The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-30
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Stands on fits Record:

t,ou,n 70 be possessed of both IT. is
calm and accurate review Of the po-
/ 1iticaI situation, with an occasional
| touch of satire and epigran, the point
of which is striking and strong be-
cauce of it's close adhesion to the
truth He recalls that three years ago
he announced his purpose to carry out
| The principles and policies of his pred
ecessor, and he has done 1t TO the pest
of his ability. If he is elected ne WILL
| as heretofore, continue to WORK 1or
1.-THE welfare of all our people, par
ty is of worth only in SO far as 1t pro
notes the National interest, and every
official, high or low, can serve MS par
ty best by rendering to the people the
best service of which he is capable
| The party is content to be judged
| nv its record of achievement. In the
| wears that have gone by we have
made the deed square with the word
and that is what Mr. Roosevelt will
do if elected to succeed himself. He
compares the position of the Republl-
| cans to that of the Democrats, VINO
! ..appeal for confidence on the ground
! which some express and some seek to
| have coufidentially under5tood, that
| if triumphant they may be trusted
| RI nrove false to every principle which
in the last eight years they have laid
| down as vital. Seemingly their pres
! ent attitude as to their past record is
| that some of them were mistaken and
| others insincere. We are not con-
strained to keep silent on any vital
question: we are divided on no vital
question: our policy Is continuous and
is the same for all sections and local
ties The President alludes to the
prosperity OF the country and the sta
Dility of the currency, the latter hav-
ing been firmly established by the
government on sound business princi-
pies. So long as the Republican party
is in power the gold standard is set
tied, mot as L matter Of temporary
political eXpediency: not because OF
shifting conditions in the production
of gold in certain mining centers, but
in accordance With what we regard as
the fundamental principles OF Nation
III morality and wis ,lom.'
Under the tariff law the President
says wages are higher than ever be-
fore. Whenever the need arises there
should be reaGjustment Of tariff
schedules, but it should De done by
the friends, and rot by the enemies,
of the system, as the latter would
sweep away the protective policy. He
says protection is vital to the farmer,
the merchant and the manufacturer,
but no other man is so interested in
it's maintenance as the wage-earner.
He says: cit is a singular fact that the
only great reciprocity treaty recently
adopted-that with Cuba-was final
ly opposed almost alone by the repre-
sentatives of the very party which
now states that it favors reciprocity
Concerning the organizations of cap
ital and labor he says leach is to be
granted the full protection Of the law,
and each in turn is to be held to
strict obedience to the law, for no
man is above it, and no man is below
it, The Democrats, he says, bitterly
opposed the treaty with Panama and
sought thus to prevent the construc-
ton of the canal, and it would be I'M
wise to trust the carrying out of SO
momentous a policy to those who en-
deavored to defeat it.
The successful management of for
eign affairs by the State Department
is described, as is also the scrupu-
lous enforcement of the Monroe Doc
trine What he says of the Philippine
administration is clear and sensible,
in contrast with the ambiguity of the
Democratic plank on that subject. The
purpose OF the government has been
to make the F'ilipinos self-governing,
and as a means to that end a large
majority of the Offices are in the
hands of the natives. I'VE have es-
tablished in the islands a government
by Americans, assisted by Filipinos.
We are steadily striving to transform
this into self-government by the Fill
pinos, assisted by Americans
The address concludes thus: eve
face the future with our past and our
present as a guarantee of our prom
Uses. and we are content to stand or
fall by the record which we have
made, and are making The speech
is not too long for easy reading, and
it is doubtful if there will be a clearer
or more interesting presentation of
the political situation during the cam
paign. Every Republican who hopes