The San Francisco call., 1904-06-23

purposes
m s f rsdn OF ne of the
forour years which have elapsed since the election Of
Lincoln the Republican party has ned compete con-
years has partial control through the
session OF one or two branches Oh tne
complete control for only two This long tenure
1t is demonstration that the Republican party has COM
manded the confidence of the American people for near
tory and has displayed high capacity for rule and
by the ncapacty and inrmity of purpose shown by its
opponents
PARTY RECORDS ARE COMPARED
The Republican party entered upon its present period
of complete supremacy in 1897 We have every right to
compshed for it has added 9ster M even to the trad,
We then found the country after four years Of Dem
u o the
administration attitude toward Spain was feeble and
notifying the standard of values was threatened and
depression which had succeeded the panic of 1893 hope
We met these unhsppy conons vigorously effective
ly alone We replaced Democratic tariff law, based
lection, by protective tariff. and industry, freed from
laws expanded degree before known. has
conquered new markets and has created volume Of ex
and all industries have revived and prospered
GOLD STANDARD FIRMLY ESTABLISHED.
We firmly established the gold standard. which was
then with destruction Confidence returned to
FoT r By
issues of bonds we the e r an naheS
four after the Spanish had closed to
hundred millions of annual taxes redNce
the public and lower the interest charges of the
The public credit. which had that in
time of peace Democratic administration made large
loans at exravagant rates of interest in order to
expenditures under Republican adminstra-
ton to its highest point and enabled us to borrow at
We paIter longer with the mseries
set Cuba free governed island years and
gave it to the Cuban people with order restored
Will mi
established free from debt and connected with the United
have organized the government of Porto Rico and
its people now enjoy peace freedom, order and pros
In the Philippines we have suppressed insurrecton es-
before known there. We have organized civil gov
have upon the people Of those the
largest civil liberty they have ever enjoyed
take and effective action in the relief of the
legations Peng and decisive part in preventing the
partition and preserving the integrity of China
IsTHNnAN CANAL NOW UNDER WAY.
The possession of route for an isthmian canal,
piished fact The great work of connecting the
Pacific and the Atlantic oceans by canal is at last be-
we have passed laws which & will bring the arid lands
We have reorganzed the army and put it in the high
We have passed laws for the improvement and sup
We have pushed forward the building the navy the
defense and the protection of our honor and inter-
Our administration Of the great departments of the
Government has been honest and efficient and wherever
ton has not hesated to probe the evil and bring the
justice, without to party political
enacted by the Republican party, which the
Democratic party failed to enforce and which
tended the protection of the public against the
discrimination the Illegal encroachment
aggregatons of capital, have fearlessy enforced
by Republican President and new laws insurng re-
sponsble publicity the operation of
providing additional remedies for the preven-
ton discrimination in freight rates have passed
by a Republican Congress.
RECORD OF PLEDGES FULFILLED.
In this achievement during the last eight
years may be read the pledges which Republican
party has fulfilled We to continue this prin
ciple and we declare constant adherence
lowing principles:
Protection which guards and develops industries
is cardinal policy of the Republican party The
Of protection should always at least equal
ference in the cost of production at home
We insist the maintenance of the principles
econ and therefore rates of should readusted
only when conditions have changed that the public
terest demands their alteration
But this work cannot safely be committed any
hands than those of the Republican party To ntrust
to the Democratic party is to invite disaster Whether,
in 1892 the Democratic party declared the
unconstitutional whether it demands tariff
tariff revision its real object is destruction
of the protective system.
However specous the name the purpose is ever the
same. Democratic tariff has always been followed by
business adversty Republican tariff by
perity. To Republican Congress and Republican
President this great question can safely intrusted
When the only free trade among great ma
tons agated return to protection the chief protective
country should not falter in maintaining it.