The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-08-05

beer sacrificed. our relations wiir Ill TOR
sign rstiJn- are nov u tie mott p'ht"'h.
Iird; there 10 not "a cloud on Tue GOTTEN.
The last cause o. irritation b't"e"n US
and any other ration was removed ny
tho settlement Of tie Alaskan BOUNDARY.
In ID. Caribbean sea We ave maec good
our promises Of Independence 10 'uhn,
ara have proved our assertion mat our
mission IN the island was orc OF justice
and not OF seif-aggrandixement: Hnd
thereby no less than b, our action 70 Nene-
ruc.a and Panama " have shown tta
the Monroe doctrine Il a !ivlnx t.ailts.
designed for tie hurt Of no nation but
for the protection 81 civilization on the
western continent and for the peace of
the world. Our steady Rfowth 10 power
has gon. hand In hand with a sthen-
ing disposition to use this power WITH
strict regard for the figh Of others n
for the cause u international Justice ana
good Will.
". earnestly desire friendship with all
the nations Of the new and old worlds;
aai w. cnf.svor 20 pace our relations
With them upon n basis u r.cirforai ~.
,AntsR. Instead Of Hostility, We loli
that the prosperity u each nation j. an
80 ani rot u Lindrance 70 ~" prosperity
Of other nations. We seek intefna-
tiona' amlty for II. SANE reasons Tat
make rs b.Ii.ys IN peace within our uwh
b0rlefH auf ~ F.sk fNtH r'ase. mo- ise-
cause "" are afraid qr unrcnii. but ~
cairo W. THINK that pcfcv T. ughi as vel
a. advantageous
American Interests iu the Pacific have
rapidly grown. American cutorrriso hns
.aiI q cable arr0ss tits N" greatest q
oceans We hsyc ptost' In effective inst-
lon that W. wish The chinese empire vel
ard desire IT, integrity and in1spf ni"nee.
our t,"r.-i g. the Philippines Rf'Hiy
sfrclrth"hs gur position 10 "a" e.nip>i-
ton f1r ~" trad N tie EAST but We
are governing tie Philippines ~ tue III
tUnUst Of flu phtippins .eDpie themselves,
We hHt. u|fsuiy given them q .afse
share To- tLoir government ana our pat
yUac u 20 Increase tia share ns tsbny
a. tfri siyo evidence VI increasing nt.
ness for ihe tnsk. riv sfcst majority -
she aniciais - tie lf.ahis wt"ih'r elect.
itr gt app1intlt". are rradb native ~.
lpIuas. We are NOW nfItiilng Tor IL i'gis.
aiiy- a.somhly This a Tho nrst stsp 10
Dc Hkcn 10 he nItufr ailiit would hv cini.
r'nNi unNisu 60 declare What oW t"At
ssp NNl Boz until fhis nfat step has h.,n
taken and tio results are manifest To
iltv a0rs faster than we have already
yuu. o. riyifg he Islanders "a community
lnrr'iHits m"nsuf. uf ~Hs.f-gor,rnn ~
would int, teen disastrous AZ tie pres.
oui u0msHt 90 give pl ii0ul independents
tu tho ialauiH would Issgt iu thu imfr'ii-
nfo loss " DlNI rstts. Co. .nnai ilhsfty INA
puhiiU order aA rEariH tie mast Of ne
fllpihos. Tor the ma uflty % tie u.
.Hrles have teen Fif'n these gf"ht
Blooms D., no. ana onii keep them because
~ yigtanuy safepuari ana Huarahi'e
them To wthifsw our guVufnm'ni from
tie Islands at this tine would tu'tn 10
o." average native a.. .Hr n he batr'a.
Won civil freedom. We hay" established
90 tho islands u government hi Americans
assisted by TillpinOs ". arr steadily
striving 80 transform ttla into r..i-s0N-
-rnmont by The filipiuos assisted 10y Ansr-
leans.
Tho principles which "" uphold shauld
appeal o. OUT 1untfS men, IN al portions
of uur country Above all they should
give us strength with the men AMI women
who are a." spiritual hoirr u thor" wto
upheld N. hands Of Abraham iincolni TOT
". are striving 10 DO our work IN the spirit
with which Lincoln approached his Dur.
lng e." seven years that nave iusi passed
! ti,fr d. NJ iutN. domestic nr foreign, when
~ iutr Ellfknt, 90 fse'FstrI ura Ntir.
W base q AIRED g. undertake. ur which Ne
have mot performed viii reasonable IN.
| cl,u1. NJ has, never pirtIs4 Wvo'
tufc" Nr have never r1urit refuse 10
criticism and complaint instead OF nf.
ti0n We ftc, 10 f4tpru Win our ihs'
and our pr,-Fft na r4nftni 100 ut nYf ~ Ia
ls.s. Aui W ate ulutUnt g. stand uf 60 iNl
bl tL' t"euld which -" 'aN. male "hS