The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-07
OUR BATTLE CRY.
Protection. PROGRESS and Prosperit,

Truly can we say with the Troy. n. v, Times,
| ''Wcl done, Indiana" The battle cry OF the
coming fall campaign has been sounded by her
recent Republican state conventions "Protection,
| Progress and Prosperity" As we close up our
| ranks bury all minor differences. and begin pre-
| pairing to meet the enemy, let lis note some OF
| the items OF the inventory of our stock Of am
muniton.
"Why is 1t that Theodore Roosevelt is the
young mans president? Because he stands for
| the commonplace virtues and because he is great
| along the lines which each one OF lis can be
| great il he will and dares. jacob A. Rs.
Secretary Hay has done more than any other
| man living to solve the problem of the open
| door in China. "-T,ussian Ambassador Cassini.
Professor Hart points out in his "Foundations
| of American Policy" that our position towards
| the Philippines is just the same as we held to-
wards louisiana Florida and Texas. when they
were colonies. and alien colonies at that. Anti
| Tneprialists" should ponder this. Suppose we
| had given up those three valuable states, for
| fear we might not have been able to train them
! to be satisfactory parts OF our national edihce!
''rne total imports of Cuba for the last fiscal
year amounted to $4,000 ~: of which only S25''
01s.I02 came from the United States. All the
witnesses before the committee on ways ana
| means stated that with prosperity i'll Cuba the
| mportations OF that island would amount 10
$50 900 600 to 5000 600 600 annually. This is the
trade that Cuba offers to the United States in re-
| turn for concessions on her products. Is TINS
charity? Is it not good business bargain,
viewed from the standpoint of the United
| States s?'-Congressma Long, of Kansas
| Here is just sample OF what American occu-
patton does Before the Spanish American war,
| exports from the United States to Porto Rico
averaged about S2,0O0.000 in value. This year
| they will amount to about $10.OOO,O0O. Exports
| rcm the island to this country have increased in
| nearly a like proportion. Post'stand.
| ard.
| Porto Rico is prospcring beyond all expccta-
| tons since it became our property. Our p'ir'
chases from this erich gate" are almost three
| times as much as the average during the last five
| years Of Spanish rule, while our shipments to
| Porto Rico are five times as much, the figures
| being six millions and seven millions respec-
| lively.
Oppencnts in congress OF the Cuban reciprocity
bill freely pointed out that in certain lines we
| are selling Cuba the bulk of her needs, but they
omitted to further point out that Cuban sugar
| car not lie sold at n living profit in the United
States under the existing tariff Consequently,
Cuba has not enough money to buy more than
| the quantity needed TO meet bare necessities
Cuba's necessity is our opportunity to do per-
| manent good.
'rhose who are seeking signs of Republican
weakness must be very much discouraged. The
signs do not appear. The weakness does not
iultcria!i2e. The party was never more united
as regards all the great and essential principles
| 10 which it has pledged support. The proof Of
this is furnished by the action of recent state
conventions, that of Indiana being the most not
able because in Indiana, ii anywhere there could
be expected some relaxation in the rigidity of
party declarations for the reason that it is ranked
doubtful state and eXpediency might sug-
eest scme tempering of terms. But the Indiana
| Republicans have stood firm and true. So have
| the Oregon Republicans, and Oregon is far
Western state and has been more or less af-
| fected by populism. There is no faltering now.
The Oregon Republicans are outspoken as pos
slc. The party in the West is Just as sound as
the party in the East. Troy Times.
The American steamship Hawaiian, Captain
Nichols, from the Hawaiian islands, with 125-
lOl bags of sugar, arrived in Philadelphia last
week. after an unevcntful trip She came by
way of the Straits OF Magellan The Hawaiian
has 600 packages of canned goods, which will
be discharged at New York. to which port she
will proceed for her outward cargo for the Pa
c;tc. In eighty.two days, the Hawaiian steamed
1900 miles.--Nautcal Gazette. This was fast
trip for the distance but how enormously we will
gain when we get the isthmian canal, which the
Republican party will build
The arrival of the steamer Enterprise at IIo,
Honolulu, last week, inaugllrates the opening Of
the first line OF regular steamers between llilo
and San Francisco
: In view OF the foregoing few of the many sue
tessful results, is it not time for our Democratic
opponents TO trying to throw obstacles in
the way of the party OF protection, progress and
prosperity? Walter j. Ballard.
Srhrnertndy Y v May g.