The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-19
Democracy Is Freedom.

2 in themselves. If they realized
, how much afraid of our future the
other nations are, they would be
more sanguine and would adopt
, measures TO hasten the commerc al
supremacy that is coming pretty
fast in spite of mossback endeavors
to drive it back.
Freedom stimulates the energies
of people. If laws and institu.
tions forbid or discourage change
or condition, a man will not fight
for improvement or fl. himself
for it.
Freedom gives the greatest in
centive and opportunity to superior
gifts. We have in America the
best gifts any nation has received.
Within our own borders we have
the highest freedom for the people
ever granted by political institu-
tlons, aud we have boon never be-
fore enjoyed by such tie ritory-
absolute freedom of trade.
Politi "a freedom and the absence
of social caste have stimulated our
people to immense energy. Free
dom of trade among our states has
stimulated production and exchange.
Agriculture has spread without
restriction and has produced the
crops it pleased. Iron manufactures
have settled where facilities suited.
They have moved southwark as D.
portunity invited. They have taken
Lake Superior ores for steel when a
new process made them the best
Tue manufacture of agricultural
implements grew to great propor.
lions in OHIO, Indiana and Illinois
Where harbors, water courses and
valleys favored, centers of travel
and trade have been built.
Oar superior gifts and superior
freedom have encouraged us until
We produce more than we know
what to do wi,h-until our products
cheaper themselves by over-supply.
One of the things we now most
need is new incentive. Extend.
ing our freedom of trade is our next
play. We are commercially the
most powerful of nations and we
are foolish if We do not use our
power.
Unless we do extend our freedom
of trade we must suspend our adj
vance in the use of machinery and
pause in onr farming production.
We must have more trade or less
industry. We must have more
trade Or less proft-more trade or
lower wages.
European economists look at the
sluggish industrial habits of their
la ooring populations and foreses the
conquest of the trade world by the
Unlled States. They do not con-
ceal their belief that with free trade
the United States, which produce
under the greatest advantages, will
be able to deal with all other
nations at an advantage. The
United States have had absolute
free trade among themselves and
have become commercial unit, so
firmly has free communication knit
them together. They utilize their
resources without an internal hind.
srance except those meddling laws
which human stupidity will still
pass occasionally in spite Of the loss
o public welfare.
The one g eat drawback is restric
ion at the frontiers. Chicago can
ship to jacksonville; st. Louis can
build bridge in Mississippi; Bos-
ON can send calico TO Seattle with.
'ut asking question of the govern
nent. b, Boston cannot deal with
St. John, Chicago with Toronto,
St. Louis with Mexico, except
Igainst the efforts of two govern ;
nents to make trade impossible.
No other nation has so much to
make by free trade. Oar advanta ges
Ire so great that we can absorb the
'spital of the world by just two
free trade and
absolute honesty in all commercial
Transactions, including the credit of
,-r currency.
With absolute free trade and alb.