The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-24

~ohlAliuSu fTOAl rage One
courts would substitute the discre-
tlonary rates of the b]ondholders and
Watered stock gatherers. 1t was such
instances, multiplied throughout the
Inherent state of the union, which
caused the citizen TO regard the feder-
al courts the enemy Of the people and
the proper guardian of the privileges
OL those who oppressed citizenship.
w nile these instances to which al
Jude were the prominent instances
which attracted the resentment Of the
people, and therefore the exception,
yet IT was such that prevented the due
CFedlt being given to the conduct of
I~aW-ablding and constitutional feder-
al courts in this country.
we need more Of home ruie-state
regulation Of state institutions-and
business organization conducted with
IN the state which profit from the cit
lZon-and less of government at a
Instance and by presidential disCre-
lIon' congressional intrusion and fed
rraI court invasion. This will do
much TO bring democracy back to re-
uublican government and r~e-establish
the federal courts in the confidence of
the citizen and the respect of the ma
ton.
senator Douglas saw the future as
1T is now pictured in the present in
ms demand for an American foreign
policy One that kept Americas
hands off of foreign countries, and
kept the hands Of foreign countries off
Of America.
Japan. Note the disturbance with
England over the Panama canal
treaty. Mark the enmity with Russia
and with France from time to time
arising and finding expression in the
objection to the construction of the
Panama canal. Behold the hatred Of
us expressed by all of Central and
South America-aIl of these caused
by our late course Of unnecessarily
meddlinR at the directioS. of stock
spectators into the private and fnan-
ciaI affairs Of foreign lands.
W went into Asia and Joined Eng
land IN the seizing of railroad terri
tory In M~anChuria. We had no object
than the aiding Of financial jObbers in
ASIA who claimed to be American,
but were English and European in in
~terest. We entered at E~ngIand's in
Eitation to NEEDLE in the matter of
China and her obtaining money from
the world to start her new republic.
went into Japan with our stock
m~anipulatOrs, then we put behind
them the federal government, and this
SdN" Japan the right to demand reel
prOclty-that the federal government
stand behind the Japanese in America,
as against any state regulation pro-
that state from the effect of
foreign influence in domestic matters.
Now we are threatened with the re-
that can, at any time, mean the
of tho Philippines and Ha-
wall, preCipitating the war of worlds
On America. For private objects, and
to serve certain well known syndicate
interests, we 'dabbled' unnecessarily
into South America without form of
constitutional ceremony and now find
Mexico, Central and South America
our enemies. n making combinations
and alliances against the United
as a revenge. All of these are
0lding their time to aid Japan or any |
oriental or European enemy in an as
5ault upon us and in the destruction of
Panama canal.
IF America is to be- preserved to
her children as the Inheritance Of
and justice as transmitted
from the fathers who founded the re-
public Of Washington, jefferson and
Hamilton. we need to be restored to
the doctrine of Lincoln and Douglas
which followed the advice Of Wash
ington-'peaCe with all nations, en-
,angllng alliances with none"