Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-27

without sacrifice Of principle these differ
ences of opinion were reconciled.
There was no rupture OF a great party,
but an excellent practical outcome. the re-
suit of the harmonious cooperation Of two
successive Presidents and two successive
Congresses. This is an illustration Of the
governing capacity which entities us to the
confidence of the people, net only in our
purposes but in our practical ability to
achieve those purposes. judging by the his
tory of the last twelve years, down to this
very month, is there justification for be-
lieying that under similar circumstances
and with similar initial differences of opin-
ion, our opponents would have achieved any
practical result? ii
that our policy is to do fair and equal JUS
tice to ali men, paying no heed to whether
a man Ia rich or poor; paying no heed to
his race, his creed, or his birthplace.
and the organization Of labor as natural
outcomes of our Industrial system. Each
kind of organization is too be favored SO
long as 1t acts In spirit of justice and of
regard for the rights of others Each is to
be granted the full protection Of the law,
and each in turn is to be held to a strict
obedience to the law; for no man is above
it and no man below 1t. The humblest indi-
vidual is to have his rights safeguarded as
scrupuiously as those of the strongest or
ganization, for each Is; to receive justice,
no more and no less. The problems with
which we have to deal In our modern indus
spirit in which 1t is necessary to approach
their solution Is simply the spirit OF hon
esty, of courage and of common sense
Irrigation in the West.
In inaugurating the great work of irriga-
ton in the west the administration has
been enabled by Congress to take one Of
the longest strides ever taken under our
government toward utilizing our vast ma
tional domain for the settler, the actual
home-maker.
Ever since this continent was discovered
the Pacific and the Atlantic has been rec
ognized: and ever since the birth of our ma
ton such canal has been planned. At
last the dream has become a reality The
isthman canal Is now being built by the
government Of the United States. We con-
Quoted the negotiation for its construction
with the incest and most scrupulous honor.
and in spirit of the largest generosity
toward those through whose territory 1t
was to run. Every sinister effort which
could be devised by the spirit Of faction
or the spirit of self-fnterest was made in
order to defeat the treaty with Panama and
thereby prevent the contamination of this
work.
The construction Of the canal is now an
assured fact; but most certainly 1t Ia I'M
wise to entrust the carrying out of SO mo-
mentous q policy to those who have en-
deavored to defeat the whole undertaking.
Our foreign policy has been 80 conducted
that while not one OF our just claims has
been sacrificed, our relations with all for
eign nations are now Of the most peaceful
kind; there is not a cloud on the horizon
The last cause Of irritation between US and
any other nation was removed by the set
Element of the Alaskan boundary
In the Caribbean sea we have made good
our promises Of independence to Cuba and
have proved our assertion that our mission
in the island was one of Justice and not of
self-aggrandizement; and thereby no less
than by our action in Venezuela and Pana-
ma we have shown that the Monroe doc
trine is living reality, designed for the
hurt of no nation, but for the protection Of
civiliza ton on the western continent, and
for the peace of the world.
Our steady growth in power has gone
hand in hand with a Strengthening dispO-
sition to use this power with strict regard
for the rights of others. and for the cause
of international justice and good will.
For the Comfy of Nations.