Evening journal., 1900-07-06

tiOns between Iammany Hall and the
Ice Trust. The records made by Dem
ocratic leaders In the Senate and House
of Representatives will trouble their
party during the campaign. While the
Porto Rican bill was under considera-
ton In the Senate, a Democratic sena-
tor offered an amendment proposing 10
restore TO the persons that had paid
them the duties collected upon imports
from Porto Rico since the American
occupation, the effect of which would
have been to have given the American
Sugar Refining Company approximate
ly $1,000 600 as a direct gift from the
treasury of the United States. A Dem
ocratic leader in the House proposed
70 go even further in favoring the Sugar
Trust, introducing a Joint resolution in
the House Of Representatives provid-
ing for the admission. free Of duty Of
sugar, molasses, and everything enter
ing into the manufacture Of sugar from
Cuba and Porto Rico. AS only raw
sugars are imported from those coun-
tries, the effect of this resolution would
nave been 10 give the Sugar Trust free
raw material and TO enable 10 to save in
duties in the neighborhood Of sl4,-
100000 per year.
The maintenance of Friendly rela-
uons with foreign powers and the ade-
quate protection Of American citizens
IN their lives and property wherever
they may be, will be. as il
has been in the past. the pol
Icy of the Republican party The
platform OF 1896 declared that "our for
elgn policy should be at all times firm
vigorous and dignihed. and All our in
terests in the Western Hemisphere
carefully guarded" The administra-
tion has faithfully observed this prin-
ciple. Alliances and compacts OF all
kinds with foreign nations have been
avoided. lt has been the policy OF the
president to maintain INDEPENDENCE
Of action in all foreign complications
The opposition has asserted-though
it is difficult to see how it does II with
a sober face-that a secret understand
ing with Great Britain is I'm force when
In fact not a shred of proof of such an
understanding can be produced. for the
simple reason that there Is none. They
attempt to make political capital out of
the sympathy which many Americans
feel for the Beers, and condemn the ad-
ministration for not having in some
way stopped the war In South Africa.
forgetting that alone Of all the powers
OF the earth the United States has al
ready rendered its offices as mediator.
The attitude of the administration can
best be expressed by the statement
made by Secretary Hay to the Boer
ENJOYS in response to their request for
the Intervention Of the American gov
ernment
The president sympathizes heartily
in the sincere desire of an the people
OF the United States, that the war which
is now aflicting South Africa may, for
the sake OF both parties engaged, come
to a speedy close; but, having done his
full duty in preserving a strictly neu-
tral position between them and in seiz-
ing the first opportunity that presented
itself for rendering his good offices I'm
the interest of peace, he feels that, I'm
the present circumstances, no course Is
open to him except to persist in the
policy Of impartial neutrality. To dew
late from this would be contrary TO all
our traditions and all our national In
terests and would lead to consequences
which neither the president nor the
people of the United States could re-
gard with favor"
Closely allied to the prosecution OF a
vigorous foreign policy and the prOtec-
tion of American interests abroad is
the maintenance of an adequate navy.
On this issue the Republicans will
stand on their record. They VIII advQ-
cate, as heretofore, the carryihg ,Ouf oi
a systematic program OF ship con.
struction which will enable the United
States to maintain its rightful influence
among the nations of the earth, TO pro
tect its shores from invasion and lbs
commerce from depreciation in the
event of war, and by It's very forceful.
ness ensure the preservation of peace
After all, however, the overwhelming
issue in the coming campaign, which
will determine the votes Of the people
is the great fundamental one of theil
own interest, welfare and prosperity
They are an intelligent people They
know perfectly well on which side theil
bread is huttered. They have had the
1 object lesson of experience. They
I know the difference in campaign be-
/ tween chaff and sawdust on the one
hand and substance on the other. They
know that in both parties there is the
/ usual resort to make mountains out o.
molehills, to magnify hy-specks, and tc
raise issues out of personalities ant
petty details. They know. also. that il
/ both parties there are honest dineren
/ ces OF opinion on matters Of real prin
ciple But when they take up the ar
/ gument between the last Democratic
administration and the present Repub
/ lican administration they will see. jus
as clearly as history will see il. thu
| difference which is as broad as a gulf
/ Nobody to-day in his sober senses ques
\ tions the honest purpose and fidelity e
/ the principles of his party either o
/ President Cleveland or of Presiden
/ Mckinley Nobody doubts that thl
four years OF the former were the bPs
that the Democratic party could Civ
us or that the four years of the latte
exemplify its spirit. its enterprise, 10
/ humanity and its helpfulness to ever
1 interest OF the people; and yet one wa
a period of increasing financial and in
dustrial depression and the other o
good times and prosperity. II is sim
\ ply a question which sort of admins
4 tration, which kind Of policy, which ap
I plication Of principle gives the peopl
! the best results. do not believe the
\ are going TO determine this questio
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