The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-14

for war expenditures. We promised Cuba self government, and we have kept that pledge. Out of the ashes of war which covered that fair island, there arises the phenix of a well or dered, stable, republican government, at peace with us-our child, growing to be our defender as we'll Step by step in the working out of this difficult prob lem, never before attempted by any na- tion, We were met with criticism and Accommodations, never more so than in the final act by which we established
 commercial relations, profitable both to Cuba and to us. Twenty years from now if the democratic party survives that longf it will be claiming to have done this work in Cuba itself, as it now wishes to claim the credit of the establishment-as it's candidate says the irrevocable" establishment Of the gold standard.
 The war gave us as orr own, the new territory of Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. Serious problems arose with the acquisition of this ter lritory, and because we would not aban- don what we had acquired; because we would not shirk the obvious duty of governing our own territory in the WIS est possible manner. the cry of iJl- lperialism was raised. | Four years ago that was declared to
 be the paramount issue, and every aid and encouragement that could fe given to the Filipinos to resist our efforts to Improve their situation, and 10 render them free, prosperous and happy, were lresorted to, and given to them by our opponents. Their resistance to our au- thority was said to be just and noble.
 The democratic party openly sympa- lthized with the rebellious Filipin0s, and
 not with our own country; 1t slandered our volunteer soldiery and sided with those who savagely and treacherously attacked them. Four years ago we were told that we could never estab- fish a peaceful government in the Phil lippine Islands; that our conduct there was indefensible and despotic. but that issue wss settled by the American Teo- lple; acouieseence by the Filipinos in a government in which they have an ir- lereasing share of action and responsi- ibility, and under which they enjoy more lof freedom, happiness and prosperity 1 than they ever dreamed of, or could ex- Epect, if left to themselves, pretty ef- lfectually disposes of the cry of inn lperialism. The white sheet has been lstripped from the fictitious speeter, and the anti-imperialist is discovered to be after all, a democratic politician.
 Our acquisition and occupation of the
 Philippines has gone far toward mak-
 ing us the arbiters of the worlds des-
 tiny. Since the victory in Manila Bay, we have been treated with ever increas-
 ing respect by the nations of the earth,
 until now, we are not only looked to,
 but asked to take the lead in those poll
 icies that shall help to raise the orient
 nations i'll the scale of humanity and
 civilization What is now written in
 our department of state is respected as .E our flag is respected the world around \ What American citizen did not fel a
 new glow of patriotic ardor, when our secretary of state could say to our min 1 ister in Turkey, demand Perdicaris !Ealive, or the bandit dead.
 !. It has not been chance which has given us this proud international posi- 5ftion; 1t has been wise administration, Iinveighed against at every. step, how lever, by the democratic party. Con- sfeeiye if you can, what would be the poe lsition of the United States, if, accord ling to the pretended doctrines of the X anti-imperialists, our ships have sailed faway from the Philippines. and left the I Filipinos to themselves?
 \ The voter. is not to be nlisled by spe- lcieus arguments or fine spun theories
 Against sophistry and threadbare theory he will put accomplishment and
 fact and on these will he render his sIverdict.
 I Much has been said about the
 IDeclaration of Independence. The re.
 publican party has found in it, as tr
 Ithe Constitution, warrant to "estab-
 Ilish justice" to insure domestic tran lquality1 and to promote the genera
 welfare in all our territory. The sen,
 |sible citizen will not pay to much heed
 to theorists. who forever seek to place
 lsuch construction. upon the Constitu.
 N Ition that national development will be < retarded.
 There stands to the credit of republi-
 lean administration during the year tha
 [has passed, one great achievement 2 which is, of itself enough to prove it
 Ecapacity and it's wisdom. Water com.
 Imunication between the two oceans 1:
 mo longer "a dream of the ages! It is {
 present, living fact, in which the grea body of the American people rejoice 1.-The right to construct the IsthmiaI Canal was secured against the protes 5tof democratic leaders and the wild de
 Inunciation of the antl-imperialists. Il Twas secured within the strietest rulel 5 lof international law, and with the ap
 Iproval of every commercial nation #E #EWhatever may be the fate of partie' lin the future, that one act will stanc flor all time as evidence that the repub
 Elican party had the wisdom to perceiv, land the courage to perform what wa
 necessary to unite the great oceans il 1.-the interest of the worlds commerce l Suppose the democratic party to hay, lbeen. in power when this opportunit, 2. offered. Does any sane man believ,
 that the Isthmian Canal would today b
 anything more than a deferred hop,