The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
. THE NEW D0CTRIN E
Preached by Senator McLau,is,
/. In NJ W Yosk
THE 90 MMERciAL AoE.
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at the annual dinner of tho New
\ York chamber Of ccmme roc hold Tuea-
day evening Secretary Hay was tho
principal Dpeakcr. x.
Senator John Il. MoLaurin Of South
Carolina spoke to the aentimont: "rho
Monroe doctrine of tho Twentieth oen-
tury."
Tho senator declared that tho ruling
question today with all nations, and
one to wbioh all political questions are
kubordinatcd is, What oan wc do to
further industrial doVolopment and oh
tain substantial business prosperity 2"
Speaking Of the PRONUNCIATION by ''tho'
infant republic" Of tho Monroe doc
\ trine, he caid that ''any other policy
would have wreokod our goverpmont
and boon an ineurmountablo barrier to
our national growth, prosperity and
progreBs.
Now that wo hsve become 's,ho
greatest EXPORT nation of tho world"
the ''mightieet potentiality on earth
for progress, civilization and human
freedom" wo oan no longer confoe
our inatitutiona and our destiny to this
continent, but arc compelled by uncon-
trollable events to Sc, X fraternity with
other nations aud to roach out FOX now
channels of trade.
"TEo Spa nish war Was the occasion,
not tho cfuec. The report Of Dewcy's
cannon in Manila bsy wss t,,t the for
mai announcement to rho world Of
what you call on Your programme, the
Twentieth century Monroe doctrine,
4 but which ! call tho Mckinley doc.
trine, and rs such it will be known to
future ages
Senator McLaulin cIuoidste d the Nc.
Kinley docttino to be as follows:
First, that as our own manifold pro
duetions lsrgely exceeded homo oon
sumption tho expansion Of torritory,
trade and commerce was the only means
Of creating markets for our surplus
products.
Second, that es nation with g
firmly estsblinhcd constitutional gov.
ernmont and enlarged national obliga-
tions, wo could no longer abstain from
participation in tho affairs Of tho world,
but must take our sharo Of the respoI.
&! eibility. 81
f Third, that while maintaining the
,sS ao0tIAha that NO. sOSsSnn2nt osi the
american contiDunt must bo interfered
with or controlled by any European
4 power, yet wo must cultivate friendly
relations With them and be prepared to
sock and control our share of The trade
of tho world.
Fourth, that wo should not and
could not as nation safely shrink
from the full performance Of all tho re-.
sponsibilitios cast upon us, but must
move forward to tho fulfllmont of our
national destiny
Tho propositions ombrao,d in tbie
doctrine" said tho speaker, twill bo to
tho Twentieth century what tho Mon.
roe doctrine was to tho Nineteenth.
If, as q nation, we would crioy tho
commercial fruita wo neod and desire,
We must, like individuals, make na
tional ventures and heroic efforts"
Senator MoIaulin declared tho prin.
oiples ombracod'in tho MCKINLEY doc.
trine" to bo the only ones whioh prom,
lgo tho stability tf he na.ion md tho
full accomplishment Of our national
destiny. Ho predicted that this doc.
trino is to bo 'our chart and compass
until wo complete another oycle in na
tional life ard another movement to
be made onH ard snd upaa,d."
The speaker spoke Of reciprocity
troatios as ono OF the features Of this
twentieth contury Monroe doctrine and
defined their principle to be that trade
1s not to bo Tree on ono side and fottcr.
ed on tho other; that goods arc not 10
be taken from foreign county, ffoc
OF duty or ct a low rate, unless that
country take something from us free Of
duty or at least at a low rate.
what VIC need in this c0gntry to.
day, said the senator, "is non parti-
can patriotitm and stsicsmanship. moro
devoted to tho building up Of our com.
mon country than 10 party success.
Groat national issues. involving tho
glory Of our republic and it's tsium.
phant SUCCESS, as FREQ constitutional
government, ahould rot bo dwsrfcd in
to sectional and partisan ouoatiopa:
Let us atsnd shonld der to shoulder, good
Amoriosps, 10 matter what our polilios
or what our section I.
IN conolnsicn Scraior McLaurin
Ri, All b't ~ tnat cur modern olYlliZA-
tion is ap lloacbing ono Of those mo-
mentous jscs bat occur periodically
in tho hi Iory of the human raoe. An.
tagonistic olements Of fearful foroo arc
at work. 1t seems as if MI prophecy
pointed to America aa tho final bsttle
ground botweon error and truth, ard it
may be that we sYe near that field OF
Armmageddon dimly aecn by poot and
painter, whcro tho brute naturo Of man
and his immortal roul should join in
tho great battle, which tho good book
tells us shall preoado the dawn Of that
ward men,"
Govosnos. elect Abort B. Cummine
o. o. Iowa followed Senator MoLsurin,
VT Oummina said shere is focling n
snls country that indus.risl combina,
uons are tending to drift towerd mo.
n1opolies Not word could bs aid ho
declared, agaiast industrial ocmh;na.
lions, but monopoly was Quito a dif.
feropt hing from incustrial I oon'hina u
tiono. lie said ,hcro are two foreoa to
regulate pricos- ono competition and
the other regulation by law. - ~
II know" said Mr.. Cummins. chat
the people Of this country viii not
stand for industrial monopoly any moro
than they would for, q inoDarohiel form
q ~ 0nuoenp,nnk To ,,o 4. VI u