Arizona republican., 1904-06-22

n the time when America shall raise within her own limits every product of the soil consumed by her people, as she makes within her own limits every necessary product of manufacture,-- these have been cardinal objects of republican administration; and we show a record of practical things done toward the accomplishment of these ob- JectR never before approached.
 PRACTICAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
 Four years ago we held the island of Cuba by military occupation. The op- position charged. and the people of Cuba believed. that we did not intend to keep the pledge of April goth, 1893, that when the pacificatiOn of Cuba was accomplished we should leave the gov
 ernment and control of the island to it's people. The new policy towards Cuba which should follow the fulfill ment of that pledge was uniformed. During the four years it has been work ed out in detail and has received ef- feet. IL was commlllicated by execu- tive order to the military governor. It was embodied in the Act of Congress known as the Platt amendment. It was accepted by the Cuban constitu- tional convention on the 18th of Octo- Der. 1901. It secured to Cuba her li- berty and her independence, but it re- quired her to maintain them, It for bade her ever to use the freedom we had earned for her by so great a sacri- flee of blood an dtrsasure, to give the island to any other power; 1t required her 10 maintain a government adequate for the protection of life and property and liberty, and should she fall, 1t gave us the right to intervene for the main tenance of such a government. And it gave us the right to naval stations upon her coast for the protection and de- fense alike to Cuba and the United States.
 On the 2Oth of May, lsO2, under a constitution which embodied these stip- ulations. the government and control of Cuba were surrendered 10 the president and congress elected by her people, and the American army sailed away. The new republic began it's existence with an administration of Cubans complete ly organized in all it's branches and trained to effective service by Ameri- can officers. The administration of President Palma has been wise and efficient. Peace and order have prevail ed. The people of Cuba are prosper- ous and happy
 LAW AND LIBERTY FOR FILIPINos
 When the last national convention met, the Philippines were also under military rule. The insurrectos from tn. mountains spread terror among the peaceful people by midnight foray and secret assassination. Aguinaldo bided his time in a secret retreat. Over TO- 900 American soldiers from more than 500 stations, held a still vigorous enemy in check. The Philippine commission had not yet begun its work
 The last vestige of insurrection has been swept away. With their work ac- complished. over 55.O0O American troops have been brought back across the Pa oihc. Civil government has been estab- lished throughout the archipelago. Peace and order and justice prevail. The Philippine commission, guided at first by executive order and then by wise legislation of congress in the Phil irpine Government act cf July l. 1902 have established and conducted a gov crnmcnt which has been a credit to their country and blessing to the people of the islands. The body of laws which they have enacted, upon careful and intelligent study Of the needs of the country. challenges comparison with the statutes Of any country. The personnel of civil government has been brought together under an advanced and comprehensive civil service law, which has been rigiCly enforced. A compete census has been taken. de- siEnel to be there, as 1t was in Cuba, the hasis for representative govern ment. and the people Of the islands will soon proceed under provisions already mace by congress to the election of a representative assembly. in which for the first time in their history they may have a voice in the making of their own laws. In the meantime the local and provisional governments are in the hands Of officers elected by the Fili- pinos. and in the great central offices, in the commission. on. the bench, in the executive departments, the most dis tingulshed men Of the Filipino race are taking part in the government of their people. A free school system has been established and hundreds of thousands of children are learning les sons which will help fit them for self government. The seeds of religious strife existing in the bitter controyer- sy between the people and the religious orderH have been deprived of potency for harm by the purchase of the friar's lands. and their practical withdrawal. There is but one point of disturbance, and that is in the country of the Mo hammedan Moros, where there is an occasional ftful savage outbreak against the enforcement of the law re- gently made to provide for adequate supervision and control to put an end 10 the practice Of human slavery.
 When Governor Taft sailed from Manila in December last. to fill the higher office where he will still guard the destinies of the people for whom he has done such great ard noble ser vice. ne was followed to the shore by a great and mighty throng, not of re- pressed and suilen subjects, but of free and peaceful people. whose tears and prayers Of affectionate farewell showed that they had already begun to learn that "our flag has not lost its gift of benedsction in it's world wide journey to their shores"
 No one can foretell the future, but