Bisbee daily review., 1904-06-22

of the Constitution which required
 Congress to provide for organizing.
 arming and discipling the Militia had
 been left unexecuted. In default of
 National provisions, bodies of state
 troops. created for local purposes and
 supported at local expense, had grown
 up throughout the Union. Their feel
 ings towards the regular army were
 rather of distrust and dislike than
 of comradeship. Their arms. equip
 ment. discipline, organization and
 methods of obtaining and accounting for supplies were varied and inconsist-
 ent. They were unsuited to become a
 part of any homogeneous force. and
 the.r relations to the Army of the
 United States were undefined and
 conjectural. By the Militia Act of January goth. 1903. Congress perform
 ed its duty under the Constitution.
 Leaving these bodies still 10 perform their duties 10 the States. it made them the organized militia of the Unit ed States. It provided for their con formity in armament. organization and discipline to the Army of the United States; it provided the ways in which. either strictly as militia or as volun- teers. they should become an active part of the Army when called upon; it provided for their training, instruc-
 ton and exercise coniointly with the Regular Army; it imposed upon the Regular Army the duty of promoting their efficiency in many ways. In recognition of the service to the Ma tion which these citizen soldiers would be competent to render, the Nation as sumed its share of the burden of their armament, their supply and their training. The workings of this sys- tenn have already demonstrated, not only taht we can have citizens outside of the Regular Army trained for duty in war, but that we can have body of volunteer officers ready for service, be- tween who mand the officers of the Regular Army have been created by intimate association and mutual help fulness, those relations of confidence and esteem without which no army can be effective
 The first administration of Mckinley fought and won the war with Spain, put down the insurrection in the Phil lppines, annexed Hawaii, rescued the legations in Pekin, brought Porto Rico Into our commercial system, enacted a protective tariff, and established our national urrency on the firm founda- tions of the gold standard by the Fi- nancial legislation of the Seth Con- gross.
 The present administration has re- duced taxation, reduced the public debt, reduced the annual interest charge. made effective progress in the regulation of trusts, fostered business. promoted agriculture, built up the navy. reorganized the army. resurrect- ed the militia system, inaugurated a new policy for the preservation and reclamation of public lands, given civil government to the Philippines. estab- lished the Republic O Cuba, bound it to us by ties O gratitude, of commer- cial interest an dof common defense, swung ope nthe closed gateway of the Isthmus, strengthened the Monroe doctrine. ended the Alaskan Boundary dispute, protected the integrity of China. opened wider it's doors of trade, advanced the principle of arbitration. and promoted peace among the Ma tons
 We challenge judgment upon this record of effective performance in leg in execution and in admins tration.
 The work is not fully done; policies are not completely wrought out; do- mestic questions still press continually Tor solution; other trusts must be reg, ulate5; the tariff may presently re- ceive revision, and if so, should re- ceive it at the hands of the friends and not the enemies of the protective system: the new Philippine govern ment has only begun to develop its plans for the benefit of that long-neg- iected country; our flag floats on the Isthmus. but the canal is yet to be built; peace does not yet reign on earth. and considerate firmness back ed by strength are still needful in di- plomacy.
 g The American people have now to