Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-09-10

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will come when. By Republican legis-
Iation millions OF dollars. paid anuu
ally to foreign ships for the transpor-
tation Of our goods. will be paid to
our own merchant marine. / believe
that God Almighty established the
great American commonwealth on
the highway of civilization as bea-
con light TO point the nations Of the
earth to free self government, and /
believe the duty is upon US, to linn
tied extent at least, to extend the
blessings of a Republican govern
ment to the islands Of the sea. |
would not lift my finger to annex
Cuba against her will, but should she,
| by her own voice and own free will,
desire to become a part OF this great
republic, would gladly admit her.
am thoroughly in accord, as / have
heretofore expressed myself, with the
annexation of Hawaii; aud as to the
Philippines, like the President, | be-
| lieve it to be wise policy to suspend
| Judgment until all the conditions and
necessary information can be obtained
to settle the problem righteously,
justly and to the interest of the peo-
pie of that island and of this country
as we'll.
1 am cordially in sympathy with
the upbuilding of our commerce, and
/ believe the time has come when the
construction, by the United States
with its ownership, of the Nicaragua
Canal has become a necessity and it
is desire on my part to have a small
part in the accomplishment of this
great work; and lastly, am in thor
ough accord and enthusiastic sympa-
thy with the sentiment that we build
up the American navy. | hope the
time may never come again when we
will be compelled to send our agents
abroad to buy the battleships that
could not be bought. Surrounded as
we are by the seas, it is not necessary
/ for us to have such navy as that
of England Russia or Germany in
size, but proud Of our naval corps
whose spirit has proven itself to be
indomitable, and which has added
such names as Melville, Dewey,
Sampson, Schley, Chadwick, Clark,
Phillips and Hobson to the roll of
honor headed by Paul Jones, and fol-
lowed by those of Decatur, Somers,
Perry, Farragut, Porter, Hull, War
den, Bailey and Cushing, | earnestly
desire to see the day when our Ma.
tons honor can be confidently trust
ed to this corps with sufficient mum
Der of vessels to make it respected
throug hout the world aud enable it
to maintain against any foe the rec
ord it now has, the proudest that any
! navy on SdIln can nave.
CONFIDENCE IN THE RESULT.
And now my friends and fellow
Republicans, with absolute confidence
in the result, with the same patriotic
devotion that has characterized our
noble soldiers on the field, who have
gone alike from the homes of for
tune and from the humblest fresides
to respond to the call OF their coun-
try; with The same devotion that has
characterized some of them in Offering
up their lives and their all to their
countrys defense; believing as earn
estly as we believe in anything in
this world that the principles of our
party are right; that the destinies OF
this great Nation are dependent upon
our success; that the prosperity and
welfare of 70, 900, 900 OF people are in
our hands, let there be no tagging
in the discharge of our duty. If
there have been disappointment in
personal ambitions, sink them for the
country's good. The political battle
cry in behalf of party prosperity
and good government goes forth and
appeals to you to do your duty before
God and the country, Sink all per
souai considerations. The time Is
short in which to make this cam
paign. Let it be quick, sharp, ac-
tive and decisive, and let the old
Second District Republicanism again
show its devotion to right by improv-
ing upon its proud record of 1894 and
1896.
Organize on broad lines. Gladly
welcome any citizen and voter to our