Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-11-04
Ma / |0NAL ISSUES
A Resume of the Facts and Figures on Prosperity,
the Gold Standard. Protection and Expansion
on Which the Voters Are Asked to Sup.
port the Republican Ticket.


paien which is being made by the
POpulists and Demo rats in this coun-
try and they believe that IL the election
goes against the president his hands
will be tied. his power will lie crippled,
his threat Of renewal of hostilities un-
less our demands are met will be len-
dered empty and foolish by a hostile
congress. What will happen II the ma
ton which six months ago gave such a
splendid example Of united support
should now rebuke the administration
which has 10 brilliantly fought the
war, which has covered the American
name with glory and raised so high our
prestige abroad? The nations of Eu-
rope. jealous Of u wonderful growth
and industrial expansion would quickly
stese upon o prctext to curtail the
fruits of u victory. They would view
us as volatile. unstable. prone to for
get our national greatness in a chase
after personal spoils and incapable of
approaching the vast opportunities pre-.
sentcd 10 US or the statesmen who
would make US great. Germany and
France have only refrained from inter-
fering with us because Of our splendid
unity displayed during the war. Should
we now abandon that policy and put
in power the men who have devoted all
their energy tn thwart'ng. hamT eripgl
and traducing Mckinley they would
speedily ZONE to The rescue of Spain.
Shall we run this risk? Shall VIC throw
our vo'es SO that on the evening OF tho
tn Of November there will tie rejoicing
and gratitude in the streets of Wash
iDgton or laughter in the cafes of Ma
drid?
Today the Spanish war has Offered
us the occasion for adopting a new poll
icy and has given us the prestige t.
carry 1t through. The European pow
ers will nevcr allow us to enter their
.:arkets except through fear. Hi.her-
to they have regarded US as a nation of
shopfeerers incapable of fighting and
ohlivious to the politics of the world.
Now they have seen that the nation Of
%sfion!cepers is Gre Of the mishtiest
military nation in tie world. They
know that our resources are richer. our
wealth greater. our peonIe more intcs-
liGent. II mechanical skill %inconpar-
able. Fenceforth wren tho United
States steps out in the family of nations
her dirloratic representations will be
treated with the greatest rcsrect. We
must drop our her.nitfc policy If we ara
to get the share of the worlds trsde TO
which our mechanical ability and de-
vNnrTent entities us and without
which we shall have a heritage OF hard
tire. We con open the rarFc.s IL We
have a united country and are ready to
enforce our demands. No ore in the
Tinted States would favor a policy Of
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. but e-ery
far seeing statesman must appreciate
the necessity of cornre'l'rg the privi-
laga OF trade. The Spanish wal has
given us a great opportunity to nut this
rol'rv into force and the president is
rapidly shaning II. AS a result Of thai
war we have occurred the Hawaiian ISL
ands. Porto Rico and Manila. We shall
have a rrotec'orate over Cuba and the
ph'l'nni"- is,"rds. Tho ten i)'ions ~
people who inhabit those lands will
turn their trade to us. We shall sci.
the.o tte'r c'oihing and SUNNY their
manufacturing wants. We shall tate
the wheat which TIE pac'Hc coast now
dun,rs iron the Liverrocl martet and
which breaks down the worlds price
and ife western fari~er viii find an in
creased mar''et for his beef and pork
and wheat and corn in the manufacture
jre towns which viii spring up to sup-
ply u colonial trade. But we shall go
f"r.'rr. " Mckinley ia sustained we
shall build up q navv which will COM
r'ard resrect and will carry our flag
into distant seas. We have through
this war secured that without which a
navv is of little irr%rortarec. n line OF
cooling stations, harhors of refupe and
ont9tting yards. vre eha,l he pFie tn
saw I'm the nations of rnrore "when vor
divide up China or Africa or Oceanica.
gre have no objection. hut you must
give us the RIGHT TO trade on enua,
terms with yourselves. And the n-cs-
fige we have eaircd hected nv til. ma
tional will and n powerful navy will se-
cure 81. We shalt sav +c +ha couti-eu.
ia! powers. you must abolish. your hos,
tiie INSPECTION laws and give us the
right to enter yomr msrpo.s, ard those
nations Jealous of ore another and
fearing to antagonize so rowcrful an
DIV will sub:~'t. We shall grow in
pcwar and wealth as we have not
crown l'etore. Our commerce will COW
q the seas. Our factories will multi.
rly and their EMPLOYEES will consume
tho products Ut our farms.