The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-06-21

conurmtnS or right 10 con8truct tne
canal; the ratification Of the treaty
by the Senate; conformatory legisla.
ion by Congress; the payment of the
$50. 1000, 900 to the French Company
and to Panama; the appointment of
the Canal Commission in accordance
with the law; and its organization to
begin the work.
Throughout the world the diploma
cy of the present administration has
made for peace and justice among
Nations. Clear-sighted to perceive
and prompt to maintain American in
t~erests. it has been sagacious and
simple n direct in its methods. and
considerate of the rights and of the
feelings of others.
All Americans who desire safe con.
sentative administration which shall
avoid cause of quarrel. all who abhor
war, all who long for the perfect sway
of the principles Of that religion
which we all profess, should rejoice
that under this Republican admins.
~tration their Country has attained a
potent leadership among the Nations
in the cause ~ peace ard i~nternaIion.
al Justice
The first adniinist ~ation Of Mckin.
ley fought and woa the war with
Spain, put down the instruction in
tho Dhilinninac anYnynl lIauyait r.,y
cued the legislation in Pekin. brought
Porto Rico into our commercial sys-
TEN, enacted a protective Tariff. AMI
established our natiCnal currency on
the firm f%oundatt"i. Of THE gold sian
dard by the inan ,iai legislation of the
56th Congress.
The present admin stration has re-
duced taxation, REDUCED the public
debt, reduced the annual interest
charge, made effective progress in the
regulation of trusts, fostered business
promoted agriculture. built up the ma
Wy, ~reogranized the army, resurrected
the militia system. inaugurated q
new policy for the preservation n
reclamation of public lands. given civ.
il government to the Philippines. as.
tablished the Republic of Cuba. bound
it to us by the ties of gratitude. of
commercial nteres and of common
defense, swung open the closed gate,
way Of the Isthmus, strengthened the
Monroe dnntrina nnAaA Tho AlapEan
Boundary dispute. protected the integ
rity of China. opened wider its doors
If trade. advanced the principles Of
arbitration, and promoted peace
lmong he nations.
We challenge judgment upon this
-ecord of effective performance in leg
islation, in execution and in admins
ration.
The speaker here paid a gloomy
.ribute to the memory of the late mar
tyred President William Mckinley.
linking with him. his great lieuten
mt Hanna.
But We turn as they would have MS
turn, 10 the duties of the hour, the
hopes of the future; we turn as they
would have us turn, to prepare our
selves for the struggle under the
same standard borne in other hands
by right of true inheritance. Honor
ruth. courage, purity of life. domestic
virtue, love of country. loyalty to
high ideals-all these combined with
ictice intelligence, with learning. with
experience in affairs, with the conclu.
sive proof of competency afforded by
wise and conservative administration
by great things already done and
these we bring to the people with an.
other candidate. Shall not these have
honor in our land? Truth. sincerity.
courage. these underlie the fabric of
our institutions. Upon hypocrisy and
sham, upon cunning and false pre-
tense, upon weakness N cowardice.
lpon the arts Of the demagogue and
he devices of. the politician,-no gov.
ernment can stand. No system OF
popular government can endure In
which the people do no believe and
trust. Our President has taken the
whole people into his confidence. In
capable of deception. he has put
aside concealment. Frankly and with
out reserve. he has told them what
their government was doing n the
reasons. II Is no campaign of appear.
ances upon which We enter. for the
people know the good and the bad.
he C and the failure. to be cred
tied and charged TO our cou IL
is no campaign OF sounding words
and specious pretences. for our Presi
lent has told the people with frank.
ness what he believed and what he