Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-23

American, William Mckinley, who
was reelected by the Republican par
| ty to the presidency four years ago
was assassinated just at the threshold
of his second term. The entire nation
mourned his untimely death and did
that justice to his great qualities OF
mind and character which history will
confirm and repeat. The American
people were fortunate in his successor
to whom they turned with trust and
confidence, which have been fully JUS
titled President Roosevelt brought to
the great responsibilities thus sadly
forced upon him, clear head, brave
heart, earnest patriotism, and high
ideals of public duty, and public ser
vice. True to the principles OF the Re
publican party and to the duties to
which the party had declared he has
also shown himself ready for every
emergency and has met new and vital
questions, with ability and with sue
cess The confidence of the people in
his Justice inspired by his public ca
reer, enabled him to render personally
inestimable service to the country by
bringing about the settlement of the
coal strike which threatened such dis
astrous results at the opening OF the
winter in 1902.
Our foreign policy under his admin
istration has not only been able, Wig
orous and dignifed, but in the highest
do Tho nnp1nlip1 rod
questions which arose in Venezuela
were settled in such a way by Presi-
dent Roosevelt that the Monroe doc
trine was sgnally vindicated and the
cause of peace and arbitration great
ly advanced. His prompt and vigor-
Gus action in Panama, which we COM
mend in the highest terms, not only
secured to us the canal route, but
avoided foreign complications which
might have been Of very serious
character. He has continued the poll
cy of President Mckinley in the
Orient and our position in China, sig
nalized by our recent commercial
treaty with that empire, has never
been so high He secured the tribun-
al by which the yeXed and serious
question of the Alaskan boundary was
finally settled. Whenever crimes
against humanity have been perpetrat-
ed which have shocked our people, his
protest has been made and our good
offices have been rendered, but always
with due regard to international obli-
cations. Under his guidance we lind
ourselves at peace with all the world
and never We're we more respected or
our wishes more regarded by foreign
nations. Pre-eminently successful in
| regard to our foreign relations, he has
| been equally fortunate in dealing with
domestic questions. The country has
known that public credit and nation
al currency were absolutely safe in the
hands of his administration. In the
enforcement of laws he has shown not
only courage but wisdom which under
stands that to permit laws to be yio-
lated or disregarded opens the door to
anarchy, while just enforcement of
law is the soundest conservatism. lie
has held firmly to the fundamental
American doctrine that all men must
obey the law, that there may be no
distinction between rich and poor, be-
tween strong and weak, but that JUS
tice and equal protection under law
must be secured to every citizen with
out regard to race, creed or condition.
His administration has been thorough.
vigorous and honorable, high minded
and patriotic. We commend it with
out reservation to the considerate
judgment of the American people.
CorteIyou Elected Chairman.
Chicago. June 23-The national
committed has elected George B. Cor
telyou its chairman