The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-24


days. One year ago we supported / !
for reelection as president of the Uni
ted States, largely on account Of the
policy which he inaugurated during
and after the war, under which Cuba
is to be free, and the benefits Of our
government and our civilization are to
be shared with the people of Porto
Rico and the Philippine islands.
In his address at Buffalo. on the 5th
of September, President Mckinley left
q rich legacy to his countrymen. In
II he called attention to the necessities
of the future and outlined a policy Of
great wisdom. He stated that the Eek
pansion of our trade and commerce
Is the pressing problem" and made
suggestions we'll calculated to bring
this about. He queried, IF, perchance.
some Of our tariffs are no longer need
ed for revenue or to encourage or pro-
tect our industries at home, why
should they not be employed to extend
and promote our markets abroadw He
said that "an inadequate steamship
service must be increased. SO that we
will have direct steamship lines be-
tween the eastern coast Of the United
States and South American ports" He
pointed out that zone of the needs of
the hour Is that we have direct com.
mercial lines from our vast fields of
production to the fields of consump-
ton that we have barely touched" He
shrewdly declared: Next in advan.
tage to having the thing to sell is to
have the conveyance to carry 1t to the
buyer. We must encourage our mer.
chant marine. We must have more
ships. They must be under the Amer,
lean flag, built and manned and owned
by Americans" He asserted that I'VE
must build the isthmian canal. which
will unite the two oceans and give a
straight line Of water communication
with the western coasts of Central and
South America and Mexico"
II the system of measures suggested
by him is made the rule of action for
the future, it can not be doubted that
our present trade and commerce will
be largely increased, the wealth of our
nation will become greater, our peo-
pie will be given the employment nec-
essary to their prosperity and happi-
ness, and our capital will find oppor.
tunities for profitable investment.
The course of conduct of President
Mckinley which have outlined is also
the policy of President Roosevelt, his
successor. He restored confidence to
the whole country when he said. 'Tt
shall be ny aim to continue absolutely
unbrolsen the policy Of President Nc
Kinley."
In adopting this policy President
Mckinley and his successor have ex-
ecuted the will OF the Republican PAR
ty. and their policy is Its policy. With
In the last five years II has brought
great good fortune to our country, has
added new glory to our arms and to
our fag, has largely augmented our
to the people Of the islands OF Spain
heretofore undreamed Of by them. II
faithfully pursued, the future alone
can tell how great and prosperous and
happy 1t will make the people Of our
republic. T..
II an evil blow Is to be struck at this
benevolent policy and the party which
conceived and protects and promotes
II, Ohio should be the last state In the
Union to strike that blow. II the DEM
ocratic party should succeed in this
state, such blow will have been given.
II the Republican state ticket should
be defeated, II will be heralded abroad
that Ohio has become distrustful Of
the policy of Presidents Mckinley and
Roosevelt and the Republican party.
II q Democratic legislature should be
elected, It means that Senator Foraker.
q brilliant and efficient supporter of
these presidents and of this party, has
been stricken down and his power for
usefulness taken away. Defeat will re-
suit in q gerrymander Of the state for
congressional purposes by the Demo-
cratic party. 1t means that next year
six or seven Republican members Of
the house of representatives In con-
gress will be deprived Of their seats.
It means, In all probability, that Pre5'
ident Roosevelt, In his attempt to
continue absolutely unbroken tho
policy Of President Mckinley" will be
confronted, during the last two years
Of his term, with house bitterly hos
tile to the fulfillment Of the solemn
pledge which he has given to the
American people. can not believe
that the people of Ohio will be thus
false to the memory Of William Nc
IAinley. I do not believe that they will
be thus untrue to President Roosevelt
I do not for o moment imagine that
they will lie party to the bringing
Of this great disaster upon our coun'
try.
What 10 there in the recent history
Of the Democratic party to recommend
It to the people Of Ohio? In 1894. by the
passage of tarin bill "for revenue
only" It brought untold misfortune
upon all our business interests and
upon all our people.
From this calamity they were res.
cued by the repeal of that law, and
by the enactment In It's place OF an
other law which produced sufficientrev'
enue for ih is Of the L
protected G.. cl- indust. = ANA gave
profitable Ell cyment to all our peo.
pie. Again. ~ outrage by the DEM
ocrat.c party, Ohio. In 1894. registered
her protest by plurality Of $4,000.
Now. In this year 1901. comes the
Democrs..c &c state convention. declaring
In favor of the abolition OF the So
called protective system and the sub
ssitution In ITS place Of the traditional