The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-07-19

7 before the world the Monroe doc.
trine and our adherence 10 1t and
| our determination not to partici-
pate In the complications OF Europe.
I'VE have fifty ended the European al
lance in Samoa, securing to ourselves
one OF the most valuable harbors in the
Pacific ocean. while the open door in
China gives to US fair and equal competi-
ton in the vast trade of the Orient. Some
things have happened which We're not
promised nor even foreseen, and our pur-
poses In relation 10 them must not be left
in doubt
"A just war has been waged for hui
mainly, and with 1t have come new prob
! lens and responsibilities. Spain has been
elected from the Western hemisphere and
our flag floats over her former territory
Cuba has been liberated, and our guar
antees to her people will be sacredly ex-
ecutcd. A beneficent government has been
provided for Porto Rico.
"The Philippines are our. and
! American authority must be su-
| preme throughout the archipelago.
| There Will be amnesty, broad and
liberal, but no abat ement of
rights, NO abandonment of our duty.
I'VE will fulfill in the Philippines the
obligations imposed by the triumphs of
our arms and by the treaty of peace; by
international law; by the nations sense
| OF honor; ana, more than all, by the
| rights, interests and conditions of the
| Philippine peoples themselves. No out
| side interference blocks the way TO peace
and stable government. The obstruc-
| tionists are here, not elsewhere. They
may postpone, but they cannot defeat the
realization of the high purpose Of this
nation to restore order to the islands
and TO establish just and generous gov
eminent, In which the inhabitants shall
have the largest participation for which
they are capable The organized forces
which have been mislead into rebellion
have been dispersed by our faithful sol
diers and sailors. and the people of the
| islands, delivered from anarchy, pillage
and oppression, recognize American SOW
ereignty as the symbol and pledge of
peace, justice, law, religious freedom, ed
ucation, the security of life and proper
| ty and the welfare and prosperity Of
their several communities.
I'VE reassert the early principle of the
Republican party, sustained by unbroken
| judicial presidents, that the representa-
| tives of the people in congress assembled
| have full legislative power over territory
belonging to the United States, subject to
| the fundamental safeguards of liberty,
| justice and personal rights, and are ia
vored with ample authority to act for
the highest interests of our nation and
the people intrusted to its care. This
doctrine first proclaimed in the cause of
| freedom, will never be used as weapon
for oppression.
/ Chinese Crisis.
"I am glad to be assured by you that
| what we have done in the far East has
\ the approval of the country. The sudden
| and terrible crisis in China calls for the
gravest consideration, and you will not
expect from me now further expression
than to say that my best efforts shall be
| given to the immediate purposes of pro-
| tecting the lives of our citizens who are
| in peril, with the ultimate object of the
| peace and welfare of China, the safe
| guarding of all our treaty rights and the
maintenance of those principles of inn
| partial intercourse to which the civilized
! world is pledged. / cannot conclude with
| out congratulating my countrymen upon
| the strong national sentiment which finds
|
country and the Increased respect with
which the Ameri AN name is greeted
throughout the world.
eve have been moving i'm untried
paths, but our steps have been
| guided by honor and duty. There
will be no turning aside, no waver-
ing no retreat. No blow has been
struck except for liberty and hu-
| mainly and none will be.
I'VE will perform without fear every
| national and international obligation. The
/ Republican party was dedicated to free
dom forty-four years ago. 1t has been
/ the party Of liberty and emancipation
| from that hour: not of profession. but of
performance. 1t broke the shackles Of
| 1900, 900 slaves and made them free, and
to the party of Lincoln has come an
| other supreme opportunity, which 1t has
bravely met in the liberation of 10000. 90
of the human family
/ From the Yoke of Imperialism.
! I'm its solution of great problems. IN
its performance of high duties, it has had
| the support of all its members in the
past and confidently invokes their CO.
| operation in the future.
| Permit me to express, Mr.. Chairman,
my most sincere appreciation OF the COM
| plimentary terms in which you convey
! the official notice Of my nomination, my
| thanks to the members of the committee
| and to the great constituency which they
represent for this additional evidence Of
| their favor and support"