Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-08-28
.LAT|MER ON THE SITUATION.
FULL TEXT OF THE SPEECH HE PREPARED
TO DELIVER AT THE UNION
POLITICAL MEETING ON AUGUST :.
Ship Subsidy and Spanish treaty Discussed.
Our Trade in Philippines Decreasing.

1t is claimed by few men who
represent Democratic constituencies
that the Democratic party should
show broader craftsmanship in it's
dealing with foreign affairs in order
to build up the foreign trade of this
country. 1t is presumed from this
contention that these gentlemen, who
are few in number, but loud in words,
have, in some unaccOuntable way,
conceived the idea that the Repub-
lican party is broader in it's states
manship than The Democratic party.
1t will scarcely be denied that the
history of the world shows that for
eign trade is built up by pcaccablc
treaties and conventions rather than
by war. Commerce is an instru-
ment of peace. War destroys com
merce, and commerce has potent
influence in the prevention of wars.
The extension of the foreign com
merce of the United States has had
SO rapid and healthy growth that
) has attracted the attention of the
entire world and has aroused the
apprehension of all leading compct-
ing nations. This commerce is not
a matter of sudden growth, but has
been increasing without any serious
interruption during the past cen
tury. 1t has been caused by our
wise commercial regulations in the
treaties we have made with foreign
powers. We have occupied an adj
vantage ground in the making of
these treaties, and we have taken
legitimate advantage Of our position.
We are the great producing nation
of the world and other nations have
been compelled to obtain large por-
tion of the raw products for their
mills and food for their people from
us.
These commercial treaties arc
responsible for our present position
with relation to the trade of the
world. BY whom were they made ??
The commercial treaty now in force
in Algiers, colony of France, was
made in 1861 that with Argentine
Republic in 1853; with Bolivia in
1858; with Bornco in 1850; with
Brazil 1928; with Chill in 1882;
with Colombia in 1916; with Costa
Rica in 1851 with Denmark in
1926; with Ecuador in 1889; with
France in 1922 with Great Britain
in 1927 with Greece in 1887 with
Guatemala in 1S40; with Hanover
in 1876; with Mexico in 1881; with
Morocco 1886; with Turkey 1S49
with Paraguay 1859 i; with Peru
1886; with Portugal 1910; with
Prussia 1928; with Russia 1882
with Spain 1907 7; with Sweden and
Norway 1927 with Tripoli 1905;
with Tunis 1924; with the two
Sicilies 1855; with Venezuela 1860.
These treaties, n arc still in
force, were all made under Demo
cratic rule and in accordance with
Democratic policies, and the Rcpub-
licans during the past forty years,
even with changing conditions, have
not been able to improve them. The
Democrats during the same period
were the first to open up trade with
China under the treaty Of 1874; with
o"p"l' "hN'' oic IicdIJ vi iOOi, ana
with Turkey under the treaty of 1880.
The only commercial treaties now
in force which were negotiated dur
ing the forty years. rnlc Of the Re-
publican party are: That with Bel.
gium of 1878, amending the treaty
Of 1858; with Egypt of 1891; with
Italy of 1871; with Japan of 1894,
which was a Democratic treaty
with Liberia Of 1862; with NADIA.
gascar Of 1881; with Orange Free
State OF 1871.
1T seems singular that if the poll
cios Of the Democratic party were
not sufficiently broad for the up
building of our foreign trade that
that trade should have grown so
rapidly and that during forty years
the Republicans we're not able to
negotiate new treaties or to improve
the old ones.
TO tho United States is due the
credit Of establishing trade with
China. Our first treaty with China
was in 1914 uiviuu no tbo r;,,ht ..