The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-28

cal outcome the result of the har-
monious cooperation of two successive
Presidents and two successive Con-
crosses.
Capital and Labor.
I'VE recognize the organization of
capital and the organization of labor
as natural outcomes of our industrial
system. Each kind of organization is
to he favored so long as it acts in
a spirit of justice and of regard for
the rights of others. Each is to be
granted the full protection of the law,
and each in turn is to be held to
strict obedience to the law; for no
man is above it and no man below
it. The humblest individual is to
have his rights safeguarded as scrupu-
lously as those of the strongest or
ganization. for each is to receive JUS
tice. no more and no less. The prob
lens with which we have to deal in
our modern industrial and social life
are manifold: but the spirit in which
it is necessary to approach their solu-
ton is simply the spirit of honesty,
of courage. and of common sense.
The Isthmian Canal.
Ever since this continent was dis
covered the need of an isthmfan canal
to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic
has been recognized; and ever since
the birth of our nation such a canal
has been planned. At last the dream
has become a reality. The isthmian
canal is now being built by the gov
eminent of the United States. We con-
Quoted the negotiation for it's con-
struction with the incest and most
scrupulous honor. and in a spirit of
the largest generosity toward those
through whose territory it was to run
In the Caribbean sea, we have made
good our promises of independence to
Cuba, and have proved our assertion
that our mission in the island was one
of justice and not of self-aggrandfze-
ment; and thereby no less than by our
action in Venezuela and Panama we
have shown that the Monroe Doctrine
is living reality designed for the
hurt of no nation, but for the protec-
ton of civilization on the Western con-
tinent, and for the peace of the world.
Our steady growth in power has gone
hand in hand with a strengthening dis
position to use this power with strict
regard for the rights of others, and for
the cause of international justice and
good will.
The Philippines.
Our foothold in the Philippines
greatly strengthens our position in the
competition for the trade of the East:
but we are governing the Philippines
IN the interest of the Philippine people
themselves. We have already given
them large share in their govern
ment and our purpose is TO increase
this share as rapidly as they give evil
dence of increasing fitness for the
task. The great majority of the Off
Gals of the islands, whether elective
or appointiVe, are already native Fill
pinos. We are now providing for a
legislative assembly. This is the first
stey to be taken in the future. and it
would be eminently unwise to declare
what our next step will be until this
first step has been taken and the re-
suits are manifest.
An Appeal for support.
The principles which we uphold
should appeal to all our countrymen. in
all portions of our country. Above all
they should give us strength with the
men and women who are the spiritual
heirs of those who upheld the hands of
Abraham Lincoln; for we are striving
TO do our work in the spirit with which
Lincoln approached his. During the
seven years that have just passed there
is no duty domestic or foreign. which
We have shirked. no necessary task
which we have feared to undertake, or
which we have not performed with
reasonable efficiency. We have never
pleaded impotence. We have never
sought refuge I'm criticism and COM
plant instead of action. We face the
future with our past and our present
as guarantors Of our promises; and we
are content 10 stand or TO fan by the
record which we have made and are
making"