West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-01

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INTERSTATE, roWIIGN COMMERCE., ANp ron
EtGN RELATIONS.
The subjects embraced i'm the resolutions r.
spcctiNcN looking To- the promotion of oul
Interstate and foreign commerce. and to th,
matter Oi our foreign relations urC fruugh
Win tue grvntcst importRnco to our people.
In respect To Interstate commerce. there Il
much to ho desired in the way of cQuituhl,
rates ana facilities of transportation, thai
commerce may flow freely between the State,
themselves, diversity OF Industries aud cm
pluNmcuts hC promoted I'm all sections of oul
country, and that the great ErauNriCs an,
manufacturing establishments OF the interior
may hC enabled to send thcir products to IA,
tCNhonul Tor EhipmCut to foreign countries
relieved OF VcNatious rcstrictions and dis
ORDINATIONS in matters of which it may en-
phntiCnlly hC sUid, time is money! aud ais,
ol unjust 'hNrNcs upon articles destined e
meet CLOSE competition from tho products oi
Othcr parts OF the world.
n To our foreign commerce.. tho Cuor
nous growth of our industries and oul
surprising production of CcTCuls nud othC
necessities oi lite, mpcrntiVCly require tha
Immediate ana effective measures bp tNkCf
through peaceful, orderly aud conservative
methods To open markets, which have hccr
Rnd nro now monopollzcd largely 10y othCi
nations. This more particularly relates a.
oar sister republics of spanish America Rs
inn Empire.
the republics of Spanish America are allied
to us hN the very closest aud wnrmCst feel
lhgs, based upon similarity OF institutions
ana government, common aspirations aud
mutual hopes. Tho "Grcut Republic" as
they proudly term the United StutSs M
looked upou 10y their people with nirrCtionnt,
admiration nud ms the model for them e.
uuld upon; uud We should cultivate between
lhrm hid ourselves closer commercial rClu
Ouus, which viii hiud all together 10y the ties
ui friendly iutctCoursr aud mutual udNUu
lHrr. furthcr than this, being small com
WuuwCnlths, iu thC military and naval sCnst
ui iho European owners, they look to IA A.
az lUnst, "A moral defender against n system oi
territorial aud other cncronchmcnts which
1 nfI hsn al "a ltI An
ci m this day. Diplomacy and intrigue have
done moro TO wrCst the commerce of Spanish
America from the United Ftptca than has
legitimate commercial competition.
Politically We should bc bound tu the ropub
lies ot our continent 10y the closest ties, aud
communication 10y ships aud railroads should
Ice encouraged to the fullest possible CAtcnt
consistent with a wise aud conservative pub,
llc policy. Above nll we should bc upon such
terms of friendship us To preclude tho possible
itN of national Notwithstanding between
ourselves ana any of the members of the
ud to promote uninterrupted peace hctwCCr
ono aud nll would lie In the meeting of gen
fhl conference or congress, whereby M
cuccS Co tho peaceful decision of friendly ar
bnrution might bo reached.
An agreement of this Kind would give tc
our sister republics confidence In each Other
nnd 100 uS, closer communication would al
once cnsuc, rcciprOoally advHntangcoug com
W'rCim treaties might bc made, Whereby
tuuCh OF the commerce which now towi
across the Atlantic would seek Its Legitimate
channels, ana inurc To the greater prosperity
OF ull the American commonwCnlths. The ful
advantage OF a policy OF this nature could not
hc stated in brief discussion likc the present
FOREiuS POLITICAL RELATIONS.
The United Statos has grown To be- govern
mcnt representing D,W1OOO people, und In
every scu-c, excepting that of mere nuVa
power. r. one of the first nations of the world
A. such, its citizenship should bo valuable. en-
tilinE iis porsessors to protection In every
quarter Of the globe. ] do not consider II
necessary that our government should con
stTu't enormous nCpts of approved irOnCladl
and maintain a commensurate body of sen
men in order tO place ourselves ON war foot
iuE with tho military nnd naval powers of Eu
rope. such course would not bc Compntibl,
with the peaceful policy of our country
though u seems absurd that VIC hHv,
not the effective means to rcpcl u wa nton in
Nusion of our coast and give protection TO oul
coast towns uud cities against any power. Tho
great moral furcc Of our country IN 40 uuivor
sally recognized az to render AN appeal 4,
arms hy us, either In protection of our clti
tsrnntiorul right quito improbable what
We most mood iu this direction is u firm nut
vigorous assertion Of every right and privi
lrgD belonging to our government or its Citi
lCns, us well ns an equally firm assertion o
the rights nnd privileges belonging To tn,
general family of American ItcpubIici
situated upon this continent. when Opposed
it ever they should bc, 10y the different sys
toms OF government upon another cont
ncut.
An appeal 90 the right by such a govern
mDut ns ours could not bc disrcgnrdcd by an,
civilized nation In the treaty of Washington
Wv lrl thc world to the means Of escape from
The horrors ut war. and n is 20 bc hon, Il tina
thu era whom alI international difference
-hhl ho decided by peaceful arbitration SIS no
far on
TQuAL ni0HTs or Citizenship.
Tho central idea of a republican form o
government IH the rule 81 tho whole pcoplo IA
npru.'d tD The othcr forms which rest upon
our iurcfathcrs. in nm nttcmpt 10 erect
u," F"FcruWcnt which might represent thl
ADVANCED thought of tho world ht that pcriu,
utfuu fhr subject ~ governmental reform
adopted ihg idea uf Tho peoples Eovcrciguity
Huh thus .tid Tho basis Of our present ~.
uuhIIr. While technically u aoVrrnmcut oI
thf poupiD. 30 was boo striCtucss only a govern
mont uf o. PARTON Df thc people. cKcludiut
Ifnin Hil participation certain other portion
h'Hl iu a cHHliiIuu ~ absolute. dcspoiio nnt
hnpr.f.s srrt dudr, tho parallel 90 which. Tor
funHi''1. d"fa Hut nOv exist in any mOdcrf
CHRISTIAN nation.
WIfh fhc ruImIusiIOn. however. Of another
CF... 90 advanced thought tho American
NrUuhIIn suddenly arsuuDd tho fIll oharartoI
gi FuLtruW'ut ui ihD whole people. Bn,
fhs condition uf bYudsmcu 90 the fuil stntul
OF frrffuHH. theoretically Invested with th,
FfHf gIfI nui POLITICAL rights pusess u d.,
iHfIr inrH'f masters Tho suhscqucui lcRIs
IHfI.u HhIIu guaranteed hy every legal tItI,
fnH 0ItIffUeh Hnd fuU equality brfprl DO,
POI sI I"tts 40 th.s previously dlsfran
.N..rI IanT.f. amply gpfgrs thc requirement.
H"i .rf .I.. fn fhIIH. .u fsr Ha legislation can
POI. N.IfI'HH. NJ AWfIirHn rIfifrushln Hu
h.' Geo "f the case is. tha
HH.r ihr'LHiIta.y We are Boo tb'
..|..H.nt Uf government OF the whole
p.. r'f'' 'I.H..I H. arc almost ns fHr from
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