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knew him the moment he spoke
didnt I John And so old Rocky
Woods has turned out the great firm
of James Blake Company I want
to congratulate both of ye Are ye
all through work Lets go somewhere
where we can have somethin in honor
of this mee mentous occasion Come
on boys its my treat
Many thanks for your invitation
Sam and Id like to accept it but its
hardly safe said John In a few
weeks I hope to enjoy your hospital
ity and to extend mine but until that
time I am John Burton and you dont
know me Sit down Sam we wish
to discuss a business matter or per
haps more accurately speaking a
political one Jim send one of the
clerks out for a magnum and well
drink Sams health here Im still an
exile Sam Until an hour ago Jim
was the only man in New York who
was acquainted with me But Im
filing away prison bars and you can
help me Sam
I can help you echoed Sam You
just call on me fer anything except
murder an I might manage that
Blake had been singularly quiet
but he joined in the laugh which fol
lowed and left the room to order the
proposed refreshment
Jim aint lookin well said Sam
sympathetically Looks sorter peaked
like dont you think so John
I noticed that this morning and
told him so John replied He has
been under a severe strain for weeks
and possibly the change of climate
doesnt agree with him Im going to
send him into the country for a few
days He is entitled to a rest and
theres no reason why he shouldnt
have it Jim and I have been through
many hard fought engagements to
gether but at last a decisive victory
is in sight Do you know Arthur Mor
ris he asked abruptly
You bet I do but he dont taow
me except as Alderman Samuel L
Rounds Why dye ask John
Blake returned and took a seat near
Sam
Our firm is interested in the ordi
nances submitted to your Board by
the terms of which new and amended
the Cosmopolitan
franchises are proposed r
mopolitan Improvement Company be
gan John I have studied the record
of the proceedings and find that you
spoke and voted against these bills
when originally proposed and pased
Do vou mind telling me Sam what
you know of this matter Can you do
so without violating your trust
You bet I can an I know a lot
declared Sam I was comin over to
tell Jim anyhow an I reckon I know
what you are after Theres no use of
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CHAPTER XXII Continued
John Burt had seated himself at his
desk which he was putting in order
Surprised at Saras positive state
ment he turned quickly He saw
Blake standing by the dcor A
shaft of sunlight fell full on his face
His hand was on the knob and he
stood motionless as if riveted to the
floor There was that in his expres
sion and attitude which challenged
John Burts attention
Students of psychological phenom
ena may offer an explanation of the
impalpable impression received by
John Burt in that moment His was
the dominating mind Blakes the sub
jective By that mysterious telepathy
which mocks analysis and scorns de
scription a message passed to John
Burt He yet lacked the cipher to
translate it It dotted no definite
warning and sounded none but a
vague suspicion but the vibration
though faint was discordant
John Burt glanced at Blake and
turned to Sam
You surely are mistaken Sam lie
said Miss Carden is abroad and
will not sail for New York for several
days
Is that so Sam ran his fingers
through his red hair and looked puz
zled Thats mighty curious Ive
got an eye like a hawk an Id a
sTTorn it was her I met her once or
twice when she was here before an
thought sure it was her I saw yester
day Must be wong though Guess
Id better begin wearin glasses So
ye aint seen her yet John Ill bet
shell be plumb glad tew meet you
We was talkin erbout ye the last time
I saw her Thats two years ago She
hadnt forgot ye John
Blake closed the door and Sam
turned at the click of the latch
Why heres Jim Well well well
Here we are all together Thought I
wouldnt know John didnt ye I
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my tellin ye erbout this fellow Mor
ris Hes nothin more er lessn a
high toned thief He owns or thinks
he owns tho Board of Aldermen Per
haps he does but to my way of think
in hes likely to be fooled Theres
er lot of new members who are agin
him an some of the old ones that he
bought before want ter be bought
agin an they have raised their price
Morris was tew my house last night
Say John I wonder what hed think
if he knew I was in your office now
Darned if this aint a funny world
What did Morris have to say
asked Blake who did not need to
counterfeit an interest in this new de
velopment
He had er lot tew say replied
Sam A year ago he offered me five
thousand dollars fer my vote I told
him then that I couldnt do business
with him an he managed tew pass
his bills agin my vote an infloo ence
Guass he wants me pretty bad just
now Last night he raised his price
tew ten thousand
These ordinances are all right an
fer the benefit of trie public says this
self sacrificing Morris Im sorry Al
derman Rounds he says that youre
prejudiced agin them If youll change
your mind theres six other aldermen
wholl dew the same an when the
bills are passed ye gits ten thousand
more
Thats what he said tew me con
tinued Sam an I told him that he
was a liberal sport an that Id take
his offer under consideration an hold
it in abee ance Then I asked him
who the six others were whod follow
my lead an he told me The seven
of us gives him a majority
Was that all
I should say not declared Sam
I said tew him says I Mr Morris
I knows all these aldermen an they
are my personal friends Im a busi
ness gent I says havin been in boss
i fi sinu Nsii
tradin an in the commission business
all my life an perhaps this game is
right in my line Suppose I contract
says I to deliver all these seven
votes I says fer the lump sum of
eighty thousand dollars forty per
cent down in cash an the balance
paid over when the bills is passed
Morris thought a while an said hed
be glad tew dew that I told him
Id think erbout it a lot an let him
know in a few days
Sam paused and looked keenly first
at John Burt and then at Blake
I hope you dont think John he
said that Id any idea of takin his
offer I
I certainly do not said John Im
simply astounded that Morris has
done the one thing I would have him
do That is a rare piece of good for
tune Jim isnt it
Its great luck declared Blake
with genuine enthusiasm Under the
stimulus of Sams disclosures he for
got Jessie for the moment and again
took his position side by side with
John Burt
I reckon I know what tew dew
asserted Sam Im tew see these six
aldermen that Morris needs an then
Im goin tew meet him an make my
report If its all right hes tew pay
me thirty two thousand dollars in cash
an put the balance up with some man
that I name Theres three of these
aldermen that Morris couldnt buy if
he offered each of em the whole lump
sum an I can handle the others
That is all right so far as it goes
interrupted John Burt but Morris is
shrewd enough to demand positive
pledges before paying over any such
amount of money You should have
your aldermanic friends sign and exe
cute written promises to support these
bills and keep certified copies of the
same These agreements will not be
binding legally or moraJf I will
consult my attorneys in this matter
and let you know the best methods of
procedure
All right John anything you say
goes with me laughed Sam When
shall I drop in agin
Early to morrow morning replied
John Send word to Judge Wilson
Jom that I shall call on him this even-
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CHAPTER XXIV
On Thin Ice
Blake found a ready excuse to call
on Gen Carden The pronounced ac
tivity in L O served as a pretext
for an evening visit to the Bishop resi
dence Blake was greeted by the old
banker with dignified cordiality and
a
his heart beat high as Jessie frankly
welcomed him
Under tlie witchery of her presence
James Blako wondered that he had
hositated for a moment to risk life
Itself to win her What was friend
ship loyalty fame or fortune in the
balance with one smile from the wom
an he had learned so suddenly to
love His whole being thrilled with
koenest joy as he felt the faint clasp
of her hand and his ears drank in the
melody of her voice
Papa was saying at dinner that the
market had taken a decided turn and
that he thought you would call this
evening said Jessie He felt so cer
tain of it that we postponed a theater
party You are to be congratulated
papa on your intuition
I am the one to be congratulated
said Blake with a smile and a bow
but I should preface my self-felicitations
with an apology for the infor
mality of my call If Gen Carden
will stand sponsor for my plea that
business exigencies cover a multitude
of social improprieties I may hope
for forgiveness and if forgiven I
warn you that I shall commit the of
fense again
A delicate flush suffused Jessies
face and brightened the radiance of
her eyes
You will never become an outcast
by such transgressions she laughed
I will leave you and papa to your
business plottings Edith is here and
when you have ended your serious af
fairs perhaps you will join us and we
can have music or cards
Blakes face glowed with a pleasure
no formal words could conceal
Our business will be ended in a
minute he said I know the gen
eral has not forgotten the defeat we
administered to him the other even
ing and as an old soldier I fancy he
is eager to wipe out his repulse with
a victory
He certainly is asserted Gen
Carden Im so sure of winning to
night that on behalf of Edith I chal
lenge you and Jessie to a rubber of
whist with a box to morrow evening
for Booths production of A Fools
Revenge as a wager
Done exclaimed Blake
I warn you that papa generally
wins when something is at stake
said Jessie but Ill do the best I
can and hope for good luck to offset
my poor playing
She excused herself and Blake and
Gen Carden plunged into stock tech
nicalities
I wished you to know the cause of
to days advance in L O ex
plained Blake For reasons you sur
mise I am picking up blocks of this
stock It will go higher to morrow
and then a slump may follow but you
need not worry whether it advances
or declines I have the market under
control From present indications
you will be called on to exercise your
option inside of ten days
I have confidence in your judg
ment and you can rely on prompt ex
ecution of your instructions said
Gen Carden For twenty years I
have been identified with Wall street
and I understand its ethics In this
compaign you are the general You
will find me a loyal aide
There was more talk but since
Blako had nothing of importance to
disclose the conference soon ended
Blake was triumphantly satisfied
with his progress He rightly inter
preted Gen Cardens suggestion of a
theater party as a tacit permission
to pay his addresses to Jessie Carden
Later in the evening through a
chance remark by Miss Hancock he
learned that they had declined a theater-5
invitation from Arthur Morris He
no longer had the slightest fear of
Morris He felt sure of the consent
and even the support of Gen Carden
in his suit for the hand of his daugh
ter
The whist came was closely con
tested out as Jessie had predicted
the general and Edith won a hard
fought victory and Blake agreed to
pay the waser the evening following
To be continued
HE WAS AFTER MORE
Overworked Man Carried Out Bluff
to the Last
Two brothers both active joung
business men of this city went lately
to visit an uncle a short stout light
hearted man of GO who owns a farm
up state They found him loading
hay into a cart Wishing to impress
his nephews with his agility he de
clared he could stack hay as fast as
they could pitch it The nephews
accepted the challange threw off
their coats and when he had mounted
the rack fork in hand work com
menced
The boys lifted large forkfuls rap
idly and all went well while the body
of the rack was being filled But when
the load began to settle above and be
yond the stakes and it became neces
sary to place each forkful in the prop
er place for binding the mass below
things became a little mixed up on
top of the lead Still their uncle
yelled out at the top of his voice
More hay More hay Drat it
boys you dont keep me half busy
The boys tossed the hay up faster
and the old mans puffing as he strug
gled to keep his head above the flood
could be plainly heard At length
what with his struggling and his
choking and his being blinded under
the thick coming mass and the clum
sy ill fashioned manner in which he
had piled the last half dozen forkfuls
the top of the load slid off upon the
ground and the old man with it
Hello Uncle Sam what are you
down here for asked one of the
nephews
Down here for garped the old
man struggling up from the choking
blinding pile why consarn yer lazy
good for nothing pictures Ive come
down after more hay New York
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Speaker Cannon Ciiairman of the National Com
mittee Makes the Address
RESPONSE Of PRESIDENT THERETO
Chief Executive Touches Upon Some of the
That Will Be Before the People in the
Coming Campaign
July 27th President Roosevelt was
formally notified of his nomination for
the presidency by the national repub
lican convention The ceremony took
place at his country home at Saga
more Hill There was first of all an
informal reception at the conclusion
of which Speaker Cannon chairman
of the notification committee deliver
ed his address as follows
Sir President The people of the
United States by blod heredity edu
cation and practice are a self-governing
people We have sometimes been
subject to prejudice and embarrass
ment from harmful conditions but we
have outgrown prejudice and overcome
conditions as rapidly as possible hav
ing due regard to law and the right
of Individuals We have sometimes
made mistakes form a false sense of
security or from a desire to change
policies instead of letting well enough
alone merely to see what would hap
pen but we have always paid the pen
alty of unwise action at the ballot box
and endured the suffering until under
the law through the ballot box wc
have returned to correct policies
Tested by experience no nation has so
successfully solved all problems and
chosen proper policies as our nation
Under the lead of the republican party
for over forty years the United States
from being a third class power among
the nations has become in every re
spect first The people rule The peo
ple ruling it is necessary that they
should be competent to rule Compe
tency requires not only patriotism but
material well being education and
statecraft
Liberal compensation for labor
makes liberal customers or our prod
ucts Under this policy of protection
our home market affords all our people
a better market than lias any other
people on earth and this too even if
we did -not sell any of our products
abroad In addition to this we have
come to be the greatest exporting na
tion in the world For the year end
ing June SO 1904 our exports to for
eign countries were valued at 14G0
000000 of which 450000000 were
products of the factory The world
fell in our debt last year 170000000
mi increase of 7i000000 over the pre
ceding year
Dilemma of Democracy
This policv of protection has always
been opposed by the opponents of the
republican party and is opposed by
them todav In their last national
platform adopted at St Louis they
denounce protection as robbery They
never have been given power but they
proceed bv word and act to destroy
the polioy of protection Their plat
form is as silent as the grave touch
ing the gold standard and our cur
rency svstem l heir chosen leader
after his nomination having been as
silent as the sphinx up to that time
sent his telegram saying in substances
that the gold standard is established
and that he will govern himself ac
cordingly if he should be elected
Correct revenue law protection or
free trade the gold standard and our
currency system all depend upon the
sentiment of the majority of our peo
ple as voiced at the ballot box A ma
jority mav cnange our revenue daws
ii majority may change our curreny
li ws a majority may destroy the gold
standard and establish the silver
standard or in lieu of either or both
make the treasury note noninterest
bearing and irredeemable the sole
standard of value
Since the republican party was re
stored to power in 1S97 under the
lead of McKinley our country has
prospered in nroduction and in com
merce as it never prospered before
In wealth we stand first among all the
nations Under the lead of William
McKinlev the war ivith Spain was
speedily brought to a successful con
clusion Under the treaty of peace and
our action Cuba is free and under
guarantees writen in its constitution
and our legislation it is assured that
it will ever remain free We also ac
quired Porto Itieo Guam and the Phil
ippines bv a treaty the ratification of
which was only possible by the votes
of democratic senators Civil govern
ment has been established in Porto
Rico and we are journeying toward
civil government m the Philippines as
rapidlv as the people of the archipela
go are able to receive it and this too
notwithstanding the false cry of im
perialism raised by the democratic
partv and still insisted upon which led
to insurrection in the Philippines and
tends to lead to further insurrection
there The record of the republican
party under the lead of William Mc
Kinley has passed into history Who
dares assail it
In pursuance of the usual custom the
conventon appointed a committee of
which it honored me with the chair
manship to wait upon you and inform
vou of its action which duty speaking
for the committee I now cheerfuly per
form with the hope and the confident
expectation that a majority of the peo
ple of the republic will in November
next approve the action of the conven
tion by choosing electors who will as
sure your election to the presidency
as your own successor
At the close of Mr Cannons ad
dress President Roosevelt standing
on the veranda of his home under a
festoon of American flags spoke as
follows
Mr Speaker and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee I am deeply
sensible for the high honor conferred
upon me by the representatives of the
republican party assembled in conven
tion and I accept the nomination for
the presidency with solemn realiza
tion of the obligations I assume I
heartily approve the declaration of
principals which the republican nation
al committee has adopted and at some
future day I shall communicate to you
Mr Chairman more at length and in
detail a formal written acceptance of
the nomination
Three years ago I became president
because of the death of my lamented
predecessor I then stated that It was
mv purpose to carry out his principles
and policies for the honor and the in
terest of the country To the best of
mv ability I have kept the promise
thus made If next November my coun
trymen confirm at the polls the action
of the convention you represent I
chall under Providence continue to
work with an eye single to the welfare
of all our people
A partv is of worth only Insofar as
it promotes the national interest and
every official nigh or low can serve
his partv best by rendering to the peo
ple the best service of which he is
capable Effective government comes
only as the result of the loyal co-operation
of many different persons The
members of a legislative majority the
officers in the various departments of
the administration and the legislative
and executive branches as toward each
other must work together with subor
dination of self to the common end of
successful government We who have
been entrusts with power as public
Issues
servants during the last seven years of
administration and legislation now
come before the people content to be
judged by our record of achievement
In the years that have gone by we
have made deed square with the
word and if we are continued lp power
we shall unswervingly follow out the
great lines of public policy which tho
republican party has already laid
down a public policy to which we are
giving and shall give a united and
therefore an efficient support
More Fortunate Than Opponent
In all of this we are more fortunate
than our opponents who now appeal
for confidence on the ground which
some express and some seek to have
confidentially understood that If tri
umphant they may be trusted to prove
false to every principle which in the
last eight years they have laid down
as vital and to leave undisturbed
those very acts of tho administration
because of which they ask that the
administration itself be driven from
power Seemingly their present atti
tude as to their past record is that
some of them were mistaken and oth
ers Insincere AVe make our appeal In
a wholly different spirit AVe are not
constrained to keep silent on any vital
question our policy is continuous and
is the same for all sections and locali
ties There is nothing experimental
about the government we ask the peo
ple to continue in power for our per
formance in the past our proved gov
ernmental efficiency is a guarantee as
to our promises for the future Our
opponents either openly or secretly
according to their several tempera
ments now ask the people to trust
their present promises in consideration
of the fact that they intend to treat
their past promises as null and void
Are know our own minds and we have
kept of the same mind for a sulllcient
length of time to give to our policy
coherence and sanity In sucli a fun
damental matter as the enforcement
of the law we do not have to depend
upon promises but merely to ask that
our record be taken as an earnest of
what we shall continue to do In deal
ing with the great organisations
known as trusts we do not have to
explain why the laws were not en
forced but to point out that they actu
ally have been enforced to increase
the effectiveness of their enforcement
AAe do not have to propose to turn
the rascals out for we have shown
in very deed that whenever by diligent
investigation a public official can bs
found who has betrayed his trust he
will be punished to the full extent of
the law without regard to whether he
was appointed under a republican or
a democratic administration This is
the efficient way to turn the rascals
out and to keep them out and it has
the merit of sincerity Moreover the
betrayals of trust in the last seven
years have been Insignificant in num
ber when compared with the extent of
the public service Never lias the ad
ministration of the government been
on a cleaner and higher level never
has the public work of the nation been
done more honestly and efficiently
Unwise to Clinnue Good Policies
Assuredly it is unwise to change the
policies which have worked so well
and which are now working so well
Prosperity has come at home The na
tional honor and interest have been
upheld abroad We have placed the
finances of the nation upon a sound
gold basis AVe have done this with
the aid of many who were formerly
our opponents out who would neither
openly support nor silently acquiesce
in the heresy of unsound finance and
we have done it against the convinced
and violent opposition of the mass of
our present opponents who still refuse
to recant the unsound opinions which
for the moment they think it inexpe
dient to assert AVe know what we
mean when we speak of an honest and
stable currency AVe mean the same
thing from year to year AVe do not
have to avoid a definite and conclusive
committal on the most important issue
which has recently been before the
people and which may at any time in
the near future be before them again
Upon the principles which underlie
this issue the convictions of half of
our number do not clash with those
of the other half So long as the re
publican party is in power the gold
standard is settled not as a matter
of temporary political expediency not
because of shifting conditions in the
production of gold in certain nining
centers but in accordance with what
we regard as the fundamental princi
ples of national morality and wisdom
Under the financial legislation which
we have enacted there is now ample
circulation for every business need
and every dollar of this circulation is
worth a dollar in gold AAe have re
duced the interest bearing debt and in
still larger measure the interest on
that debt All of the war taxes im
posed during the Spanish war have
been removed with a view to relieve
the people and to prevent the accumu
lation of an unnecessary surplus The
result is that hardly ever before have
the expendtiures and income of the
government so closely corresponded
In the fiscal year that has just closed
the excess of income over the ordinary
eKpenditures was 9000000 This does
not take account of 50000000 expend
ed out of the accumulated surplus for
the purchase of the isthmian canal It
is an extraordinary proof of the sound
financial condition of the nation that
Instead of following the usual course in
such matters and throwing the burden
upon posterity by an issue of bonds
we were able to make the payment
outright and yet after it to have in the
treasury a surplus of 5160000000
Moreover we were able to pay 55000
000 out of hand without causing the
slightest dsturbance to business con
ditions
Country on High Plane
AAe have enacted a tariff law under
which during the past few years the
country has attained a height of ma
terial well being never before reached
AVages are higher than ever before
That whenever the need arises there
should be readjustment of the tariff
schedules is undoubted but such
changes can with safety be made only
by those whose devotion to the princi
ple of a protective tariff is beyond
question for otherwise the changes
would not amount to readjustment but
to repeal The readjustment when
made must maintain and not destroy
ihe protective principle To the farm
er the merchant the manufacturer this
is vital but perhaps no other man is
so much interested as the wage work
er in the maintenance of our present
economic system both as regards the
finances and the tariff The standard
of living Df our wage workers is high
er than that of any other country and
it cannot so remain unless we have a
protective tariff which will always
keep as a minimum a rate of duty suf
ficient to cover the difference between
the labor cost here and abroad Those
who like our opponents denounce
protection as robbery thereby explic
itly commit themselves to the proposi
tion that if they were to revise the
tariff no heed would be paid to the
necessity- of meeting this difference
between the standards of living for
wage workers here and other coun
tries and therefor on this point their
antagonism to ou position is funda
mental Here again we ak that their
promises and ours be judged by what
has been dono in tho Immediate pant
AVe ask that sober and Honslblo men
compare tho worklngH of tho prosont
tariff law and tho conditions which
obtain undor it with tho workings of
tho preceding tariff law of 1894 and
the conditions which thut tariff of 1S94
helped to bring about
An to Hi clprocUy
t
Wo believe in reciprocity with for
eign nations on the terms outlined In
President McKInleys last speech
which urged the extension of our for
eign markets by reciprocal agree
ments whenever they could bo iuado
without Injury to American industry
and labor It Is a singular fact that
tho only great reciprocity treaty re
cently adopted that with Cuba was
finally opposed alone by the represen
tatives of the very party which now
states that it favors reciprocity And
here again wo ask that the worth of
our words be Judged by comparing
their deeds with ours On tljls Cuban
reciprocity treaty there were at tho
outset gravo differences of opinion
among ourselves ami tho notable
thing in the negotiation and ratifica
tion of the treaty and In the legisla
tion which carried It into effect was
the highly practically maiyier In which
without sacrilco of principle these dif
ferences of opinion were reconciled
There was no rupture of a great party
but an excellent practical outcome tho
result of the harmonious co operation
of two successive presidents and two
successive congresses This is an Il
lustration of the governing capacity
which entitles us to the confidence of
tho iieotile not only In our purposes
but In our practical ability to achieve
those purposes Judging by the history
of the last twelve years down to this
very month Is there Justification for
bollovlng tnat under Klmlllar circum
stances and with similar initial differ
ences of opinion our opponents would
have achieved any practical result
AVe have already shown in actual
fact that our policy Is to do fair and
equal justice to all men paying no
heed to whether a man Is rich or poor
paying no heed to his race his creed
or his birthplace
Capital and Labor
AAe recognize the organization of
capital and the organization of labor
as natural outcomes of our industrial
system Each kind of organization is
to be favored so long as It acts In a
spirit of justice and of regard for the
rights of others Each Is to be grant
ed the full protection of the law and
each in turn is to be held to a sttict
obedience to tho law for no man is
above it and no man below It The
humblest Individual Is to have his
rights safeguarded as scrupulously as
those of the strongest organization
for each is to receive justice no more
and no less The problems with which
we have to deal in our modern indus
trial and social life are manifold but
the spirit In which It Is necessary to
approach their solution Is simply tho
spirit of honesty of courage and of
common sense
Irrigation and Cam I
In inaugurating the great work of
irrigation in the west the administra
tion has been enabled by congress to
lake one of the longest strides ever
taken under our government toward
utilizing our vast national domain for
the settler the actual home maker
Ever since this continent was dis
covered the need of the Isthmian canal
to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic
has been recognized and ever since
the birth of our nation such a canal
has been planned At last the dream
has become a reality The Isthmian
canal is now being built by the gov
ernment of the United States AVe
conducted the negotiation for its con
struction with the nicest and most
scrupulous honor and in a spirit of
the largest generosity toward those
through whose territory it was to
run Every sinister effort which could
be devised by the spirit of faction or
the spirit of self interest was made
in order to defeat the treaty with Pan
ama and thereby prevent the consum
mation of this work The construc
tion of the canal is now an assured
fact but most certainly it is unwise
to entrust the carrying out of so mo
mentous a policy to those who have
endeavored to defeat the whole under
taking
Our foreign policy has been so con
ducted that while not one of our just
claims has been sacrificed our relatolns
with all foreign nations are now of
the most peaceful kind there is not
a cloud on the horizon The last cause
of irritation between us and any other
nation was removed by the settlement
of the Alaskan boundary
Tn the Carribean sea we have ma
good our promises of independence to
Cuba and have proved our assertion
tiiat our mission in the island was
one of justice and not of self-aggrandizement
and thereby no less than by
our action in Aenezuela and Panama
we have shown that the Monroe doc
trine is a living reality designed for
the hurt of no nation but for the pro
tection of civilization on the western
continent and for the peace of the
world Our steady growth in power
has gone hand in hand with a strength
ening disposition to use this power
with strict regard for the rights of
others and for the cause of interna
tional justice and good will
Desire Friendship of AVorld
AVe earnestly desire friendship with
all the nations of the New and Old
AVorlds and we endeavor to place our
relations with them upon a basis of
reciprocal advantage instead of hos
tility AVe hold that the prosperity of
each nation ii an aid and not a hin
drance to the prosperity of other na
tions AAe seek international amity for
the same reasons that make us be
lieve in peace within our own borders
and we seek this peace not because we
are afraid or unready but because we
think that peace is right as well as
advantageous
American interests In the Pacific
have rapidly grown American enter
prise has laid a cable across this the
greatest of oceans AVe have proved
in effective fasiiion that v e wish the
Chinese empire well and desire its in
tegrity and independence N
Our foothold in the Philippines
greatly strengthens our position in the
competition for the trade of the east
but we are governing the Philippines
in the interest of the Philippine people
themselves AVe have already given
them a large share in their govern
ment and our purpose is to increase
this share as rapidly as they give evi
dence of increasing fitness for the
task The great majority of the offi
cials of the islands where elective or
appointive are already native Fili
pinos AVe are now providing for a
legislative assembly This is the first
step to be taken in the future and
it would be eminently unwise to de
clare what our next step will be until
this first step has been taken and
results are manifest To have gone
faster than we have already gone in
giving the islanders a constantly in
creasing measure of self government
would have been disastrous At the
present moment to give political inde
pendence to the islands would result
in the immediate loss of civil rights
personal liberty and public order as
regards the mass of the Filipinos for
the majority of the islanders have been
given these great boons by us and
onlv keep them safe because we vigi
lantly safeguard and guarantee them
To withdraw our government from the
islands at this time would mean to the
average native the loss of his barely
won civil freedom AAe have estab
lished in the islands a government by
Americans assisted by Filipinos AVe
are steadily striving to transform this
into self government by the Filipinos
assisted by Americans
The principles which we uphold
should appeal to all countrymen in
all portions of our country Above all
they should give us strength with the
men and women who are the spiritual
heirs of those wh6 upheld the hands
of Abraham Lincoln for we are striv
ing to do our work in the spirit with
which Lincoln approached his During
the seven years that have just passed
thfre is no ilutv domestic or foreign
which we have shi ked no necessary
task which we -e not performed
with reasonable efficiency AAre have
never pleaded impotence AVe have
never sought refuge in criticism and
complaint instead of action AVe face
the future with our past and our pres
ent as guarantors of our promises and
we are content to stand or to fall by
the record vih we hae made and
are makins