The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-05-06
LETTER FROM Mr.. MARYE

Washington. u. C.. MAY 3d. 1903.
F TO The Free Lance:
f -Now the good gods forbid
/ That our renowned Rome Whose graft
tudr
/ Towards her deserved children il enroll Il
f I'm loves own hook. like AN unnatural
d3u
Should now eat mp her own.
History has been defined ~ Philosophy
teaching hv example. IL may be- true.
Vet surely j. Philosophy a most patient
and mWraricd teacher, and her task II
tedious enough The lessons ui History
have muuruiul monotomy. Some
thinkers affirm that anything original
m political speculation even has Tor
apas. h,ru impossible That Jefferson
unt his ilra~ from Rousseau. whilst the
latter got his from Grrk thinkers.
lrt the founders ui our government de-
serve this high rncomum, that they 10
cuii-,d the highest lrssOns Oi history,
and products of philosophy; and sought
their upplntion under ideal nnd unpre-
ordcut.d conditions Another planet
will have to be- the theatre of a new rX-
pertinent The wh,-.l has come full circle
upon this. II our scheme ut government
finally iail. twill bethc most melancholy
cou~ummation IN all history. Because
our founders had uccess not only to the
secular h~-uus of the past hut 10 th" pre-
crpt- of Christianity rs well. MorrNer,
thrv had new hemisphere for their eX-
pertinent. All the conditions wer ideal,
and So failure would be- ideal and abro-
mfc.
Among the historic peoples the incite-
mrutS have bsn virtually the same:
Military iamr civic fame. distinction IN
letters or philosophy or science. We
have p,.u a~ thr Gn,'ks and Romans IN
This neam ID is very doubtful whether
uc have surpassed either of the former
along these lines. and Christrndom does
mot seem mon. ~crupulous as toconqur-t
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT than the heather.
~n-rallri. How about the responsibility
for thr war in Manchuria' Does II not
nrat the doors oi the Powers. Chris
rau Powers How about the Borr
war How about the Philippine war
llnyr not dyna~tic envy and aggran-
di-emrni hurled the armies ui Europe
agniu-t each other for centuries Have
not the mere people bren ~ the victims
u tho Shnmbhrs' Did that appalling pro
f.-t. the French Revolution. loosen the
grip of lcSpoti~m' Despite the growth oi
national liberty iut.ngland and thrl nited
States the Continental despots aud dip
lnmati~t- seemed. like the BOurbOns,
cursed to learn nothing and To forget
nothing. Incredible as IL n-ads 50 late
a~ lN2l The Conspiracy Of Kings, the
Holy Alliance. to-wit. the Emperor OF
AUSTRIA. tine King OF Prussia and the Tar
oi Russia. Illuminated this propaganda:
All useful and necessary changes m the
legislation and administration OF States
must rmanate alone from the ire Will,
the rejecting and enlightened impulse OF
those whom God has rendered RESPONSE
bile for power.
The Monroe doctrinc il not AN ace
drmir onr IL il the expression Oi neither
20 thrnrv nor q sentiment. II originated IN
nn apprehension of what was regarded
ms a Substantial fact. that should Spain
with the asSistancr Of the Holy Alliance
subdur the rryOlt Of her South American
colonies. the attempt would be made TO
overthrow our institutions. Indeed tins
/, virtually stated 10 be- the ground Of
the cnunriation of the doctrine: I'VE
owe il. therefore. to candor and 10 the
amicable relations between the United
States and those powers To declare that
wp should consider any attempt on their
part To extend their system to any por-
tion ri this hemisphere as dangerous 10
our peace and safety.
Do these powers giveany contempo-
raneous evidence of conversion To liberal
ideas
l. our system less an affrunt To them
in it, iruition than in it, budding?
l. the assumption OF divine right OF
/ Gar and ka~er less pronounced
Nevertheless. say the new dOctrinaries.
+ let ms ioin the ranks OF the powers.
\ hig navy will Offset "A big standing
army.
oar latter day lights are wiser than
I the Fathers. They are weary OF them.
They arr Tor the big navy and the big
stick.
The breasts Oi llecuba,
When she did -uckle Hector, look d
not lOyelirr
/ Than ll,rtor's forehead when it spit
forth blood
/ Al Grccian swords cOntending.
4. ). Marye.