The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-08-25

united 90 his Cabinet, tot snpv
tons aud criticism, his letter Of ar-
ceptanee. Il may not be made pub
lie for . week or ten days. His
views are 70 well known upon all
the great questions now before the
public hal il would be easy to guess
what he has Ia mind 10 say to the
people. This letter may not be ss
judicial rs the recent speech Of
an eminent Democrat, eu, il will
certainly be to the point and unmis-
taxable in its meaning. What the
Administration has accomplished.
even very recently, is a matter Of
public record. There has been no
mishaps, no miscarriages, during
the whole Of il. II the attempt IS
made by the opposition to ignore
what are called "party issues and
confne the campaign to a personal
criticism of the President, it viii
prove to be a fatal mistake. That
sort of f~ault-finding has exhausted
itself. The people will ask them
selves: Are we content with the
Republican party and its profess
sions, as well as its pcrlormaneesi
Is the President = safe. energetic,
representative mani As Speaker
Cannon says, THUS far he has
secured our ends ia Turkey, in Chi
ma, in Morocco and in Panama.
We have not become involved IN
any foreign war or European quar-
rels, nor are we likely to be. No
nation Of the old world can afford
to quarrel with US. The speeches
the President recently made to the
visiting Filipinos and Porto Rloans
must have convinced them of his
sincerity and good intentions. He
impressed upon them the necessity
of doing practical work with all
their might. That is what has Civ
en- the American people their great
up-lift. And that is the secret Of
the prosperity which continues in
the land, even IL. here and there
strikes are IN progress. The Presi.
den, has decided TO follow the ex.
ample of Mckinley IN 200 aud re
fran from making campaign poli.i.
cal speeches. But there will be
enough spsll-binders to charm the
public. Among those who will
stump the country for MFR. Roose-
velt are Speaker Cannon, SeeTeta-
ries Shaw and Taft, Senators Fair
banks and Lodge, Corporal Tanner,
and many others whose names are
yet to be announced.
An the prominent Republicans
who visited the White House the
past week brough, cheering news Of
the determination and eontentment
OF the people. Mr.. Foss Of Illi-
nois. chairman Of the committee on
Naval affairs, is confident that his
state wall give the usual majority
for the Republicans. He says the
Chicago strike will have no influence
upon the election. Gov. Chatter
ton, Of Wyoming, has assured the
President that bis state is safely Re-
publican. A pfominen, editor from
Nebraska, who was In the city yes
terdsy. reports that the Republican
situation ia that state Is good. The
Republican campaign book has APP
peared aud IL full of interesting and
reliable reading matter. Among
the speeches !, contains are the hes,
by Mckinley, Hay, Hanna, Root,
Cannon. Fairbanks and others.
Even the Democratic aud Populis,
plaifoms are given. The leading
subjects discussed are the tariff, 10
the extent Of IS pages), wages, la.
Dor, prices. trusts, expansion, the
Panama canal, Cuba and reeiproci-
~. irrigation aud the punishment Of
offenders who have been in the ser.
vice of the Government. The book
claims that the Repablieap party
has redeemed lis pIedgesl that pros
perity has followed. and that the