The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-22

time by the people of the islands. The
 ballot box Is not the sign of imperial
 ism. No one need have any grave con- archipelaso ptis if the I united States i goes | forward as heretofore inspired by the
 same lofty purpose which has charac- terized the administrations of Presi- dent Mckinley and President Roose- welt. We may safely trust to the fu- ture to deal with the Filipinos in a manner consistent with their highest and and best interest, and with the duty The people of the islands have had | abundant evidence of the exalted pur- pose of the United States. The various degrees of civilization among them. | make inadvisable to indulge in any de- claration as to the future policies, which may lead to misunderstanding. [ The people of the Philippines do not distrust us. We need not distrust our selves.
 Our. opponents say the Philippine policy does not pay. They should not go to war with Spain for dollars and cents. They should remember that when 1t comes to a matter of duty, the United States does not consider the is written, 1t will be found that there Is no brighter page, or one which will yield more pleasure and satisfaction in its contemplation than the one which tSiis OI OuT utSCDdESc VI tnc EcopOhSl- bilities growing out of the war with Spain. The archipelago belongs to the United States. Its title is vested In this government by virtue of the treaty of peace negotiated and ratified accord ing to the requirements of the Constitu- tion. and the responsibility of adminiSS tratfon rests upon us. not as a matte~ of sentiment. but as a duty imposed by the obligations of the law.
 The application of the proceeds of public land sales to the reclamation of irrigable portions of our arid and semi arid public domain meets my, eordia! policy thus established under the pres ent administration. the long deferred hopes of the struggling settlers of the realized in the upbuilding of substan- waste or comparatively unproductlve At the same. time a vast area of the which the industrious homeseekers. now residing in over-crowded eastern centers. may find homes. The sum of over twenty millions of dollars, now available in the reclamation fund, to which additions are constantly being made, guarantee. under the wise admin istrations great progress in the work arid regions within a few years.
 The development of trade with the Orient promises to absorb the increased production of cereals in the war West, SO oS to IcdNc tHc HihThel COnulIlOnS on the Atlantic seaboard undisturbed. The settlement of the present unpro- ductive regions will open a new market for the manufacturers of the East.
 Only by unduly extending his letter could consider all the declaration em- braced in the platform of the conven- ton. Further reflection but strength ems my opinion of their wisdom, and I shall give them my earnest support. We are gratified that sectional differ ences have disappeared and that fra ternal spirit pervades the people of all a national inheritance which Is our common pride. Republican policies are as broad as our country's needs. They are neither sectional nor racial in their generous design.
 We are inspired with one high pur- pose. and that is, under Divine guid- ance. to promote peace and good order, virtue and knowledge, justice, patriot ism and prosperity among our coun- trymen and to increase to the utmost the strength and honor of the great Re- public. Very respectfully yours.
 Charles W. Fairbanks