The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-28
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Mr.. Dollived said that he was not fright
enede by the Democratic predictions of
disaster or of the effect of an appeal to
the popular fear of free trade, however
small, even when presented by the man.
ayers of Democratic politics in the Unit
ed States. Free trade with Porto Rico
could introduce no element of alarm into
the American market place. But this cry
had done the Republican party at least a
great service, for it had put a stop to the
INSCRIPTIONS agitation that was filing
the United States with the fear that in
taking possession of vast tropic areas
and territories the United States were
found helpless to deal with them, except
on such political intimacy and CONNER
cial equality as the constitution prescribes
for the people of the United States
If" said he, "the constitution Of the
United States establishes free trade be-
tween Manila and San Francisco. as It
undoubtedly does between Maryland and
Virginia then the fact that we have got
into a new competition is only the least
trouble that has been before us. We are
in that case disarmed at once in the mo-
mentous demand which this nation has
made for equal rights in the commerce
Of Asia I violate no secret Of this gov
eminent when 1 say that today there IS
pending in the state department the most
elaborate commercial negotiation ever at
tempted in the history OF our diplomacy,
based upon a pledge made by our COM
missioners at Paris that, whatever we
did in the Pacific ocean. we should main
tain an open door for the commerce Of
the world And I want TO ask Republic
cans and those Democrats from the great
cotton belt Of the south who are looking
forward . the opportunities that are
wrapped up in our commerce in the Pa
c.fc ocean in time to come, with what
comteuance We can stand before the cab
inets OF Europe, protesting against the
occupation % the ports OF China - the
prejudice OF American trade, when We
ourselves. from our headquarters on the
border, being carried away by our own
constitution. have deliberately drawn that
commercial dead line about the Philip
pins Islands for the permanent exclusion
OF everybody else The open door Of
Asia. through which the enlightened CON-
nunity o. American business north and
south looks forward TO oppo-tunitiessno
even vet explored. the opportunities THAI
shall broaden with the centuries, that IS
the real question that IS on trial here
We are n the Philippine Islands under
circumstances known and read o. al
men
Y am not going % stand here minute
odetend tia treaty Of Paris I do not
intend 70 20 into detail ahout how Il hap
pened - - agreed upon. v.n say -
b,-h sides os this house that when the
world knows as il wiz son know. every
Lire in the history q that Transaction ~
the publication % the whole archives q
the ueectia ton. every American VII T7e--
ceive that The president % the United
States ended our var with SPAN upon
the sarns high Ievel that The American
people began q. and vii NJ able q IN
woke unz7 every rrs-- % his Performance
tHe gracious favor q Almighty Cod and
TIE co1si6eraee Judgment y mankind
tApplsuse On ne Republican side
No nan. n. went on. shoald havs '1,ei
fo- the appropriation 70 carry that treat
into fa-7,e who had not taken the u.z1tul
resolution % shoulder the infinite -
spons5hsls-v- which Il laid upon his coszn-
~. Hs denounced = scsthsn- terms s
ran who would seize a miserable oP7'cT-
tuuity % ha-sss the government to- 20
Iitf-.al 7,urp-szs. Ts1 such mar. jesv-
srg his znits-z in Florida. had haeleaei
20 vaxhingtoa 70 rally his supports-s to-
the ratification ~ RE treaty IN oTf5er 'a2t
Re zdgAt subsequently, ta-E & 20 2o-lt.-