The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-23

The American aeepse wefs fortunate
n his successor To wham they turned
with trust and eonElaence which have
been fully 1ustifed. President Roose-
welt brought TO the great Responsible
ties thus sadly forced upon him. . clear
head a brave heart and an earnest
patriotism and high ideals Of public
Fduty and pnblicservice. True to the
principles of the Republican party and
TO the policies which that party had
declared. he has met new and vital
questions with ability and with success.
The confidence of the people in his
justice. inspired BY his public career.
enabled him to render personally an
fnestimable service to the country by
bringing about a settlement OF the coal
strike which threatened such disast-
rous results at the opening OF the vim
ter OF 1902.
Our foreign policy under his ad-
ministration has not only been able.
vigorous and dignified but in the high
est degree successful. The complt-
Gated questions which arose In vsne-
zula was stilled in such a way by
President Roosevelt that Monroe doct-
rine was signaliy INDICATED and the
cause OF peace and arbitration greatly
advanced
His prompt and vigorous action In
Panama which We commend In the
highest terms not only secured to US
the canal route. but avoided foreign
complications which might have been
OF very serious character.
He has continued the policy OF Presi-
dent Mckinley in the Orient. and our
cent commercial treaty with that em-
pire has never been so high
He secured the tribunal by which the
vexed and peritous question of Alas
kan boundry was fnaHy settled.
Whenever crimes against humanity
have been perpetrated which have
shocked our people hts protest has
been made and our good OffieerB have
been rendered but always with due re-
gard 10 international obligations
Under his guidance We find ourselves
al peace with all the world and never
were we more respected or our wishes
more regarded by foreign nations,
Pre- emluen;ly successful In regard
equally fortunate In dealing with do
nestle questions The country has
known that the public credit and the
national currency were absolutely safe
In the hands Of BITS administration. In
the enforcement Of the LAWS he has
shown not only courage but the Wis
dom which understands that 10 permit
iaNs To he Violated or ItsreKarded
opens the door 10 arafchry while the
just enforcement OF the law il the
soundest epnaeTY attsm lie has held
firmly Ia the Fundamental American
doctrine that All men must obey the
law that there must be 100 distinction
between rich ard poor between strong
and weak. bat that justice ard equal
protection under the law ruust be Sc
cured 80 every citizen without re-
gard 10 race, creed or condition,
HIS administration has been through
ont vigorous and high minded ard
pa Tissti5 So os,fFsfTas51ti & without fs
servauon to the eonstdsrafs Judgment
Of the American people
Chairman Cannon tire n#dvaBced To
the far end of the platform and read a
dispatch from Washington giving the
u)tlfuatamof Secretary HAY 10 tbr Mo
rcccau government thar the United
States wanted either Perdgearis alive
or RAisulg dead. This announcement
was received with Wild enthusiasm.
The election % members Of the nA-
tienal Republican committee w7as the
next bushes. In order and Chairman
Cannen expedited it by securing con
sent 10 ong4t a ron call la place Of
"a hieh the clerk read tb@ recumm~nda~
tlon Of the various state delegations FOR
this committee.
The convention al 30 .. rn. on mo
tiou Of Senator Kaas OF New Jersey
adjourned until 30 O'Clock ThurSday
morning