The National tribune., 1900-06-28

tive States and Territories.
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
| We favor home rule for and the early
admission to Statehood of the Territories
of New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
The Dingley act, amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct of the
war, has so well performed its work that
it has been possible to reduce the war
debt in the sum of S40,0G0,0G0. So ample
are the Governments revenues and so
great is the public confidence in the in
tegrity of its obligations that its newly
funded 2 per cent. bonds sell at prem
Ium. The country is now justified in ex-
pecting, and it will be the poIicy of the
Republican party to bring about, a reduc-
| ton of the war taxes.
THE IsTHMIAN CANAL.
We favor the construction, ownership,
| control and protection OF an ISthmian
canal by the Government of the United
/ States.
| New markets are necessary for the in
ereasing surplus of our farm products.
| Every effort should be made to open and
obtain new markets, especially In the
Orient, and the Administration is to be
warmly commended for its successful CT
fort to commit all trading and colonizing
nations to the policy of the open door in
| emma. In the interest of our exDaniing
| commerce we recommend that Congress
create department of Commerce and
| Industries in the charge of Secretary
with seat in the Cabinet. The United
States consular system should be reorgan-
lied under the supervision of this new de-
partment upon such a basis of appoint
ment and tenure as will render il still
| more serviceable to the Nations increas-
| ing trade.
The American Government must pro-
tect the person and property of every eiti-
| zen wherever they are wrongfuIly violated
| or placed in peril.
We congratulate the women of America
upon their splendid record of public SER
vice IN the Volunteer Aid Association ana
as nurses IN camp and hospital during the
recent campaign of our armies in the
Eastern and Western Indies, and we ap-
preciate their faithful cooperation in aF
works of education and industry.
President Mckinley has conducted the
foreign affairs of the United States with
distinguished credit to the American peo-
pie. In releasing us from the yexatious
conditions of i European alliance for the
government of Samoa, his course is es-
pecially to be commended. By securing TO
our undivided control the most important
island of the Samoan group aud the best
harbor in the Southern Pacific, every
American interest has been safeguafdcd.
We approve the annexation of the Ha-
walian Islands to the United States.
PEACE CONFERENCE AT TIE HAGUE.
We commend the part taken by our
Government in the peace conference ar
The Hague. We assert our Steadfast ad-
herence to the policy announced in the
Monroe doctrine. The provisions of The
Hague convention were wisely regarded
when President Mckinley rendered his
friendly offices in the Interest of peace be-
tween Great Britain ANA the South Afri-
can Republic. While the American Gov
eminent must continue the policy de-
scribed by Washington, affirmed Iy every
succeeding President and imposed upon
us by The Hague treaty, of non-iurrryen-
ton III European controversies. the Amer
lean people earnestly hope that a way
may soon be found, honorable alike TO
both contending parties, to terminate tha
strife between them.
FRUITS OF THE SPANISH WAR
In accepting by the Treaty of Paris the
just responsibility of our victories in the
Spanish war, the President and the Senate
won the undoubted approval of the Amer
ican people. No other course was posi-
bic than to destroy Spains sovereignty
Philippine Islands. That course created
our responsibility before the world and
with the unorganized population whom
our intervention had freed from SPAN. TO
provide for the maintenance of law ard
order and for the establishment IF GOOD
government and for the performance Of
international obligations. Our authority
could not be less than our responsibility
and wherever sovereign rights were ey-
tended it became the high duty of the
Government to maintain its authority, 10
put down armed inSurrcctiOn and 10 con-
fer the blessings of liberty and civilizati0
upon all TIE rescued peoples. The largest
measure of self-governmcnt consistent
with their welfare ard our duties shall TO
secured TO them by law. To Cuba indie
pendence and self f-goYernment were as
sured in the same voice by which war WAS
declared. and to the letter this plelge shall
be performed.