Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-09-30

Mony prominent veterans urged the justice
of congressional action giving a service
pension to all veterans Bills to that effect
were introduced in Congress. And not I'M
til March of this year did anyone ever
claim to have made the discovery that the
President had power to treat the statute
as If 1t read that when a claimant mas
passed the age of 81 years he is necessarily
disabled one-half in ability to perform
manual labor and therefore entitled to a
pension.
The suspicion has been suggested that
the order was made to create an issue
that 1t was supposed to present strong
stragetic position in the battle of ballots.
On the assumption that the order, as stated
by the administration, is revocable at the
pleasure Of the executive, 1t having been
an attempted, though perhaps unwilling
encroachment upon the legIslatlVe power
tuition. l accept the challenge and declare
that if elected l will revoke that order.
But l go further and say that that being
done I will contribute my effort toward
the enactment of law to be passed by
both houses of Congress and approved by
the executive that will give an age pension
without reference to disability TO the sur
yiying heroes of the civil war, and under
the provisions of which Il pension may be
accepted with dignity because of the con
seriousness that 1t comes as a Just due from
the people through their chosen representa-
tiyes and rot as largeSs distributed by the
chief executive.
Foreign Relations.
The foreign relations of the government
have in late years assumed special lmpoT
lance. Prior to the acquisition of the Phil-
ippines, we were practically invulnerable
against attacks by foreign states 1hese
tropical possessions. however, 1000 miles
from our shores, have changed all this ana
have in effect put US under bonds TO Keep
management of foreign affairs the more CIR
-cumspect in that the recent American IN.
vasion of foreign markets III all parts OF
hos ait al 10 IL
sion of all the great industrial peoples. 1t
is essential, therefore, more than ever, TO
adhere strictly to the traditional policy OF
the country as formulated by Its hrst Pres
ident and never, in my judgment, wisely de
narted from-to invite friendly relations
with all nations while avoiding entangi1ng
alliances with any. Such a poncy means
the cultivation of peace Instead OF the
clorifcation of war, and the mlndlng or
our own business in lieu of spectacular in
termeddling with the affairs of other ma
lions 1t means strict observance of the
principles of International law and con-
dennis the doctrine that a great state, by
reason of its strength, may rightly appfo,
pirate the sovereignty or territory OF small
State on account Of its weakness. 1t means
for other American states that we claim
no rights and will assume no functions save
those of a friend and of an ally ana de-
fender as against European aggressions. 1t
means that we repudiate the role OF the
American continental policeman; that we
refuse to act as debt collector for foreign
states or their citizens; that we respect
the independent sovereignty of each Amer
lean state and its right to preserve order
and otherwise regulate its own internal at
fairs in it's own way, and that any inter
ventton in its affairs by US is limited to the
single office of enabling Its people to work
ont their own political and national destiny
for themselves free from the coercion of
any European state
Reform in Expenditures.
Twenty-eight years have passed since the
Democratic party of the State of New York,
In convention assembled. recommended to
the National Democracy the nomination of
Samuel T. Tilden as its candidate for the
Presidency, and declared 1t to be their set
fled conviction that return to the consti-
tntional principles. frugal expenses and ad-
purity of the founders OF the
renublic is the first and most imperious duty
Of the times-the commanding issue now
before the people of this union" This strong
eynressfon was called forth by the national
expenditures for the year 1875, amounting
to s274,oooooo-a situation which; In the
fied m imperative demand for reform in
the administration of public affairs As