The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20

Three and one-half years of legislation
and administration have been euhe,unvl
since these words were spoken. iiANe
those L. whom Was coniidcd the diresnpn
OF the government Kept their plruS~s ~
record Is made up. Inc people az" 10
unfamiliar with what has been accom-
plishrd The gold standard has Dee. rem
nrmed and strengthened. me ehnirss
chain has heen broken, ana the Dram upnn
onr ,sold reserve 40 longer frets US inc
credit ~ The country has been adNancei
10 the highest place am'ns al nations
we are refundins our bonded debt peas-
Ing three and four ana hNc per cent. M
terest al two per cent lower rate IMAM
that OF any other country, anu aireauy
more than three hundred millions have
been 50 funded with gain 70 the gov
eminent of many millions of dollars M
stead of Ii 10 |, FOR which our oppon,hts
contended four years ago. legislation mas
been enacted. which. while uuiizins al,
forms OF our money. secures one nNri
value for every dollar. and that the best
known TO the civilized world
A tariff which protects American iapor
and industry. and provides ample rev
enues. has been written In pubic law VIZ
have lower interest ana hisher waGvs,
more money and f@wer mortgages ms
worlds markets have been opened 20
American products. which go now whore
they have never gone before We nave
passed from a bond-issuing 10 a pond
paying nation. from a nation ot borrow
ersto nation OF lenders. Toin GEN
cheney IN revenue TO a surplus from rear
10 confidence from enforced idleness lr
profitable employment The public faiih
has been upheld. public order has been
maintained We have prosperity NJ home
and prestige abroad.
been renewed by the allied parties Win,
ont abatement or modincaton, Inc bvlt
bill has been denounced and its repeal de-
handed The menace of Is 10 therefore,
still hangs over us with all its dire cohss-
cuences To credit and confidence, 10 ousl,
ness and industry. The enemies 81 SCUM
currency are raliying their scattered
forces The people must once more unite
ana overcome the advocates OF repuu,A-
ton. and must not relax their energy VI,
I'll the battle for public honor ana honest
money shall again triumph. ).
congress which will sustain ana. II
need be. strengthen the present law, can
prevent financial catastrophe when
every lover OF the republic IN interested
Not satisfied with assaulting the cur
rencS and credit OF the government. our
political adyersaries condemn the tariH
law enacted at the extra session or con-
gress In lsy1, known as the Dingley ACT.
passed in obedience 10 the will Of the
people expressed at the election in the
preceding November. law which at once
stimulated our Industries, opened the idle
factories and mines, and gave 10 the Ia
bor.rs and 10 the farmers fair returns
for their toll and investemnt Shall we
go back to a tariff which brings deficiency
in our revenues and destruction IN our
Industrial enterprises
Faithful TO its pledges in these internal
Affairs. how has the government dis
charged its international duties
our platform OF 1891 declared. the lin-
waitan islands should be controlled by the
United States. and no foreign power
should be permitted to interfere with
them. This purpose has been fuzzy ae-
complishei ty annexation, and delegates
| from those beautiful Islands participated
In the convention Tor which you speak
to-day. In the great conference OF nations
at The Hague We reaifirmed before the
world the Monroe doctrine and our adher-
ence 10 IL. and our determination not To
participate in the complications OF Eu-
rope We have happily ended the Euro
pean alliance In Samoa. securing To our
selves one Of the most valuable harbors
in the Pacific while the open door in chi
ma gives 70 US fair and equal competition
in the vast trade Of the orient. Some
things have happened which were not
promised nor even foreseen, and our pur-
poses In relation 10 them must not be LETT
| In doubt y just war has been waged for
| humanity. and with IL have come new
problems and responsibilities. spain mas
| been elected from the western hemi-
| sphere and our flag floats over her former
| territory. cuba has been liberated. AMI
our guarantees TO her people will be sa-
| credly executed. 4 heneficent government
| has been provided Tor Porto Rico. The
| Philippines are ours. and American au-
| thority must be supreme throughout the
archipelago. There will be amnesty. broad
and liberal. but no abatement OF our
rights, no abandonment of our duty. There
must be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill
In the Philippines the obligations Imposed
treaty Of peace. by International law. by
the nations sense Of honor, and. more
| than ALL by the rights, interests and con-
| ditions of the Philippine peoples them
| selves. No outside interference blocks the
| way to peace and stable government.
| The obstructionists are here. not else
where. They may postpone, but they can
not defeat the realization of the high pur-
pose OF this nation to res' ore To the is
| lands and 10 establish a Just and generous
government. in which the inhabitants
| In hu ia Ia
| which they are capable. The organized
forces which have been misled into rebel
lion have baen dispersed by our faithful
soldiers ana sailors, and the people Of tbs
islands. delivered from anarchy. pillag ID
and oppression. recognize American Sow
ereignty as the symbol and pledge 81
peace, justice. law. religious freedom. ed
ucation. the security OF life and property
and tn welfare and prosperity OF their
several communities.
We reassert the early principle OF the
republican party, sustained by unbroker
judicial precedents. that the representa-
tives OF the people. in congress assembled
have full Legislative power over territory
belonging TO the United States. subject
to the fundamental safeguards OF liberty
Justice and personal rights and are ves'ec
with ample authority 70 act for the high
est interests OF our nation and the charg,
intrustcd 10 its care.
This doctrine. first proclaimed in III,
cause Of freedom will never be used
weapon for oppression. | am glad TO d,
in the far east has the approval Of tn,
country. The sudden and terrible crisis II
. china calls for the grayest consideration
and you will not expect from me now any
further expression than to say that m,
best efforts shall be given To the i'm
. mediate purpose OF protecting the lives o
, our citizens who are in peril. with tn
, ultimate object ~ the peace and welfar'
! of China the safeguarding OF all gu
treaty rights and the maintenance o
. those principles OF impartial intercours
, to which the civilized world is pledged
+ | can not conclude without congratulate
, Ing my countrymen upon the strong ra
, tional sentiment which finds expression ii
I. every part Of our common country. an
the increased respect with which tn
American name Is greeted throughout tn
world. We have been moving in untrue
/ paths. but our steps have been guided b
honor and duty. There will be no turnin
! aside, no wavering. no retreat. No blOS
+ has been struck except for liberty an
humanity. and none Will be. We will per
i form without fear. every national and m
/ ternational obligation. The republica
4 party was dedicated TO freedom fOrty-fou
years ago IL has been the party Of libei
T ~ and emancipation from that hour; M
OF profession. hut o. performance.
q broke the shackles OF four millions 4
Z slaves and made them free, and to III
: party OF Lincoln has come another 81
: preme opportunity which X has bravel
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