The silver star., 1900-06-29

We commend the policy Of the Repuou.
can party in maintaining the emcisncy u
the civil service The administrauon a. -.
public service in Cuba. Porto Rico. hA-
wall and the Philippine islands only those
training and experience We believe that
employment IN the public service In these
territories should be confined AZ far as
practicable to their Inhabitants.
1t was the plain purpose Of the Ftf4eenth
amendment to the constitution to prevent
eaier on the q
statutory or constitutional enactment to
revoIutionary W and Should be Condemned.
Public movements looking to per.
manent Improvement of the roads and
highways of the country meet with our
cordial approval. and We recommend this
subject to the earnest consideration OF
the people and Of the Legislatures of the
We favor the extension Of the rural
FREQ delivery. service wherever Its ex-
tension may be justified
Its further pursuance of the constant
policy OF the Republican party to pro-
vide free homes on the public. domain we
to reclaim the arid lands Of the United
states. reserving control Of the distrtb-
utfon Of water for irrigation to the respec-
tive states and territories.
We favor home rule for; and the early
admission to statehood. OF the territories
The Dtngley act amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of the
war has SO we'll performed Its work that
debt in the sum of 100000 SO ample
are the governments revenues and SO
tegrity OF its obligations that Its newly
funded two per cent. bonds sell at pre-
MUM The d county ?, .i is Is now Just 5nstiiied I'm IN
Republican party to bring about a re-
duction Of the war taxes. We favor the
ernment of the United States. New mar
kets are necessary for the increasing sur
should be made to open and obtain new
markets, especially In the Orient. and
the ADMINISTRATION is warmly to be COM
all trading and colonizing nations to the
policy of the open door in China.
merce. We recommend that Congress cre-
ate department Of commerce and indus
tries IN the charge OF secretary with a
consular system should be reorganized
under the supervision OF this new depart
ment nnd upon upon such An basis of ,appointment
trade.
The American government must protect
the person and property OF every citizen
wherever they are wrongfully violated or
placed in peril.
upon their splendid record of public SER
vice in the volunteer Aid Association. and
as nurses in camp and hospital during
the recent campaigns of our armies in the
eastern and Western indies. and We ap-
preeiate their faithful cooperation in all
works OF education and industry.
President Mckinley has Conducted tho
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American peo-
European alliance for the government OF
Samoa. his course Is especially to be
c1mmended; co nne,., BY securing to our undiyid::
the samoan group. and the best harbor
In the Southern Pacific. every American
interest has been safeguarded.
We approve the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands to the United States
We commend the part taken by our gov
Hague. We assert our steadfast adher-
ehce TO the policy announced in the Mon
roe doctrine. The provisions of The
hague convention were wisely regarded
when President Mckinley rendered his
friendly Offices in the interest OF peace be-
tween Great Britain and the South Afri-
can republics. While the American gov
ernment must continue the policy pre-
scribed by Washington. affirmed by every
US by The Hague treaty. of non-interven-
uon IN European controversies. the Amer
,Gan nan people peo earnestly y hope that a way
both contending parties. to terminate the
strife between them.
In In accepting by the treaty OF Paris the
Just responsibility of our victories in TIA
Spanish War. the President and the Sem
ate won the undoubted approval OF the
possible than to destroy spain's sover-
eighty throughout the West Indies and
In the Philippines islands. That course
created our responsibility before the world
and with the unorganized population
whom our intervention had freed from
Spain. to provide for the maintenance Of
law and order and for the establishment
OF good government and for the perform
ance OF international obligations Our
authority could not be less than our re-
sponsibility. and wherever sovereign
fights were extended II became the high
DUTY OF the government TO maintain Its
as,uthority. to put down armed insurrec-
" and ciyilization upon all the rescued
peoples The largest measure OF SELF
government consistent with their well
fare and our duties shall be secured to
them by law. To Cuba, Independence and
sclf-government were assured in the same
voice by which war was declared, and 10
the letter this pledge shall be performed.
The Republican party. upon Its history
and upon this declaration OF its principles
and policies. confidently invokes the com
s.iderate and approving judgment of the
American people.