The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-30


OF the United States adranate aneourl q "
mcnt of ar.. kind. We therefore fayol II
tslatton which will eneoH7afP ara - 4
the Anlei-can ntexcas ut fi3sssle.
cordially approve tie lefssiafissI. 81
congress, WINCH created the iac
rine commission nyestf gaIe M
upon this s,ii,5eet.s
a navy powe.fuI enough TO ddfeh4
United Sites aga INST 1884, altaeAy -
hold the Ngn-os .ctes.ss. aIsd watch
ouc COMMERCE etst.is-t.. ~ tAe SAFETY Z
tie welfare OF rae Aiaesicin people. Ion
l4I.n:.,.n such Il navy - me liked policy Of :
tde kepuBlc;.n pa.
pres ..Ie1lt ioeseyeil ana congress IN regard
10 tae extension OF 81 Ire ian0s. a..i 4
pit.ta.se a c9atanga.c" of the RepubEcau
he evil service law was n,cced on Ii
statute hoDas by the l.cpa3lean part
renew orr former declarations that IL shalt
0e We .ao are ..iSays mindful IF The eoantrys
debt TO the soldiers ,a Sc st ,.a, s.io;s Of Tue
admlnistration OF the pension sn,1,d Laws;
| ternatioaal differences by arbitration.
We commend the vigorous Efforts made
by the administration TO Protect American
citizens in foreign lands, and pledge our
selves to insist upon the Just and equal
protection OF eli our citizens abroad 1t Is
J to procure for ali our citizens, without die
tinction, the rights of travel and soionrn
| in friendly countries, and we declare our
selves in favor of all proper efforts tending
to that end.
| Our great interests and our growing com
China of high Importance to the United
States We cordially commend me fb the pG1l,Gy
| trations Of President Mckinley and Presl-
| dent Roosevelt
| We favor such congressional action as
shall determine whether by special dis
ordinations the elective franchise in any
state has uc been th w nat
representation in congress and in electoral
colleges shall be pronortionaIly reduced
w
! States. ....
Combinations of capital and of labor are
the results OF the economic movement OF
the age, but neither must be permitted to
infringe upon the rights and interests 9f
entitled to the protection OF the laws. b4t
can be permitted to break them.
The great statesman and patriotic amer,
by the Republican party to the pres.dencf
four years ago, was assassinated just at
entire nation mourned his untimely death
and did that Justice to his great quahtig,
of mind and character which history viii
confirm and repeat
The American people were fortunate in
his successor to whom they turned with
fully Justified. President Roosevelt
brought to- the great responsibilities thus
sadly forced upon him a clear head. a
brave heart. an earnest patriotism and
high ideals Of public duty and public sery
True to che principles of the Republican
party and to the policies which that party
had declared, he has also shown himself
ready for every emergency and has. me-
new and vital questions with ability and
with success
inspired ty his public career enabled him
to render personally an inestimable service
! to the country bv bringing about a settle
| ment of the coal strike which threatened
such disastrous results at the opening of
Our foreign policy under his administra-
tion has not only been able, vigorous and
dgnhed but in the highest decree s,n
arose in. Venezuela Were settled in such
d na t9f
and the of peace and arbitration
His prompt and vigorous action In Pan
anna, which commend in the highest
terms, not only secured to Us the canal
route. but avoided foreign complications
which might have been of a very serious
character.
He has continued the policy Of President.
Mckinley in the Orient aud our position I'M
China. signalized by our recent commer3
ca treaty with that empire, has never
He secured the tribunal by which the
, vexed and periIous question of the Alaskan
. boundary finally settled
, been perpetrated which have shocked or
people his protest has beeu made and our
good offices have been rendered, but always
with due regard to international obliga-
lions.
Under his guidance we find ourselves at
with all the world and never
, PROMINENT! successful in regard to our
4 foreign relations. he has been equally for
7 tunate in dealing with domestic questions
l The country has known that the public
credit and the national currency We're abso-
: Iutely safe in the hands of his administra-
ton. In the enforcement Of the laws he
has shown not only courage. but the wis
( TOM to- be violated or disregarded opens the
door to anarchy. while the just enforcement
q of the law is the soundeSt conservatism:
n | He has held firmly TO the fundamental
d American doctrine that all men must obey
e the law that there must be no distinction
t between rich and poor between strong and
. weak. but that justice and equal protection
Il under the law must be secured TO every
t co His adj has been throughout
| vigorous and honorable, high minded and
: patriotic. We commend 1t without reser-
t vation to the considerate Judgment of the
; American people.
o IL Is Incredible but it seems to be
/, true, that most of the Democratic lead
srs appear to be ignorant of the tariff
I history of Great Britain, which for Sc
: many years was held up to us as a
l. paragon of fiscal and industrial wis.
o dom. The truth is that England built
q up an enormous trade under the policy
3 of protection. When her commercial
;. supremacy was established and when
IS II was dsSuIHcu ludI GhSioho Souio
successfully compete with all other ma
q tons, free trade was considered. But
Let until the free traders of that coun
If try were led to believe that other coun
N tries would adopt their policy did they
q themselves adopt it. But the drift OF
If the world since then has been in the
:, other direction, and even Engiand's
le experience has not been satisfactory
q; So now, as John Sharp William, the
e. Democratic leader in the house, has
publicly declared, even free trade Brit