The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-22

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I'VE recognize the necessity and pro-
| priety of the honest cooperation OF
| capital to meet new business condi-
| tions and especially TO extend our ra-
| pidly increasing foreign trade, but
| We condemn all conspiracies and COM
| binations intended to restrict business,
| to create monopolies, to limit produc-
| ton, or to control prices, and favor
| such legislation as will effectively re-
| strain and prevent all such abuses,
| protect and promote competition and
secure the rights Of producers, labor
ers and all who are engaged in indus
! try and commerce.
POLICY OF PROTECTION.
| I'VE renew our faith in the policy
! of protection TO American labor. In
| that policy our industries have been
| established, diversified and maintain
| ed. BY protecting the home market
| competition has been stimulated and
production cheapened. We favor the
| associated policy of reciprocity so di-
| rected as to open our markets on Ia
| vorable terms for what we do not our
| selves produce in return for free for
| eign markets.
IN INTEREST OF HOME LABOR.
In the further interest of American
| workmen, we favor a more effective
| restriction of the migration of cheap
| labor from foreign lands, the extension
| of opportunities of education for WORK
| ing children, the raising OF the age
| limit for child labor, the protection Oh
| free labor as against contract con-
| vict labor and an effective system Oh
| labor insurance.
OUR MERCHANT MARINE.
| ..Our present dependence upon for
! eign shipping for nine-tenths of our Tor
| eign carrying is a great loss to the in
| dustry of this country. 1t is also Sc
| riouS danger to our trade, for its sud-
den withdrawal in the event of Euro
| pean war would seriously cripple our
| expanding foreign commerce. The ma
| tional defense and naval deficiency of
| this country, moreover supply COM
| pelling reason for legislation, which
| will enable us to recover our former
| place among the trade-carrying fleets
| of the world.
| PENSIONS.
THE pension laws should be liberal
| and should be literally administered
| and preferences should be given
wherever practicable with respect to
employment in the public service to
| soldiers and sailors and to their widows
and orphans.
| CIVIL SERVICE.
I'VE commend the policy of the re-
| publican party in maintaining the eff
] cheney of the civil service. The admin
| istra ton has acted wisely in it's effort
| to secure for public service in Cuba,
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine
| islands, only those whose fitness has
| been determined by training and eXpe-
| rience. We believe that employment in
the public service in these territories
| should be confined as far as practicable
to their inhabitants.
SUFFRAGE RESTRICTIONS.
TT is the plain purpose of the fif-
| teenth amendment to the constitution
| to prevent discrimination on account
| Of race or color in regulating the cleo
| tive franchise. Devices Of state govern
| ments whether by statutory or consti-
| tutional enactment to avoid the pur-
| pose of this amendment are revolution
airy and should be condemned.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND RURAL
FREE DELIVERY.
Public movements looking to per-
manent improvement of the roads and
| highways of the country meet with our
cordial approval and we recommend
this subject to the earnest conSidera-
ton of the people and of the legisla-
lures of the several states.
I'VE favor the extension of the rural
free delivery service wherever its eX-
tension may be justified.
ARID LANDS.
In further pursuance of the constant
policy of the republican party to pro-
vide free homes on the public domain
We recommend adequate legislation to
| reclaim the arid lands of the United
States, reserving control of the dis
tribution of water for irrigation to the
| respective states and territories.
I'VE favor home rule for, and thr
| early admission to statehood of the
territories of New Mexico, Arizona and
| Oklahoma.
/ u II n Il n vTN
The Dingley act amended to provide
sufficient revenue for the conduct OF
the war, has so we'll performed its
work that it has been possible to reduce
the war debt in the sum of $40, ,000, 900
The country is now justified in expect
ing and it will be the policy of the re-
publican party to bring about a reduc-
ton of the war taxes.
AN ISTHMIAN CANAL.
We favor the construction, owner
ship. control and protection of an 18TH
mian canal by the government of the
United States. New markets are neces-
sary for t increasing surplus of oul
farm products. Every effort should be
made to open and obtain new markets
especially in the Orient, and the ad'
ministration is warmly to be commend
ed for its successful effort to commit
all trading and colonizing nations tc
the policy of the open-door in China
| In the interest of our expanding COM
merce we recommend that congress
create a department of commerce and
industries in the charge Of a secretary
| with a seat in the cabinet.
"The American government must
protect the person and property o!
every citizen wherever they are wrong
fully violated or placed in peril
THE PRESIDENTS FOREIGN POL.
| JCv ENDORSED
President Mckinley has conducted
the foreign affairs Of the United States
with distinguished credit to the Ameri.
can people. In releasing US from the
vexatious conditions cf a European al
lance for the government of Samoa
his course is especially to be commend.
| ed by securing to our undivided con-
troll the most important island OF the
Samoan group, and the best harbor il
the southern Pacific, every American
interest has been safeguarded.
we commend the part taken by oul
government in the peace conference al
The Hague. We assert our steadfas1
adherence to the policy announced IN
| the Monroe doctrine. The provisions OF