The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-17
ADMINISTRATIONS POLICIES
DOMINATE COP. CONVENTION
THE HOTEL SITE IS
FORMALLY AGREED

States. Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles w Fairbanks, who were
elected and the platform approved by
popular vote of 1928, 4S5, a record
unexampled in the history of politi-
cal parties since the foundation of
the government. receiving the endorse
ment of 80 states out of the As, with
burt 13 in opposition
I'm view of this endorsement, il
becomes pertinent and opportune to
inquire, what has the republican par
ty done in the last four years of gov
ernmental controEin many respects
the most remarkable and brilliant
in the history of the party and the
country1-to forfeit public confidence
or create distrust in its capacity for
future administration? Although some
untoward and unforeseen conditions
have beset the republic during the
last four years, yet these have been
met and overcome with alacrity and
courage, and the country has marched
steadily onward in its matcnless
course of industrial triumpfls. The
wise and benefcent legislation of
the republican party during the long
years of its ascendency and admins
tration of national affairs laid the
foundation for the public veal so Sc
curely that no disquieting condition,
not even a temporary panic, which
necessarily touches the handspring OF
all industrial life, could arrest the
country's resistless advance"
Mr.. Burrow then gave statistical
review of the movement of govern
ment during the past four years,
showing increases in crops and fac
tory production, etc. Taking up the
at is to be regretted that a meas
ure to provide for the carrying of our
mails to the Orient and the South
American countries in American
ships should have failed. but its pass
age i'm the near future is confidently
expected. The confession of Secre-
tary Root upon his return from the
South American countries that
during the past summer entered all
the great ports of the southern con-
tinent and / saw only one ship be-
sides the cruiser that carried me fly
ing the American flag
Further saying:
The best way to travel between
the United States and South America
is to go by way of Europe, crossing
the Atlantic twice.
In the year ending June 80, 1905,
Metro steamers and sailing vessels,
120 flying the flag of Austro-Hungary,
142 of Norway, 165 of Italy. 264 OF
Argentina, 349 of France, 657 of Ger
many, 1885 of Great Britain. and only
steamers from the United States,
2 of which were in distress. Not
one American steamship runs to
a South American port beyond the
Caribbean
Secretary Root concludes: This
woeful deficiency in the means to
carry on and enlarge our Sou,
American trade is but a part of the
genral decline and feeb1eness OF the
American merchant marine, which
has reduced us from carrying over
go per cent of our export trade in
per cent of that trade and depndence
upon foreign ship-owners for the car
riage of 81 per cent
''This numiliating condition should
stimulate the American people to
and determined effort to re-
establish a merchant marine, until
we are able to carry American mer-
chandise under the American flag to
every port of trade.
The Army.
The work of recognizing and
the efficiency of the army
has gone steadily forward until We
have a military force not only SUIT
ficient to maintain peace within our
own borders, but capable of resisting
any possible force that could be sent
against us. The establishment of a
general STAFF of the army has made
action by it more prompt and effct-
i've than ever before and has served
rive fn thu rNliNY nf ant
in the army a prominent character
tical needs actual war than the on
GERS of the army after graduation
gives to our officers a higher train
ing in military science and the prac-
teal need of actual war than the ON
GERS OF any other army. BY the d.
vision of the artillery corps into the
field and coast artillery the army has
been separated into two branches
the mobile army and that part need
ed for the maintenance of the coast
defenses. Work upon the coast de-
lenses has proceeded both upon tie
mainland and in the dependencies
upon well-deviSed scheme for their
hand when we can rest secure that
tendencies will be proof against ,-e
sudden capture of any seaport in
which the nations flag Is flying
The medical department has rem
dered most valuable service in stamp
ing out yellow fever, without which
it would have been Impossible to
construct the Panama canal The
army has aided the stricken people
Of San Francisco. saving them from
and death due 20 the earth
quake and fire with which that city
was visited
Foreign Possessions.
The management OF our OUTLYING
under republican admin
has been attended with re-
narkable success Under American
and control the commerc
Of the island OF Porto Rico. which in |
he most prosperous days of Spanish |