Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-07-14

cIamation OF all the iands in the arid west
capable Of reclamation Is accomplished
We favor the preservation in SO far as
we can, of an open door for the world d
commerce In the orient Without unneces
sary entangiemSnt Ia oriental and European
affairs, and without arbitrary, Unlimited,
irresponsible and absolute government any
where within our Jurisdiction. We opposed,
as did George Washington himself, an IN
definite, irresponsible, discretionary and
vague absolutism and policy OF colonial
exploitation, no matter where or by whom
invoked or exercised. We believe with
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, that no
government has right to make one SET
Of laws for those ''at home and another
and a different set of laws, absolute In tneir
character, for those In the colonies" All
men under the American flag are entitled
to the protection of the instltuioLs whose
emblem is the flag; II they are unht 70
be members of the American body polite.
We insist that We ought to do for the
FiIipinos what we have already done for
the Cubans And 1t is our intent, as soon
as 1t can be done wisely and safe' Tor
the Filipinos themselves, and nfte mic
able arrangements with them concerning
naval stations, coaling stations ana trade
relations, and upon suitable guarantees oil
protection to all national and international
interests to set the Filipino people upon
their feet, free and independent, TO WORE
out their own destiny. I. "a
The endeavOr of the secretary OF war;
by pIedgng the governments indorse
ment for promoters in the Philippine
islands, to make the United States part
ncr in speculative exploitation OF the arch,
ipeago. which Is only temporarily held up
by the opposition of democratic senators ID
the last session, will, II successful, lead le
a perma nent ENHANCEMENT from which u
will be difficult to escape.
We favor statehood for Oklahoma ana
the Indian Territory. statehood for Arizona
statehood for New Mexico and terrltor
ial government for Porto Rico.
We favor the election of United States
senators by direct vote OF the people. .,os,
The race question has brought countless
woes to this country. The calm wlsdom
of the American people VIII see TO !!
that it brings no more TO revive the oeau
and hateful race and sectional anlmositEs
In any part of our common country means
confusion, distraction OF business anu ths
reopening of wounds now happily heaieu'
North, south, east and west nave out re-
Gently stood In line of battle from the
walls of Picking to the hills Of santiago,
and as sharers of common glory ana com
mon destiny should share fraternally
the common burdens. We therefore ue'
precate and condemn the BOurbonlike, sell
fish and narrow spirit of the recent republi
can convention at Chicago. which sought 10
kinde Il new fire of sectional strife, ana
we appeal from it to the sober common
sense and patriotic spirit Of the American
people.
The existing republican administration
has been spasmodic: cratic sensational,
spectacular and arbitrary. 1t has made
itself satire upon the congress, the
courts and upon the settled practices and
usages Of national and International law.
Ii summoned the congress into hasty
and futile extra session and virtually ad-
jOurned 1t. leaving behind in its flight from
Washington uncalled calendars and unac-
complshed tasks.
1t made war. which is the sole power
of congress. without its authority. 1t
violated a plain statute of the United
States well as PLAIN treaty obligations,
International usages and international law
and has done under pretense of execut-
ing a great public policy which could have
been more easily effected lawfully, consti-
tutionally, and with honor.
1t forced strained and unnatural con-
struCtions upon statutes usurning judicial
Interpretation, and substituting congress
sional decree.
1t withdrew from congress their custo-
mary duties of investigation which have
heretofore made the representatives of the
people and the states the terror OF evil
doors.
1t conducted secretive Investigation
of its own and boosted of a few samDls
convicts, while it threw a broad coverlet
chosen field Of operative abuses, and kept
in power the superior officers under whose
administration the crimes had been COM
mitted.
lies. but paralyzed by its first victory, 1t
flung out the flag of truce and cried
out that it would not l"run amuck"-be-
co"de6a bv its vacilatons.
Conducting the campaign upon this decla-
atior of our principles and purposes, we
only of our great and time hOnored organ.
ization but also the active assistance Of all
of our fellow citizens who. disrega riding
past differences upon questions no longer
stitutioual government rs framed and as
bound by the fathers of the republic