The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-05

/. has been lone In the Immediate past.
We asw that sober and sensible men
compare the workings OF the present
obtain under il, with the WORKINGS Of
tho preceding tariff law OF 1894 and
the conditions which that tariff OF 1875
helped to bring about.
A. to Reciprocity.
We believe in reciprocity with for.
which urged the sstension OF our for.
msnts %whencvcT' they Gould be made
S w,5h9 lSsoI injury to A sInsniar f ,mdu tbny
the only great reciprocity treaty rec
finally opposed alone by the represen-
states that it favors reciprocity. And
here again we ask that. the worth. of
sSsir w Sscas Nth BE n," SnSs' By By ,Si. eSs"s
outset sraye differences OF opinion
thing in the negotiation and ratinca-
ton OF the treaty. and In the leglsla-
without sacrifice OF principle these dif-
ferences of opinion were rcconciled.
There was no rupture OF a great party.
result of the harmonious cooperation
OF two successive presidents and two
successive congresses. This is nm IL
lustration OF the governing capacity
which entities us to the confidence OF
but In our practical ability to achieve
those purposes. Judging by the history
OF The last twelve years. down to this
believing tnat under similar circum-
stances and with similar initial diner
ences OF. opinion, our opponents would
have achssvcd any practical result?
We nave already shown, In %actua!
saT1 'h iust ISr P9''sy, - ms to 40 farr ana
heed to whether n man IL rich or poor:
paying no heed to his race. his creed.
or his birthplace.
Capital aud Labor.
We recognize tho organization of
as natural outcomes OF our Industrial
system, Each kind OF Organization In
spirit OF justice and of regard for tho
rights Of others. Each Is to be grant
cd the fun protection OF the law. and
obedience to tho law; Tor no man IL
above IL and no man below, It, The
those OF the strongest organization.
for each is to receive Justice. no more
we have to deal I'm our modern ndus-
trial and social life are manifold: but
the spirit in which II Is necessary to
approach their solution liz simply tho
spirit OF honesty. Of courage. and OF
common sense.
Irrigation and Cnnal.
In inaugurating the great work OF
irrigation, In the west the administra-
take ono of the longest strides ever
taken under our government toward
utilizing our vast national domain for
the settler, the actual home-maker.
Ever since this continent was dis
covered the need of the Isthmian canal
to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic
the birth OF our nation such u canal
has been planned. AZ last the dream
sanai 'f IS now a be Iisal't bn,,t rs Ss isa soy.
eminent OF the United States. We
conducted the negotiation for it's con.
scrupulous honor. and In a spirit of
the largest generosity toward those
rum. Every wh %sinis, tsrr etrory which II Ta could "a
tS. ds s y ~ s ssS spis,, Of fact faction mo Or
anna and thereby prevent the consum-
nation OF this work, The construc.
fact; but most certainly 1t Is unWise
to entrust the carrying out OF 30 no.
mentous a policy to those, who have
aking
Our foreign policy has been so con-
claims has been sacrificed. our relations
the most peaceful, kind; there is not
n cloud on the horizon. The last cause
OF irritation between us and any other
nation was removed by the settlement
of the Alaskan boundary.
In. the Caribbean sea we have made
good our promises of independence to
Cuba, and nave proved our assertion
one of justice and not OF self-aggran-.
dizcment: and thereby ne less than by
We have shown that the Monroe doe
trine liz a living reality, designed for
the hurt OF no nation, but for the pro-
continent, and for the peace OF the
world. Our steady growth In owe
ening disposition to use this power
Stbers s'r rnd fsg re f anus ,he 81 rights OF
tional justice and good Will.
Desire Friendship Of World.
We earnestly desire friendship with
all the nations OF the New n Old
Worlds; and we endeavor to place our
relations with them upon a basis OF
tilityy. We Ih" hold that the pros per s Yo Of
each nation, is an aid and not d him
drnnee to the prosperity OF other ma
iieve in peace Within our own borders;
are afraid or unready. but because We
think that peace Ii right as well as
advantageous.
American interests in the Pacinc
prise has laid a cable across this, the
greatest of oceans. We IA proved
In effective fashion that we wish the
Chinese empire well and desire It's In
tegrity and Independence.
Our foothoid in the Philippines
greatly strengthens our position In the
competition for the trade of the east: q
but we are governing the Philippines
In the interest of the Philippine people
themselves. we, have already given
ment, and our purpose IL to Increase
this share az rapidly as they give evil
dence OF increasing fitness for the
task. The great majority OF the off,
Gals OF the islands, where elective or
pinos. we are now providing for a
legislative assembly. This is the first
step to be taken IN the future, and
II would be eminently unwise to de-
clare what our next step will be until
this first step has been taken and the
results are manifest. To have gone
faster than we have already gone i'm
giving the Islanders a constantly In