The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-12

You maintained our credit and upheld
the gold standard, leading the party by
your advice to the passage OF the great
measure which is today the bulwark of
both.
You led again in the policy which has
made Hawaii a possession of the United
States. On all these questions you full
filled the hopes and justified the confid-
ence of the people, who four years ago
put trust in our promises.
But on all these questions. also, you had
as guides, not only your own principles,
the well-considered results of years of
training and reflection, but also, the plain
declarations of the national convention
which nominated you in 1896.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
Far different was it when the Cuban
question. which we had also promised TO
settle. brought first. war. and then peace.
with Spain. Congress declared war, but
you. as commander-in-chiefh had to car
ry IL on.
You did SO, and history records unbro-
ken victory from the first shot of the
Nashville TO the day when the proto-
col was signed.
The peace. you had TO make alone Cuba,
Porto Rico, the Philippines; you had to
assume alone the responsibility OF taking
them all from Spain.
sponsibility of the unchecked war pow
ers OF the constitution, you were obliged
TO govern these islands, and to repress
rebellion and disorder in the Philippines.
NO PARTY CREED TO GUIDE.
No jarty'creed defined the course, you
were TO follow Courage, foresight, COM
prehension of American interests, both
now and in the unchartered future. faith
I'm the American people and in their fit-
ness for great tasks. were then your only
guides and counsellors
Thus, you framed and put In operation
this great new policy which has made US
at once masters of the Antilles and
great eastern power, holding firmly our
possessions on both sides of the Pacific.
The new and strange ever excites fear,
and the courage and prescience which ac-
cept them, always arouse criticism and
attack. Yet a great departure and
new policy were never more quickly JUS
titled than those undertaken by you.
THE WAY OPENED.
On the possession OF the Philippines
rests the admirable diplomacy which
warned all nations that American trade
was not to be shut out from China.
1t is TO Manila that we owe the ability
TO send troops and ships i'm this time of
stress to the defence of our ministers,
our missionaries, our consuls and our
merchants in China. instead OF being
compelled to leave our citizens to the
casual protection of other powers, as
would have been unavoidable had we
flung the Philippines away, and with
drawn from ioe Orient.
Rest assured sir. that the vigorous
measure which YOU have thus been en-
abled TO take. a2d that all further meas
ures In the same direction fhich you may
take for the protection OF American lives
and property will receive the hearty sup
port fthe people OF the United states.
who are now. as always. determined that
the American citizen shall be protected
at any cost in all his rights. everywhere,
and at all times.
TO MANILA AGAIN.
IL Is 10 Manila again. to our fleet I'm the
bay, and our army on the land. that we
shall owe the power. when these scenes
of blood I'm China are closed 10 exact re-
parstion. 10 enforce stern Justice, and 20
insist, I'm the final settlement. upon an
open door TO all that vast market for our
fast growing commerce.
Events. moving with terrible rapldity.
have been swift witnesses TO the wisdom
of your action I'm the east The Phila-
delphia convention has adj ted your pol
icy both I'm the Antilles and the Phil
ppines. and has made IL ptcir own ana
that of the Republican parry
Your election. sir, next Noveml y as
sures TO us the continuance OF that poll ~
abroad and Iva our new possessions. 70
entrust these difficult and vital questions
10 other hans. at once incompetent and
hostile. would be disaster 10 us and
n still more unrelieved disaster TO our
posterits.
WHAT ELECTION MEANS.
Your election means not only protection
10 our industries but the maintenance ~
= sound currency and of the gold stand
ard. the very corner stones OF our evo.
nomie and financial welfare.
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