The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-13
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now in process Of settlement 1t is the final
disposition of our island wards. The war
with Spain ended as suddenly as 1t began,
and 1t began in a day. The causes leading
TO 1T were, in a minor degree, the same
causes that led up 10 the final emancipa-
ton of the slave. The domineering AFRO
gance of Spain was but reflection of the
aggressive insolence of the American slave
driver, and he met the same fate; met il in
different way, but with the same result
his dethronement from power and loss of
an empire.
When the thunders of the guns of Dew
ey, and Sampson, and Schley had died
away on the sea, questions of construction
and reconstruction were presented We had
no insular or colonial policy, because we
had no inSular or colonial possessions. All
was new to US; but fortunate il was for
this country that the Republican party
again was in power, as it was in 1865, to the
end that these new possessions might be
given a standing and a place under the
Constitution and the flag.
Part of the questions have been solved;
others are being discussed, and all will
finally be determined on broad national
lines and In a way absolutely marked out
oy the Republican party. Fortunate 1T was
Tor f this country that in this last crisis
there was at the wheel one who had re-
celved his baptism of fire in the old war,
and had taken his first lessons in states
manshp while sitting at the feet Of the
a cabin boy, and had steadily worked his
way up to be the chief among ten thou
sand.
Porto Rico is ours; the Philippines are
ours and Cuba herself win finally ask 10
SIT at our table in the sisterhood of States.
w hateVer may come TO these island pos
sessions and island republics, this much is
sure that they have tasted of the tree Of
liberty and have been benefited. They will
go on overcoming each obstacle and mas
terlng each question as it is presented.
In all this glorious history; in all the
masterful management of national affairs,
the Republican party has always kept faith
with the people. II has never deviated from
its true course. Ii has always kept the
PROV of the ship toward the morning. Con-
science has always been its guiding star,
and on its chart there has always been
marked the shining pathway To human lib
erty.
I'm the pantheon of the Republican party
no statue is covered with a cloth and no
ham Lincoln to William Mckinley the
radiant faces of our dead all look down
upon us.
THE forty years of history written by
the Republican party in this country IS
forty years of progress. The Republican
party has never owned slave, or beeii
the friend of his master. II is forty years
man up the ladder OF freedom and equality.
Inc Republican party was the friend OF the
slave when he had no friends. anu IL is the
friend of the common man when he needs
friends These forty years are the best
forty years in the human history. and ev
cry word OF this splendid history OF forty
years of progress has been written by the
emancipation OF labor. Our great leaders
have kept close 10 the people. Our future
pathway is already marked out and there
VIII be no deviation OF turning.