The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-17
Discussed Bv
Col. Clarke.
HOME MARKET CLUB
Annual Meeting Held at
Boston Yesterday.

Boston, Nov. 1.-THE annual meeting
of the Home Market Club, the largest
organization of its kind in the United
States, was held here today.
The session was particularly interest
ing, owing to discussion of the ques-
ton of national expansion, by Col. AL
bert Clarke, secretary of the club, in his
annual report Col. Clarke considered
the question from an economic stand
point and said 1T is greatly to be
hoped that President Mckinley will so
frame his treaty of peace with Spain as
to minimize the dangers and RESPONSE
bilties which we must assume as the re-
suit of the war"
In the course of a further considera-
ton of the question, Col. Clarke said
ON October 10, at the quarterly meet
ing of our officers, all the New England
states being represented, there were
many strong expressions of personal
opinion against the policy known as ma
tional expansion, and there was no ex-
preston in its favor. Some think our
opposition is because expansion and
protection will not be good yoke-fel-
new acquisitions are treated.
If they are helped to independence,
as / think they should be, or governed
as colonies as those not able to govern
themselves, If the constitution will per-
init, tariffs may be maintained between
them and us, which will reasonably
protect both and at the same time give
reciprocity preference.
But if they are annexed and made a
r-f
ton 8, article IL, of the constitution.
that all duties. imposts and excuses
shall be uniform throughout the United
States and the provision in section 8,
that No tax or duty shall be laid on
articles exported from any state which
has been held to apply also to the ter
ritories, may have the effect to prac-
tically introduce free trade in such arti-
cles as sugar, tobacco, hemp fruits and
various ores and all other goods pro-
duced in the annexed regions, and as if
is impossible to bring working people in
those countries up to the American
standard, their annexation would seem
to expose our industrial population to
unreStrained competition with low
prices and Unconditional labor.
If we must have an expansion pol
icy and it must take form of annex
alton and territorial government. how
can the party which has always IA
vored protection to American labor.
ever again look workingman in the
face?
We do not oppose, but we favor the
finding Of foreign markets. We are
gaining constantly. Hitherto the con-
quest has been peaceful. The best of
them are in countries which are self
governed, and for which we have to
assume no responsibility and bear no
expense. We can continue to increase
our trade in those countries. but we
can gain vastly more by preserving the
conditions of domestic prosperity and
cultivating the home market with equal
care. Let us do BOTH
The officers chosen to serve next year
are as follows: President William H.
Piunkett of Adams; vice presidents.
William A. Russell of Lawrence,
Charles A. Scott of Lowell, Alamson
W. Baird of Boston, Lewis Anderson
of Skowhegan, Me. Robert Knight of
Providence, r. T., Walter E. Parker
of Lawrence, William w Grape OF
New Bedford William H. Halle of
Springfield, Hezeliah Conant of Paw
tucket, Charles H. McDuffee of Man
chester, N. H., f. j. Haskell of West
Brook, Me. James Phillips Jr., of
Fitchburg, Philip w. Moen of Wor-
cester, F. A. Sayles of Saylesville, r.
l., G. M. Within of Whitinsville Lo-
reno Maynard and Lyman H Golf of
Pawtucket, r. 1. The nominating COM
mittee's list included the name of
Charles A. Basiel of Laconia, N. H. /:
but as objection was made the name
was withdrawn and that of Charles
McDuffee of Manchester substituted.
President P1unkett is reelected. Sec
rotary and treasurer are named by the
directors, whose. choice will be the
same as that of last year, Col. Albert
Clarke secretary, and Beverly X. Moore
treasurer.