Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-08-01

greatly contributed to the peace of the
world The important part the Adj
ministration took in bringing about an
end of the Russian-J Japanese War by
treaty honorable to both parties and
the prevention of wars in Central
America and Cuba are striking in
stances of this. The arbitration
treaties signed with all the important
nations of the world mark a great step
forward in the development of the use
fulness Of The Hague tribunal. The
visit of Secretary Root to South Amer
lea emphasized our friendship for our
sister Republics which are making
such strides in the South Hemisphere,
and met with a most cordial and graft
! flying response from our Latin-Ameri-
can colleagues The assistance which
we are rendering in Santo Domingo to
enable that Government to meet its
obligations and avoid anarchy is an
other instance of successful work Of
this Administration in helping our
neighbors.
! This Administration has by the
promptness, skill and energy Of its ne
gotiations secured dominion in the
| Canal Zone of the Isthmus Of Panama,
without which the construction of the
canal would have been impossible. 1t
has subdued the heretofore insur-
mountable obstacle of disease and
made the place of work healthy. 1t
has created such an organization that
in six years certainly. and probably in
less, the Atlantic and Pacific will be
united, to the everlasting benefit of the
worlds commerce and the effectiveness
Of our Navy will be doubled.
The mere statement of the things
actually done by this Administration
at home, in our dependencies, and in
foreign affairs shows a marvel Of sue
cessful accomplishment, and if ever a
party has entitled itself to the approval
of its works by a renewed mandate Of
power from the people whom it served
it is the Republican party in the pres
ent campaign.
The only respect in which nothing
has been done is in the development
of our foreign marine. AS long as we
uphold the system Of protection for
our home industries we must recog-
nize that it is inapplicable to assist
those Of our citizens engaged in the
foreign shipping business, because
| there is no feasible means of excluding
foreign competition, and that the only
other method of building up such a
business is by direct aid in the form
of a mail subsidy. I am in favor OF
the bill considered in the last Congress
as a tentative step. The establishment
| of direct steamship lines between our
Atlantic ports and South America
would certainly do much to develop
trade that might be made far greater.
On the Pacific the whole shipping
trade threatens to pass into the con-
| troll of Japan Something ought to be
done. and the bill which failed. was q
step in the right direction.
T-ss31- independent Democrats.
The Democratic party under its pres
ent leadership in previous campaigns
has manifested a willingness to en-
brace any doctrine which would win
votes. with little sense of responsible
fty for its practical operation. In its
striving for success it has ignored the
business prosperity Of the country, has
! departed from sound economic and
governmental principles, and has re-
versed it's own traditional views OF
constitutional construction. Patriotic
members of the party have refused to-
be controlled by party ties, and have
either refrained from voting or have
supported the Republican candidate
May we not appeal to these ceura-
ueous and Independent citizens again
to give us their support in this cam
paign. because the reasons for their
breaking the bonds of party are
stronger today than ever before! q.
Length of Speech Made Necessary by
Numerous Issues.
/ have now reviewed at great length
, the principles at issue between the two
parties When began the preparation
of this speech of acceptance l had
hoped to make it much briefer than it
is, but l found on an examination of
the platform and on consideration Of
the many measures passed during the
o present Administration and the issues
arising out of them, that it was i'm
. possible to deal with the subjects COM
prehensively with proper explanation
and qualification in a short discussion.
This is my excuse.
: Difference Between Parties: Prosper
$ ity With Republican Success; Bust
ness Disaster With Democratic Vic
] tory.
, have pointed out that the attitude
t of the Republican party with reference
! to evils which have crept in, due to
the enormous material expansion of this
country, is to continue the Roosevelt
: ,policies of progress and regulation,
while the attitude of the Democratic