The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-23

miseries Of Cuba. We fought a quick and
victorious war with Spain. We set Cuba
free. governed the island for three years
and then gave Il to the Cuban people with
order restored. with ample revenues, with
education and public health established.
free from debt and connected with the
United States by wise provisions for our
mutual interests.
We have organized the government OF
Porto Rico and it's people now enjoy
peace, freedom, order and prosperity. "
In the Philippines we have suppressed
insurection. established order and given to
life and property a security never known
heretofore. We have organized civil gov
ernment made IL effective and strong IN
administration and have conferred upon
the people OF those islands the largest
civil liberty they have ever enjoyed.
BY our possession of the Philippines we
were enabled 10 take prompt and-effective
action In the relief of the legations at Pc
kin and a decisive part in preventing the
partition and preserving the integrity OF
China.
THE CANAL PROJECT.
The possession of route for an 18TH
milan canal. so long the dream OF Ameri-
can statesmanship, .s now an accom-
plished fact. The great work OF connect
ing the Pacific and the Atlantic by
Republican party.
We have passed laws which will bring
the arid lands OF the United States within
the area OF cultivation.
We have re-organized the army and
put II I'm the highest state OF efficiency.
We have passed laws for the improve
ment and support Of the militia
We have pressed forward the building
OF the navy. the defense and protection
of our honor and overy interest
Our administration of the great depart
ment Of the government has been honest
and efficient and wherever wrong doing
has been discovered the Republican ad-
ministration has not hesitated 10 probe
the evil and bring offenders 20 justice
without regard to party or political lies.
LAWS FEARLEssLY ENFORCED.
Laws ,cted by the Republican party
which IN Democratic party failed TO en-
force ana which were intended for the
protection OF the public against the un-
Just discrimination or the illegal en-
croachment Of vast aggergations OF capt.
tai have been feariessly enforced by Re-
publican president and new laws ensur-
ing reasonable publicity as to the opera
tions OF great corporations and providing
additional remedies for the prevention Of
discrimination In freight rates have been
passed by Republican congress
In this record OF achievement during
the past eight years may be read the
pledges which the Republican party has
fulfilled. We promise TO continue these
policies and we declare our constant ad-
herence 10 the following principles:
PROTECTION POLICY.
Protection which guards and develops
our industries is a cardinal policy Of the
Republican party. The measure of pro-
lection should always at least equal the
difference IN the cost Of production AZ
home and abroad. we insist upon the
ma lntenance of the principles OF protec-
tion and therefore rates ~ duty should
be readiusted only when conditions have
SD rTHuErd- tirrt-tir-- -rtfbiic-ifftere-t- DE-
mands their alteration. but this work
cannot safely be committed 10 any other
hands than those of the Republican party. 4
To entrust 70 10 the Democratic party
is 10 invite disaster. Whether. ~ In 1892,
the Democratic party declared the pro-
tective tariff unconstitutional. or whether
is demands tariff reform or tariff revision
its real object Is always the destruction