The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-12

/ the senate, became under the Consti-
| luton part of the supreme law OF the
/ land Neither I'm this nor in any other
/ matter has there been the slightest fail
/ ufe 10 I'VE up TO the Constitution Ina
/ letter ana IN spirit But the Constitu-
/ non must be observed positively as
wen as negatively. The president $ du--
/ ~ Is 20 serve the country i'm accord
ahce with the Constitution: and 1 should
/ be derelict in my duty if / used a false
construction of the Constitution as "a.
shield for weakness and timiditv. or as
: an excuse for governmental impotence.
Plea in Extenuation.
Similar Misrepresentation IS the one
weapon of our opponents in regard TO
our foreign policy, and the way the
navy has been made useful in carry
ing out this policy. Here again all that
we ask is that they truthfulIy state
what has been done. and then say
whether or not they object TO it; for il
continued in power we shall continue
our foreign policy and our handling or
the navy on exactly the same lines in
! the future as in the past To what
phase of our foreign policy, and TO
what use of the navy, do cur oppon-
I entS object? Do they object to the
way in which the Monroe doctrine has
! been strengthened and upheld2 Never
before has this doctrine been acquiescedi
in abroad as il is now; and vet. while
uphOlding the rights Of the weaker
American republics against foreign ag-
gression, the administration has lost no.
opportunity to point out TO these re-,
publics that those who seek equity
should come with clean hands, and
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must accept the responsibilities that z.
with the exercise Of the right. Do our
opponents object 10 what was done in
reference to the petition of American
citizens against the kishenev mas
Sscre? or 10 the protest against thN
treatment Of the Jews in ROumania
or to the efforts that have been madt
in behalf Of the Armenians in Turkey
No other administration in our history.
no other government in the world, has
more consistently stood for the broad
est spirit, of brotherhood IN our COM
mon humanity, or has held more reso-'
lutte attitude Of protest against every
wrong that outraged the civilization Of
the age. AT home or abroad. Do our op-.
pOnents object 10 the fact that the in
ternatiOnal tribunal at The Hague was
rescued from impotence. and turned in.
TO a potent instrument for peace among
the nations2 This government has used
that tribunal, and advocated its use
by others, in pursuance Of its policy
to promote the cause Of International
peace and good viii by all honorable
methods. In carrying out this policy.
il has settled dispute after dispute by
arbitration or by friendly agreement
It has behaved towards all nations,
strong or weak. with courtesy. dignity
nd and iG nTrnfInnr
terms with all
Credit Belongs to Teller.
Do our opponents object to the set
tlement Of the Alaska boundary. linee
DO they object to the fact that after
freeing Cuba we gave her reciprocal
trade advantages with the United
States, while at the same time keeping
naval stations in the island and pro-
viding against its sinking into chaos.
as being conquered by any foreign
power? Do they object 10 the fact that
our flag now flies over Porto RicO2 Do.
they object to the acquisition OF Ha-
wall? once they hauled down" our
flag there; we have hoisted il again;
do they intend once more 10 haul X
down? Do they object 10 the part We
played in China2 Do they not object
that the voice of the United States
would now count for nothing in the far
east if we had abandoned the Philip
pines and refused to do what was done
in China2 DO they object TO the fact
that this government secured a peace
full settlement Of the troubles in Nene-
zueIa two years ago? Do they object
to the presence Of the ship Of war or
Colon when the revolution broke out in
Panama, and when only the presence OF
this ship saved the lives Of American
citizens, and prevented insult TO the
flag? Do they object TO the fact that
American warships appeared promptly
at the port OF Beirut when an effort
had been made to assassinate an Amer
lean official, and in the port of Tangier.
when an American citizen had been
abducted2 and that in each case the
wrong complained OF was righted and
expiated2 and that within the last few
days the visit Of an American squad
ron TO Smyrna was followed by the
lOng-delayed concession Of their just
rights TO those Americans concerned inf
educational work i'm Turkey Do they
object to the trade treaty with China.
50 full Of advantage fOS the American
people i'm the future2 Do they object
10 the fact that the ships carrying the
national flag now have a higher stand
ard than ever before in craftsmanship
and IN seamanship, as individual units
and as component parts OF SQud0r0nSt
and fleets? IT they object TO any or ali
of these things, we jOiE issue with
them. Our foreign policy has been not
only highly advantageous TO the ITniUed
States. but hardly less advantageous To
the world as q whole. Peace and good
will have followed in its footsteps. The
government has shown itself no less
anxious TO respect the rights OF others
than insistent that the rights Of Amer
leans be respected in return. As for
the navy. il has been and is n Wv the
most potent guarantee % peace; and it
is such chiefly because il is formula
BILE and ready for use
That Pension Order.
When our opponents speak OF zen
croachmentS' by the executive upon
the authority Of congress or the judi
-ciary. apparently the act they Ordinari-
~ have in view is pension order No. IS.
issued under the authority OF existing
law. This order directed that here
after any veteran Of the civil war whG
had reached the age of s. should be
presumptively entitled to the pension
of Sc a month. given unGer the depen-
dent pension law 10 those whose ca
pacity TO earn their livelihood by man
ual labor has been decreased 30 nert
cent. and that by the time the age or
20 was reached the presumption should
be that the physical disability was
compietes the age being treated as an
evidential fact IN each case- This order
was made in the performance OF a dutv
imposed upon the president by an act