The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-15

actions speak even louder than our
words for the faith that is in us. We
base our appeal upon what we have done
and are doing, upon our record OF adj
ministration and legislation during the
last seven years. in which we have had
| complete control of the government.
| We intend in the future to carry on the
government in the same way that we
have carried it on in the past.
A Disrupted Party.
"a party whose members are radically
at variance on most vital issues, and il
united at all, are only united on issues
where their attitude threatens wide
spread disaster to the whole country,
cannot be trusted to govern in any mat
ter. A party which, with facile ease,
changes all its convictions before cleo
ton cannot be trusted to adhere with
tenacity to any principle after election.
A party fit to govern must have convic-
lions. In 1896 the republican party came
into power, and in 1900 1t retained power
On certain definite pledges. each OF
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in addition to meeting and solving the
| problems which were issues in these
campaigns, it also became necessary to
meet other problems which arose after
election; and it is no small part of our
claim to public confidence that these
were solved with the same success that
had attended the solution of those con-
corning which the battles at the polls
were fought. In other words, our gov
ernmental efficiency proved equal not
only to the tasks that were anticipated,
but to doing each unanticipated task as
1t arose.
When the contest of 1896 was decided,
not an issue When the contest of 1900
was decided, the shape which the 18th
main canal question ultimately took
could not have been foreseen. But the
same qualities which enabled those re-
sponsible for making and administer
ing the laws at washington to deal sue
cessfully with the tariff and the cur
rency, enabled them also to deal with the
Spanish war; and the same qualities
which enabled them to act wisely in the
Philippines, and in Cuba, also enabled
them to do their duty as regards the
problems connected with the trusts, and
to secure the building of the Isthmian
canal. We are content to rest our case
before the American people upon the
fact that to adherence to lofty ideal
we have added proved governmental eff
ficiency, Therefore, our promises may
surely be trusted as regards any issue
that is now before the people; and we
may equally be trusted to deal with any
problem which may hereafter arise.
$50 well has the work been done that
our opponents do NOT venture to recite
the facts about our policies or acts, and
then oppose them. They attack them
only when they have first misrepresent-
ed them; for a truthful recital would
leave no room for adverse comment"
The action of the administration in |
with the Panama revolution
and the signing of the canal treaty is
outlined and the president says:
Criticism of the action in this mat
ter is simply citicism of the only possible
action which could have secured the
Duiii1ddrrg Of the canaiI.. as weir as tne1
peace and quiet which we were, by
treaty, bound to preserve along the line |
of transit across the isthmus. The serv-
Ice rendered this country in securing the
right to construct, maintain, |
operate, and defend the canal was so
great that our opponents do net ven
ture to raise the issue in straightfor-
ward fashion; for if so raised there
would be no issue"
Democratic Misrepresentation.
. He charges Misrepresentation on the |
part of the democrats in the statements
Of the conduct of the foreign policy of
the administration and the operations
of the navy, and asks:
do our opponents object to the way
in which the Monro doctrine has been
and upheld? Never be-
fore has this doctrine been acquiesced
in abroad as it is now; and yet, while up
holding the rights OF the weaker Amer
lean republics against foreign agrees
sion, the admiI!stra ton has lost no OPP
pOEluully 10 point '0uJ 10 THESE TSpuD-
Ices that those who seek equity should
come with clean hands, and that who
ever claims liberty ms a right must ac-
cept the responsibilities that go with the
exercise of the right. Do our opponents
object to what was done in reference
to the petition of American citizens
against the Kisheney massacre? or to
the protest against the treatment of the
Jews in Roumania? or to the efforts that
have been made in behalf of IT,; Armen-
ians in Turkey? No other administra-
tion in our history, no other govern
ment in the world, has more consistently
stood for the broadest spirit Of brother
hood in our common humanity, or has
held a more resolute attitude q protest
against every wrong that outraged the
civilization of the age, at home or
abroad. Do our opponents object to the
fact that the international tribunal at
The Hague was rescued from impotence,
and turned into a potent instrument for
peace among the nations? This govern
ment has used that tribunal, and adj
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