Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-10-28

hundreds OF millions Of capital.
Third. S%hipbuilding would stimulate
other industries Of all kinds: it would
give employment to thousands of skill
ed and other workmen. Fourth. 1t
would save thep eople of the United
States annually nearly 500, 00O, 900,
paid to foreign shipoyners for carry
Ing u imports with the chance in a
few years Of saving another hundred
millions by the increase of shipping
an dthe carrying of a large part of the
worlds commerce in American bot
toms. Fifth. 1t would not only build
ul shipping in the foreign trade, but it
would be the means of extending our
trade with the foreign markets of the
world. The American people are not
Sow to catch on to the Importance OF
great questions and l am sure their at
tenti0n will soon be directed toward
the upbuilding of the shipping indus
try. 1t should not be made an entire.
~ party question; it is so patriotic
and frought with so much importance
to the future Of our country that our
people should arise above party in its
support. Our party has already spok-
en- in its favor in u~nmistakable terms,
as follows: We favor the restoring
of the early American policy Of dis
eliminating duties Of our merchant
marines and the protection Of our ship
ping in the foreign carrying trade. SO
that American ships the product OF
American labor employed in American
ship yards, sailing under the Stars and
Stripes and manned, oficered and own
ed by Americans may regain the car
rying Of our foreign commerce. This
Endorsement was followed by the hear
ty approval Of the candidate Of the
convention in his letter Of acceptance.
dated Feb. q. 1896. an extract of which
Is as follows; The declaration of the
republican platform in favor of the up
building Of our merchant marine has
my hearty approval. This policy of
discriminating in favor of our shipping
which prevailed in the early history
OF our country, should be again
promptly adopted by congress and vg-
orously supported, until II supremacy
on the e a be fully attained. We
should not longer contribute directly
or indirectly to the maintenance of the
colossal marine Of foreign countries,
hut provide an efficient and complete
marine of our own. The American
people in the past have not realized the
awful fact that the United tSates paid
$50, DOC. 900 more. in 1896, to foreign
steamship companies for carrying our
imports and exports than the amount
of taxes collected from internal reven-
Tie sources, and $20.000.O 900 more than
Vas collected in duties in 1892, under
the Mckinley tariff. In other words,
foreign steamship companies tax our
people for ocean freights more than
they are taxed under the internal rev.
enue laws, or more than they were tax
ed under the Mckinley tariff. Another
startling fact is that from 1858 to 1890,
the United tSates paid to British ships
for carrying American mails the nor
nous sum of $s.e2S,53o. One Of the
causes Of the depression in business is
du eto the drain Of $20o,O O0, 900 annual
ly paid in gold by the people Of the
United States to foreign steamship
companies for ocean freights. So long
az this continues We can not hope for
the prosperity and good times we
should have in this country.
STANDING ARMY.
We should also Gee to 1t. In the flu
ture that we have e standing army suf- |
Nciently large for a great republic. Of
course our splendid volunteer forces
can always be relied upon. In deed, no
Drawer men live anywhere than they. +