Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-20

the union had been finally settled
They sag that this very movement 60
America OF worklngmon. undor both
hieh tariffs aud low tariffs after we
became a federal republic. and under
no tariffs az all. as iu colonial days.
was proof of the fact that higher
wages have been paid. at every stage
uf our history t0 white men working
in fields and Ia,l0rIos and mines and
forests On mo United states. than
were being paIl tl the same white
men working iu similar pursuits boz thc
old country They say thbt tlo cur
en'e oi Inh.r flow. unlike the cur.
r.u.s lH uuI rivers. towards the high.
o't lavrl-.iouaris thc place whore
The rate OF vases and tho standard of
living are highest Tuov sly-iheHo
foolish people. nearly all democrats
'lot taxes ara necessary evils AMI
mover Dob themselves "a blessing to I,
ought for. chat there IH some ole.
mant OF common sense ln Che old ap.
horlsm of having as little government.
nI Interference with the affairs 1f men
as ls possible. couaonantly with tho
protection OF ufc ana liberty and
prosperity Au of whIcn illustrates
to what heights of pa'pable absur
diiy s0ca',,d Intelligence can climb.
Another error of our rrandfaihers
loo connection with our foreign a.
fairs has come over mo lately with
wn'EhIngdoNu emphasis. George
Washington who. however. was
nothing hut n plain Virginia planter.
"a sort OF hIeh.cluas farmer and.
therefore. one oft the "hascst SCI"
not to he thought of in tho same
breath wi'h uch platform mators as
Che senator from Massachusetts. or
uCh v.riIc history makers as our
follow C.tfeu in tho white house
tt'uent and possibly bis secretary
of state Thomas jefferson had IA
great dCa. t1 Do with inspiring him
Jo think thai our wisest and best ana
most patriotic foreign policy con.
sisted lu lmIcablo relations with al
'he other nations of The world aud
nianalluE alliances with none OF
them. .u other words. that our chief
'uiF was to Keep our own house In
order with tho notion n our stup.d
minds. That the SUM total of tho
| r.ghtful purpose of an Just govern.
mcHt Oh the freedom and happiness
1i man How wonderful 90 R that
Vo prosparod with that sort of for.
aIen policy and maintained. with an.
Doe respect ana good win Uf tho
world wonderful Indeed whpn we
consider what We know Co De
accepted sound aN.oms of mterna.
t'oull policy We know. now from our
fellow citizen in the White House
Chat che people who may expect our
! tolerance and friendship. are those
who maintain order and prosperity
hoso who govern themselves wol'
| those who pay their financial oHlI.
nfIuns. and That DO may become Co
duty which we cannot Ignore. cor
taHiy Don tbp western hemisphere
| to Intervene iu some way more ur
less Indefinite. Boz the domestic affairs
of those who do not do 900 these
/ thInsF. nor behave with deCcncF in
/ political and industrial matters
whatever in tho world they mean.
hut who. by the omission of the DO.
iug oft alI these things. DO lesson the
/ Ie which bind together civilized 500.
/ e.cty' which ties. OF course. God has
appointed pos DTS mundane yico.rc.
Feutmsohanics to tightou up again.
with these new ideas of our duty as
l "a Nation Militant. SO way NOT bee worry
/ long before we are GrIng off cannon
/ to celebrate the glorious use of the
UuituI States army aud navy some.
/ whore NO South America az con.
HahuIary to collect debts due from
South American governments. or in.
dIyiiuais. To- European governments.
| coucossionarios or traders. Let us
live boz the hope of that Ereat day
and. when we see q. let us close our
eyes gradually but triumptantly
cease 20 breathe and as our hearts
grow weaker and weaker surrender
our souls az last 90 the God who gave
them. with the grateful exclamation.
Now Lord "a" servant hath seen
Loo"
'What O. queer old timc. childish
idea was that of our ancestors. that
! The president of the United States
a simply a chief executive and that
| DOS duty consists in executing the
laws as they were written. / need
MOI tgll YOU SIR. chat 70 you should
he elected vice president o. would be
one of your duties as sort of holrap
/ parent io the crown to train yourself
and Jp influence your chief Judge
! purhar-iu the way of usurplng the
IItbUr departments of the govern
mont Your opportunity viii not bo af
great as that uf ibe president him
solo, the opportunity 0i changing thl
senate rules ON your own motIou. oi
iuIng some other revolutionary
| thing which. as "a play 90 the CALLER
I hes win make your good old welsh
name famous, AS that of one of th,
most spectacular and strenuous of
mon. Men, sir. are not responsible,
for the size of their opportunities
/ They are responsible Tor taking adj
vantage of thom--somctlmos for moi
making thomas in tbv Panama Re-
public. for instance
'lt win be- your duty. as part o
! the DNDruffye DrHnph uf fUa H.tyarr