The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-07-10

one sovereignty, but his tar-reaching
wisdom clothed that instrument with
animate life, and made it living
human document of priceless value
to all mankind.
Scores of others among the group
of brilliant statesmen and patriots
may be named, all of whom were
possessed of the same earnestness of
| devotion to duty, which made them
the founder of government that has
become the great model, both as to
its form and as to the practical ap-
plication of it's principles to the gov
ernmental affairs of the world,
The Declaration of independence
and the constitution, when consider
ed in view of the purposes for which
they were each respectively formu-
lated, the objects sought to be at
tanned and the worldwide benefits
that have followed the organization
of this government, has exercised
upon co-temporaneous history gen.
eral uplifting influence and advanced
the standard of international morals
among all governments of the world.
Those principles, expressed in the
stately language of the Declaration:
THAT all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their crea-
tor with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness; that to Sc
cure these rights governments are
instituted among men deriving the
just powers from the consent of the
| governed, marked the beginning of
a new epoch in human arra1rs.
1t is to our great credit and stands
as proof of the entire sincerity of
our statesmen of that and subsequent
days that we have never waged war
save in support of these principles.
The greatest war of the modern
world was fought to successful con-
cluslon to preserve the Union and
make it truly free, and to give to
every citizen and subject under the
protecting folds of the flag the rights
enumerated by this Declaration. If
we came down to our own day to a
time and condition when for the first
time in the worlds history a great
nation, with it's army and ships left
for foreign shore to carry on a war,
rot for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, nor for pos
session of foreign territory nor yet
to punish an enemy, but for the sole
purpose of freeing a down-trodden
and long suffering people and lifting
from their shoulders the burden Of
five centuries of oppression. From
the day that the United States con-
cluded treaty of peace with Spain
and gave to the Cuban Republic as
great a degree of independence as
could be safely entrusted to them,
with due regard to their own well
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we have held an advanced position
upon great moral questions before
the nations of the world and resulted
in the great powers everywhere recog-
nizing the integrity of our purposes
and in weaker nations looking toward
us as faithful protector and friend.
When the uprising occurred in
China a few years ago ant threaten
ed the determination of the ministers
and ambassadors of all foreign ma
lions then at the court of this an
cient and impotent empire. All
European powers demanded indem-
nifty for the cost of suppressing the
Boxer uprising an intolerable crime
against civilization, but situation
which the Chinese empire was un-
able to cope, the United States came
forward and magnanimously waived
its indemnity claim against the
Chinese government, we marked an
other advance in international moral
ity.
We may not agree with out great
President in his foreign policy as
the same related to Mexico, but
whatever may be our differences of
opinion with regard to the wisdom
of the particular method which he
is pursuring, we do all agree without
regard to party or creed, that he is
endeavoring to deal with this diff
cult and intricate subject according
to the high standard of international
morality which was established by
our beloved Mckinley and his CO.
temporary advisers, which was pur-
sued in the case of the Boxer rebel
lion, and which has become the sell
tied policy of this government.
Notwithstanding the great ques-
lions that have confronted our
fathers and been met and success
fully solved by them, There remains
others Of equal magnitude for we
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