Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-07-28

conditions which obtain under II, with the
workings. of the proceeding. tariff law OF
1893 and the conditions which the tariff OF
1903 helped to bring about.
McKinley's Kind eff Reciprocity. !,
We believe In reciprocity with foreign
nations on the terms outlined In President
MciSinlcy's last speech. which urged tho
extension of our foreign markets by reci-
rrocal agreements whenever they could DO
made without injury 10 American Industry
only sreat reciprocity treaty recently
adnrtoJ-that with Cuha-was finally ol-
posed almost alone by the representatives
favors reciprocity. And nero again. We ask
that the worth of our wort.s be Judged by
comparing their deeds with ours. On this
Cuban reciprocity treaty there we're a the
outset grave differences of opinion among
Ourselves: aud the E".ablc thing ~, :hc
negotiation and ratification Of he treaty.
and IN The legisat on which carried 1t s4rto
which without sacrifice &c principle these
differences of opinion were reconciled.
There was III. ruptur" Of Il great par Y,
but an cScclicnt practical outcome. the
result of tho harmonious cooperation OF
two successive presidents and two suces-
s.Ne congresses. This Is an illustration OF
the .Eovsrnirg capacity whira entities Us
10 ;hc .,onsaence5,,e the reos.,o not on'y in
cur purposes butt our practical ability 10
achieve those purposes. Judging by the
II story of the last twe.ve Years. down 10
believing that undsr similar circamstan..
ccs end wi h similar initial d,r'crenccs of
opinion. on: opponents wouia have
achieved any practical result?
We have already shown in actuai fact
that our policy is 10 do fair and equal jus
ticc to all men, ray ng. no h.cd to whs.her
a man is r.ch or poor; paying TO hecd to
his race, his creed or his birthplace.
The Right to Organize.
We recognize the organization of capital
and the organization of labor as ma ural
ontcomcs of our Industrial system. Each
kind of Organization IS to he favored SO
cong as it acts in a spirit of justice and OF
regard for the rights of others. Each is to
be granted the full protection of the law,
and each in turn is to be held to Il strict
obedience to the law: for no man is above
it and TO man Lelow It, The husnblcst
individual is to have his rights safe
strongest Decentralization, for each is to
receive justice, no moro ard no less. The
problems with which we have to deal IN
our modern industrial and social life are
manitoba but tle spirit in which it Is
necessary to approach their solution Is
Simply the spirit Of honesty, of courage.
and of common sense.
Ever since this continent was discovered
the need of an isthmian canal to connect
the Pacific and the Atlantic has been rec
ognized: and ever since the birth OF our
nation such canal has been planned. At
last the dream has become a reality. The
istflmian canal is now being built by the
government of the United States. We
conducted the negotiation for its con-
ulous honor and In a spirit of the largest
generosity toward those through whose
territory 1t was to run. EVERY sinister Ell
fort which could be devised by the spirit
OF faction or the spirit of sclf-interest was
made in order to defeat the treaty with
Panama and thereby prevent the CONSUME
maticn of this work. The construction OF
most certainly it is unwisc to intrust the
carrying out of so momentous policy
to those who have endeavored to defeat
the whole undertaking.
Foreign Policy.
Our foreign policy has been so conducted
that while not one of our just claims has
been sacrificed, oui. relations with all for
eign nations arc now of the most peaceful
kind: there is not cloud on the horizon
The last cause of irritation between us
and any other nation was removed by
the settlement of the Alaska boundary
In the Caribbean sea we have made good
our promises of independence to Cuba and
have proved our assertion that our mis-
sion in the island was one of justice and
not of-self-aggrandizemen and thereby
no less than by our acton in Venezuela
ilnu i1ctrne 10 na living " rcalitW de.
signed for the hurt Of no nation. but for
the protection of civilization on the west
ern continent and for the peace Of tho
world. Our steady growth In power has
gone hand in hand with a Strengthening
disposition to use this power with strict
regard for the rights of others. and Tor
the cause of international justice and
GOODWILL
America in the Pacific.
American interests IN the Pacific have
rapidly grown. American enterprise has
laid "a cable across this, the greatest of
oceans. We have proved in effective fash,
and desire its Integrity and Independence.
Our foothoid III the Philippines greatly
strengthens our. position in the compett-
ton for the trade Of the cast. but we are
governing the Philippines i'm the interest
Of the Philippine people themselves. We
have already given them large share in
their government, and our purpose i to
increase this share as rapidly as they
give evidence of increasing fitness for tho
task. The great majority of the officials
of the islands, whether elective or APP
are now providing for legislative as
scmbly. This Is the first step to be taken
In the future: and Il would be eminentlX
unwise to declare what our next step will
be until this first step has been taken anu
the results are manifest. To have gone
faster than we have already gone in Civ
ing the islanders a constantly increasing
measure of sclf-government would have
been disastrous. AT the present moment
to give political independence to the islands
would result In the immediate loss of civil
as regards the mass of the Filipinos, for
the majority of the islanders have been
given these great boons by. US, and only
keep them because we vigilantly safe
guard and guarantee them. To withdraw
our government from the islands at this
time would mean to the average native
the loss Of his barely-won civil freedom.
We have established In the islands gov
eminent by Americans assisted by Fill
pinos. We are steadily striving to trans
form this into self government by the Fill
pinos assisted by Americans
Party's Lofty Aim.
The principles which we uphold should
appeal to all our ccuntrymen, in all por-
tons of our country Above all they
should give us strength with the men and
women who are the spiritual heirs of those
who upheld the hands of Abraham LIN
coin; for we are striving to do our work in
the spirit with which Lincoln approached
his. During the seven years that have
just passed there is no duty. domestic or
foreign, which we have shirked; no nee
essary task which we have feared to un-
dertake, or which we have not performed
with reasonable efficiency. We have new
er pleaded impotence. We have never
instead of action. We face the future
with our past and our present as guar
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