Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11

| timely and tragic death of President Nc
| hlnley has plunged the country in sorrow
and brought to loving people the deepest
! sense of personal loss. We lament this ma
| tional calamity and cherish his exalted
| character and patriotic service as the most
| precious legacy he could leave to deovted
| land.
| The great policies and achievements of
| his administration raised the republic to
| the highest plane of general happiness
| prosperity and glory, and gave it a new
position OF grea tneSS and influence among
| the powers of the world His memory will
| best be honored by faithfully adhcring to
| the principles of which he so illustrl-
Gus representative and by steadfastly
| carrying forward the measures which will
! forever be associated with his wisdom and
| craftsmanship.
Roosevelt's Administration Indorsed.
| ITO President Roosevelt and his admins
| tration we give our heartiest approval and
| support We recognize the fidelity with
| winch he has carried out the policies of his
| iamented predecessor. He is strong in con.
| Vlctlon wise in action, thoroughly Ameri-
can, of high and patriotic ideals and his
| leadership establishes confidence both In
| the success of republican principles and in
| the continued prosperity of the country.
we pledge ourselves to his nomination to
| the great office which he has filled with
| such ability and patriotism.
| IN the Philippine Islands under Ameri-
| can rule despite protracted guerrilla war
| rare now brought to end, schools have
| peen established justice administered by
| courts mas for the first time become prompt
| and certain; the habeas corpus has been
| made writ of right; provincial and mu-
| nlclpal governments chosen by vote have
oeen established and the Filipino people
| have been started upon the road of se1f
! government No nation has ever achieved
| so much in so short a time in dealing with
| an Asiatic people broken into MANY tribes
ana we heartily approve and commend the
policy of our government which has aro
| duced such results.
| Gratitude to the Army.
| We extend to our army in the Phflip-
pines profound gratitude for the courage
ana success with which they have brought
| the insurrection against the United States
to an end. While We deplore any cases of
| cruelty to the natives that NAV have oc-
CURED and approve proper punishment and
| condemnation wherever guilt is proved yue
| demand justice for our men and due con-
siueratioh Tor the sufferings and provoca-
| TONS they have undergone
| We resent and we appeaI IN tba Arrart
| can people to resent the wholesale attacks
| Vi the democratic party upon our soldiers
ana sailors which are made for noIiticaI
purposes now as they were after Anno-,a,
IN IN ana Whlch seek to tarnish the fame of
| the army which is now the common herit
pie. nan Peo-
We rejoice to know that the nurnose for
| winch the United States entered 49,,
| war with Spain, as defined by President
| Mchlney, has been realized that a f,,ii
%Iiu L Iiilal termination of hostilities between
| tnG government of Spain and the peonIe Of
Cupa mas been secured: that the establisb
iitrht ot republican government in the
island. lSland. capable of maintaining order and
| suring peace and tranquility and the Sc
| Curlty OF Its citizens as well as our o1Sn
mas taken place. We rejoice to know that
me result mas been effected by the valor of
| american soldiers and the wise admipiS
tration of American officers and tbat III
our pleoees Kept, Cuba has taken her pIaca
| earth. VI 'iie
Reciprocity With Cuba.
10 the end that our past contributions
10 the cause OF Cuba may not be fmperiled
but that prosperity and independence may
go hand in hand, we indorse the recon-
mendatfon of President Roosevelt that the
United States should enter into reciprocal
trade relations with the republic of Cuha
| that shall be mutually advantageous 10 it
and to the United States. and all efforts TO
thdt ehd OF our representatives in both
houses OF congress we cordially indOrsa
We reaff1rm cur unswerving loyalfv IN
the republican principles of a protective
tariff, and deprecate any suggestion under
eNlstlng circumstances Of a general revis-
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beneficent operation we are in the enioy-
ment of unparalleled prosperity
we believe 1t to be the dictate of wis
dom to let well enough alone. and NOT To
imperil business interests by any sugges-
ton of present interference with revenue
legislation.
The Beef Trust.
1--WE heartily approve the action of the
President of the United States, through his
Attorney General, in instituting proceedings
to check the growth of unlawful combina-
tions intended to raise the price of COM
modities at the expense of the consumer
| and we recommend that similar action be
taken in all cases where the people are op-
pressed by trusts or combinations through
the Illegal manipulation of fuel or food
supplies.
I'VE further affirm the friendship of the
republican party for the bread winner and
home builder whenever and wherever his
rights under the law assailed. We
point with pride to the passage by the re-
publican party in 1850 of the law devised by
John Sherman to prohibit and punish com
binations in restraint of trade, the control
| of wages or the advancing of prices, and
challenge the democratic party with all its
pretense to cite single enactment iusti-
| flying its claim of friendship for the work
ingman.
An Honest Ballot, Fair Count
I'VE place ourselves on record as favoring
| the passage of wise immigration laws to
| the end that anarchy may be forever driven
| from this country and that the American
| worllingman shall be protected against un-
fair labor from abroad.
I'm common with our countrymen from
other states We feel the Importance of the
| construction of an isthmian canal for the
advancement of commerce and to facilitate
international trade relations.
The present system of pensioning vet
| eran soldiers is commended and the recon-
mendation is made that soldiers of the war
| with Spain be treated literally.
"A pure and honest ballot and a fair
| count in Pennsylvania is advocated.