The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-22

based on free trade principles, garnish-
ed with section protection, by con-
sistent protective tariff and industry.
freed from oppression. stimulated by
the encouragement of wise laws, has
expanded to a degree never before
known We firmly established the gold
Standard then menaced with destruc-
ton. Confidence returned to business
and with confidence an unexampled
prosperity.
We refused to palter longer with the
miseries of Cuba. We fought a quick
Cuba free, governed the island for
three years, then gave it to the Cuban
people with order restored with ample
revenues, with education and public
health established. free from debt and
connected with the United States by
wise provisions. We have organized
q government for Porto Rico and its
people now enjoy peace, freedom, order
and prosperity. In the Philippines We
have suppressed insurrection, estab-
Ished order, given to life and property,
a security never known there before
we were enabled to take prompt and
effective action for the relief of the
legations at Pekn and a decisive part
in preventing the partition and pre-
serving the integrity of China. The
possession of a route for the isthmian
canal SO long the dream of American
craftsmanship is now an accomplished
fact. We have passed laws bringing
arid lands within cultivation. organ
iZed the army, put it in the highest
state of efficiency. passed laws for the
Improvement arI support Of the militia
navy. Our administration of the great
departments of the government has
wrong doing has been discovered the
republican administration has not hes
itated to probe evil and bring offend
ers to justice. In this record of
achievement during the past eight
years may be read the pledges of the
party fulfilled. We promise to con-
tinue those policies and declare our ad
herence to the following principles:
"Protection which guards and develops
of the republican party. The measure
of protection should always at least
equal the difference in the cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad. We in
sist on the maintenance of the prin-
ciple of protection and therefore the
rates of duty should be readjusted only
when conditions are so changed that
public interest demands their alterna-
ton, but this work cannot safely be
committed to any other hands than
the republican party.
To entrust it to the democratic party
tended widely our markets. and we be-
lieve in the adoption of all practical
methods for their further extension.
including commercial reciprocity
wherever reciprocal arrangements can
be effected, consistent with the prinCi-
Piles of protection. We believe it the
duty of the republican party to uphold
the gold standard and the integrity and
value of the national currency. We
favor legislation which will encOur-
age and build up the American merch-
ant marine and we cordially approve
the legislation of the last congress
which created a merchant marine COM
A navy powerful enough to
defend the United States against at
tack, to uphold the Monroe doctrine,
and watch over our commerce is es-
sential to the welfare of the American
people. To maintain that such is the
fixed policy of the republican party.
We cordially approve the attitude of
the present congress, regarding the ex-
clusion of Chinese labor and promise
its continuance of the republican policy
in that direction. We renew our form
er declaration that the civil service
law should be enforced We favor lib