The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-02
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American farmer raises. On the contrary, II
And a market for what the American farmer
raises, ! have not only benefited the American
farmer, but 1 have benefited the American man
ufacturcr and the men who work for him Just
as much Because the increased market abroad
for what the farmer raises. gives the farmer
more money with which to buy the clothin6,
the boots, the shoes, the implements, the booko,
the buggics, the wagons and the pianos which
the American manufacturer makes. Tho Rcpup'
lcan theory Is that the American natien " one
great family, and all Of us are members. All
Of us are brothers and sisters Our interests
are one. Our welfare is mutual. You cannot
injure the American farmer without injuring the
American manufacturer. You cannot injirc the
manufacturer without lnjurng the farmer. You
cannot injurc capital without iniuring labor; be.
cause on the profitable Investment OF capl'a'
labor depends for employment And YOU can
not inj,irc labor without iniurinr capital; because
upon the profitable employment of labor the
profitable investment Of capital absolutely and
exclusively depends. This is the motto OF
American prosperity as well as American unity:
''Onc for all and all for onc.'
So, You sec. that while 50 per cent. OF every.
thing the American farmer raises is sold right
here at home, and always will be; while ~ per
cent. OF everything the manufacturer makes is
sold right here at home, and always will be; the
prosperity of both depends upon profitable
market for the extra 90 per cent. which they
produce. To find that market now, and secure
it to the American people for all time, is the
purpose Of the Republican party. That policy
and purpose the opposition to the government
in this campaign are fighting. And so 1t Is
that this campaign is a campaign of the Ameri.
can people against every other progressive people
in the world.
How to Secure New Markets.
II You ask how the Republican party in this
campaign proposes to secure markets for your
surplus, and how .he opposition to the govern
mcnt has resisted and now resists that policy.
answer that the Republican party secured the
Hawaiian islands for The United States; the OPP
position we're opposed to that acquisition. Inc
Republican party secured Porto Rico for the
United States; the opposition resisted that ac
QUESTION. The Republican party has secured
the Philippines for the American people, ana we
propose to hold them for the American people
till the end of time; the opposition proposes
to give them up. The war placed Cuba in a
position where SHE might have been ours, and
some day, by the choice Of the Cuban people,
Cuba will be ours; the opposition unalteraby,
Internationally and absolutely favor throwing
Cuba forever beyond the control OF the American
people. These great possessions, even now, are
giving an increased market for everything the
Amrican manufacturer and farmer produces.
Span's exports to Cuba was $26,00O0OO year; (;
II Cuba ours, our exports to Cuba would
be in ten years more than $26O,0OO 900 annually.
Our exports to thcNIawaiian islands in 1896, be-
fore we annexed them, were $4,6o0,coO; today
our exports to the Hawaiian islands are over $l3
100000, an increase of over 175 per cent. in less
than three years; in single trade year our trade
with the Hawaiian islands has increased nearly
S5 OOO, Co., a growth in trade of nearly 100 per
cent. in twelve short months. Our exports to
the Philippines before they came into our pos
session did not average $l5OOOO every year, al
though bought nearly $5,O0O,OO0 annually OF
the archpelago's exports. Sometimes we eX.
ported less than 100000 to the Philippines in
an entire twelve month. Today our exports in
time OF war, with industry dead, commerce para
lyzed, ,and all the agents of prosperity suspended
is, nevertheless S2,60O,0O0 every year, an
increase Of nearly 1,s00 per cent The total eX'
ports to Hawaii from all the world are over
s15OO,OOO annually and whereas, before we took
them, we exported less than $5,0OO,OoO OF this,
we now export nearly all OF it. The total ex.
ports to the Philippines from all the world was
nearly 900; il what has occurred in lla-
waii occurs in the Philippines we will export
nearly all of that and have almost $50, oOo, 900
OF export trade even il we did no more to de-
velop Philippines resources than the Spanards
Philippine Possibilities.
Spain exports to the Philippines were $5OOO,'Fo
annually; onr exports to the Philippines in five
years will be $E0,O0OOoo annually, even if we
do not monopolizc the Philippine trade as We
have the Hawaiian trade. For Spain did not
develop Philippines resources. Spain only
touched with her hnger-tips the commercial pos
sibilites of that richest ocean possession the
globe SpaiIs trade was confined to commerce
with Il narrow strip Of coast lazily cultivated
The vast interior, richer than Missouri was never
touched; the mines of iron never opened; TIL,
deposits of copper never disturbed; no axe laid
to the limitcss forests OF rosewood, mahogany
a,,l
wood in the Philippines than there is oak or
walnut in the United States. There is more
material for furniture in Mindanao than
there pine in all the pinerie' of Mich-
gan. The Philippines the only place on
earth where hemp can be raised. 1t is from
hemp that ropes and binding twine are made
Not one.tcnth OF the hemp possibilities of the
Philippines are yet developed And the hemp
that is produced is spoiled, wasted ard ruined
by the crude and negligent treatment of the
natives. With all these resources developed
with good roads making a network of com.
mcrce and communication through every island,
with school-hcuscs i'll every village with the
Increased wants which these school houses will
create Uor education always brings new desires),
with the increase in population which cond.
tions OF peace and orderly industry will bring,
with all the developments that will come from
American control-our trade with the Philippine
Archipelago will, in ten years from the time
peace is established reach more than 500 0O0 900
every year.
Peace Will Bring Trade.
This increase will begin when peace begins
And this will come with the reelection of Will.
lam Mckinley. The last hope Of the Philippine
rebellion Is the election OF the candidate Of the
opposition to the government in America.
II the opposition tell you that the Philippines
have already cost $40, 900 600, provided for in
fhe treaty. and SIS. ral IN SIM.
pressing the ins,rrcction and that our 81 600 900
annual exports is no return for that outlay.
answer, first, that the Sls7, 100000 never would
have been spent had it not been for those here
In America who have aided and abctted the re-
bellion against our Flag in the Philippines. |
afiswer, second, that now that that money has
been spent, it is better to stop further resistance
by sustaining the government in this election,
keeping the islands and having something to show
for our Saoo,0OOOoO, rather tLan elect Mr.. Bryan.
surrender the Philippines and have nothing to
show for our $50, ,0O0, 600. | answer third
that even ii the Philippines have, by reason of
the Resistance TO the government in this country
Which has encouraged the resistance TO the gov
srpn,ent in that country, cost us more than
500, 900, 0O0-nay, even II they had cost us this
without resistance, they would have been an ex-
Iellent investment. Our $4,000, 600 OF export
trade is no measure of the prohtablentss of that
Investment. If II farmer pays Sl00o~,for his
sarm and makes, during the first year, only 5000,
that does not mean that lie has lost $500. He
has the 5000 which he has made and he also
has his farm. So We have our trade with the
Philippines, which trade in the future will in u
Jingle year repay US for all our expenditures.
So that In these new possessions which the Re,
publican party has secured and intends to hold
lorever, the American people have already a
great and q new market for our surplus, and in
The not distant future will have markets for not