The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20

icau products can be sold mt n profit in tho
Orient on free trade basis. but that Ameri-
can products. can not be manufactured and
sold at a profit at home on a free trade basis,
These political philosophers proclaim that
eight inches Is a foot In the United States,
but II requires thirteen inches to make n foot
In the Orient when they tell us that we can
compete with the world on free trade basis
and pay the freight TO get our PRODUCTS 1900
miles TO the Orient; they lay bare the In
iauities OF the protective tariff frauds and and
peonlc OF the United States for the past
quarter OF century. VIII tlM, government
under republican rule permit indubtrial trusts
under a protective system TO dictate that the
American consumer shall not have the bene-
tit OF competition at home? VIII the rcpues
lican party at the behest OF the trusts CON
tInue In force n protective system for the
purpose OF prohibiting competition from
abroad?
The ST. Louis Globe Democrat. tho most
prominent advocate OF republican oppression
In the West anirms that the price OF all
agricultural products Is much cheaper In the
Pbilippine islands than the, prices nov, pre-.
aiates. yet VIXEN we ask them why the loss
OF life and treasure In the Philippnes. they
tell us that the acquisition OF the Philippines
GioLs- Democrat Informs us that raw sugar
rice and straw goods are imported Into the
unitet states from the Philippines In large
quantities. should the United states i I'D, under
Islands. the low priced agricultural products
OF the Philippines will be imported by the
American sugar trust and its kind on a free
trade basis.
The central idea with the republican party
is that the biz manufacturing industrial trusts
OF the United States must be protected against
competition by protective tariff. but that
the farmers OF the United Statea must sub
NIT to the importation OF agricultural pro-
ducts on a free trade competitive basis. The
rent blican party, the champion OF trusts, is
committed to the service OF its masters. who
ignore truth ana Justice and seek to cover
the. crime OF conquest ny hypocritical ap-
neal 70 commerce. and Its votaries. This
species OF double dealing must be apparenfso
every Intelligent mind and confess thai
ar at loss TO comprehend how any patri-
otic citizen could possibly give his consent
70 align himself with any political organize
of the trusts and combinations OF this cotn-
ty as against the toillng millions OF our
fellow ccuntrymen. The republican party
would import the raw materials OF the Phil
ipores. Porto Rico Cuba ana Hawaii into
the United states upon free trade basis and
thus compel the ngriculturis.s Of the United
States 70 adjust their labor to parity with
that OF the .coolie OF Hawaii tho mongrel OF
Cuba, and the nude Malay OF the Philippines
II has been decided by the supreme court
that every individual born undsr the Amerj-
can nag is an American citizen and no Amer
lean citizen can be excluded from American
territory without cause.
II history Is true the republican doctrine Of
imperialism is relic OF barbarian. which Is
repplsve to this civilized country Of Amer
lea. Their policy OF ruling people without
their consent is unamerican. Anti-republican