Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20

II mas Deen 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 cunfideence in the in
teg11tty OF its obligations that It's newly
funder 2 per cent bonds sell at a pre-
mum. Ihe country Is now justified in
expecting and 1t will be the policy Of the
republican party to bring about a reduc-
ton or tn eWnr taxes. We favor the
construction. ownership, ontro and pro-
lection OF an sthmian canal by the gov
eminent of the United States. New
markets are necessary for the increas-
Ing surplus of our farm products. Every
effort should b emade to open and OBJ
ain new markets, and especially in the
Orient, and the administration Is warmly
to be commended for it's successful eff
fort to commit all trading and ~coloniz-
ing nations to the policy of the open
door In China,
/ In the inerest Of our expanding COM
merce we recommend that congress cre-
ate a department. of and in
dustries in the charge of a secretary
! with a seat in the cabiet. The United
States consular system should be re-or-
ganized d the supervision of this
new department. upon such a basis Of
appointment and tenure as will render 1t
creasing trade. The American govern
nnent must protect the person and prop
erty OF every citizen wherever they are
Wrongfully violated or placed in peril.
/. We congratulate the women of America
upon their spledid record of public SER
vice In the volunteer aid association
and as, nurses in camp n hospital dur
Ing the rectn campaigns of our armies
IN the Eastern and Western Indies, and
we appreciate their faithful cooperation
IN all works of education and indsutry.
i : President Mckinley has conducted the
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American
people. In releasing us from the vexa-
tious European alliance for the govern
ment of Somoa his course is especially
to be commended. BY securing to our
undivided control the most important
island of the Samoan group and the
best harbor in the Southern Pacific
every interest has been safeguarded.
We approve tn annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands to the United States.
We commend the pant taken by our
government in the peace conference at
The Hague. We assert our stadfas ad-
herence to the policy in the
Monroe doctrine. The provisions of The
when President Mckinley rendered his
friendly offices in the interest of peace
between Great Britain and the South
African republics. While the American
government must continue the policy
prescribed by Washington, affirmed by
every succeeding president and imposed
upon us by The Hague treaty of nom
Intervention in European controversies,
the American people earnestly nope that
a way may soon be found honorable
alike to both contending parties to ter
inmate the strife between them.
In accepting by the treaty of Paris the
responsibility of our victories In the
Span;sh-American war, tbs president
and the senate won the APP
prevail of the American people. No other
course was possible a to destroy
Spain's sovereignty throughout h West
Indies and in the Philippine island
That course created Jul responsibility
before the world ana with the morgan
lied population whom our intervention
had freed from Spain. to provide for the
mat nlte a of law and order n for
the establishment of good government
and for the performance of international
obligations. Our authority could not be
less than our responsibility, and wher-
ever sovereign rights were tended, it be-
came the high duty of the government to
maintain it's authority to put down arm
ed insurrection and to confer the bless
ings of liberty and civilization on all the
rescued peoples. The largest measure OF
self-government consistent with their
welfare n our duties shall be secured
to them by law. To Cubs independence
and self-government were assured IN the
same voice by which was was declared.
and to the letter this pledge h be
performed.
The republican party. upon It's history
and unon this declaration of it's prlncl-
pies and policies, confidently invokes the
considerable and approving judgment OF
the American people.