Evening journal., 1900-07-13

public honor ana honest money shall
again triumph
A congress which will sustain. and II
need pc, strengthen the present law can
prevent a nnuncial catastrophe which
every lover Of the republic g. Interested
to avert.
The Assaults on the Currency.
Not satisfied with assaulting tho cur
fency ana credit of the government. our
political adNcrsaries condemn the tariff
law enacted at the extra session of con-
grcss IN l>Ni known ass the Dngley act.
passed In obedience 10 the will Of the
people expressed nj the election 10 the
preceding NOvmhrr law which at oreo
stimulated our Industries. opened the Idle
factories and mines aud gave 10 the la-
borer ana 10 the farmer fair returns for
their toll and Investment Shall we 80
back To turlN which brings ttnrievry
in our revenues ANA destruction 60 our
industrial enterprises?
Faithful 10 its pledges i'm these intornnl
analta, now has The government dis
charged IT'S international dutiesy
Our platform OF 1876 declared. ''rhe
Hawaiian Islands should be controlled hy
the United States and no foreign power
should ue permitted TO interfere with
them. This purpose has been fully ac-
complished by annexation. and delegates
from those beautiful islands have par
ticipated in the convention for which
you speak today. In the great conference
OF nations ut The Hague We reafnrmed
before the world the Monroe doctrine and
our adherence TO it and our determine
AlNl ilDA 10 participate Ill the INInlIIHN=
tons or europe. We have happily ended
the European alliance ia Samoa. securing
10 ourselves one of the most valuable
harbors In the Pacific ocean. while the
open door in ghina gives TO us fair and
equal competition IN the vast trade OF
the Orient. Some things have happened
which were not promised. nor even fore
seen, ana our purposes In relation TO them
must not hc left in doubt. a just war
has been waged for humanity and with 10
have come new problems and RESPONSE
HINfffnn hIu ..f.. b..
the western hemisphere and our nar
floats over her former territory Cubn
has been liberated and our guarantees
10 her people VIII be saCrcdly executed
a benehcent government has been nro-
vided for Porto Rico. The Philippines
are ours and American authority must
be supreme throughout the archipelago
There viii be amnesty broad and liberal
but no abatement Of our rights no
abandonment Of our duty. There must be
no Scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the
Philippines the obligations Imposed bv
the trlumphs OF our arms and by the
treaty of peace. by international law. hv
than all by the rights. interests and
conditions Of the Philippine peopio theln-
selves. No outside Interference blocks
the way to peace and a stable govern
ment. The obstructionists are here. not
elsewhere. They may postpone but they
cannot defeat the realization of the hirh
purpose Of this nation TO restore order
10 the Islands and to establish lust
ana generous government. in which the
Inhabitants shall have the largest par-
ucipation for which they are capable.
The organized forces which have been
misled into rebellion have been dispers-
ed by our faithful soldiers and sailors
and the people of the islands delivered
from anarchy, pillage and oppression.
recognize American sovereignty as the
symbol and pledge Of peace. Justice law
religious freedom. education. the security
OF life and property ana the welfare and
prosperity OF their several communities.
Early Principles Reasserted.
We reassert the early principle of the
kepublcnn party. sustained by unbroltan
Judicial precedents. that the representa-
tlves Of the people. I'm congress assembled.
have full legislative power over terri
tory belonging to the United States SUBJ
lect TO the fundamental safeguards of
liberty. justice and personal rights. and
are vested with ample authority 10 act
Tor the highest interests of our nation
and the people entrusted TO It's care" The
doctrine first proclaimed in the cause of
freedom VIII never be used as n weapon
for oppression. / am glad 10 be assured
by you that what we have done in the
lar east has the approval OF the coun-
try. The sudden and terrible crisis in
China calls for the gravest consideration
and you will not expect from me now
any further expression than to say that
my best efforts shall be given to the inn
mediate purpose of protecting the lives
ot our CITIZENS who are i'm peril with
the ultimate object of the peace ana well
fare or CHINA, the safeguarding OF am
our treaty rights ana the maintenance
or those principles Of impartial inter-
course 20 which the civilized world is
pledged cannot conclude without COM