Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-29

the rails and England will have the
money: If we make our own rails. We
will have the rails and lie money
] too.
She stated that the schedule was
not sacred, but insisted that the pro
tcctive tariff was. and said that the
walls of the tariff must be built just
high enough to protect the people.
Attention was also called TO the fact
that all the money the government
puts out is good money. The speaker
remembered the time when there were
all kinds OF money in circulation
good, bad and Indifferent But fnan.
cial policy was established by the Re
publican party, and this policy gave
us sound money. No one now looks
at bill to see whether 1t is issued
by good bank or not 1t is all good
money. because every bill is backed
by the government.
She spoke of the war with Spain
and told how 1t was that the United
States through President McKinley's
policy. was able to dictate the terms
of peace In the Boxer revolution in
China, when the representatives OF all
the great powers of the world we're
surrounded by bowling mob in he
was thereby saved from the catas-
trophe of an international war such
as was never seen. To this broad pol
Icy Of the United States was due the
reason why China was not dismem-
bered. and also the present policy of
the open door" in that country.
Speaking of the claim OF some crit
les of the government that such a
policy was Commercial" she plainly
showed that civilizating influences
went along with commercialism, and
that no commercial enterprise was
started by an American in a foreign
land without Its accompanying Amer
lean influence. This was applicable to
the Philippines as well We want the
trade with China. because we must
make conditions for the people who
are already here, those yet to come
from foreign lands and for our child
rem as well. She declared the course
OF the United States in the Philip
pines and China to be the biggest hu-
manitarian act that ever was.
The war with Spain, wherein the
United States interfered and gave
Cuba her freedom. she characterized
as being without a precedent in all
history. Never since creation, was
there a war like 1t. when the sole OBJ
ject was for the sake of humanity.
With great pride the speaker made
the statement that President Roose-
welt sits at the head of the table at
the banquet of nations"
The Monroe doctrine was alive to
lay, and it vas supplemented by the
Mckinley doctrine. which was "hu-
manity and the open door" We have
got the door open and are able to keep
1t open on account of our army.
Never was there so much humani-
~ in our government as now" Mrs.
Foster said, and she declared Admiral
Dewey to be the geratest missioiary
hat was ever sent out from America.
Every ship that goes over to the
Philippines carries good American
citizens, and the institutions of the
United States are so ingrained that
where our commercial interests go,
there go also our citizens. and soon
after the women follow, and she as
serted that the commercial policy of
William Mckinley, which is being
rerpetuated by President Roosevelt,
20 be the greatest avenue of Chris
tianity ever opened.
The Panama canal had been wanted
for 100 years. but 1t remained for
Roosevelt to start it. What more, she
asked, could have been accomplished
10 prove the good of the Republican
policy than all these things enumer-
ated?
There was painful silence when
the speaker asked what the Demo-
ratio party had ever given the coun-
try Nothing but the Civil war. she
said.
The state situation was briefly
passed over and Governor Peabody's
course was upheld
She thought likely he had made
some mistakes-only those who never
10 anything never make any-but in
the main the governor deserved the
support of the people for his stand
for law and order and the right of
every man to work
After the speaking Woman's
Roosevelt club was organized and a
large list of names were signed. The
list contained the names of many
Democratic women. who were willing
to support Roosevelt because they
knew what he stood for. while they
have been unable so far to find out
Just what Parker does stand for.
Mrs. Foster received a great many
of the women and men of the audien-
&c after the speaking.
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