Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-03-07

to Republicans and large majority Q
the Democrats. 1t was the Republican
task to set things right and keep then
there. While this task was a heay,
one, its successful Accomplishment
meant more to the party than woul,
have been the case if the condition
had been more favorable INDUSTRIAL,
when McKlnley's term began. Their,
is more credit in restoring a patient {,
health when he is suffering with .
chronic disease than in keeping a wei
person well. If Mckinley had not
fortunately for him-followed a school
master who had made a bad mess of it
his own success would not have seemed
so pronounced.
No Republican would be reckless
enough to claim that all the improve
ment in industrial conditions that four
years has brought is due to the
administration. Natural conditions
have been favorable. Mckinley came
in at an opportune hour The whole
world was just emerging from a period
of depression, and there was bound to
be favorable reaction. Agricultural
crops have been more than ordinarily
good. Wars and scarcity in other
lands have created strong demand
for American products. Such factors
as these are admittedly beyond
What has been done by the
administration is to restore
normal conditions in finance. diplomacy
and statecraft, and give opportunity
for a free play of these and other
factors. Nature has been aided rather
han embarrassed. As soon as
provision had been made for Uncle
Sam to pay his debts, and his courage
lad been cherked up a bit, he was all
'eady to go ahead himself. His
nalady was bad attack of despon-
lency, bordering on nervous prostra-
ion. A change of doctors, an easing
# his pocketbook and toning up of
lis system was what the Republican
brought him. Any
low, he has recovered, and DIR.
gets the credit-we believe
Justly.
Scarcely was the new administration
nder way. when the Spanish war
loud rolled up. The American people
7ere determined that Spanish control
I Cuba should cease, having long
'itnessed the tyranny and barbarity
'hich it imposed. They rather itched
'r the tchance to pitch the Dons out
cdily, and found the opportunity
tter the wanton destruction of the
laine. The war was fought to a
peedy and most successful issue.
he Republican party did not do the
ghting, and all parties were united in
lvor of the issue, but it was the
epublican party that carried on the
iplomacy and prepared the lines on
'hich the war could command the
lpport of a united people. With the
sstoration of peace came new and far
saching questions. The fortunes of
it seemed the decree of
estiny-placed within our reach
eerless insular possessions. To the !
ADMINISTRATION it seemed an act of
to the islands themselves |
lat they should be held by the United
tates and given the best and most
beral form of government for which {
leir Inhabitants were prepared. In t
lie case of the Philippines, this has led ]
protracted hostilities, but there has l
zen no suggestion of retreat by this s
overnment. Expansion received
ithusiastic endorsement at the polls
st fail, and though vigorously c
by the Democracy, it has !
scome settled policy that will not t
surrendered. TIE future historian :
i'll note that it was during the t
ADMINISTRATION OF William Mckinley v
AT the United States first became a r
orld power. The conduct of our Z
plomacy in the Chinese question. as n
all others that have arisen, is almost Il
lwless-lt commands the cordial e
pport OF all true Americans.
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