Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-07-04

the United states as Alaska IL governed
and cared for.
With thousands Of democrats assist ting,
and with patriotism rife In all our bor-
ders, the United States has given freedom
to Cuba and will In due time--God help
ing, and the devil Of speculation and ag-
erosion being put to shame--help the
Cubans to establish good government.
Good government, Mr.. President, can
never be given to any people. 1t is inner
ent with the people who struggle for and
enjoy It. 1t is q birthrigbt. Nobody
could give to the United States at the end
OF tie Revolutionary war good govern
ment. France could not, Hollandi could
not, all the nations OF the world could
not do 1t. We established and maintained
good government because we had the
people and leaders to do it. 1t was WASH
ington and the Adamses and Jefferson
and Madison and Franklin and Roger
Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth and John
Jay and other great names In that Illus
trious roll that gave us good government,
and they could not have done 1t, Mr..
President, had not the people OF the thir-
teen colonies been. capa BILE OF assuming
1t and nursing it and seeing that it grew
and became strong and eternal.
When the proper time comes, and for me
the sooner the better, we shall abandon
Cuba, and her people there will make
their own government.
been complete, and where there Is uni
versal acquiesence by the people, we have
inaugurated practically the same policy
that we pursue with regard to Hawaii,
and shall hail with joy the day when
the last United States soldier departs
from that island.
In the Philippines the republican party
has Established no fixed policy for the fu-
ture. 1t has been left to President Nc
Kinley, and In him we trust. With his
commission and military force there he Is
seeking to establish order and the reign
OF peace, and when that shall be done, Mr..
President, Whatever you think about 1t or
whatever l think, the Congress of the
American people and the President Of the
American people, both republican l be-
lieve they will be, will settle all things
beneiiceDtly. We have left all this just
right in the Philadelphia platform. We
are TO leave Cuba to the Cubans; the fut
ure OF the Oriental islands is left to Con-
gress.
So, Mr.. President, we go into this con-
test, not all thinking alike upon every
subject-for the republican party toier-
ates differences OF opinion-but with one
common purpose: that IL, that the gov
eminent, the administration OF this re-
public snail not he, Tor the next four
years, taken from the republican party.
| do not feel III this respect, Mr.. Presi-
dent, any belief that the State of Maine
will do less than her portion. We speak
early; we send the noe OF our election
in September to every state from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific, and every state in
the great constellation will listen in
teutly 10 the word that comes from
Maine.
LIT us set no moderate figure, my
friends. Let us make our majority such
as our friends In Oregon have done, 20
the country and the world will see that
repubiicani-m liz ut high water mark. Do
not let Us be content with our old
fashioned majority OF Is 600 or 20 900. but,
sir. President, between you and me, M
We have become a world power, let us
make il a good round 30 600.