The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-09

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10 force his folly into the statute book!
as he forced II into the Democrat,
platform.
But however this might be, we ar.
again called upon TO meet this cues
tlon and we must meet it as We met il
! IN 1886 If our verdict was right Their
IT would be a calamity 10 reverse il
now.
There was some room for argument
I IN 1870, and much was then said in IA
Yor of free silver that seemed plausible
| We had hard times; il was natural for
! q free trade Democrat 10 believe that
| IL was the gold standard. when his
| leader told him so. and not free trade
| that made the trouble. It was then
with many only a theory. and one the
1 DRY may be claimed to be as good as
/ another until exploded by practical re-
/ suits: but there is no longer excuse for
/ theOrizing-
Defends Porto Rican Policy.
Taking up the question of imperial
| ism, Senator Foraker spoke of Hawaii
the administrations Porto Rican pol
/ icy.
Apologies for Tariff.
''It is true that the Porto Ricans are
required to pay full tariff duty on all
importations from countries other than
the United States: but the people of
SNCiy lCIIllOTH We nave ever acquired
nave been required TO do the same
| thing-with this difference, that the
people OF Porto Rico are allowed to
Keep the duties so collected and use
them for the support of their own gov
eminent, while the duties collected in
every other territory-Louisiana, Flor
ida, Washington, Oregon-have been
turned over to the national government
at Washington for the support of the
Whole nation 1t is true that duties
equal TO Is per cent of the rates pre-
scT1bed by law are paid on certains~ar-
UcleS OF commerce between the United
States and Porto Rico, but it is also
true that every cent so collected goes
not into the treasury of the United
states but into the treasury of Porto
Rico for the support of the Porto Rican
government; and this provision con-
lnues in force only two years, until a
system OF taxing property similar to
our own NAV be devised and put into
operation, until which time there was
no other way for the Porto Ricans to
raise sufficient revenue to support their
government.
1T is also true that while the peo-
pie of every other territory are re-
quired to pay internal revenue taxes
the same as the people of the United
states, the people of Porto Rico have
been exempted from that burden. All
these provisions are unprecedented. in
the history of our legislation, and all
heretofore prevailed in legislating for
territories has been made that we
might generously relieve the people of
Porto Rico in the hour of their weak
ness, their poverty and their despair,
from the burdens of directly taxing
their own property for the support of
their government, and at the same time
give them system of revenue that
would enable them to meet the ex-
penses that must be incurred.
4 1r-ear1 T7xr
where manifest Where we found want,
idleness, poverty and restitution, bust
ness has commenced, employment is
being found and the people are begin
nlng 70 command money, credit and
1000 1t takes time to change such
conditions, but we are rapidly supply
ing all their wants and happiness, con-
tentment and prosperity win soon be
within the reach of ALL
In defense OF the Mckinley policy in
the Philippines, Senator Foraker quot
ed a couple of Democratic newspapers
and Richard Croker as favOring SUD
preston of the rebellion there. and
charged the Democrats with inconsist-
ency.
Senator Depew Talks.
Senator Foraker was followed by |
Chauncey NJ Depew, who said in part: |
Coming as 1 do, directly from the 1
Republican state convention of New /
earnest and able body Of representa- |
tive Republicans. 1t was a convention !
which felt that with work New York l
would roll up an Oid-fashiOned major
lty for Mckinley and Roosevelt. These 1
are good times; the signs are propiti- I
GUS In no election since the civil war
nave the Democrats ever succeeded 7,
whenever Vermont gave 10000 majority
This year her September majority is l
81, 400.
-
the civil war remember the second
campaign for the election of President
LlncOln- The southern cOnfederacy
was exhausted Its credit in Europe
was impaired; its supplies were rapidly
falling. The Democratic convention
which met in Chicago declared the war
a failure and proposed, if successful.
% reorSanize the southern confederacy.
mat declaration cost the lives CT over |
LOO,OOO men on one side or the other |
and several hundred thousand of
wounded and meimed. It cost the loss
III millions of dollars and the devas-
alton of vast areas which were former
y prosperous communities. Thirty-six
years have passed. We have had war
With Spain; we have come into nos |
session of the Philippine islands No
me denies that our title, by conquest.
~ treaty and by purchase, is com
'!ete. a revolt was started against US
~ a few disappointed leaders. This
AeNo OSSA suppressed IdRdl ar
mes have been disbanded; TagaI lead
RS, with few exceptions, have surren-
Tered and accepted our authority Ia
al government no longer exists except
lnder the guidance of the chief rebel.
\ guinaldo.
Had the Democratic convention AT
Aansas City declared that before anv- ,
hlng else was considered, peace must
re restored in the Philippines, the bri-
aIIds captured and security for life ]
nd property at once assured under
United States authority, the Philip- j
mes would be as peaceful today as the !
tate of Ohio"
Hanna As a Speaker.
The overflow meeting was opened nv
enator NJ. A Hanna. who spoke brief ,
:: Senator Hanna said in part: :
My fellow citizens, you have heard :
great deal of talk of late aho1,+ +ba :