Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-23
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| s"s'n ."O issues thcmSciVes. diversity OF
INDUSTRIES ana cmpioyments be promoted
~ ", sec,Ions OF our country, aud that the
great granarles and manufacturing es,ab.
ishmcnis OF The interior may be enabled 10
send their products TO the seaboard for
shipment TO foreign countries, relieved OF
vexatious restrictions and determinations
"A rs OF which n NAV emphatically
be said "time Is money" and also 81 nm.
Just charges upon articles destined % meet
close competition from the products oi
other parts OF the world.
AS TO our foreign commerce. the enor.
nous growth OF our industries and orr
surprising production OF cereals and o.ber
necessities OF life lmperatively require that
immediate ana elective means be taken,
through peaceful, orderly. and conserya.
tive methods. TO open markets which have
been and are now monopollZed largely Inv
other nations. This more particularIy re.
lates to our sister republics OF spipisb
America, as also TO our friends the peoDle
OF the Brazilian empire.
The republics OF Spanish America are
allied TO us blythe very closest and warmest
feelings, based upon similarity OF instltu.
| lions and government, common aspirafioDs
! and mutual hopes. The "Great Renublic -
as they proudly term the United Stlte,.
| il looked upon by their people with
aflectiontte admiration, and as the model
| for them TO build upon, and we should
| cultivate between them and ourselves
closer commercial relations, which will
bind all together by the ties OF friendly
intercourse and mutual advantage. Fur
| ther than this, being small Common
wealths, in the military and naval sense OF
! the European Powers, they look 10 us a. at
| least moral defender against system OF
| a np1 nfbar oh ,..Ig.L
| aggressive in the past, has not been aDln.
! doned at this time. Diplomacy and in
trigue have done much more 10 wrest the
commerce Of Spanish America from the
| United States than haS legitimate CONNER. |
Cial competition.
Politically we should be bound TO the re- |
publics OF our continent by the closest ties.
and communication by ships and railroads |
should be encouraged to the fullest possible |
extent consistent with wise and conserya.
tive public policy. Above all, we should |
be upon such terms Of friendship a. to pre- |
cludc the possibility Of national misunder- |
standings between ourselves and any OF the |
members Of the American republican fami- |
~. The best method to promote uninter- |
rUpted peace between one and all would |
lie i'm the meeting OF general conference |
or congress whereby an agreement to sub
nit all international differences TO the |
peaceful decision Of friendly arbitration |
might be reached.
An agreement Of this kind would give |
our sister republics confidence in ca, h |
other and in us, closer communication |
would at once cnsue, reciprocallv adVan- |
tageous commercial treaties might be made.
whereby much OF the commerce which now
flows across the Atlantic would seek its |
legitimate channels, and inure TO the greater
prosperity OF all ths American Common.
wealths. The full advantages OF a policy |
Of this nature could not be stated in brief |
discussion like the present.
FOREIGN POLITICAL RELATIONS.
The United States has grown to be Gov
eminent representing more than fifty mil
lion people, and in every sense, excepting
that OF mere naval power, is one OF the first
nations Of the world. As such It's citizen
ship should be valuable. emitting ITS Dos
SCISSOR to protection in every quarter OF
the globe. | do not consider it neces-
sary that our Government should con-
struct enormous fleets OF approved IRON
clads and maintain a commensurate body
of seamen IN order to place ourselves on a
war-iooting with the military and naval
Powers Of Europe. Such 4 course would
not be compatible with the peaceful policy |
Of our country. though il seems absurd that
we have not the effective means 10 rcpel q
wanton invasion Of our coast and give pro-
lection TO our coast towns and cities against
any Power. The great moral force OF
our country is so universally recog-
nized as TO render an appeal to
arms by us, either in protection OF
our citizens abroad or in recognition
Of any just international right, quite
improbable. What we most need in
this direction Is q firm and vigorous asser-
ton Of every right and privilege belonging
10 our Government or its citizens, as well
as an equally firm assertion Of The rights
and privileges belonging to the general
family Of American republics situated uphn
this continent when opposed. if ever they
should be, by the different systems Of gov
ernmcnt upon another continent.
Anappeal to the right Ivy such Govern
ment rs ours could not De diSregarded by
any civilized nation. In the treaty OF
Washington we led the world TO the means
OF escape from the horrors OF war. and il is
TO be hoped that the era when all lnterna-
tional differences shall be decided by peace.
ful arbitration is not far of.
EQUAL RIGHTS or CITIZENSHIP.
The central idea OF a republican form of
government is the rule OF the whole people
as opposed TO the other forms. which rest
upon privileged class.
Cur foreiathcrs, in the attempt to erect a
new government which might represent
the advanced thought Of the world at that
period upon the subject Of governmental
reform. adopted the idea OF the peoples
soy, reignty, and thus laid the basis OF our
present republic. While technically gov
ommcnt Of the people, il was in strictness-
only government OF portion Of the pcO-
pie, excluding from all participation a GER
tain other portion, neld in a condition Of
absolute, despotic, and hopeless servitude,
the parallel TO which. fortunately. does not
now exist in any modern Christian nation.
With the elimination, however, OF an
other cycle OF advanced thought. the Amer
lean republic suddenly assumed the full
character OF 4 government OF the whole
people, and four million human creatures
emerged from the condition OF bondsmcn 10
the full status of lreemcn, theoretically in
vested with the same civil and political !
rights possessed by their former masters.
The subsequent legislation which guarln-
teed by every LEGAL title the citizenship |
and fun equality before the law in all
respects Of this previously diSiranchiScd |
people, amply covers the require
mcnts and secures TO them, so far rs legis-
lation can, The privileges OF American citi-
ZenSnll. But the ulSdgIttdDlc litl Ol TUT |
case is that while theoretically we are in the
enjoyment of n government OF the whole
people. practically we are almost a. far from
il aS we were in the nte-bellum days OF the
republic. There are but few leading and |
indsputable facts which cover the whole
statement Of the case. In many Of the
southern States the colored population is
In large excess OF the white. The colored |
people are Republicans, as are also consld-
cradle portion of the white people. The re-
naming portion Of the latter are Demo
Gratis. In face ithis Unconstitutional these
States invariably return Democratic MAORI
ties. In other States Of the South the col
ored people, although not a majority. form
very considerable body Of the population,
and with the white Republicans are nu-
mcricaly in excess OF the Democrats, yet
precisely the same political result obtains-
the Democratic party invariably carrying
the elections. IL is not even thought adYi-
sable TO allow an occasional or unimportant
election to be carried by the Republicans
as a "blind" or stroke Of JiReSSe.
Careful and impartial investigation has
shown these results TO follow the Sys-
tomatic exercise OF physical intimidation
and violence, onioined with the most