Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-28

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Territories of New Mexico, Arizona
and Oklahoma.
The DINGHY Act, amended to pro-
vide sufficient revenue for the con-
duct of the war, has 80 we'll per-
formed it's work that it has been pos.
siblc to reduce the war debt in the
sum Of $l0,000,000. SO simple are
the governments revenues and SO
great is the public confidence in the
integrity of its obligations that its
newly funded two per cont. bonds
sell at premium.
The country is just now justified
in expecting and will be the policy
of the Republican party to bring
about a reduction of the war taxes.
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA.
We favor the construction, own.
ership, control and protection of al
Isthmian canal by the government
of the United States. New markets
are necessary for the increasing sur,
plus Of our farm products. Every
effort should be made to open and
obtain new markets especially in the
Orient and the administration is
warmly to be commended for its
successful effort to commit all trading
and colonizing nations to the policy
of the "opcn door" in China.
IL the interest of our expanding
commerce, VIC recommend that
Congress create department of
commerce and industries in The
charge of secretary with State
portfolio. 1t should be organized
under the basis of appointment and
will render it scrviccablc to the ma
TONS increasing trade.
The American government must
protect the person and property OF
every citizen wherever they are
where they are placed in peril. We
congratulate the women of America
upon the splendid record of publ,
service in the Volunteer Aid Asso.
citation and rs numerous in cam
and hospital during the recent cam,
paigns Of our armies in the Eastern
and Western Indies, and we appre
ciatc their faithful work in education
and industry.
President Mckinley has conducted
the foreign affairs of the United
States with distinguished credit tt
the American people. In releasing
us from the vcxatious conditions O
an European alliance for the govern
ment Of Samoa, his course is cspc
cially to be commended. BY sccur
ing to our individual control TIL,
most important island Of the Samoan
group, and the best harb0r i'm the
Southern Pacific, American interest,
have been safcguardcd.
SAYS TO SOUTH AFRICANS.
We commend the part taken b,
our go,crnmcnt in the peace con
ference at The Hague. We asser
our stcadfast adherence to the polio,
announced in the Monroe doctrine
The provisions of The Hague con
vcntion were wisely regarded whcl
President Mckinley rendered hi
friendly Offices in the interest 0
peace between Great Britain and til,
South African Republic. While tn,
American government must continu,
the policy prescribed by Washington
affirmed by every succeeding Presi
dent, and imposed upon us by Th
Hague treaty, Of non-intcrvcntion il
European controversies, the American
people earnestly hope that a wa
may be found honorable alike to botl
contcsting parties to terminate tn
strife between them.
In accepting by the treaty o
Paris the just responsibility of on
victories in the Spanish war, tn
President and the Senate won tn
undoubtcd approval Of the America
people. No other course was posi-
bic Than I" destroy Spain's sov
crcignty throughout the world an,
in the Philippine islands.
The course created our rcsponsi
: bility before the world and with tn
unorganizcd population whom on
intervention had freed from Spail
to provide for, the maintenance O
law and order and for the establish
mcnt Of good government and 70
the performance Of international ob
legations, our authority could not b,
less than our responsibility an,
wherever sovereign States are OK