The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-26


Joy. cannot be prudently granted to the
Filipinos at this time. the promise that
| IL shall come the moment they are ca
pable Of receiving II VIII tend 10 stnu-
! late rather than hinder their develop +
/ ment. And this should be done not only
In justice 10 the Filipinos. but TO pre-
serve our own rights; Tor aree petber peIbpsT |
| people and themselves remain free. Ine
/ liberation OF tyranny over others viii
/ soon breed contempt for seif-goVernmeut'
and weaken our power OF resistance 10 m
! sldious usurpation Of our constitutional
/ rights.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
The pledge OF the platform 20 secure TO
our citizens. without distinction OF race
! or creed whether native born or ha.,,
uralized, at home and abroad the equai
protection of the laws and the enjoyment
! OF all the rights and privileges open 10
| them under the covenants OF our trea,less;
! as their just due. should be mace gpoo
| 10 them. In the accomplishment OF ina,
result IL is essential that passport Issued
by the government Of the United states
| 10 an American citizen shall DE accepteo
| the world over as proof OF citizenship.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The statute relating to civil service is
the outcome OF the efforts of thoughtIuI'
unselfsh and public spirited eiuLens,
Operation under IL mas ire4nrhaus 4na ssgainst
tho spirit OF the statute. but the results
achieved even under partial entorce-
ment of the law, nave been such ,ha ,ttar.
ance OF the Democratic party that !,
stands committed 10 the principle OF clVu
service reform and demands lts just anu
impartial enforcement.
RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS.
vast exnanse of country in the west.
portions OF which are To be found IN each
of the sixteen states and territories, nen
toned in the law, Is directly hHectea 10y
the national statute, the outcome OF III
tellieent and persistent efforts or leauink
citizens, providing for the reclamation Oh
the arid lands for the beneht OF nome in
seekers During the years OF the develop
ment Of the measure which nnaIly Le
ceived the vote of every member OF tne
upper house of congress. II eneou'i,vp . ,non
the view that the aim or its promotels
was TO secure the benefits OF irrigation
pense. The aim of the statute is. how
ever. to enable this vast territory 10 re-
claim it's arid lands without calling upon
the tsxpayers OF the Gounmy COZ n,,ynSsss al ~ the
bill will be fully accomplished must de-
pend in large measure upon the aointy,
honesty Of the officers OF the interior de-
partment having this great WORK IN
charge. ,,., "a,
the region affected aggregated more than
fifty-nine thousand miles and the Work
OF reclamation is but in It's Infancy. Inc
total cost OF construction OF the neces-
sary head gates, dams. main canals
bitches reservoirs and pumping stations
Was at that time little over ninety three
! millions OF dollars, which of itself sug-
| gests the hundreds Of millions that may
; ! eyentually be invested in the territory
| covered by the statute The magnitude
> | of the conception. and the enormous eA
2 pense it's carrying out involves make US
! realize the overwhelming Importance oN
a broad. capable and honest administra-
3 tion OF the work authorized by the stat.
Y ute IL effect Is 10 be given 10 that part
, | OF the plan that relieves the country at
! ! large from ultimate liability.
PANAMA CANAL.
An Isthmian canal has long been the
Z hope Of our statesmen. and the avoweo
aim Of the two % grest ISnw parties rSs S ne,r Psnr
, | anna route having been selected, the puiiu
ing OF the canal should be pressed with
ali reasonable expedition.
The methods by which the executive
: acquired the Panama canal route and
: rights are a source of regret TO many. TO
= them. the statement that thereby great
4 public work was assured TO the pront OF
our people is not a sufficient answer TO
: the charge OF violation Of national good
faith. They appreciate that the prin-
$ their working out have made US free
$ and great stand firmly against the ar
s gument or suggestion that We shall o'
blind to the nature of the means re EN-,
. hold that adherence to principle, whether
II works for our good or Ill, will have a
: more benehcent influence on our future
= destiny than all our material upbuilding
: and that we should ever remember tina
|. the idea OF doing a wrong to smaller
= weaker nation than we, or even an man IN
;, kind, may have n resultant good is re
:, pugnant TO the principles upon which ou
~ government was founded
e Under the laws OF the United states I'M
6 duty is imposed on the executive TO pro
ie ceed with due diligence In the work o
-e constructing the canal. That duty shoul
"a he promptly performed.
s AMERICAN SHIPPING.
n our commerce in American bottom
p amounts 10 but nine per cent OF on
total exports and imports. For
r years prior 10 1881 when the Republica
o. party came into power, our merchant ma
AZ rine carried an average OF
es per cent. of our foreign commerce. Is
IL is77 IL had dwindled to twenty seven pe
"A cent Now we carry but contempubl
=. small fraction OF our exports ana In
az ports -
te was greater by almost one hundred thot
lis sand tons in lsl0-nearly a hundred year
OF aRo-than II was last year. In the rae
h, of the continuous decline In the recor
~ OF American shipping during the Ia
y" forty-three years. the promise OF the X
s publican party TO restore II is wi,nol
ey encoura cement The record or the Den
n ocratic marty gives assurance that II
% task can be more wisely entrusted VIII
=. n ia an arduous task to undo the e
y. eect of forty years OF decadence, ar
~
oi reoINres the study and invesusauon
NJ those best fitted by experience 10 hnd "
il- remedy,--which surely does not lie In u
M granting OF subsidies. wrung rom u
pockets OF the taxpayers.
III INVESTIGATION OF oovERNMeN
NJ pEPARTMENTs.>
ed Recent disclosures. coupled with G
~ rapid augmentation OF government g
m peditures show n need OF an invesus
,u ton OF every department OF the COVER
IN ment The Democrats In congress
,a manded a. The Republican maiori
NJ refused the demand. The people G.
IN determine by their vote In Novemb
rot whether they wish an honest a
or- thorough Investigation. Democrat
ed congress and executive VIII assure IL
fer ARMY AND NAVY.
,n' We are justly proud OF the offices a
m min men OF our Army and Navy. Both. no
IN, IN ever. have suffered from the persiste
nlS t.4o,,top NJ persOpal and political