The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-28

1 makes liberal customers for our pro-
| ducts. Under this policy of protection
! our home market affords all our peo-
4 pie a better market than has any
/ other people on earth, and this. too,
/ even if We did not sell any of our
I products abroad. In addition to this.
/ we have come TO be the greatest eX-
porting nation i'm the world. For the
! year ending June 30. 1904. our exports
/ TO foreign countries We're valued at
/ 81 $50 600 600. of which $3.50 900 600 were
/ products of the factory. The world
fell in our debt last year $40. 600 900.
! an increase Of $4,000, 900 over the pre-
! ceding year.
Opposed by Democrats.
This policy Of protection has always
been opposed by the opponents of the
/ Republican party. and is opposed by
/ them to-day. In their last national
/ platform. adopted at St. Louis. they
/ denounCe protection as robbery. They
neve- have been given power, but
| they proceeded by word and act 10 de-
strOy the policy Of protection. Their
platform is as silent as the grave touch
ing the gold standard. and our cur
( renCy system. Their chosen leader aft
er his nomination. having been as ST.
lent as the sphynx to that time, sent
his telegram saying in substance that
the gold standard is established, and
that he will govern himself according
! " if he should be elected.
4 congratulate him. II is better
10 be right late than never. It is
better TO be right in one thing than
wrong in all things. 1 wonder if it
| ever occurred 10 him that if his vote
and support for his party's candidate
ia 1896 and 1900, had been decisive, we
would now have the silver standard.
Uncle Joe Wondered why.
Il wonder what made him send that
telegram after he was nominated and
why he did not send il before. When
did he have a change of the heart end
judgment? And does he at heart
believe in the gold standard. and our
currency system. or does he try now
to reap. where he has not so"-n. If,
perchance. he should be elected by fore
ing together discordant elements, /
submit that with a Democratic House
of Representatives or House and Sen
ate there would be no harmonious &C
tion in legislation or administration
that would benefit the people, but
that doubt and discomfort would every
where distress production and labor.
Consumption would be curtailed In
short we would have an experience
similar to that from 1898 to 1897. If
this chosen leader and his friends are
converts to Republican policies. should
not they bring forth fruits meet for
repentance before they ask to be plac-
cd i'm the highest positions to affect
the well-heing of all; or, if they pro-
fesS all things to all men, then they
are not worthy the confidence of any
man. If clothed with power. will they
follow in the paths of legislation ac-
cording to their lives and votes as
manifested by their action always here
tofore or will they stand by, protect
and defend the gold standard and our
currency system that have been Great
ed under the lead of the Republican
party?
In the history of the republic. in
time of peace, no executive has had
greater questions to deal with than
yourself. and none have brought great
er courage, wisdom and patriotism to
their solution. You have enforced the
law against the mighty and the lowly
without fear. favor or partiality. Under
the constitution, you have recommend
ed Legislation to Congress from time
to time as it was your duty to do.
and when it was passed by Congress.
have approved it, You have. under the
constitution. led in making a treaty
which was ratified by the Senate. and
is approved by the people. which not
appropriations made by Congress. pro-
ceeds with. the construction of the
Panama canal
"The Republican party. under your
leadership keeps its record from the
beginning under Lincoln of doing
things, the right thing at the right
time. and i'm the right way, notwith-
standing the opposition of those who
oppose the right policies from the selfish
or partisan standpoint. They dare not
tell the truth about your official ac-
ton or the record of the party and
then condemn it. They can, for selfish
or partisan reasons, abuse you person
ally and misrepresent the party which
you lead II is true, however. that, so
far their abuse of your action and
their alleged fear of your personality
is insignificant as compared with the
personal and partisan carpings against
Lincoln, Grant and Mckinley. when
they were clothed with power by the
people. Those whose only grievance is
THAT you have enforced the law and
those who carp for more partisan capi-
tai will not, in my judgment, reap the
harvest of success. The Republican
party for you and under your leader
ship appeals to the great body of the
people who live in the sweat of their
faces. make the civilization, control
the republic, fights its battles and de-
termines its policies. for approval and
continuance in power.
The Verdict at Chicago.
THE office of President of the United
States is the greatest on earth and
many competent men in the Republican
party are ambitious TO hold IT, yet the
Republican convention met at Chicago
June last and unanimously, with one
accord, nominated you as the candidate
OF the party for President. l am sure
all Republicans and a multitude Of
good citizens who do not cali them
selves Republicans said Amen"
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