The Irish standard., 1904-10-29

ten letter to Colonel Finley Ander-
son, criticising the policies Of the Re-
publican party and indorsing the can
didacy Of Judge Parker. The COM
munication appeared in the New York
Herald Of Monday. General Miles
says:
"It was the avowed intention and
prayer Of Washington and the found
ers of the constitution to establish a
government that could be adminis-
tered with such integrity and wisdom
that in time our people would have
the glory Of recommending it to the
peoples Of the earth who were then
strangers to it. Their intention was
not to force this system of govern
ment upon the peoples Of other coun-
tries, but rather by a splendid exam
pie to influence other nations to adopt
a similar form of liberal government.
eve have now. reached the parting
Of the ways, and the question whether
we shall continue that glorious career
which our fathers inaugurated and
our comrades, living and dead, pre-
served, or whether we shall take that
other course which has been fatal to
other republics in the worlds history
must be determined by the sovereign
act of our people on November g. Our
fathers in establishing the govern
ment with consummate wisdom creat-
ed three great coordinate branches
the legislative, executive and judicial.
"The history Of our country shows
that for more than one hundred years
political parties have existed; and
now to assume that there is but one
party, composed of approximately one
half the voters, that is fit or qualified
to administer the executive branch of
the government, and that even in that
party there is but one man qualified
to hold the highest position, is utterly
unwarranted.
"The humane, benevolent and gen.
erous purpose with which our people,
without regard to political opinions or
affiliations, unanimously espoused the
cause Of those struggling Cuban pa
triots for independence will ever be
one Of the glories Of our history; vet,
unfortunately, that very act allured
our people for time to a reckless
expenditure Of public money and an
extravagant idea of territorial expan-
sion, regardless Of the rights of the
people Of other countries. Such a
purpose was purely undemocratic and
un-American.
ut was recently proclaimed by the
highest official in the Philippine Is
lands that the people of that country
should not contemplate free govern
mcnt, and the principal reason given
was that revolutions had constantly
occurred in the South American re-
publics. This appears to come with
bad grace when the very man who
uttered that statement had been en-
gagged in a revolution which had caus-
ed more blood letting and wasted more
American lives than all the revolutions
in the republics Of South America in
the last one hundred years.
''In reference to the Indications of
the imperialistic spirit that seems to
be spreading over our land, will call
attention to single incident-a cere-
mony that is about to take place in
the capital Of our country.
Formerly statue of George III.
was standing at Bowling Green, New
York. This was overthrown and de-
stloyed by our fathers during the
Revolutionary War and since that
time no statue Of an imperial monarch
has been erected on the soil of the
United States. Our government is ex-
pending between three hundred and
four hundred thousand dollars in
building war college ut Washington.
We are informed that the first statue,
that of Frederick the Great, is to be
dedicated during the present month,
and it has been publicly and repeated
ly announced fha% %I,a. q. l.. =. "a