Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-19
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS JULY 49, 0TWELvE PAGES

every over G. the rcrubiio Is iiterg sted
to ayo.t.
Not satisfied with assaai. ne tie cur
rcncy and credit Ct The government our
political advoiaari eGa ,erig The tariff
Law enacted tn set-a aae loH Of con-
gress In 1901. 1,uo7'u % the Dingley act,
pass i IN ohed a. - Tie win Of the
people expressed at the election In the
preceding Nosc.ahcr a law which al
once stimulate, col iHdesir'ts. opened
the bile factOrif g .eis a.a gaze to
the laborer and to tn iarr,r flir re-
turns for their toll and Investment. Shall
we 60 back TO tariff which brings de-
fcIency in our revenues and dostIp .Um
to our industrial enterprises?
Our platform o. 1886 declared. "tho Ha-
wailan Islands should be controlled by
the United states, and no foreign wer
should be- permitted TO interfere with
them This purpose has been fully ac-
complished By annexation ard ~, gates
from those beautiful Islands participated
IN the convention for which you Speak
to-day m the grea' canferCuce Of na-
tons at The IIagse We rcaitirmcd before
the world the Monroe dGctiiao and our
adherence 10 If md our determination
not to participate IN the complications
Of Europe We have happily ended the
European alliance ir sg,loa Securing 70
ourselves one Of the most valuable haf-
bors In the Pqclac ocean, while the omen
door IN China gives IL " faiT and equal
comuotltlon In the east trade OF the
orient. Some things have happened
which were not promised nor even f1se-
seen. and our purposes In relation to
them must not b. lett In doubt A Just
war has been WAC 4 for humanity and
with II have cons now problems and re-
sponslbltes. Spain has been 81 cited
fran the western hemlsphere and our
fac nonts over her former territory,
ruha has been liberated and our guaran-
tees TO her people will be sacredly exc
cuted A benifcent government has been
provided COR Porto Rico. The Philip
mines are ours and American authority
must be supreme throughout the archi-
nelago There will be amnesty broad and
liberal but no abatement Of our rights.
no abandonment of our duty There
muet ho no scnttle nolicv. We will full
m In thn phillnninos the affiliations I'M
nosed by tho triunphs Of our arms and
by tho treaty Of peace, BY international
live nv the nations sense Of honor; and,
marc thou all BY the RIGHTS interests
and conditions of the Philip, Inc people
themeelvos No outside Interference
b,ools tbe way tn peaee and a stable
povernment Thn obstructionlsts are
here not elsewhere They may postpone
I'm, thev cannot defeat the realization Of
the bipb nurnose of this nation to restore
orde, IN the islands and to establish
inst and yenerous government, in which
the inhabltants shall have the largest
n,rticinotion for which they are cap
Aha The organized forces when have
hoon risled into rebellion have ben dis
na,sod ~, o,r faithful soldiers and sail
49,. and the neonle of the islands, deliv-
nrad ram anarchy Village and oppres-
s,on recoyniya American sovereignty as
,ha syrohoi and nledpe of peace. Justice,
,aw rellgious Freedom education, the
sao,,r,tv ~ life and nronerty. and the
na,rare and nrosppritv of their several
communities
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