not further assert It
Recently It became necessary for our
Governmnet to take active steps In set
Ting disputes and controversies on this
hemisphere, but, while extending to
other nations our kindly offices, we did
10 with the avowed, open determination
that, come what may, the Monroe Doc
trine would be enforced with all the
power which his Republic could bring
to back it.
Representation.
In its recent platform the Republican
party declared that representation IN
Congress from the various States should
be limited to the actual number OF quail
lifted electors, and thereby 1t made
thrust at the Constitutional provision
which we have placed in our Constitu-
tion to maintain control Of our State
government. The Democratic party In
Its platform condemns the revival OF the