The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-22
sidered as definitely established loy
reciprocity in trade.
Considers the Philippines


reciprocity in trade.
Considers the Philippines
T When the platform boast is made that:
.'In the Philippines We have suppressed
instruction. established order and given
to life and property a security never
be extorted that the insurrection sup
pressed was no more than the crushing
out of resistance to the army of the
United States while engaged in the sub
Jugation of a people thousands of miles
from our shores, whom an incident of a
war undertaken by us in aid of those
struggling for liberty and independence
in another quarter had put within our
what sanction was this subjugation en-
tered upon by a nation pledged to the
doctrine that all just powers of govern
ment are derived from the consent of the
governed; and they will deny that impe-
rialism and our forcible rule of foreign
people have any place among the pur-
poses of our national life.
When credit is claimed for securing a
route for long desired interoceanic wa
terway 1t will not be in a carping spirit
that the people will look at the incidents
| accompa anying this achievement. They
do not underyalue the object gained. but
they keenly appreciate the Importance
and value of our national honor, our ma
tional good name, and, above ALL our ma
tional morality nor even the great worth
of the thing accomplished will close the
eyes of thoughtful Americans to the fact
that in reaching the results we have ex-
| hibited such international ruthlessnesS
and such selfish international immortality
as have laStingly debilitated our reputa
! tion for good faith, and established a pre-
cedent, which, in time to come, may be
invoked to justify the most startling and
reprehensible abandonment of the high
| ideals which have made us an example Of
the best civilization-a people, happy as
we are intelligently free, strong as we
are scrupulouSly just and everywhere
trusted and honored as we undeyiatingly
follow in the way of uprightHess and rec
| titude
I have ventured to suggest the mfslead-
ing purpose of the vainglorious claims
| made by a party organization which seeks
continuance of political control, and to
| intimate the humiliating estimate of our
! peoples intelligence and patriotic vigil
ance which the exploitation of these claims
| involve. 1t is surely not narrow partisan
eountrymen to hold fast and sure their
! independence of thought and their courage
| in Judgment; nor. do I speak. in a tone
| of partisahship when beg them to re-
member that the true greatness and glory
| of our nation cannot safely rest upon
wealth which finds its way to the few at
| the expense of the many; nor upon such
material success as contaminates the pur-
! ity or blunts the POTENCY. of patriotism;
| nor upon expansion in disregard of our
| national mission and intent; nor upon
| achievements that put in question our ma
| tional morality.
L Sd0di " VI tttdeiShS
Above all, greater than all, guarding
and protecting all and fostering every
/ thing that American patriotism should
coyet are the service and devotion to
country of a sincere people who believe
that, if their government is preserved in
its simplicity and defended against per-
version its blessings of happiness. con-
! tentment and true prosperity will In
bounteous measure visit every corner OF
| our land.
I do speak, however, as a Democrat
| attached to Democratic principles and
anxious for the ascendancy of my party
when I congratulate the Democracy of
! our country upon the clear and satisfy
! ing statements in our party platform and
/ upon the~ manner in which its doctrines
are personified in our candidates. We
| pledge to our ceuntrymen, through our
4 platform, rest, genuine prosperity, safety,
and return to the way marked out by
| the constitution. and we promise, through
our candidates, that if it is the people s
will, our platform shall be carried out
and that under our governmental man.
/ agement Democratic conservatism and
care shall rule the national councils to
/ the exclusion of rash impulse and spec
tacular demonstration.
| 1 desire to congratulate you my old
neighbors, and the citizens of what |
! love to call my old state, upon the fact
| that what Alton B. Parker is and what
! ne represents in the nation, D. Cady
Herrick is and represents IN your state.
1 The time has arrived when there is need
ed at the head Of your. state govern
| ment a man as able, as 1eafleSS ana as
incorruptible as know your candidate
| for governor to be.
/ Let us hope that the day is near when
| all our people, having a correct appreci-
| alton of the value of the free institutions
| which God has vouehsafed to them and
animated by the spirit of true patriotism,
may see their highest duty in continually
1 guarding and defending these institutions
! against the decay which comes of neglect,
| the weakness which comes of undermining
matefialism and the peryersion which
/ comes of disobedience to the laws of oul
national life and health.
During his speech Mr.. Cleveland was
loudly applauded. His statement that
there was no necessity for him to apol-
ogize for his party in the deeds of
Democracy caused tremendous cheers
of approval. AT his mention of the
name of Alton B. Parker near the end