Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-19

other local and congressional campaign.
Our party has shown It's traditional can
dor and courage in meeting those highly
people during the last few years and dis
posing OF them, In turn, with credit 10 the
republican Administration and with sub
stantial benefits to the country at large.
Particularly should the republican party
feel g%ratihed with the principles II has up
held and the legislative enactments IL has
advocated and Is stiIl advocating at this
session Of onRress.
The Philippines government bill, which
has passed the senate and Is now before
the house, will demonstrate through its
future application the ability, the hberahty
and the observation-disclosures OF republican
ststesmanship. The provisions Of that
measure will carry to a benighted people
the blessings Of national independence ana
ments. So just and equitable is the con-
struction of this measure that members OF
the opposition in the senate could find no
ground upon which to question its merits;
hence, through apparent disappointment IN
that respect, they directed. their attacks
who are fighting and falling, in line OF
duty, 5000 miles away.
Irrigation Bill q Law.
BY the time your convention assemblies
the irrigation bill will have received the
alone is so noteworthy that. in our opinion,
were the president to encourage and put
into execution no other important measure
orous support of the national irrigation
law would mark his entire administrator
as a success. Through a suitable system
of irrigation that vast area Of waste land
of the central and Pacific portions OF our
national commonwealth, which has re
mained so Ions untitled and uninhablted,
will be reclaimed to fertility and develop
ment. Already two protects, on q large
scale, are under consideration looking To-
ward the establishment of irrigation works
In the western part of NEBRASKA That
territory which has heretofore been des!g-
mated as barren will be added to the wealth
| nrOduoiDg elements of our state. Inc re-
publican party, with the invaluable ASSIST.
ance of President Roosevelt, we are proud
to say. took the initiative In this move
ment and will receive the credit for guid-
ing it to a successful contamination.
and Iikeiv viii be, determined before the
adjournment of congress relates TO the re-
ciprocal trade arrangements with the, re-
should be done for that Island, we have,
at all times, been heartily In accord, WIN
the attitude of President Roosevelt on that
subject. Desiring, also. to do all In our
power to protect the interests Of The beet
sugar industry. which is so closely identi.
of Nebraska and of the west, as against
the selfish claims of the Sugar trust, we
stand ready today, as we have IN the past;
to support any measure that will lend ala
directly to the people oil Cuba without in
ficting too great an injury upon any
American industria. insututih0 s sTnresind
doctrine Of the late William Mchlniey. IN
his last public utterance at Bunalo ne
| made Use OF tine IOllOW lIA lhAiBNUbN' =
perchance some Of our tariffs are no longer
| needed for revenue or to. encourage ana
protect our industries at home; why should
| they not be applied TO extend OF proHote
our markets abroadT'
initiation on Reciprocity.
Tn that one sentence alone. a sentence
that has upon It the stamp of Immortality,
William Mckinley reaf1rmed for the last
time. his unaltersSie s6 fsif n u tnbs sfe r eefGy a.
ton he defined the limitations within whlch
might be exercised the principles or reclp-
We are willing to join with the president
In granting q SPECIFIC reduction OF the
tariff on all imports from Cuba but w
would include in that concession a pro,
vision to rave the differential removed
from refined sugar and added TO the unre,
fired in the case of importations or that
article from other countries. II IS only
in this minor detail that we diner 1rom
some few republican senators whose posi-
tion might be construed as opposing the
sugar producers of this country; but feel
ing confident tina the transfer OF the dif-
fsreHtial, which I Is q b bsPefial th prG beet Snea az
industry of this country and VIII tend 70
check the unprecedented growth and power
an Importing organization, practically en-
ploying no American labor, we claim lusu-
f%cation in demanding that this M ana aDISsa9
by a majority of the republican senators
Support for congressman.
Reverting again to our party's interests
In Nebraska, we hope that the republican
nominee of every congressional district VII
receive active and faithful support. The
splendid record of our two republican con
Rressmen should sc an incentive towards
the redemption, of, the four eonsressions
districts which are still outside the fold
We hope the nominee of your converter
for governor and the republican candidates
Cor every state office will be the recipients
OF loyal support and suffrage during the
impending campaign. II we will but main
tain as a standard and as a source OF en-
couragement the praiseworthy and com
mendable administration of our distin'
guished president, the republican party
will be triumphant at the polls and Ne
braska will again take her place among
the influential and progressive states Of
'"e uN0 - e H. DIETRICH,
]. H. WILLARD.