The Columbus journal., 1904-08-03

tion Of the treaty. and in the leEisla-
tiOn which carried 1t into effect. was
without sacrifice Of principle these diff
ferenceS Of opinion were recOnctled.
There was no rupture of a great party.
but an excellent practical outcome. the
OF two successive presidents and two
successive congresses. This is an IL
lustratiOn Of the governing capacity
which entities US TO the confidence OF
but In our practical ability to achieve
those purposes. Judging by the history
Of the last twelve years. down to this
very month. is there justification for
believing tnat under similar circum-
stances and with similar initial differ
ences Of opinion. our opponents would
have achieved any practical result?
fact that our policy is to do fair and
equal justice to all men. paying no
heed to whether a man il rich or poor !:
paying no heed to his race. his creed.
or his birthplace.
Capital aDd Labor.
We recognize the organization OF
capital and the organization Of labor
as natural OutcOmes OF our Industrial
to be favored SO long as it acts in =
spirit Of justice and of regard for the
rights Of others. Each is to be grant,
ed the full protection Of the law. and
obedience to the law: for no man IL
above it and no man below it. The
humbleSt individual Is to have his
rights safeguarded as scrupulOusly as
those of the strongest organization.
for each is to receive justice. no more
and no less. The problems with which
we have to deal in our modern indus
trial and social life are manifold: but
the spirit in which it is necessary to
approach their solution is simply the
spirit of honesty. Of courage, and Of
common sense.
lrrigatSos md Canal.
In inaugurating the great work of
irrigation in the west the adminiStra-
tiOn has been enabled by congress to
take one of the longest strides ever
taken under our government toward
utilizing our vast national domain for
the settler. the actual hOme-maker.
Ever since this continent was dis
covered the need of the Isthmian canal
to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic
has been recognized: and ever since
has been planned. At last the dream
has become reality. The Isthmian
canal Is now being built by the gov
ernment Of the United states. We
with the incest and most
scrupulOus honor. and in a spirit OF
the largest generosity toward those
through whose territory it was I.
be devised by the spirit of faction or
the spirit of self-interest was made
in order to defeat the treaty with Pan
a ma and thereby prevent 4 the eonsnm-
tiOn Of the canal is now an assured
fact: hut most certainly IL is unwise
to entruSt the carrying out of SO mo-
mentNus a policy to those who have
endeavorcd to defeat the whole under
taking.
Our foreign policy has been so con-
Quoted that. while not one Of our just
claims has been sacrificed, our rela tOinS
the most peaceful kind: there Is not
a cloud on the horizon. The last cause
Of irritation between US and any other
nation was removed by the settlement
Nf the Alaskan boundary.
In the CarribeaN sea We have made
good our promises "f independence tO
cuba. and have proved our assertion
that our mission in the island was
one Of justice and not Of self-aEgran-
hizclncnt: and thereby no less than by
our action in Venezuela and Panama
We have shown that the Monroe doc
trine is a living reality. designed for
the hurt Of no nation. but for the pro-
lection of civilization on the western
continent. and for the peace OF the
Our ,S Stesdy ;n hs,S in
eninG disposition to use this power
with strict regard for the rights Of
and for the cause of interna-
Deslre F'rsesaship Of WerIA.
We earnestly desire friendship with
all the nations of the New and Old
Worlds: and We endeavOr to place our
reciprocal advantage instead OF hos
tility. We hold that the prosperity Of
each nation is an aid and not 4 him
drance to the prosperity Of other ma
tiOns. We seek international amity for
the same reasons that make % TO-
lieve in peace within our own borders:
and We seek this peace not because we
are afraid or unready. hut because We
think that peace is right as we'll as
American interests in the Pacific
have rapidly grown. American enter
prise has laid a cable across this. the
o. ssS%n tSss have P5 ss
Chinese empire well and desire its in
and independence.
Our footh0ld in the Philippines
greatly strenoehens our position in the
competition for the trade Of the east:
in the interest of the Philippine people
themselves. We have already given
them a large share in their govern
this share as rapidly as they give evil
dence Of increasing fitness for the
task. The great majority of the Off,
cials Of the islands. where elective or
pinSs. pRiSSs ": are are Ie0S now providing s for % a
legislative assembly. This is the first
step to be taken in the future. and
It would be eminently unwise to de-
this first step has been taken and tn.
results are manifest. To have gone
faster than We have already gone in
giving the islanders a constantly in
would have been disastrous. At the
present moment to give political fnde-
pendence to the islands would result
In the immediate ,'S loss ,,,c Of civil rights:
regards the mass of the Filipinos. for
the majority Of the islanders have been
given these great bOOns by US. and
only keep them safe because we vigi-
TO withdraw our government from the
islands at this time would mean to the
average native the loss Of his barely
won civil freedom. We have estab-
lished in the islands a government by
Americans assisted by Filipinos. We
are steadily striving to transform this
into self-government by the Filipinos
assisted by Americans.
The principles which We uphold
should appeal to all countrymen. in
all portions OF our country. Above all
they should give us strength with the
men and women who are the spiritual
heirs Of those who upheld the hands
Of Abra ham Lincoln: for we are Striv-
ing to do our work in the spirit with
Wnlcn Lincoln apPTOacheO MS DuTlne
the seven years that have just passed
there is no duty. domestic or foreign.
which We have shi-ked: no necessary
task which We ..sIe no: performed
with reasonable efficiency. We have
never pleaded impotence. We have
never sought refuge in criticism and
complaint instead of action. We face
the future with our past and our pres
ent as SuarantOrs of our promises. and
we are content to stand or to fall by
the record which We have made and
are making
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