Show I I i I AMERICANS VS There Tee will wUl be b a new alignment of political pUtca elements In the coming presidential dra campaign A conflict between Americanism and is Imminent In office and drunk with wih power is insolent and de dc defiant fiant fat Americanism insulted and indignant is becoming aroused and ad determined to secure see control of this government gren that tat was wa founded as a a protest against the theve very ve policies pursued pursue by the present pret administration There Te wi will be some who cling to party paty names name and partisan prejudices There will wl be those tho who believe blee it their duty to submit to and ad uphold the tho ruling ring power There The were such people In the te ted days d s of King Kins John who cursed cu as traitors those thoss tho who ho rebelled and an wrested from him the charter of their liberties at Runnymede Run There were wee such pee peo people p pie In the American colonies colone when the Declaration of Independence was hurlet hure like Iko a a broadside of defiance against the ruling rUn power and the te ad administration administration ministration of or Lord North But Torys was a defeated then Eng English English lish policies were r repudiated English control was wa shaken off of The claims clam of superior government were rejected The Te maledictions of Tories Tores and a toadies wee were laughed laughe to scorn atom sorn The cry cr of ot traitor and rebel rebe was met with de dc derision derision The Tories were suppressed The agents of superior civilization were driven dve away And A American in independence independence dependence d was w achieved Yc To achieve that Independence from England over the combined opposition lon of Tories Tore here and Md armies aIe sent from that side of the At Atlantic t called I for Americanism and j i son d to that call caB t tTo W To maintain that at Ind ed t F Fl t l I f fI r I J Engla England to keep kp this republic free fre fr from the te influence of Imperialism to pro protect pr It from the open op and a nd insidious at attacks attacks tacks tac of ot English rapacity and revenge we we have had one war wr since that that of the i revolution a rupture in 1863 and ad diplo diplomatic matic battles battes without number j But now noW the supreme spree struggle gugle is at 0 i hand hand long silent and sub subdued lon slet a dued dUe has ha wormed its is way into the te national capital Four Fou r years ers ago a anew a anew new era e in politics was wa Inaugurated An Au unknown magnate sprang into national prominence as a a a political leader bought a national convention as a Re Republican Republican I publican newspapers r have h ve admitted secured the nomination of a candidate I upon whom he held a mortgage and ad i iby by hiring orators oror and an subsidizing g news newspapers newspapers papers pape coercing employees of ot manu manufacturing mau manufacturing establishments and ad corrupt ins Ig g states sates he lie placed his m man iii in the te White Wl e House House Then Ten founder founer of the te new nw school of statesmanship took a a trip to Europe and 8 came home he with wih the te opinion that the tho English form of gov government g Is in better many may respects bette than th n our own ow This was the keynote of the te admin adroin administration Iston The Te English model mod l was wa set setup setup setup up ideals Ide have been be adopted English E Il disregard for the constitution is a characteristic of o the present prent ad administration administration ministration English contempt for the Declaration of Independence Ind is care carefully cre carefully fully copied by the party paty in power English indifference to weak nations naton struggling for liberty Uby is a prominent feature f atur of this new republicanism S 8 S The English En government is all a right for tor the English people If I they the prefer it they the will wl no doubt remain under it it But England is governed by a monarch mo h hand and her laws are made by a a landed aristocracy This Is la America Americ not England Englad This is la a republic not a monarchy We have different alms aims am different rights and an dif different df ferent feet ideals ideas from those tose of England Egland And yet this McKInley administration tion ton has hs made md as complete a surrender of American traditions aa aS a humble an an apology for tor American Independence as the Tories Tore wanted to make ma in the tha te dark dak days of the tha revolution The American people are a beginning to show Eho signs sg of disgust with wih the whole toady Tory Tor crew at Washington By Bythe Bythe Bythe the time tm November Noveme drifts drift around aroun they tey will wl be ba ready reay to vote for an a American president and American policies |