The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-28

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ferenees oflopinso1i were 'reco,iclied. There
was no rupture Of a great pa y, but an y
excellent practical outcome, the result OF
cessive Presidents and two successive
Congresses. This Is an Illustration or
the governing capacity which entities ~. y.
TO the confidence Of the people, not ON,
ability 10 achieve those purposes. .Iudg-3
Ing by the history of the last twelve
years, down to this very month IS th 1,,l,
justification for believing that under sim I'm
tial differences OF opinion, our opponents
would have achieved any practtlicas.li. Il re-
suit? X b. ls M Y, !. y, IL
that our naT poi ase IS to aos faif and equal
Justice to all men, paying no .heeaa,..o
whether man 4 is rich or poor; paying
no heed to his race. his creed or ms MS
birthplace.
Capital and Labor.
eve recognize the orCanizat ton of ca p
ital and the oreaniza tionso labor as the
natural outcomes Of our ndustrial. sys
tenn Each kind of organization s q, bs
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justice and o. regard for. the rights, 81 q
others, Each is to be granted the lulle
protection OF the law, and each Ain8 turn Urn
is TO be held to a strict obedience to- the
law, for no man is above 1T and no man
below 1t. The humblest individual is q O.
have his rights safeguarded as sscrupu-
louslys as those Of the strongest organi-
more and no less. The problems witt,
which We have to deal in our modern
industrial and social life are manifold
but the spirit in which 1t Is necessary
TO approach their. solution is simply the
spirit of honesty, of courage and oftcon,-3
mon sense.
Sin nangurating the great work 4, ]. Of
in the west the administration OF
one of the 5longes r strides 4 ever ia ken
under our government toward utilizing
our vast national domain for the settler
the actual Ghome-maker III.
Ever since 7 his continent was discoV-3
cred the need of an 1sthmlan canal To-
connect the Pa cifc and the Atlantic; has
been recognize and ever since the plrlh
of our nation such n canal has been.
planned. At last the dream has become
a reality. The 1sthmian canal is now
being built BY the government Of the
United States. We conducted the. ncgo
tiations fort construction with the
incest and most scrupulous honor and ~
a spirit Of the largest generosity towards
those through " hose territory y was to
run. Every X sinister effort which could
spirit Of self Interest was made In order
10 defeat the treaty with Panama and
thereby prevent T the tconSummatlon oil lnis
work. The construction ofa the canal 4. IS
1T is unwlse to entrust the carrying out
of so DlolnentOus a policy to- those VINO
have endeavorcd to defeat he whole I'M
dertaking. 4 sFs3 .l ls
Foreign P olicy.
"Our foreign policy has been so CON
Quoted that while not oneJ5of our Just
claims has been saerlheea, our realio 1i;s
most peaceful Kind; there is not a cloud
on the horizon. Tho last cause Of lrrita-
ton between US and any other nation
was removed by the settlement of the
= = I'm init the Caribbean sea Swc have made
good our promises OF Independence to
Cuba, and have proved fourassertlon thlt
our mission In the island was one OF JUS.
!ticc and not OF aggrandizement; and
thereby, no less than BY our action In
Venezuela and panama ws hays s1h oy,,
ton, but for the protection Of civill 70
ton 1.-THE west ern continent and for the
peace Of tho world. Our, steady growth
STRENGTHENING disposition to use this
power With strict regard for the rights
of others and for the GAUGE OF intcrna-
tional justice and good WILL
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the nations Of the. new and old worlds,
and we endeavor to place our relations
with them upon a basis or reciprocal adj
vantage, Instead Of hostility. We hold
aid and not q hindrancc to the prosperity
of other nationsl We seek International
amity for the same reasons That make
ders; and We. seek this peace not because
we are afraid or unready, but because We
think that peace Is right, as we'll as adj
iyantageous sa5 y ISL
American interests In the Pacific have
RAPIDLY grown American enterprise has
laid a ca bio across this the greatest of
oceans, We have proved ~, effective RAJ hr
ion that, We wish the Chinese Empire
The Philippines,
Our ,foothold in tho Philippines greatly
ton for the trade OF the EAST. but we are
governing the Philippines In tho interest;
OF the Philippine people themselves. We
have already given them q large share In
increase this share as rapidly as they
give evidence of increasing iltness for
The task, The great major!tyEof the Off
cials Of the island, whether elective Or
assembly, This is the first step to be
taken IN the future. and It wonld be emf,
step will DO until this first step has been
iaken and tho results are manifest. no
have gone faster than We have already
gone IN giving the islanders i constantly
increasing measure of self-gGVernmcnt
would have been disastrous, Attile pres
ent moment TO give political Independence
70 ibe Islands would resWlkin the imEin-
dlate loss OF civil rights, personal liberty
and nmbic order, as regards tile. mass of
he FllipnosNfor tltcNnajoritS Of the Isl
iandel's have been given these Srea banps
by US and only keep them because we
,xigilantly safeguard and guarantee hem,
20 withdraw otrggoyernment from the
Islands al this time would mean 10 the
average native the loss of his barely won
civil freedom. We have established IN
the Islands II government ny Americans.
assisted by Filininos. We AFRO steadily