Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1902-07-05

provided for building an interoceanic
canal Applause) cuba must occupy
4 peculiar relation to us in the field Of
international politics. She must in &
larger sense be a part OF the general
political system in International affairs
in which this republic stands as the
head. SIZE has assented to that view
and IN return this nation is bound to
give her especial economic privileges
not given ether nations. / regret that Il
measure Of reciprocity with cuba is NOT
! already embedded in statute or in =
treaty, but it viii be just as sure as
fate. Cloud applause.)
And now a wcrd as 10 the Philip
pines. There are yet troubles in the
Nero country, the country OF the Mo-
hammedan tribes. but in the Philip
pines. among the Filipinoa. among the
people who have been in insurrection.
peace now reigns. (Applause) Speak
ing broadly and generally. peace mas
! ccme. Our army has received its re-
ward (apPlause) and what was the re-
ward of cur army? The reward OF Il
! consciousness of duty We'll done. cloud
appiause.)
Today proclamation cf peace and
amnesty has been promulgated and at
the same time cur generals have been
notified that the civil government is
supreme in the islands. (Applause)
We have great problems at home to
face. ! am speaking in che of the great
/ Industrial centcrs, not merely of Amer
ica,- but of the world (Appiarse.j A
/ million people stand grouped in = small
radius around the spct where We now
CTe. The growth oi your cities within
this radius has been cne of the most
striaiE;5 phenomena OF the day. and
therefore you are brought face tt face
with these problems which affected our
entire civilization at the opening of
j tlis new century. The tremendous
rash OF industrial development which
/ has brought in its train so much that
is good and also of necessity has
b brought somewhat of its evil. The
very Intensity CT progress that has been
made has meant that new ANA infinite
l. difficult problems have arisen which
We must strive tc solve as best we may.
'tnder our form OF government.
With its great decenn alization of pow
er. sClne of those problems must be
solved through the work OF private in
dividuais working by themselves; eth
ers ny association into organized bodies
or groups Of private citizens, and 9th
! CTS Yet through various governmental
agencies, municipal, state and national
Especially great, especially dificul1,
are the problems calEsed by the growth
! and concentration of great Individual.
ard, also, a5cve all, great corporate
. tcrIunes.
oh, my fellow countrymen. as we
face these infinitely difficult problems
! let US ever keep in mind that though
We need the highest qualities of in
! tellect in order to work out practical
schemes for their solution. yet we need
/ 4 thousand times more what counts
| for many, many, many times IS much
as inteiiect-We need character. tCries.
! of That is it" and appiause.) Charac-
! Ter that compound Of honesty and
/ courage and common sense. VIII avail
us more in the long run than any bril-
li2ncy on the stump or any advising by
legislative means and methods"
! In closing. the president said the So
I luton OF all problems was: An hon
/ est and fearless administration Of the
! laws in the interest Of neither the
/ lich man, as such, nor or the poor
man, as such, but i'll the interest OF
exact and equal justice to all alike,
and such an administration you VIII
surely have While Mr.. Knox remains
as attorney general in the cabinet at
! Washington. (ApDla use)