The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-30
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us our constitution. All our progress 70.
made since the adoption. Of the consti:
tuition. has been achieved not BY virtue
spts s hst Ct sSG aveq Ss Mrese
the Declaration Of independence, and
s was stricken len OUT essaSie Sy deorSia ano south
our constitution. But Slavery was op-
pDS white FL the ssshed s 81 Sy our our
and defended by armies as brave as ever
marched unfiinchingly to death. const!-
tutional liberty; and Appomattox was
the capitulation Of the word OF death IN
our constitution to the spirit OF lie IN
our institutions.
Our Institutions Our Security.
And so our security, the security Of our
Island wards. the security ot liberty, rs
the spirit OF the constitution England
has no written constitution: France has as
has bureaucracy and military absclutisM;
II thesS FREE sirsn na fnat inn
wrought for a larger liberty and more
stass sS Wrien densSon m
ancient wrongs were sanctioned and dis
trust Of the people was established even
SPIRIT ne of soss' osr %sitea that o viii
authority fn'is in Puerto S1 'Y R!ea, AaSaii. ths
write "Accursed across the brow Of
him who, even In a thought, would WELD
working now in one way, and now in an
other. now by one method, and now by
another. after the fashion of our practi;;
and life. liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness" throughout our OCEAN pos
stitutions working slowly perhaps. upon
Ssyslen IN the stass nf sn
government. with all its burdens and
blessings, to which those institutions, al
ter centuries and centuries. have devel-
We must not read our constitution by
the dictionary only; we must read II
and their history.
As to Puerto Rico.
Coming to the immediate subject of
his speech, the Puerto Rican bill, Sena-
tor Beveridge said:
Reciprocity with Puerto Rico is not
only a matter Of duty; It Is a measure
Of economic wisdom. 1t Is the recip..
roeity for which the great statesmen, a1,o3 Of
And 1t is reciprocity not with foreign
country, but with our own possessions.
i is reciprocity OF ma nature; ,odG ppert9 r9
what Puerto Rico needs and can not as
we'll produce; It Is reciprocity decreed ,,rs
| in the end conform 1t is reciprocity
mot made. by hands. eternal In the
relation reeprSTSS esptaSsSeS Of
was our conflict with our our race antagonist
the so asn Wnen poanets Its
stimulated. as by the wine of life itself
m eur will on por int into pfSspe pSepr will M
late will be placed, in the position Of
oeatGien and its possbiities * And with
us. Her markets viii exclusively be
the the world rid viii viii be her ttariff against Iu-
rope and the world, and so our clothing
and flour and corn and indictments, and
and an 10 looms viii have ' exclusive markets
there. And the. more prosperous We
make her by offering our markets to
and viii ' 1ncreasng ns se prosperity' sp i' meals
increasing desires; increasing prosperity
| means more money to satisfy those de-
@ Creates ana new w. and a"S excusve aS Isl MARKET for
| what we raise and make, and supplies
the money by buying from our own
foreign lands. But to close our markets
to our own possession or to make those
markets dear and difficult, is to take
duced on our own territory; and to make
the markets of our own dependency dear
| and difficult to our producers Is to deny
own products to our own possession. 1t
is a situation which even the necessity
for instant financial relief could not rem
der endurable to the government OF the
United States.
As to Latin-America.
In the course of his argument, the
senator presented this new thought:
1t has been the dream of American
statesmen for three-quarters of a cen.
tury to make the great republic the friend
lean republics. until finally the colors OF
our flag, might intertwine with theirs
the symbol of mutual trust, mutual af'
aua mHtSa ns ssds
great thought has gradually grown, as
all vital thoughts do grow. and must
convene beneath the stars and stripes
and the bureau of American republics is
part Of the machinery OF our progres.
|
influence in South America. is fraugh!
with blessings to the republic second
only to the trade of the golden orient
to foster still. we have appropriated
the s2.o9S,eo0 ready money suggested BY
government and reciprocal trade. .Ant
We establish forever our friendship with
Sta statesmem haye SO long, Sn SO patiently ant
so painfully been erecting.
In conclusion he said:
For these reasons ] favor immediate
voting for amendments. giving immediate
and unrestricted freedom of trade to ou
island Of Puerto Rico. But II we II
shall have reciprocity at once are no
able TO so amend the bill. !. shall afte
voting for reciprocity amendments ! OF
by the committee. But we must not den.
civil government to Puerto Ricans mo
ment longer and because the bill as modi
as soon as the civil government Of tina
island provides system of taxation Q
It's seonsy Pusrt1 @ yse Rso for ses Is c sH ss h
under the notifications which the com
%ef and IF s b mpds be to so ss s ss that
might vote for civil government with
out the revenue feature, although tn
| COmInlttee mas IUOulHeu tndt feature y
as to secure early freedom of trade. Blu
as the bill stands unless we can amen
committee and civil government must n
longer be. denied to the people of Puert
Rico. Delay of civil government to tn
shall vote for the civil government bi
because 1t establishes civil governmen
at once and 1t also establishes absolut
. reciprocity In the near future. 1t ough
to establish unrestricted trade instantl
and IT may be that the house will. {
, amend Il u we should not so amend
! here. But If we are not able to S
, amend it here and u the house should nc