The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-08
cntton md Expansion.
To the Editor Of The Post


Elgin, Texas. January THE ess.e
Galveston News quoting from the cAsI
Inter Ocean, states that during the I'D
years Immediately preceding 1899 \
United States manufacturers exfcrtsj
China cotton goods amounting In rslnI
S23, A6T.9l4 During the same rsrial
time the manufacturers Of iron prct.I
exported to China ss3.715.95l contiraj
the News SAYS that during the year
China imported cotton goods to the arrl
OF $50 GOO, 900, of which United States a
uEacturers furnished only s7,4sS,2gS 4
Galveston News retlecting the staislsI
OF the Chicago Inter Ocean declara
| territorial expansion means comns.j
expansion.
Tho Chicago Inter Ocean and Is Il
temporary, the Galveston ewsainii i:I
tempt to conjure the cotton farmers
voting for their imperial policy, IN
the fact that of the S54, 900, 900 worn (
cotton goods imported by China last
practically all of the cotton ussd ID /
manufacture OF Chinese imports was Il
duced by the farmers OF the United 81 T
Hence the cotton growers Of the U I
States can have no reason TO conll1
seeing that the raw material Tor
goods was produced by them, II usH
ly is immaterial with the cotton IN
who spins his cotton. as he sells hii 4
duct to the highest biuder. II his ~
is bought in the open market OF eo1ll
ton by foreign cotton spinners. AMI
in turn undersell our protected mani
turers in the open markets OF The ~
our cotton farmers can't be expece
vote for a measure that would eIu
the foreign buyer in order that The
manufacturer may have a monopoly
sophistries OF the Chicago Inter 0urI
reflected by the Galveston News muk
apparent 10 the cotton farmers q
South. The Galveston News has ber f.
years stanch advocate OF free trsds
the News also subscribed to the good
ocratic doctrine OF trade compet.to'
other words, the News stood by tbs
door policy, a doctrine inseparahiy N
TO democracy. which means q worlo'
unrestricted commerce. The News y
years past advocated commercial ~
sion II has fought the Republican
OF commercial contraction known
protective tariff robbery. II Is aas
ing that after a fight OF nearly two
OF years. when the victory Is slmos
the News turns and gnashes It's Zee,
The very face of the advocates OF COZ,
cial and financial expansion, ard
itself with the advocates OF po1la
pansion and financial contractiop
democratic party stands as II wfr'
the mountains peak and peaceiuln
claims 10 the world, Come 10 us a'c
come TO us aud sell" With the repv'
party 1t Is not so. Acting at the
OF modern piracy II holds TO the uns',
theory that commercial expansion q
be attained except by political cous'
backed by colonial policy. RUE
coerced by imperial decree.
government Is that OF the tyrani, "
stead of being creative, It is desH~
To force people at the point Q, tns
to bear the burden of Discriminating
mercial concessions is tantamount T. +
ing tribute to pirates because. '1s
tribute is exacted by coercion alike J.
instance. VIII the Galveston New
tinue to advocate political expansv
force, or will the News return 70 tos
oeratic party and advocate comneps
pansion under the grand old DEM
doctrine of free trade and sailors
The policy of the republican ,adn',
tion In its land grabbing scheme
Philippines will add nothing to m' Y
producers of the South. ana "
sophistries OF the Chicago Inter 0es'
the Galveston News can not iuas,s,
to subscribe TO vicious theories wn''r
lates the fundamental principles o..
lican government and ignores the ''s
ton OF the. United States. .,a<1