The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-03
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sraily With the people q, Porto Rieo- imposes 70
hardssips upoE ihose peepie-it provides The least
possible q duty upon fev things In order 10
raise little money 70 run their government. and
tat little ozlT for a little vhiis untiI they can
&c, start Ia taking care Of themselves hT ;hsir
0Eu system q tAratiun which tine absolute free
tTate Is ss;abiishsd between the United States ard
the islznd
Let the trutA BE known. This vhcis free trade
scsens = nothing earth but 4 deception. de-
lusiOn and 4 TO make our people believe that
we are expressing poor Porto Rico L-s the truth
- known. whatever nay happen AaJ candid mAu
tAnk. admit that this bill Is in iAs istsrss;
of the people Os Fort0 Rico.
| an a-nzEsi to see the wave Of nIsinfornaiiln
which has sEspt ever the country as 70 tAis queS-
tioz Of a Porto Hican tariff. II is high tine To
call bait to this wild misrepresentation backed
il Is by thA direct personal inxstsucs oi RIP
ressntatiyes q the monopoliSsIC interests.
senator Depew's Arsument.
Senator Depew's argument occupied half
an hour in its delivery. and was listened
10 with close attention. He described
how the testimony that had been taken
by the committee on Porto Rico. of which
he Is member. had changed the minds
OF majority Of the committee and had
best method OF raising the necessary rev.
enue for the island He. too, emphasized
the fact that the Republican party. in
stead OF allowing the sugar and tobacco
trusts 10 enjoy the return OF the duties
paid on Porto Rican products, had given
the money 10 the people of the island to
be used in affording relief and in con-
structtns schOOlhouses and roads. He
pointed out that the duty on Cuban sugar
is sl.60 per 100 pounds and On Cuban TO-
pacco. sl-S per pound. and said that the
reduction of the duty on Porto Rican sugar
and tobacco to 10 per cent would give
the two trusts s. per cent more profit on
the million OF dollars worth of these
products which they own and import. He
thought that the trusts ought to be salts
ned with this profit, and not ask the Is
per cent. additional which free trade
would mean TO them
Mr.. Depew presented In detail the ar
t-cles, such as bTeadstuffs, lumber. drugs.
agricultural Implements, &c, which would
enter Porto Rico free of duty under the
new law. he called attention to the pro-
VISION OF the ball which gave the legisla-
lure Oh Porto Rico final Jurisdiction as 10
the time when the tariff should cease. and
SdIu tHdI tnere would be no discussion OF
the question If this were not a. Presi-
GentlaI year. He asserted that the Re-
puoiican administration would 'provide
DOth 10 the development OF our new pos
SESSIONS ana the protection of American
industries and employment" and that
such changes as might in the future be
nade @ would always have in view the
American citizenship and the scale IF
american wages. In conclusion, he said:
Order law. justice, and liberty will stimulate and
deVeiop our new possessions Their inhabit.ut,
VIII Iio" with responsibilities OF governing them
serves constantly increasing with their Intelligence
INTO conditions of prosperity and happiness btvond
uheh widest dreams Of the results Of that self
government they now so vaguely understand. wh,is
the United states in the increasing demand for the
surplus Of our farms and factories in Porto Rico
Hawaii. and the Philippines. and IN the tremendous
advantages OF position from Manila for reaching
tne imitless markets OF the Orient can -iev Win
Jul apprehension and with hopeful pride the in
e'i'AoIe expansion Of our population and produc-
tions f'NuS