Arizona republican., 1898-10-07
THE CAMPAIGN OPEN
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lican administration. These enact ments have become so interwoyen with our national life as to constitute the very warp and woJf of American legis- lation.
 The various charges which have been made against the party by its oppon- ents, have recoiled upon thsir heads. The very name Of Grand Old Party as a term of derisicn has been shorn of its sarcasm and been made absolutely verity by the wonderful triumphs of its policy. When at times doubts have existed, in the minds Of many republi- cans, as to the wisdom of some measure of public policy and even the most strenuous opposition has been developed to defeat within the party the adoption Of such measure, the logic Cf events has invariably vindicated the action of the party, and conclusively established the fact, that the collective wisdom Of the many is superior to the judgment of the few, however honestly entertained. The republican party in it's final judg- ment upon any great question, has never failed in it's vindication by the calm and sober decision of the entire country, after careful deliberation had succeeded nasty judgment.
 vEXED QUESTIONS SETTLED.
 But the grandest, greatest, and most glorious feature Of the present administration is it's settlement of the vexed questions of for eign policy, which were left in a condition of congiomerate mixture by the previous administration. The Gu ban question, and all the intermediate questions, which had for nearly thirty years been gradually assuming a trag- ic attitude, and which taxed all the iu- genuity and statesmanship of the : Cleveland administration, were vigor- Ously taken in hand by the present ad- ministration and brought to a final conclusion Of permanent settlement. All efforts at peaceful solution hay ing failed. the president sounded the tocsin of war. This was a signal for a new departure. The door Of Fate swung open, and this nation stood up on the threshold of a new era In 113 days our country whirled along the highway of time with phenomenal rapidity of historic momentum, which in it's transcendent consequences ex- ceeded the previous 113 years. Epi- sodes of so startling nature followed each other in such quick succession that our own people were paralyzed with astonishment, and the world at large was dazzled and dumbfounded by the brilliant exhibitions of Ameri- can proweSs, and unparalleled achieve ment.
 Questions Of great magnitude now confront us on every side. Subjects demanding keen foresight and profound statesmanship, loom up before us. New issues and new contentions require ad- juStment. The unprecedented magni- tude of the present status becomes moro and more important, as the mi mute details of the controversy are more carefully considered. Our country fully appreciates the importance of the crisis, and looks to its braVast and grandest men to lead it's forces At such a period the American people scorn all political clap-trap. At such an epoch paItisanShip loses it's charms. Party shiboleths are lost in the greater demand of duty. Republicanism and democracy in their purity, both repre- sent the same great principle in honest practice, and at such a time the parti- san patriot ceases to be governed by a political intrigue, and at once responds to his country's call. How small and contemptible appear the efforts Of po- litical charlatans to prostitute the de- mands of civic virtue, in the interest of selfish ambition.
 To whom should the people look in such an emergency? Should they rely upon the demagogues of the country Should they follow the advice of self constituted statesmen? Should they rally to the support of those who have shown no fitness to occupy positions ot public trust, but who desire to advance their individual claims, at the expense of the public interest?
 GIVE US GOOD MEN.