The Democratic advocate., 1904-10-15
The Object of the Union.

The Object OF the Union.
President Roosevelt entirely overlooks or
hagrantly disregards the purposes ofthe Union
of the United States. He regards it as a com
pact made for the purpose of ruling the uni
verse-for police duty on the American con
tinent and to gather up the islands of the
Pacific and to guide their people into the
paths of virtue and intelligence, according to
his theory.
The purpose for which the Constitution was
made and adopted is given in that document
as follows
"We the people of the United States, iu
order TO form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provides
for the common Defence, promote the general
Welfare, and secure the Blessings Of Liberty
to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordalu and
establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.
The purposes were all for the common ben,
eft of our own people-for defence, for do
mestic Tranquility, to establish justice, to pro
mote the general welfare, &c. There is moth
ing about foreign aggression, f0rcible annex
alton, which the late President Mckinley
declared would be ''criminsl aggression
nothing about civilizing the balance Of the
world according to our own notions. In tac;,
Washington, TO whom much is due for the
success of our arms in the struggle for inde-
pendence, advised against foreign eutangle-
ments. 1t was his patriotic devotion and
patriotic example that had much to do with
the establishing a republican form Of govern
ment, as against the idea of Imperialism and
centralized power. Preceding the adoption
of the Constitution our forefathers and found
ers of the repGblie adopted Declaration OF
Independence. That immortal instrument
declares that ''all men are created equal,
and are endowed By their Creator with certain
uaalienable rights, and that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
That document also declared governments
derived their '.jnsi powers from the consent
of the governed"
The Republican Administrations at Wash
ingtou have paid no heed TO the Declaration
of Independence, the Constitution nor the
advice of The Father Of His Country.
Our isolated position was our best defense
until, spurred on by the spirit Of Miiliarlsm
and Commercialism, We crossed the Pacihc
and subdued the Fiipinos, who had practical.
ly won their independence OF Spain. They
became our allies 10 drive out the Spanish
from the Philippine archipelago, only TO pass
under the rod Of our domination. The cost
in blood. the anguish Of widows and orphans,
is never mentioned by the apologisi OF the
theft of the Philippines, but they say the cost
in money has only been the pAl,ry , y SUN Of
SIse, 600, 600, about $. 90 for each man, wo-
man and child in this country. But ,his Is
not all. An army must be maintained there
aud their possession requires navy constant
ly at hand to guard them from any other
power. We took possession of Porto Rleo,
aud we foreibly expanded our territory, after
declaring most solemnly to the world that our
purpose in making war on Spain did not in
clude any intent Of territorial expansion Il
was in this connection that Mr.. Mckinley de
e.ared "forcble annexation would be criminal
aggression In three months aiterward Mr..
Mckinley sent peace commissions TO treat
with Spain who were instructed to demand Of
Spain the island of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
We took possession Of Hawaii, after few
revolutionisis, mostly natives Of the United
States. set up a government and asked annex
alton Roosevelt committed act of war
against Colombia, when he sent war vessels
to Panama to prevent the Colombian govern
meut from restoring order aud peace after
few revolutiouists had set up separate gov
ernment. Congress alone, under che Con-
stitution, has the power TO declare war.
Roosevelt did not declare war, but committed
an act of war and would have used force to
prevent Colombia from exercising All uu-
doubted right 20 restore peace and maintain
her territory. without Congressional authority.
Within forty eight hours after the revolution
lists declared Panama free State. its Inde
penden nee was recognized. The Presidents
hasty action gives belief TO the allegation that
Roosevelt encouraged secession in order to
hurry up the scheme 10 build the isthmlan
canal, and the revolutionists we're moved to
action for pecuniary gain.
The great issue IN the present campaign Is
the Constitution aud laws against Roosevelt
and the sword-whether we shall couhne our
efforts for the common defence Of our country
or go on expanding the navy and increasing
the army for foreign eouquests; whether We
shall confne ourselves to the general welfare
of our own people, or 60 abroad with the
mission Of benevolent sssimi!ation; whether
the Constitution shall replace the sword;
whether we will return TO the principles of
our fathers, and hold that all just government
is derived from the consent of the governed
whether we shall seek peace and commerce
with all nations and avoid entanging ALI
auces with any.