The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-08-18
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They should be set upon their feet and
be auowed TO work out their. own deg-
tiny, the vested, rights OF All cttisens
Of this or any other government .beiug
securely unto. them ! am unyisldine In
my opposition to the acquisition or any
foreign ,territory by this government
by purchase. trsaty or foEce-l ~ u. ~.
- osiHs5,E sinJ, .ebnsi fs.i5ros 10 n6fi.
OF ioGrt2 5as Poiysamy.,h.sw cciglecs
The Republican party. !byuits silence
on <the subject has gone ON record a.
favorinS polygamy.. while the Demo
cratic party has placed the seal OF eon-
domination on It In sths plainest han
suagah Thus has the war been de-
clared' which will utterly destroy IT,
and the happiness Of home 'madsg posl
sible, and whsre this shame now pro-
walls over Its ruins be erscted the fasa-
ily aitar dedicated Co lhomeAon which
burns brightly the pure rovs OF the
one man for the one woman And in
my judgment tho time VIII come when
the divorce question win become q no
s.'frSfol-TG1 G1'iif 81 ,w siiGs .Bllh .blror
-Io' go % lsthmIan canaE sh .gioE1A
e.i During the recent leonKress, and for
many months past sour d people have
been exercisA5 over the constructions OF
the ;IsthmiaA canal The dream OF the
century seems now to be within the
reach; of fulhllment The narrow strip
OF Hand which keeps apart the restless
and sursins tides Of tine Atlantic from
the peaceful billows Of the Pacific win
soon shave been cut and great ocean
steamers win be passing through tho
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
saving a aityoyage of some ten thou
sand (I0.eo0) ImilesoJ This means to -us,
my fellow -citixens, that the great
ports OF New Orleans, Charleston and
Port Royal ere to. be great shipping
centers and Will be recipients OF trade
shipped through this great canal 1t
is, estimated that II will, take nfteen
thousand men (1S,O0o) more than ten
Go), years to complete this gigantic
scheme. and It may se that It VIII cost
more than two hundred ana My mil
lions OF dollars (376o. .oO0, ,0oosoo.) When
this canal Is, completed the direct trade
relations. between the South Atlantic
coast and the Pacific sections win be-
gin In, earnest. It should be q part of
our earnest Thought to have trade re-
latfons SO shaped that when 1we are
once embarked and the canal finished
that NE he"e .ne .-c. va: -.:: .:.., -s.-,.-
ern countries who ara ready to receive
with an open hand our civilization and
wear clothes made Of our cotton goods
This canal will be Of greater benefit to
the south than to any portion of these
United States. and the policy OF the
Democratic party favors 1T sailie7 ~
- bd:oi3 ban bssf suhrJra li.a Hf.ef
$50 aa,s The Monroe DoetrIns., in
< Both Of the great political parties
nave reafirmed 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 announcemenc there was a 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 a great monarchy on
this hemisphere. 1t 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. 1t became nxed and re-
iterated principle OF our national. life
from that day, So ay.l slaszsrqs- a,li r.
O. 1t was reaffirmed by every political
party. until many years: ago. feeling Sc
cure In our distance from foreign gov
aernments. 1t was supposed that, we need
not further, assert It lp..1t sn5 n7e.
Recently IT became necessary for our
Government to take active steps In set
thing disputesfand controversies on this
hemisphere. but, while extending to
other nations our kindly offices, we did
20 with the avowed. open discrimination
that, come what may, rths Monroe Doc
trine would be enforced with all the
power which his Republic could bring
to back It Ooit f5DiBaC3 iI0y sp, HuyT
~, Representation.
- In its recent, platform the Republican
party declared that representation In
Congress from the various States should
be limitednto the actual number of quail
ided electors, and thereby II made d
thrust at the Constitutionsl .,ro,yi.tr,v,