The sun., 1900-06-21


ing the recent campaigns of our armie.
in the eastern and western Indies, ant
we appreciate their faithful cooperation
in all works of education and industry.
president Mckinley has conducted
the foreign affairs of the United State:
| with distinguished credit to the Ameri
can people. In releasing us from the
vexatious conditions of European alli
ance for the government of Samoa his
course is especially to be commended
By securing to our undivided control thu
most important island of the Samoan
group and the best harbor in the south
ern Pacific every American interest has
been safeguarded.
"We approve the annexation of the
Hawaiian Islands to the United States.
The Peace Conference.
sWe commend the part taken by our
| government in the peace conference at
| The Hague. We assert our steadfast ad-
hrrence 10 the policy announced in the
Monroe doctrine. The provisions of Tie
! Hague convention were wisely regarded
when President Mckinley rendered his
friendly offices in the interest of peace
between Great Britain and the South
African republics. While the American
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scribed by Washington, affirmed by every
| succeeding president and imposed upon
Us by The Hague treaty, of noninterven-
tion i'll European controversies, the
American people earnestly hope that Il
way may soon be found. honorable alike
20 10th contendns rar5ies, to terminate
| he strife between them.
In accepting by the treaty of Paris
he .iHst responsibility Of our victories in
;he Spanish war the president and the
senate won the undoubtcd approval of
che American people. No other course
was possible than TO destroy Spain's SOW
arcignty throughout the western Indies
and in the Philippine Islands. That
course created our responsibility before
the world and with the unorganized pop
ulation whom our intervention had freed
from Spain to provide for the mainte-
nance of law and order and for the estab-
lishment of good government and for the
performance OF international obligations.
Our authority could not be less than our
responsibility, and wherever sovereign
rights were extended it became the high
duty of the government to maintain it's
authority, to put down armed insurrec-
tion and to confer the blessings of liberty
pies. The largest measure of self gov
eminent consistent with their welfare
and our duties shall be secured to them
by law. To Cuba independence and self
government were assured in the same
voice by which war was declared, and
to the letter this pledge shall be per-
formed.
'"The Republican party upon its histo-
ry and upon this declaration of its princi-
Piles and policies confidently invokes the
considerate and approving judgment of
the American people,"
Crowds Astir EnrIy.
A cool and bracing northeasterly breeze,
moderate temperature and a cloudless
sky afforded ideal conditions for the
work and excitement of the second day
of the convention. Again the crowds
were astir early. The streets We're filled
with the hosts of visitors, marching clubs
and shouting vendors of badges. 1t was
noticeable, however, that the men with
the white plug hats and red, white and
blue umbrellas were thinning out and
that a part of the more demonstratiye
tide of travel was getting away from the
convention city.
After the experience of the opening
confident of handling the crowds without
a hitch, and the early drills were dis
penscd with. The litter was cleared away
by an army of attendants, troops of
scrubwomen gave everything a character
istic Philadelphia cleansing, and the in
terror Of the vast structure again was as
immaculate as when first invaded. Out
side the hall the grounds We're kept free,
except to the officials and attendants, and
the crowds again congested at the outer
entrances, five street car lines emptying
hundreds and later thousands into the
approaches. Perfect order prevailed, and
all the arrangements tended to the ease
and comfort of the visitors.
The working members of the conven-
tion, delegates and alternates, remained
down town during the early hours. Some
of the states held morning caucuses,
again seeking to determine the sentiment
on the chief subject of vexation, the vice
presidency. Senator Hanna appeared at
breakfast smiling and apparently conf
dent, without trace of worry or fatigue
from the nerve racking ordeal of the last
few days. The other leaders turned
from the secret conferences which had
been so constant up to an early hour and
calmly awaited the solution of pending
questions on conditions now established. |
Their varying comments indicated that
while crisis was not expected it was
felt to be at least strong possibility.
The Vice Presidency.
The vice presidential situation con-
tinues to be the absorbing topic with the |
leaders, the delegates and the anxious,
expectant crowd. While many of the |
conditions have been defined with clear
ness, there is far from definite and final |
understanding which all accept by COM
mon consent. The action of the New |
York caucus in unanimously agreeing to |
support Mr. Woodruff is not accepted |
as permanently retiring Roosevelt from
the field. Kansas and many other states |
are insistent still that he shall be named |
without reference to his own wishes or
the wishes of the New York delegation. |
In. some quarters it is intimated that
this is but an adroit stroke on the part
of Mr.. Platt to show that it is from with
out that the demand for Roosevelt comes.
The governor himself is congratulatng
Mr.. Woodruff as though he were to be
the nominee.
But the general impression prevails
that the time has gone by when New
York can deliver the vice presidential
to any one of its choice
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