The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-08-03
THE WEEKLY COURIER.
Carson Letter.

was called the. Gar of the Senate by
the Democrats, and erstwhile the idol
of the Republican party, retired from
politics because he could not stomach
the policy of the Republican party on
expansion, imperialisn, and the i'm
position of tariff upon 1.-THE products
of our pewiy acquired territories. He
said hfeould not see how any person,
under our constitution, could be So PEI
cent. itizen of the United States, and
10 cent. subject or foreigner. He
had reference to the imposition of a
tariff on sugar produced in Porto Rico
of IS per cent. He claimed that the
Constitution followed the flag, and
that the United States had no right &c
impose tariff on the products Of
Poito Rico after the flag got there any
moce than it has the right to impose a
tariff upon goods produced in any
State or Territory of the United States,
because the Constitution provides that
as between the States and Territories
of the United States there shall be abso-
lutte free trade. The hoggishness of
the sugar trust magnates, who dictate
the policy of the Republican party,
sickened Reed and be quit The Re
publican leaders excused the tariff up
on the ground of immediate necessity,
and thar Tie revenues derived from
the tariff woald be used for the relief
ofthe Porto Tsican Treasury. In order
TO relieve Immediate pressing demands,
the Republican Congress donated, l
believe, $4,000, 900, to the Porto Ricans
thus treating them like beggars.
They had any quantity of sugar, and
tobacco, which they would much have
preferred to land in the United States
without paying tariff than to accept /
charity, and upon which they would |
have made great deal more money. |
and felt free and Independent of char |
ity, but the protected sugar magnates
would not have it that way, and Con-
gress was jammed into imposing the Is
per cent. ad valorum duty on the main
products of Porto Rico. But the Re-
publican party is now confronted with |
an alarming sequel to its policy. The
city of San Juan, Porto Rico, recently
celebrated the birthday of Spain's
patron Saint, ST. Jaco (St. Iago. There
were over $500 Spanish flags flying,
and only six American flags. How
could the Porto Ricans better show to
the world how they like the Republi-
can party's benevolent assimilation? A
prominent Porto Rican, discussing the
celebration, said: '1Our people should
not be blamed by the Americans for ex-
pressing their feelings this way. The
United States Constitution has not been
extended to the Island. The privileges
of citizenship has been denied them.n
He might have added that the islands
being exploited by American CONNER
cialism, and that they have lost by the
trade. 1t will be remembered that
when the United States army marched
on San Juan that the men, women and
children marched out of the city and
bestrewed the path of the soldiers with
roses, hyacinths and forget-me-nots,
and waving American flags. They
will never do it again until they are
treated right, and released from the
grasp of the cormorants who dictate
the policy of the Republican party.
The Silver party and Democratic
party State Conventions will meet at
Virginia City, September 8. They will
appoint committees to confer with ref
erence to the nomination of Presiden-
tial Electors, and they will agree to
vote for three, pledged to vote for
Bryan and Stevenson. I believe they
will go little further, and agree upon
the nomination of Congressman, Su-
preme Judge and two Regents of the
State University. They cannot go
further except to recommend that the
several county conventions also follow
a like policy and fill up their tickets
with Silver Party men and Democrats
indifferently, and run but one ticket,
thus presenting a solid and united |
front against that party which has no
hope of reward in Nevada, except
through appointment to official posi-
ton by the dominent party in power,
If said party prevails at the polls in
November. In Nevada, the vote of
that party should be limited to those
who expect appointment to Office,
those who expect employment IA Ter
those who get appointment to Office,
and those who are directly benefited
by high protective tariff--and those
who don't understand The latter is
the dangerous element.
No revenue tax party ought to sur
vive one term of Office. 1t is an unjust
and inequitable tax. A man worth
one dollar pays, under the revenue
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