The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-06-25


ha wing a common historical heritage, hepuo'
Hcan form of government and onering Us
IimitIess field of legitimate commercial sAp"n-
sion. u.,
Arbitration and Hague Treaties
Th consnicuous contributions of American
statesmanship to the great cause OF internA-
tional peace, signaly au'anceo AZ
Hague conference are an occasion iof Jus' piue
and qualification At the last session OK tne
Senate of the United States. IL LEAGUE con
yentions were ratified establishing the rign's
of neutrals, laws Of war ON lahd' res'L s'ohs
of submarine mines, limiting the use Oh iorc"
for the collection OF contracted ueo.s' 81 ~
ing the opening of hostilities. extending tne
application of the Geneva principles ana III
many ways. lessening the evils OF war anu
promoting the peaceful settlement or lnterha-
tional controversies At the same session IL
arbitration conventions with great nations wers
confirmed and extradition, boundary an"
naturalization treaties of supreme importance
were ratified We endorse such achieVehlehts
proclaim the obligation of further STRENGTHENING
the bonds Of friendship and good VIII Win an
the nations Of the world.
Merchant Marine.
We adhere to the Republican doctrine OF en-
couragement to American shipping ana urge
such legislation as will revive the mercnah'
marine prestige of the country, so essential 10
national defense, the enlargement OF foreign
trade and the industrial prosperity OF our people
Veterans of the War.
Another Republican policy which must be ever
maintained is that of generous provision lor
those who have fought the countrys battles
and for the widows and orphans OF those
who have fallen. We commend the increase In
the widows pensions made by the present
Congress and declare for a liberal adInlnistra-
ton of all pension laws to the end that the
peoples gratitude may grow deeper as the
memories of heroic sacrifice grow more sacred
with the passing years.
Civil Service
T. We reaffrm former declarations that
the civil service laws enacted by the Republican
party. shall continue to be maintained ana
obeyed.
We commend the efforts designed to secure
greater efficiency in national health agencies,
and favor such legislation as will effect this
purpose.
Bureau of Mines and Mining.
In the interest of the great mineral indus
tries of our country earnestly favor the
establishment of bureau of mines and mining
The Colonies
The American government, In Republican
hands, has freed Cuta, given peace aud pro-
lection to Porto Rico and the Philippines under
our flag and begun the construction Of the
Panama canal These present conditions in
Cuba yindicate the wisdom Of maintaining be-
tween that republic and this. imperlshable
bonds of mutual interest: and the hope Is now
expressed that the Cuban people will soon again
be ready to assume complete sovereignty over
their land
In Porto Rico the government OF the United
States is meeting loyal and patriotic support;
order and prosperity prevail and the well being
Of the people is In every respect promoted and
conserved
We believe that the native inhabitants Of
Porto Rico should be at once. collectively,
made citizens Of the United States and that
all others properly qualified under existing
laws residing in said island should have the
privilege Of becoming naturalized.
In the Philippines insurrecton has been
suppressed law establish I'd and life and prop
experience are there advancing the capacity OF
the people for government, and the policies OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt leading the inhabi-
tants step by step, TO an ever increasing mea-
sure of home rule.
Time has justified the selection Of the Psna-
ma route for the great isthmiau canal, and
events have shown the wisdom NJ securing au-
thority over the zone through which II Is to
be built. The work is now progressing with
rapidity far beyond expectation and alreacy
the realization of the hopes Of centuries has
come within the vision OF the near future
New Mexico and Arizona.
We favor the immediate admission of the
territories of New Mexico and Arizona as sep
arate states in the Union.
Lincoln Centenary.
February IL 1909 will be the one-hundredth
anniversary OF the birth of Abraham Lincoln,
immortal spirit whose fame has frightened
with the receding years and whose name stands
among the first of those given To the world by
the great republic. W. recommend that this
centennial anniversary be celebrated through
out the countries OF the nation by the people
thereof and, especially by the public schools as
an exercise to stir the patriotism OF the youth
of the land.
Democratic Incapacity.
We call the attention of the American peo.
pie to the fact that of the great inca
sures here advocated by the Republican party
could be enacted and Of the steps for
ward here proposed could be taken under
Democratic administration ar under one In
which party responsibility Is divided The con-
tinuanee of present policies therefore ahso-
lutely requires the continuance in power Of the
party which believes in them and which possess
the capacity to put them into operation. Funda-
mental differences between Democracy and Re-
publcanism.
Beyond all platform declarations there are
fundamental differences between the Repuhli-
can party and its chief opponent which make
the one worthy and the other unworthy Of
public trusts.
In history. the difference between Democracy
and Republicanism is that the one stood for
debase currency, the other for honest currency:
the one for free silver The other for sound
money; the one for free trade the other for
protection; the one for the contraction OF
American influence. the other for its eXp;n-
sion; the has been forced 10 abandon every
position taken the great issues before the
people, the other has held and cindicatcd all.
In experience. the difference between the
Democracy and Republcanlsm is that one
means adversely. while the other means pros
perity; one means low wages. the other mean.
high; one means doubt and debt the other
means confidence aud thrift
In principle the difference between Democracy
and Repubcanism is that one stands for va
Citation and tmidity in government the other
for strength aud purpose; one stands for OBJ
struction, the other for construction: one prom
ises the other performs finds fault the
other finds work
The political tendencies OF the two parties
are even more marked by inherent differences.
The trend Of Democracy Is toward Socialism
while the Republican party stands for wise
and regulated indlvidualsm. Socialism would
destroy wealth. RepublicHnlsm would prevent
its abuse. Socialism would give 10 each an
equal right TO take; Republicanlsm would give
to each an equal right to earn. Socialism
would orer an equality OF possession which
would soon leave no one anything to possess;
Repuhlcahism would give equality OF oppor.
tunity. which would assure to each HIS share
OF constantly increasing sum ~ possessions
In line with this tendency the Democratic
party OF today believes in government owner
ship. while the Republican party believes in
government regulation. Ultimately the Demo-
cfaey would have the Nation own the people
while Rcpnblicanism would have the people