The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-05-02
IMPERIALISM.
The Danger to Which American Liber
~ IL Now Exposed.


Washington for some literature on the Port'
| Rican Tariff debate and also for some infor
| nation on the subject. The following i
part OF the letter Mr.. Johuson wrote In re
The question about the Porto Ricar
Tariff, as you know. is not one of"Protection'
or Free Trade" II is a far graver one a
Indicating total departure from the princi
tariff rate for Porto Rico is different iron
that prescribed for the other parts OF TIT
| United States, whereas the Constitution o
the United States provides that all inposts
duties, &C., shall be uniform throughout th
| United States The prime question. therefore
as you see, Is whether Congress shall be allow
| ed 10 go outside OF the Constitution wher
| Iegislating for territory that belongs to th'
United States Congress, which Is creature
| OF the Constitution, has always been supposed
| to be subject TO the provisions and principles
| imbedded In that instrument; NOW, now
ever, under the gospel which Is being preach
ed by the evangels of the present adminlstra
ton, Congress Is supreme as TO all territory
OF The United States not ere cted into State
and, hence, as TO such territory. untram meled
oy the Constitution. The doctrine is thai
trial by jury, the writ of habeas corpus, ol
any other of the rights guaranteed In the
Constitution, except as such rlgnts are
granted TO them by the grace OF Congress, or
Congress shall delegate the power OF govern
ment. f[!ft. .. .r,e
"Such preaching is founded on clause OF
the. Constitution whioh says: THE Con;
sress shall have power to make all peedful
rules and regulations respecting the territory
belonging TO the United States." This clause,
detached by these late expounders OF the
Constitution from the balance OF the instru.
ment and viewed as an independent field, is
narrowed aud worked and manured In q
way that gives hope 10, the laborers that 1t
will yield iruit which would never. grow or
flourish IN any other part Of the vlneysrd
ganda indulge in more tcant" about the
high and holy mission OF this Government
TO carry" civilization and tliberty" and
Ss nson gnaS to nosla 1
her crusade against the Boersof sonsh Africa.
believe England has never robbed pillaged
or oppressed weaker nation sbnt. she did II
ton and to carry the blessinga sof spC pChristia.
nifty" 5.sai =.
potential statehood mas alHays heretofore
exieted In territory acquired % the United
was but q preparative for the condition OF
Statehood. which wasi in Prospect, and the
people or the territory we're entltled 10 All
the safeguards agsinst ppression afforded
Of the United Stateys Now. however, the
apostles Of this new dispensauon are teach
ing that the Government can bold Ind efnite.
n as oond,Ion
people, Pc s ofcs!oiisss. should fsOeI against The
rule Imposed upon tnem, military satrap,
Sehind % I tiinss. psoppress @ The the disorder and
ENFORCE peaoe. "a ,,, m ,,,ora-
tion, would pc htlle short OF 1evotniion 10 7,
our 9rnnp system rsr,S M oEssnaS sa on @ % %odes Witch
gsops sas msn nsSt n
sosIssy j. ssss ~ sSs ySFIOos I Is
esnrice OF asosntrai dofMinating power, and
the narasitics nnii1fisSSS through whom that
power is exercised: Men love power and and
weIon wIon ;nin strrents' @ y IfnSgboth pusIic and
nrivaata He Sev VII. sdornineer over and
ppnnress ,hnsa 6eintaSos n rssist and regard the