The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-08-19

civilized society may, finally require
interven ion by some civilized ma
ton and in the western hemisphere
the United States can not ignore
Duty"
Is not this Enthusiastically a threat !
that # any of the republics Of Contra. !
or South America fails to "ao with
decency'-be being tho iudge-or if
It fails to keep order and pay its obi
cations" (as some OF the sta es of or
union have faiied to pay, it need
fear no interference from the United
states" but that if any OF all OF
these states fail to live up to his stand
ard of order and morality. Civilized
society may finally require in erveh-
tion.' and that then tine United States
can not ignore it's duty?"
in other words. he proposes that he.
as president q the United States,
shall constitute himself the supervisor
and sponsor OF ali the turbulent, chron-
ically revolutionary. bankrupt sham
republics of the Western hemisphere
and will undertake o make them act
with aecency" and pay their debts to
the bondholders, spectators and usur-
ers o. Europel
Can eyea the widest imagina ion
conceive a more grotesque, preposcer-
Gus and dangerous perversion OF the
Mcnroo Doctrine than is contained in
this ex raordinary proposition? It
confines the humbug of Banum with
tho hypocrisy of Uriah Heep-and al
to prove. as he says in his speech
that the non-interference doc rine OF
James Monroe is "a living reality"
II there could be devised a more
effective perpetual invita- ion to war
and trouble than this policy holds ont.
the imagination Of diplomats and
the comhalive instinct Of soldiers look.
ing for a fight have not yes conceived
II.
Can he wonder that the conserva.
tive business men Of the country, who
above all need stability and security in
thrir Affairs, want president in the
white hote whose temperament,
training and charac er will enable
them to 90 to sleep at night without
fear OF waking on any morning and
learning from startling headlines in
the newspapers that the president has
dispatched warships to Turkey, Mo
rocco Venezuela. China or where not.
ON insufficien. information or with i'm
possible demands-or has been cab
ling buncombe messages that he wants
I "Pericardo alive or Raisuli dead" OF
ordering some OF our Southern neigh
bors to "act decentlys and pay theii
dehts?"
These being the results, the tenden
cies and the dangers Of his admins
: tratlon and his policy. are We no righ
+ in saying that the paramount issue o
s the election is whether he Mr. Pres
ident, shall have a vote Of appeal, con
. fdenoe aud encouragement to go on f.
; the course he has marked out? II
e wohia have the righ to accept hi
). election as a warrant from the peopl
!. to continue. 70 increase and to intens
e ~ the execu i've acts which have amai
X ed and alarmed the friends Of peace
e ful lawful and safe administration.
l. My faith in the intelligence. the con
X mon sense aud the conscience Of IN
" American people is too great to b
II hese that they viii give a commil
e sion for four years in his name TO IN
20 chance pilot who is now heading II
n ship Of stats toward the rocks upo
which other republics have bee
Ct wrecked--tolerated usurpations by Il
sr executive, warlibe adventures for gal
ys ann glory, contempt for law pri,
n legged classes sus aimed by electic
s brihes corruption in high places al
"a extravagant expenditures from uniu
ce taxes Honor and prudence alike 7
lg ouire a change Of pilots and retrl
ts TO the chart of the Constitution, to 4
rule Of law and the flag Of peas
: loving republic.
Hon. John Allen, OF Mississippi
who served in congress Tor years al
was tho noted wit and wag Of 4
i Mouse bit who now Is one Of the Vi
7 ted states commissioners OF I
| Louisiana Purchase Exposition in
4 louis, Was here the other day and