The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
Leading Republican and Independ-
ent Organs Vigorously De-
nounced the Measure.
COLLECTION OF EDITORIALS.
Condemnation of McKinley's Tn.
american Policy by His Party
Papers Makes Interesting
Campaign Reading.
The Republic Bureau.
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Washington. Sept. 4-The Democratic
Congressional COMMITTEES has collected
many editorials from leading papers. which
were printed last winter. pending the dis
cusslon Of the Porto Rican tariff bill in
Congress, and Immediately following the
passage OF that act by the Republican ma
jority. The leading Republican and indie
pendent papers Of the country opposed and
denounced this measure vigorously. as will
appear from the following extracts from a
few of the many prominent journals which
expressed their views on this important SUBJ
ject.
Among those reproduced by the committee
are the following:
Utica Herald-"Trade relations between
the United States and Porto Rico shocld be
unhampered."
Omaha Beet will be naturally asked,
If this consideration be shown to Hawaii.
why not to Porto Rico?'"
Buffalo News-"Porto Rico IS part OF the
United States. There SHOULD be no tariff
walls between portions Of the Union"
Chicago Tribune-"The inhabitants of the
island should be allowed to buy, duty free,
all the necessaries of life produced in this
country"
Il @'~ bss&- kA-@e
Porto Rico shall be compelled to pay GUS
discreditable."
Cincinnati Commercial T ribune-"Even IL
home products must meet some competition.
1t is, nevertheless, our duty to act in a
humane manner"
Boston Observation-Disclosures In Porto
Rico means simply that We are willing to
profit by burdening the productions and
-
England Disseminated against ireland for
centuries"
New York Sun-"Porto Rico Is fairly and
nationally entitled to the status OF an Amer
lean territory in some form, between which
and this country IN should be as
free as between the States whose borders
touch"
Rochester Post-Express: 1.-THE fact that
they are loyal to their new flag and that
Porto Rico is a part OF our territory ought
to be sufficient to obtain generous treat
ment at the hands of the American peo-
pie"
year and 4 half Of empire stripped us of
all the fine feelings of humanity with
which we went into the war for Cuban lib
erty, and turned us into a race Of mer-
cenary oppressorsT"
Indianapolis Journal: 'Wiil It be wise to
run the risk of destroying the confidence
ana CuillilH tue lOyatty OF the people Dy
enacting laws that will make them feel
that, though Americans In name, they are
aliens in fact?"
Buffalo Commercial: mo only the coun-
try. but the Republican party, will ind free
admission of Porto Rican products decid-
eddy moro advantageous than the imposi-
ton of any duty, however small"
Cincinnati Timss-Star: 1T Is q sorry
spectacle when a nation that went to war
for humanity stops to bully an island
whose population will never exceed / per
cent of the mother country into paying
tribute for fear the ward may become COM
mercially the competitor of the guardian"
Chicago Times-Heraid: Whether the
Porto Rican tariff is Is per cent or S per
cent. indeterminate or for two years.
makes not a particle of difference with its
Injustice. 1t will not be acceptable to the
American people because Of the plea that
1t is such a little breach Of our plain duty
as acknowledged by President Mckinley"
Baltimore American: "Th recommended
lions made several months ago by Presi-
dent Mckinley, Secretary Root and Gov
ernor General Davis were made after the
fullest investigation and careful thought.
They were then the wisest, considering all
conditions. The true manhood Of the ma
ton, considering first the good of the peo-
pie of Porto Rico, fails now to COMPREHEND
how, In 90 short a time, those recommen-
dations can be said TO have been erroneous
and opposed to the best interests of all con-
cerned-"
Kansas City Star: ITO treat Porto Rico