The Worthington advance., 1900-09-14

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ment bonds bearing as high as Ave per
thm with 4 bond at par bearing two per
plus plus product: 5reS.s and lending % our % surplus
money to Europe. One result Of our SELL
ing to other nations 10 much more than
Sses ysar. Is 4adea
ment Of our financial relations. The great
amount Of capital which has been bor-
rSTed rfH dsSa,onsn Of Europe for our rapid mate
slant drain upon our resources for inter
est and dividend and made our money
markets liable to constant Disturbance
our securities Whenever r money strinsen- n
cies or panic occurred abroad. We have
now been paying these debts and bring
ing nome many OF our securities and es.
by our loans and placing ourselves upon
sure foundation Of financial independ-
ence.
Regarding the Boer War.
In the unfortunate contest between
South Africa. the eJ Unit ed ed states has main
eordance e. with s1e its weil-knoWn eli % traditional
%Ssn s nSt SS the s'as
the South African republics. to exercise
its good on,ces for a cessation Of hostil-
tiles: tiles. It Is to be observed that while lille the
quest OF other powers, the United States
was the only one which compiled. The
British government declined to accept
the Intervention of any power.
Ninety-one per cent: Of our exports and
imports are now carried by foreign ships.
For ocean transportation we pay annual
W. ought to own own thesis the ships 1t Tor our car:
rying trade with the world, and we ought
to build them In American ship yards and
man them with American sailors Our
n 0kNo o{vp4 In tNnv
tation charges now paid to foreigners.
The Canal Question.
A subject Of immediate importance to
our country Is the completion Of q great
waterway OF commerce between the At
lantic and acit,c The construction Of q
indispensable to that intimate and ready
communication between our eastern and
alton Of the Hawaiian Islands and the
expansion of our influence and trade in
the Pacific.
Our national policy more imperatively
control by this government; and it is
believed that the next session of congress,
after receiving the full report of the com:
@ ske ae ast
sure accomplishment of this great work.
Capital and Labor.
Combinations of capital which control
the market In commodities necessary to
the general use Of the people, by sup
ton, thus enhancing prices to the gen.
eral consumer, are obnoxious to the COM
mon law and the public welfare. They
public good and should be made the SUBJ
tect of prohibitory or penal legislation.
Publicity Will be helpful influence to
check this evil Uniformity Of legislation
Discrimina ton between what Is injurious
and what Is useful and necessary in busi-
ness operations Is essential to the wise
and effective treatment of this subject.
Honest cooperation of capital is necessary
to meet new business conditions and ex-
tend our rapidly increasing foreign trade,
tended to restrict business, create mo-
nopolies and control prices should be
effectively restrained.
to labor is to afford it an opportunity for
steady and remunerative employment, and
give 1t every encoura cement for advance
Is the true American policy: The past
three years have been more satisfactory to
American workingmen than many preced-
Ing Any chansS of the tn in
ment would be disastrous to their highest
interests. With prosperity, at home and
an increasing foreign market for Amer
tinue to wait upon labor, and with the
present gold standard the workingman is
secured against payments for his labor In
day IS Better than Short doIlap; % one sHSni viii
tighten the burdens; the other lessen the
rewards of toll. The one will promote con-
Sry aad Rs the
be adequate to keep the home in comfort,
educate the children and. with thrift and
economy: lay something up for the days
Practical civil service reform has al
ways had the support and encouragement
Of the republican party. The future Of the
The merit system, as far as practicable,
Is made the basis Off appointments to office
In our new territory.
The Army and Navy.
The American people are profoundly
grateful to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who have in every time of conflict
fought their country's battles and defended
its honor. The survivors and the wild
are justly entitled to receive the generous
and considerate care Of the nation.
Referring to what has been accomplished
has been taken in the fuiillment Of the the
sacred guarantees to the people Of the is
Notwithstanding the manv emharro..-
ments incident to a change Of national con-
d1tions, Porto Rico Is rapidly showing the
good effects of her new relations to this
nation.
The Philippine Question.
The power Of the government has been
prosperity Of the Philippine PEOPLE. and
force has been employed only against force
winch WI stood IN the way of the realization
After reciting the events of Importance
Tha up to the SeaR
done to bring the benefits of liberty ri land and
good government to these wards OF the
nation" the letter continues:
Every enort has been directed to their
and well-being, not for our aggrandize-
ment nor for pride of might, not for trade
orc. or commerce. n not f9r exploitation, but for
protection Of the vast majority Of the
against the designing minority whose first
tsa demand a1d ate after the surrender Of Manila by
that they might loot 1t and destroy those
not In sympathy with their selfish and
trSaSnsr9us NoSndv sSe designs Ign, .va, ,,n,.
facts will longer hold that there was any
alliance between our soldiers and the in
surgents, or that any promise of inde-
their leader had reached Manila they had
resolved II the commander of the American
navy ma KY would 4ha give @ them arms with which
later turn upon US. which they did murder
ously and without the shadow of cause
or justification.
peweys eet to Msniia to cantnre aavs ssns and
it there would sa tSey have S,tS G5
drawn 1t after the destruction of the Span
ish fleet: and II the latter; whittier would
they have directed It to sail? Where could
was open to it? Do our adversaries con.
denim the expedition under the command
Of Gen. Merritt to strengthen Dewey in
the distant ocean and assist in our tril
umph over Spain, with which nation we
were at war? Was it not our highest duty
to strike Spain at every vulnerable point,
that the war might be successfully con-
cluded at the earliest practicable moment
=. And was 1t not our duty to protect the
lives and property Of those who came
within our control by the fortunes of
war? Could we have come away at any
time between May !, 1895, and the con
clusion Of peace without stain upon
away, without dishonor at any time after
the ratification of the peace treaty by the
senate Of the United States?
There has been no tune since the de-