The sun., 1901-09-18
HIS POLICY.

HIS POLICY.
In American executive succession, Nicc
Presidents succeeding to the office of
President find it necessary to announce
the policy they will adopt, and mak,'
distinctive of their administration. Prcsi-
dents are committed to the policy of the
party to which they owe their election.
The convention platforms pledges the
successful candidate to its findings and
declarations. Seldom if ever have these |
pledges been dsregarded. To the orr |
nary conception of the fitness of things |
tho Vice Presidents elected as party can
didates are likewise bound to regard AMI
respect campaign pledges MS TO admins,
trative policy. Contrary to this reason
able expectation several Vice Presidents
succeeding to the Presidency. have seen
proper to adopt il policy contrary to the
party of which they were the representa-
tives. In every ease of this kind disaster
and confusion has followed the executive
effort. 1t was doubtless this fact Of h.s-
tory that invested the accession Of Vice
President Roosevelt to the Presidency
with so much interest, and made III"
que stion of his policy one of great i'm
poltarce. An intimate knowledge If tho
man. Of his staunch RepuhlicaniSm. cnu-
pied with the facts Of an meNamplcd
prosperity resulting from the policy Of
that party and its executive application
M,,Is .i.t,t a.
assure confidence, and keep steady thu
sensitive barometer IF finance and in
jlustry This is probably the greatest
compliment that could be paid to the new
President II assures him the confidence
and support of all the people, and gives.
despite the horrors of assassination and
the consequent solemn and grievons rir.
cumStancts and ceremonies, propitious
opening 10 The new administration.
Now that the President has spoken
more at length III defining his policy, III
assurances Of his Thorough Republican
ism are perfect, II is significant that III
his last public utterancc President We
Kinlcy should revert to. and adopting
announce rs the policy of his future nd
Aais.i,e. -: pruine. III is this policy t..
is announced by President Roosevelt
Bioadly speaking, it is a policy of rrci
procity The qualifications of il in Ia,
Presidents statement make il something
distinctly different from the Democrat
free trade policy. 1t is moi as we IN
drlStand It even approximate free trad. !.
It does not hold or assert the further
nsclesSncss Of protection, but makes III.
tNpnSion Of trace subordinate to ID
IhcStic conditions: that is It retains pro
tcctlon as III" stimulo,is Of production m,
the guardian Of libor'S interest, whilr 4
adopts reciprocity as affor,ling markn
outlets for preventing over production
IN lle promotion OF this policy the Pre<i
dent proposes the abolition of trade wars
IN" abolition of such tariffs as are no,
needed for protection and revenuo--tl.,
abolition of tariffs to include only fins.
The abolition of which can he aircctn.
without harm to the cnuntry's indn,
tri"S and labor" Every other sprcificn
non III the statement Of the Presdrnt'
policy is subordinate to, ana intended /,
lrhmntc the commercial s,rnr.,n,cr "
'hlS country Its particular specification,
r'E't" TO the pcrfcction--the enlargement
ana perfection of the political ana trad,
relations between the United States ant
IN" Central and South American Stnt..
IN" hhildlng Of an fSthmnn Canal 10 yIy,
''lSN alh RAPID intercourse between tht
"iSt and west COASTS af our own couutr,
and Of south America; the cStalIishmc,,
~ telegraph communication with on,
"lltlylng possessions east auIf west. III,
nu'ldlhg of merchant marine in orlc,
'ha' me profits of commercial ocran-wi.,
carving to anl from this country may l.,
NRi'r"' III If not controlled by Americans
1ht abolition Of war by tho ndo,,tio,, 1,
arbitration in International disputes
lh'Se things are to be promoted. ana
~ 1Hsnt about, as fully as the Prrsidcnt
Gun rromot" them by the protection II
til' savings Of the people, by the prc.
'erNhlion of its commercial prosnnr;tv :
illd N the placing in positions of trust
men e only the highest integrity.
= more thoroughly comprehensive Re.
rlhllc'In policy than this could not h.,
outlined i is the policy IF tho carly
pr"f"ctioniStS Of the corntry jevrlorcd.
lhr commercial prosperity ana sulrr-
Inacy of the United States is The fruit of
that policy. II NOT only had the adyn.
carv OF the greatest Of American patriot !.
ANA statesmen. but hlS been verified n
fhe growth and prosperity Of tho country:
"ii' nus now tn" assent Of Europn'S
Statesmen. who, Jealous Of Americas
PROSPERITY and growing power, ascribc
II to the policy Of protection, and are Civ
y" to America the sincercst hattery, that
Of limitation.
One of the marvellous ipcreps of nj