The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-09-01
NS. PROTECTION.

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pan.ion. We will wonder how Il j:
that party which advocates pro
lection for protection sake can have
die aud"c,tl 10 ~ also ! party OF
eXpan5ipn. Nov tie whole case 0i
rXtan,ion is tia; expansion "lli IN
crease our trade. Il ilat re t'ue.
lhcn the more we expand, the create!
our trade. pon tl.a theory, wr
could make var upon any country
that we couiG whip, get lis territory
and increase our 'radr. Leaving out
OF question. toe, the faiacy Of the
argument. that it is necessary to
own a country 70 get its trade, what
| do We find confronting us?
It is Ills. Having adopted Il
Constitution. il is presumed that We
shah follow tie directions Of that
Constitution until We adopt 4 new
one or amend The old. f sc de-. if
we follow the Constitution. We Hrr
bound to treat all tliclcIrijory added
10 tie National Domain just rs Lou
i,iana. once added to the National
domain. IS row treated; that is.
whatever law applies 70 one part OF
the country applies wit! equal force
TO other paris Of The country. Now
protection finds it, great base upon
The fact that the Constitution Of cur
country allows imports into TIE coun-
try 70 hc taxed; by doing tn ""
raise Tie Price OF the home made
article. But What il following Tie
expansion doctrine. we "AneN ali the
balance rf lie world to ourselves.
Then. Il We follow the Constitution.
We can not levy amy du'N on i'm
ports ut I'LL. lii other word, tHprc
vii h. 40 imports, 'CcaUoc The
whole world VII be und"r pUr sway,
i, p"lt viii lc .i-nvr. il ,uiar IL
Our Constitution is concerned. The
intyitabi" result Of this Viii be that
the parts nt..ea has Preached pro
lection from i, Infancy, viii give rs
free trace il lract;c'. That IS the
H.. CHI result and there is 10 getting
a.uGHd i. rtyil rs yoil may.
With t:io fact what does the Re
pubjic:,; para. 10? 1t Kicks tHr Con
slijutiun over the fence, -i>, tha'
he Constitution does not mean what
il sHI~; an,, Icyic, an .D:,"It lax upon
articles coming from o,ir State rr
territory ln'u another. ii.iS j. 4 de-
faclo tlnpi.Iln4 ut the Constitution
that tie cnul;r.. tie government. ]
clnl,t stand and retain lis aicicn. /
forms, measure up t. the ancient /
ideas Of What the government was /
Instituted for. or keep t:tiiH with The /
fathers of ouE country who framed .
the Constitution.
Now It wnuIG he perfectly Goa
si-tcns for the Democratic party 10 /
anGcX ANY territory 10 ih" Union .
rLd extend the Constitution ,LcGv "
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