The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
think that If possible the United States

rights with other nations in China.
This will prevent for long time the
dismembership of this vast empire.
England and Japan favor the integrity
of the empire, but they alone cannot
guarantee it against other European
powers.
As shown by the readiness with
which the rights Of treaty ports are
set aside by controlling nations, the
case of Manchuria is sufficient, and it
justides the statement that these are
feeble safeguards" and leads to the
conclusion described by Senator Nc
Laurin, that "the United States, with
the control Of the Philippines by treaty
or otherwise, will be in a position not
only to insist upon, but to assert its
equality Of trade rights in the east.
Without this" says the senator, ''all
she can do is to respectfully but firm
ly protest against their violation by
other nations, but as in the past, is
not in position to assert and main
tain them.
The Constitution has thus fully gone
into this subject because Of its engross-
ing and absorbing importance to our
people.
But few weeks ago, before a con-
vention Of Georgia farmers, Hon. D.
A. Tompkins declared that instead Of
grumbling about the price of raw cot
ton, We should 90 forward and dou-
BILE, treble and even quintuple our re-
ceipts by sending the cotton abroad
in its manufactured state Under such
a condition Of things, the speaker de-
clared that the south, instead Of getting
$500, ,000,OO for her raw cotton and ex-
pending it all for hog and hominy in the
west, would get nine hundred million,
twelve hundred million, aye, and even
fifteen hundred million instead, and
thus her farming population would be
kept busy raising supplies to feed this
grand army Of consumers. Exaggerated
as the statement may seem to have
been, it little occurred to those present
that already one of our southern states.
South Carolina, had almost reached
this Identical point. When that cotton
state is on the verge Of Withdrawing
her entire raw cotton product from the
markets Of the world in order to sat.
isfy the claims of her own mill men,
it will be seen that Mr.. Tompkins in
dulged in no 6tful dream, but that be
was seeking accomplished business re-
suits.
With such an interest, therefore, in
the markets Of the orient, when provi
dence has thrown US into such active
relation, acknowledged by the whole
word. that We can hold the key to
the situation, how idle and futile it is
to hear southern men expressing their
hope that our troops, the agents and
the advance guard Of this mighty de-
velopmeDt, SHOULD be driven into the
sea-" The sentiment is not only un
patriotic, and that would be bad
enough, but it is mischievous in its
tendency to destroy the market which
has made South Carolina a manufac-
turing state, and which has built up
the system under which mills on the
spot fix the price Of cotton instead os
leaving it, as heretofore, to cotton gam.
blers in New York and Liverpool.
With our raw produts at stake, for
which our farmers want high prices,
which can only be gained by multi
plication Of mills in the field, consum-
ing the entire product as it promises
to do in South Carolina, the question
of our foreign trade, whether it be
called political or not, stands first and
foremost, and such policies must be
adopted as will still further maintain
and develop the growth Of our country.
All this talk about what to do with the
Philippines becomes the verdict moon
shine in the face of the actua. necessi-
ties Of the occasion. tits very well for
Massachusetts, when she looks upon
the growing importance of South Caro-
lima, to declare herself against eastern
development, but it is the height of fol.
ly for those who are to be so largely
benefited to fight against their own In
terests.
There is no desire to establish mil
itary despotism in the Philippines.
nor to deprive the people Of these
islands Of their right to govern them
selves, as soon as they can be legiti'
mately fitted for sush acondition. But
under all circumstances, it is first oul
duty to preserve erder and establish 8
stable condition Of things upon the
island. Then when the time comes
to recognize local government, wheth
crit be ore of complete independence
or one Of alliance, there is one thing
certain that we should insist upon
that this government should be friendly
to the United States in all matters Of
politics, trade and commerce, in prefer.
ence to any other nation upon the face
of the globe.
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