The evening times., 1902-06-11

/ have been established; justice admin
/ istered by good courts. has for lhe first
/ time become prompt ana certain: the
/ habeas corpus has been made a writ OF
right: provincial and municipal govern
ments chosen by vote have been estab-
Iished. and the Filipino people have
! been started upon the road Of self
/ government No nation has ever
achieved SO much in so short time.
in dealing with an Asiatic people
broken into many tribes: and we heart
! lily approve and commend the policy of
our Government which has produced
such results.
The Army Defended
We extend to our army in the Philip
pines profound gratitude for the cour-
age and success with which they have
brought the insurrection against the
United States to an end. While we de-
pIore any cases of cruelty to the natives
that may have occurred. and approve
! proper punishment and condemnation.
wherever guilt is proved. We demand
: justice for our men and due considera-
tion for the suderings and provocations
which they have undergone. We resent
and We appeal to the American PEOPLE
to resent. the wholesale attacks IF the
/ Democratic party upon our soldiers and
/ sailors. which are made for political pur-
/ poses now. as they we're after Apponat-
toX and which seek % Jarnish the fame
of the army, which is now the common
I heritage and possession Of the American
/ people We rejoice 10 know that the
! entered upon a war with Soain as de-
/ fined by President Mckinley has ieen
realized that full and final termina-
/ tion Of hostfIities between the govern
ment of Spain and the people of Cuba
/ has been secured; that the establish
ment Of q republican government in the
/ island capable of maintaining and OBJ
serving its international obligations, IN
+ suTinE peace and tranquility and the
security Of its citizens. as well as our
/ own has taken place; we rejoice 20 know
that the result has been effected by the
vaIor of American soldiers and the wise
administration of American officers, and
/ that all our pledges kept, Cuba has
taken her place as q new republic
amongst the nations of the earth
Reciprocity With Cuba.
To the end that our past contribution
TO the people OF Cuba may not be i'm
periied but that prosperity and indie
pendeuce may go hand in hand, We in
dorse the recommendation Of President
/ Roosevelt that the United States should
/ enter into reciprocal trade relations
with the Republic of Cuba that shall be
mutually advantageous to 1t, and to the
United States. and all efforts to that
end of our representatives in both
houses Of Congress, we cordially in
/ doTse.
We reaffrm our answering loyalty to
! the Republican principle OF z protective
/ tariff and deprecate any suggestion IN !
! der existing circumstances of q general /
revision Of the existing tariff law IN /
! der its benefcent operation We are in /
/ the enjoyment of unparalleled prosper I
| ity. Capital and labor are both remu- /
neratively employed, our home market
has largely increased; we have secured !
i our fair share Of the markets of the /
world with the promise Of still further |
/ conquests therein
Having reduced taxation within three /
! years to the amount Of s115, 100000, we |
are still in receipt Of ample revenues. |
/ having conducted an expensive war in |
| augurated four years ago. We have paid /
/ all of its costs and still find the Ma
/ tional Treasury today richer by $685.,
/ 600 900 than it was before the war be-
/ gan
We believe it to be the dictate Of wis
dom TO let we'll enough alone and not /
TO imperiI business interests by any sug- /
! gestion of present interference with |
| revenue legislation
Liberal Pensions.
While We owe a deep sense Of graft |
I tude to the soldiers and sailors who |
fought TO preserve the Union, and rec
ommend now as ever just and liberal !
pensions to those who gave up their |
lives in the service, We also commend /
the gaIlantry and seK-sacrifce of the |
younger generation OF soldiers and sail |
ors who served in the war with Spain |
and now engaged in maintaining the au-
thorfty Of their country in the Philip |
pines.
| The same fair treatment that the Re |
publican party has always insisted upon
| for the men OF the Grand --rmy of the |
Republic is commended with equal force
and sincerity TO the participants in our |
more recent wars. We heartily approve |
the action Of the President OF the United !
States, through his Attorney General, in |
instituting proceedings TO checl- the |
growth of unlawful combinations intend |
| ed 10 raise the prices Of commodities 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.
We further affirm the friendship of the |
Republican party for the bread winner |
and home builder whenever and where
ever his rights under the Law are as |
sailed We point with pride to the |
passage by the Republican party in !
1880 OF the law devised by John Sher- !
man, TO prohibit and punish combina- |
tions in restraint of trade, the control |
CT wages, or the advancing of prices, |
and challenge the Democratic party with |
all its pTetense to cite a single enact |
ment justifying its claim OF friendship |
for the workingman.
For Pure Ballot.
UnequivocaIIy and with emphasis this
convention declares for pure and hon
est ballot in the State Of Pennsylvania. |
and for the enactment Of such laws. OF
the amendment of existing laws as VIII |
most effectively and speedily accomplish
this most desirable purpose. The Re