The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-07-26

homes, to our farms and our co m rec, III the /
uncertainty of perpetual taiif agitation is to |
be inflictei NJ N he country We are n the
mid t of an abundant harvest; we are on the |
eve of reyivalof general Pr tsp drss NT 10y
change i'm the industrial system Mhch mas |
wrought such wonders in the last twenty |
years ana which, with the power or increased |
capital will NO k still g,eater maryels of
prosperity in the twenty yearsto come
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
Our for sign relations favor our domestic
LAT re,ce upon a sound bass with no unset |
tied quests n of SUFFICIENT magnituoe to en-
harrass or distract us ha.p Dp renoEed oy
our geOgrap nical position from phrtlClpAton
or into. est in those questions OF dynasty or
boundary which so frequently disturb tho
peace of Europe, we are left to cultivate
ire 1diy re a ions with all, and are free from
possp lie ent IN dement's in the qcarrels OF any.
The Untej state has no cause ana no desire
to engage in conflict wi h any power on
earth and we may rest in assured confidence
that no power desires to attack the United
states.
we should cultivate closer relations. and for
our common prosperity ana ADVANCE nent we
should invite them all 70 join with us In an
agreement that for the future, all internation-
al troubles in North or South America shah be
adjusted by impartial arpltratlon, ana not ny
a ms This project was part of the Il ocd pol
icy of Pie lent Garfleld's adm Illustration,
and should in my judgment, be renewed. u,
accOmpl ishment on this continent would
favorably affect the nations beyond the SEA,
and thus powerfully contribute ut no dis ant
day to the universal acceptance OF the pill
| anthropic and Christ an principle or arbitra-
ton The effect even of suggesting il for the
Spanish American States has be IN most hap
| pS and has increased the confidence of those
| people in our friendly disposition. 1t fell to
| my lot as Secretary of State in une, 1881, TO
| gulet apprehens on in the Republic of Mexico
| by eiving the assurance In an ofhcial dispatch
| that there Il not the fai 7test desire in the
| United states for terrtori Il eNte1s on south
| of the Rio Grande. The boundaries OF the
| two republics have been established in con-
rfpif ~ w u th.a hos
| of both The line of dcmarcahon-is not mere
| ly conventional. 1t is more. 1t separates a
| Spanish American PEOPLE from a Saxon
| American people, 1t divides one great ma
| tton from another with distinct and natural
| finllity."
| We seek the conquests of peace We de.
| sire to extend our commerce, and in al
especial degree with our trends and neis
| bors ON this continent. We have not I'M
| proved our relat Ons with SPANS Amer ca
as wisely and persislenty as we might have
| done. For more than seneration the sym.
pathies of those counuies have been allowed
to DRIFT away from us. We should nov make
| every effort to gain the + friendship. our
| trade with them is alrea iy large Durn{ tho
last year our exchanges in the western hem
| isphere amounted to $3.50. O01,0 0-ncarly one
| Fourth of our entire foreign commerce. To
chose who may be disposed to underrate the
fu No. th and seth W america ae 'pt it NAV
be well to state that their population
is nearly or quite $1,000 0J}-and that, IN
| proportion TO aggregate numbers, we import
| nearly double as much from them as we do
from Europe But the result of the WI ole
| American trade Is in high degree unsatis-
| factory. The imports during the past year
| exceeded Sas2j go ,010 while tn exports were
less than Sl25O 1900 showing balan g
azainst us of more than sl00GO,oOO But the
| money does not go to rpani America. We
| send urge sums to Europe in coin or ltS
equivalent to ray European manufacturers
for tho goods which they send to span sh
| America. We are but paymasters for this
enormous amount annually to Eui opeau fac
tors an amount which is ,rious draft, in
every finarcial depression, upon our re-
| sure s OF SOecie.
Can not this condition of trade in great part
he changed! Can not the market Tor our
products be greatly enlarg d. We have made
beginning in our etOtt TO improve trade
relations with Mexico, aud we should not be
content unIil similar and mutually advan-
tageOuS arrangeme ITS have been NC CsSlulIy
made with every natl IN of North and south
America. While the great powers of Europe
are steadily enlarging their colonial dom ma.
ton in Asia and Africa t is the especial
province this country to improve ind expand
It trade W tn the nations of Am RIGA. No
held promises SO much. No field has been
cultivate so little. Our foreign policy should
be an American pol o. In its broaoeit aud
most comprehensive sense-a pohcy oil
peace, OF friendship, of commercial enlarge
me 1t.
The name of American which belongs to us
In our national capacity must always eNalt
the just pride of patr1o ism. Citizenship OF
the republic must be ire panoply and safe
guar of him who wears it. The American
citllen, rich or poor. Lative or nat rlllzed
cure IN his Perso lal and civil RICH TDe re
public s Ould never accept Il lesser uuty, II
can never assume nohler one than the pro
lection OF the humblest man who owes 1t 10y
alty-protect. on a home, and rejection which
snail follow him abroad intowhatever land nc
may go upon lawful GRAND.
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
/ recognize, not without regret. the neces
, sity Tor speaking of two scot On1 OF our ON
mon country. But the re4ret d'ni ishc'
, wnen / see that the elements VIII CHI Sc arlci
! them are fast disappearing Pre- udice- have
yielded and are yielding, while Il growing
Cordially warns the on hern ard the North
ern heart ali1e Can any ne coIbt that be
: tween the Sc tons confidence and esteem ere
today more marked than at any period IL
the sixty years preceding the ELECTION OF
of lime and IN part of Repa n1can prIncipe
applied under the favorab Q cond Il ms o
. uni or nlty; IL would BE- a sra
d under which Southern Conmo 4
2 wcalths are learning to indicate civil rights
ald zap Ing themselves to the cOnd lions o
y pol.ii n. tranquility and Industrial pr. gres
At there be occasional and violent Olfb ik
J, IN the south against this peaceful progress
n the public opinion OF the country regar
r them as exceptional aud hopefully trGsts tina
0 each will prove { he la t. -t.
; The South needs capital and occupation
: not controversy AS mu h as any part OF TN
. North, the South needs the fui plo o ton o
the revenue laws which the Republican part
, ready entered upon a career of Industrial de
\ velopment and prosperity. These, at lea
Q should not lend their electoral votes TO dc
70 stroy their own future.
Q Any ehort to unite the Southern State
D upon issues IN Il grow out of the me rories q
!. The war VIII summon the Northern states
u combine In the assertion OF that nationalit
81 which was treir Inspiration in the civ:l Sims
- gle. And thus great energies which should h
u united in common industrial development
a Will be wasted in huitful strife. The Demo
= cratic party shows Itself foe To Southel'
q prosDerity by always invoking anu urgln
}, Southern POLITICAL consultation. Such
~ policy Quenehcs the rising instinct of patric
~ ism in the heart OF the Southern yOu h; IL n
= wives and stimulates prejudice; is Substitute
" the spirit OF barbaric veng eance for the ioV
y OF peace, progress and harmony.