Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-07
Splendid
Address
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names Of democrats; and when the
war came on. the picked men Of that
party rallied 10 the colors. Douglas.
shortly before he died. declared his
unfaltering support Of Lincoln. The
sun would go down before could
name the democrats who fought like
heroes for the country. Grant, Sher
man. sheridan. Dir. sickles. Logan
In short, an innumerable host, demo,
Gratis all. rushed into the field and
thereafter fought and worked with
the republicans while life lasted. And
that vast majority OF Lincoln's IN
1864 would have been impossible had
not myraids Of democrats. casting
their life long associations ID the
winds. listened 10 the inward monitor
which said, Choose you this day
whom We will serve All II vas tneA
10 II has been In after years. When
the attempt was made to repadiate. III
whole or Ia part, the national debt:
or to abolish the system or protee
ton to American industries. founded
by Washington and Hamilton, and
approved by the experience of 4 hun
dred Year,. Or 10 degrade III cur
rency at the demand Of mere ignor
ance and greed-In all there cases We
saw the proof of the h0mety adag1
that you may lead a horse 10 the wat
er bat MAJ not make him drink. Id
spite of organizations and piatforms.
In spite of the frantic a%djurationa Of
sifted orators. hosts of patriotic dem.
ocrats walked quietly to the polls and
voted as their condolences dictated.
In the interests OF the public welfare
rather than Of q party. Even In so
lofty and restricted an arena az our
senate, We have seen the abiest and
most adroit organizer OF his party fail
In the most energetic effort Of his
life to induce his party % reject d
great national benefit because II was
offered By republican hands. Hall
the democratic senators said this was
no question for pcttifogging politics
and voted for ain American cans.
across the Isthmus.
holds IN regard to the neutrality Of
China III the present War--haye ali
been dictated by one consistent policy,
Of taking care that our interests re-
ceive no detriment In the Pacific,
that while we wish no harm to anyone
else. we shall see that no damage Ii
done % our people, no door shut III ON
face.
The negotiations begun by Mckin
ley and successfully completed By
Roosevelt for the abrogation or tbs
Clayton. Hulwer treaty. which Imped
ed our freedom OF action In builIm,
an Isthmian canal, was a part Of Iii.
same general plan of opening d fielt
Of enterprise In those distant regions
where the far west becomes the fal
cast In this matter We were met Ii
the most frank and friendly spirit
BY the British government, al also Ii
the matter OF the Alaskan boundary
which was settled for all time By q
high judicial tribunal removing d
cloud upon U title 10 another great
Pacific possession. And 10 close this
record Of success m~onotonous lie
cause gained by appeals 10 reason
rather than force, without parade Of
melodrama-came the treaty With
Panama. by which We finally gained
the pathway across the Isthmns hy q
perpetual grant, enslring the con.
struction OF an American ennal under
American control, built primarily fot
American needs, but open on equal
terms TO all the people OF gooA vii
the world over.
Ali the foreign policy OF McKlnlc,
and Roosevelt has been marked will
the same stamp Of honesty and fat
dealing. confessedly IN American IN
esFssts, but treating our friends Will
MY and consideration. They bay,
made more treaties than any two PR
ceding presidents; and the conclusion
M the whole matter Ii hat we stand
today In independent though amicabl,
relations 70 all the rest Of tho world
without an ally and without an enemy
II the government for the last svrel
years had done nothing else. ii wouit
have entitled Itself to an honorabi,
place In history by the manner II
which 1t has handled the questions i
the islands whose destiny has beer
20 interviewer with our own. The wa
with Spain was carried through Will
incredible swiftness and energy, VITA
out a shadow OF corruption. wlthon'
4 moral or q technical fault. a hun
dred days sufflced for the fighting
n~{nIontacv fhan ara n. uorls ana ~,