The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24

: the western hemisphere We should cult
yate closer relation, and for cur com
mon prosperity and advancement, W;
should invite them all 20 Join an agree
J ment with us that for the future all IN
ternational troubles in North and Souti
America shall be adjusted by impartial
arbitration and not by arms. Thii
project was part of the fixed policy d
President Garfeld's administration, anC
Il should, in my judgment, be renewed
Its mplishments on this continent
would favoFably effect the nations be
yond the sea, and thus powerfully con.
tribute at no distant day to the univers-
81 acceptance of the Philanthropic and
Christian principles of arbitration
The effect sven Of suggesting It for the
ISpanish American states has been most
happy; and has increased the confidence
of those people in our friendly dIspOsi-
ton. It fell TO my lot as secretary OF
state in June, 1881, to quiet epprehen
sion In the republic of Mexico by giving
the assurance In an official dispatch thai
there is not the faintest desire Ia the
United States for territorial extension
south OF the Rio Grande. The boun-
diaries of the two republics have been
established In conformity with the best
IjurIsdictional interests of both. The
4
ventIonal, il is more. 1t separates 9
Spanish American people from a Saxon
American people. It divides one great
nation from another with distinct and
natural fnality. We seek the
COEQUEsTg OF PEACE.
We desire TO extend cur commerce, and
in an especial degree with cur friends
and neIGhbors on this continent. We
haYe not improved our relation with
Spanish America as wisely, as consis-
tently as We might have done. Fol-
more than 3 generation the sympathy Of
those countries has been allowed to
drift away from Us. We should now
make an effort to gain their friendship
Our trade with them is already large
During the last year our exchanges
in the western hemisphere amounted
to three hundred and fifty MILL
ions of dolla.., nearly one fourth
of our entire foreign commerce.
To those who may be disposed to un.
derate the value of our trade with the
countries of Mo- h and South America
it may be well to state their population
Is nearly or quite so, 00O. 600, and that in
proportion TO the aggregate numbers we
| import nearly double as much from them
as we do from Europe. But the result
of the whole American trade is in q
6 high degree unsatisfactory. The I'M
ports during the past year exceeded
two hundred and twenty-five millions
while the exports were less than one
hundred and twenty-five millions, show
| ing q balance against US of more than
one hundred millions of dollars. But
the money does not 60 to Spanish Ameri,
ca. We send large sums to Europe
in coin its equivalent TO pay Eu-
ropean manufacturers for the goods
which they send to Spanish America.
We
| ARE BUT PAYMAsTERs
for the enormous amount annually sent
| to European factors, an amount which Is
a serious draft in every financial depres-
sion upon our resources of specie. Can
not TINS condition of trade in great part
be chaugedf Cannot the market for
our products be greatly enlarged? we
have made beginning in
our effoit to improve our trade
relations with Mexico, and We should
not be content until similar and
mutually advantageous arrangements
have been successfully made with every
nation of Nor'h and South America.
While the great powers OF Europe are
steady charging the colonial comblna-
ton in Asia and Africa, it Is the especial
province of this country to improve and
expand its trade with the nations OF
America. No field promises so much.
| No field has been cultivated so little.
| Our foreign policy should be an Ameri-
| cen policy in 1t broadcast and most COM
prehensive sense. A policy of peace,
| friendship, of commercial enlargement
The name of American, which belongs
to US in our national capacity, must al
ways exalt the just pride of patriotism.
I 49, m hn
panoply and safe guard of him who wears
| it. The American citizen, rich or poor,
native or naturalized, white or colored
must every where walk sure in his per-
sona1 and civil rights. The republic
| should meyer accept lesser duty. 1t
| can never assume q nobler one than the
protection of the humblest man who
owes it loyalty, protection at home and
protection which shall follow him
abroad to whatever land he may 60 upon
a lawful errand.
WHAT THE SOUTH NEEDS.
| l recognize, not without regret, the
necessity for speaking of two sections oi
our common country. But the regret di
minishes when I see the elements which
separated them are fast disappearing
Preiudices have yielded and are yield.
Ing, while g growing cordially warns
the southern and the northern heart
alike. Can any one doubt that between
the sections confidence and esteem are
TO-DAY more marked than at any period
in the sixty years preceding the election
of President Lincolnf This is the re
suit in part OF time aud in part of Re-
publican principles applied under the
favorable condition of uniformity. II
would be a great calamity to change
these influences under which the south
ern commonwealth are learning To vim
dictate their civil rights and are adapting
themselves TO the conditions of political
TRANQUILITY and industrial progress. Il
there be occasional and violent out
breaks In the south against peaceful pro
gress, the public opinion of the country
regards them as exceptional, and hope
fully trusts that each will prove the last
The south needs capital and occupatloI
AND NOT CONTROVERSY,
as much as any part OF the north. Iht
south needs the full protection of the
revenue laws, which the Republican
party offers. Some of the southern
states have already entered upon career
of industrial development and prosper
itv. These at least should not lend theil
electoral votes to destroy their future
ANY effort to unite the southern states
upon issues that grow out OF the mem
cries of the war will summon the north
ern states to combine IN the assertion oI
that nationality which was their inspir'
alton in the civil struggle, and thus the
great energies which should be United
in common industrial development
will be wasted in hurtful strife. The
Democratic party shows itself foe tC
southern prosperity by always INVOKING
and urging southern political consoI1da'
ton. Such policy quenches the rising
instinct of patriotism in the heart OF th'
southern youth. 1t reYIVes and stimu
lates prejudice. 1t substitutes the spin
of barbaric vengeance for the love o
peace, progress and harmony.
CIVIL SERVICE.
The general character of the civil ser
vice In the United States under all a0
mInistratIons has been honorable In tn
one supreme test, the collection and dis
bursement of revenue The record o
fidelity has never been surpassed in an.
nation. With the almost fabulous sum
which were received and paid during
the late war, scrupulous integrity wa
the prevailing rule. Indeed, through
out that trying period 1t can be said, Il
/ the honor of the American name, tina
, unfsithfulness and dishonesty among
civil officers were as rare as misconduc
and cowardice on the field of battle
The growth of the country has cOntinu
ally and necessarily enlarged the civi
service, until now it includes vast BODY
Of officers. The rules and methods o.
appointment which prevailed when the
/ number was smaller have been founC
7 insufficient and impracticable, and ear
nest efforts have been made to separate
the great mass OF ministerial Offices from
partisan influence and personal control
Impartiality in the mode OF appoint
ment to be based on qualifications, anC
. security of tenure to be based upon thu
faithful discharge of duty, are the two
ends to be accomplished. The public
business will be aided by separating ths
legislative branch of government from
. all control of appointment, and the ex
, ecutive department will be relieved b.
| subjecting appointments 10 fxed rules
and thus removing them from the ca
price of favOritism.