Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-23
j. N. STACY s. CO.,

We favor the extension of the rural
free delivery service wherever its extern
be justified.
In further pursuance of the constant
policy of the republican party to provide
free homes on the public domain, we
recommend adequate national legislation
to reclaim the arid lands of the United
States, reserving control of the distribu
ton of water for irrigation to the respect
i've states and territories.
We favor home rule for and the early
admission to statehood of the territories
of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
The Dingley act, amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of the
war, has SO well perfected its work that
it has been possible to reduce the war
debt in the sum of $40, 900 900. So ample
are the governments revenues and so
great is the public confidence i'll the in
tegrity of its obligations that its newly
funded per cent bonds sell at premi-
UNI. The country is now justified in ex
pectiong, and it will be the policy of the
republican party to bring about, reduc
ton of war taxes.
We favor the construction, ownership,
control and protection of an isthmian
canal by the government of the United
States New markets are necessary for
the increasing surplus of our farm prod
ucts. Every effort should be made to
open and obtain new markets, especially
in the Orient. and the administration is
warmly to be commended for its success
full effort to commit all trading and col
onizing nations to the policy of the open
door for China.
In the interest Of our expanding COM
merce, we recommand that congress Gre
ate department of commerce and indus
tries in the charge of secretary with a
seat in the cabinet. The United States
consular system should be reorganized
under the supervision of this new depart
ment upon such basis of appointment
and tenure as will render it still more
serviceab1e to the nations increasing
trade. The American government must
protect the person and property of every
citizen wherever they are wrongfully vio-
lated or placed in peril.
We congratulate the women of America
upon their splendid record of public SER
vice in the volunteer aid associations and
| as nurses i'll camps and hospitals during
| the recent campaigns of our armies in the
| Eastern and Western Indies, and we APP
preciate their faithful cooperation i'll all
works of education and industry.
| President Mckinley has conducted the
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American peo-
ple' In releasing us from the vexatious
| European alliance for the government OF
Samoa his course is especially to be COM
mended By securing to our undivided
control the most important island OF the
Samoan group, and the best harbor III
In, in,
terest has been safeguarded.
We approve the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States.
We commend the part taken by oui
government in the peace conference al
The Hague. We assert our steadfast adj
herence to the policy announced i'll the
Monroe doctrine. The provisions of The
Hague conference were wisely regarded
when President Mckinley rendered hi
friendly offices in the interest of peace
between Great Britain and the South AT
rican republics. While the American
; government must continue the polio,
prescribed by Washington, affirmed b,
every succeeding president, and imposed
upon us by The Hague treaty of non-in
tervention in European controversies, TIL
American people earnestly hope that
way may soon be found honorable alik
to both contending parties to terminal
. the strife between them.
{ In accepting by the treaty of Paris tn
! responsibility of our victories in tn
! Spanish war, the president and the ser
! ate won the undoubted approval of til
) American people. No other course ws
. possible than to destroy Spain's sove
4 eighty throughout the West Indies an
in the Philippine islands. That cours
! created our responsibility before tt
y world and with the unorganized popul
= y ton whom our intervention had free
: from Spain to provide for the maintel
, ance Of law aud order and for the esta
! lishment fgood government and for Il
4 performance of international obligation
. Our authority could not be less than o.
n responsibility, and wherever sovereis
: rights were extended it became the his
duty of the govern ment to maintain
n authority to put down armed insure
= ton and to confer the blessings of liber
r. and civilization on all the rescued peopl
] The largest measure of self-governme
i, consistent with their welfare and O
10 duties shall be secured to them by la
re- To Cuba independence and self-gover
4 ment were assured in the same voice
a. which war was declared, and to the let
h. this plepge shall be performed.
n The republican party, upon its histe
lis and upon this declaration of its prin
of Piles and policies, confidently inyokes I
he considerable and approving Judgment
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