The San Francisco call., 1904-10-04
Names of National
Leaders Start
Applause.


Of the Republican party, each dollar of
our currency, whether it is silver or
paper, is COLDS equivalent. We haven't {
several kinds OF currency varying in
value, but we have several kinds of
currency identically of the same value.
What do you think would have
been the condition of the country to-
day, If, in 1896, or in 1900, the Ameri-
can people had accepted the monetary
policy Of the Democratic party? No
one can, in imagination, conceive the
disaster that would have followed the
adoption of the Democratic in place of
the Republican policy.
From the beginning of our admin
istration in the Philippines, our task
has been made more difficult because
of the hope held out by the opposi-
ton that the islands were to be given
over by the United States, and their
control left to the Filipinos. Those
who have made a study of conditions
know full well that the people are to-
tally unified to govern themselves,
and that the withdrawal of the United
States at any time since our occupancy
would have resulted in giving them
over to anarchy. For centuries the
people knew no rule except that of
Spain. They are in all stages of de-
velopment, running from a very low
to high order in the scale of civiliza-
ticn.
The opposition in 1900 declared
that imperialism was the dominant is
sue, and held out the hope to the Fill
pinos, many of whom were then with
arms in their hands, resisting the au-
thority of the United States, that
Democratic victory meant Philippine
independence. This expectation, en-
couraged by the opposition, cost us the
lives of many American soldiers, and
the expenditure of millions of dollars.
The hope was wholly illusory, and
when the election resulted in the tri-
umph of William Mckinley. the insur-
rectionists speedily surrendered their
arms and took the oath of allegiance
to the United States. Armed opposi-
ton to our sovereignty quickly disap-
| peared. The zone of peace was rap
idly enlarged. So fast as possible, our
army was reduced and sent home.
PROSPERITY IN ISLANDS.
THE work of building up civil gov
ernment, of educating and enlisting
| the natives in the administration of
their own affairs, under the princi-
| pies of our republican institutions, is
going forward rapidly. The people
i lllG llC ways Vi peace anu
are enlarging the measure of their
prosperity. A brighter day has dawn
ed for the people of that far off land
than was ever conceived possible un-
der Spanish rule. (Applause.)
There has been no time from the
beginning of our administration when
there has been any thought of eX-
plotting the Philippines for the ben
eft of the United States. The interest
| of the pPnnla Of the islands has haap
the primary and paramount consider
alton with us. The advantages to the
United States, though wholly subor-
| dinate and secondary, are neverthe-
less real and substantial and they
promise still larger benefits in open
ing the way for our commerce into
the vast markets of the Orient.
There need be no concern as to our
| future relations with the Philippines.
If we shall meet the duties of the
hour upon an exalted, intelligent, hu-
name plane and if we shall continue
| to carry into our administration as
rapidly as the people of the archipela-
| go can enjoy them the principles of
American institutions no one need
! have any fear as to the future of the
I islands. The American people can be
trusted to-day to meet in full meas
| ure any obligation which rests upon
| them with respect to the people in
the Philippines and those Who shall
come after us will be as wise and as
sensitive in the discharge of their ma
! tonal duty as we. are. Those who
are anxious for some immediate spe-
/ ciic declaration of our ultimate pur-
pose with respect to independence
only tend to embarrass our relations
there, create disquieting expectations
and pave the way TO continual and
vexatious doubts and misunderstand-
| ings.~
SUPPORTS THE NOMINEE.
While our great party will be VIC
torious throughout the length and
breadth Of this great land / want to
speak for special effort on the part OF
Californians to send to the House OF
Representatives as your majority
choice from this city the Hon. Julius
Kahn. (Cheers.) And to the voters
of the Fifth Congressional district. in
which part Of San Francisco is stu
ated, / wish to ask their hearty sun.
port Of the Republican nominee. Mr.
E. A. Hayes. In fact, 1 wish to sug-
gest that the best possible thing Cali.
fornians could do would be to send 4
solid Republican delegation to Congress
from California (Applause.)
I'm passing want to touch upon the
record Of the Republican party for the
fifty years Of its existence. writer
most splendidly in history for at least
forty-four years of that time There is