The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-06-22

+ enabled us only fOur years after IN
Spanish war had closed to remov
over one hundred millions of annus
t war taxes. to reduce the public deb
5 land lower the interest charges @
5 the government.
II We refused to palter longer wit
the miseries of Cuba. We fought
/ quick and vigorous war with Spain
We set Cuba free. governed the isl
and for three years and then CAV,
it to the Cuban people with order res
!. itored. with ample revenues. with ed
ucatiOn and public health established
free from debt and connected will
the United States by wise provision,
for our mutual interests.
I'VE have organized the govern
ment of Porto Rico. and it's people
fnOw enjoy peace. freedom, order ant
prosperity. In the Philippines We
have suppressed insurrection. estab
lished order and given to life and pro
perty security never known there be
fore. We have systematized the civil
government, made 1t strong and effec
tive in administration and have con
ferred on the people of these islands
the largest civil liberty they have
ever enjoyed. By our occ patton OF
the Philippines We were enabled to
take prompt and effective action in
relief of the legations at Pekin and
decisive part in preventing partition
and the preserving of the integrity
of China.
Possession of the route for the
Isthmian canal. so long the dream oi
craftsmanship, is now an accomplish
ed fact.
I'VE have passed laws which will
bring the arid lands of the United
States within the area of cultivation
I'VE have reorganized the army and
put ii i'm the highest state of effic
iency. We have passed laws for the
improvement and support of the mill.
tia. We have pushed forward the
building of a navy for the defense
and protection Of our honor and our
interests.
"Our administration of the great
departments OF government has
been honest and efficient. and where
yer wrong has been discovered a Re-
publican administration has not hes
itated to probe the evil and bring of
tenders to justice without regard to
party or political ties.
THE laws enacted by the Repub
lican party, which the Democratic
party failed to enforce. and which
were intended for the protection OF
the public against unjust discrimina-
ujon or illegal encroachmeDt of vast
aggregations of capital have been fear
lessly enforced by the Republican
president, and new laws insuring re-
sponsible publicity as to the operation
of great corporations and providing
additional remedies for the preven-
ton of discrimination in freight rates
have been passed by the Republican
congress.
In this record of achievement du-
ring the past eight years may be
read the pledges which the Republi
can party has fulfilled. We propose
to continue these principles.
Protection which guards and de-
velops our industries is a cardinal
policy of the Republican party. The
measure of protection should always
at least equal the difference in the
cost of production at home and
abroad We insist upon the mainte-
nance of the principles Of protection.
and therefore rates of duty should be
readjusted only when conditions have
so changed that the public interest
demands their alteration. But this
work cannot safely be committed to
any other hands than those of the
Republican party. A Democratic tar
III has always been followed by bus
mess adversely; Republican tariff by
business prosperity. To a Republican
congress and Republican president
this question can be safely intrusted.
When the only free trade country
among the great nations is agitating
return to protection. the chief pro-
tective country of the world should
not falter in maintaining it.
I'VE believe 1t to be the duty of
the Republican party to uphold the
gold standard and the integrity and
value Of our national currency. The
maintenance Of the standard estab-
hshed by the Republican party can
not safely be committed to the Demo
cratic party which resisted its adop-