The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-12-05


RCD with advantage to himself or any,
one else, yet that each at times STUN
bieS or haits. tha: each at times naatta
10 have the helping hand outsire'csea
10 him. To b" permanently effective.
aid must always take the form or
helping nan 10 help himself; and
We can all hast help ourselves by join
ing together in The work that is or
common interest to all
Our present immigration laws ars
unsatisfactory. We need every honest
and efficient immigrant fitted to be
come al American citizen, every im-
migrant who cones here 20 stay, rho
brings here strong body, 4 stout
heart, good heal, and a resoluIe .'lr-
pose to Go his duty we'll In every wzY
and to bring up his children as Law
abiding and Goi-fearing members 0f
the community. But there should he
a comprehensive law enacted with the
object Of working threefold improve
ment over our present system First,
we should aim to exclude absolutely
not only al persons who are known to
be believers in anarchistic principles
or members OF anarchistic societies.
but also all persons who are Of luts
moral tendency or Of unsavory repa:l-
tion. This means that we should re-
quire a more thorough system OF IN
spection abroad and q more rigid syS-
tenn Of examination at our immiE-x-
ton ports, the former being especially
necessary.
The second object of proper in1Tni-
grafton law ought to be to secure by q
careful and not merely perfunctory ed
ucation test some intelligent capacity
to appreciate American Institutions
and act sanely as American citiIenA
This would not keep out I'll anarchiStg-
for many of them belong to the intel
ligent criminal class. But 1t would ds
what Is also in point, that is, teni tor
decrease the sum Of ignorance, so 20
tent in producing the envy, suspi"ton.
malignant passion, and hatred Of order,
out Of which anarchistic sentiment In
evitably springs. Finally, all persons
should be excluded who are below a
certain standard of economic fitness to-
enter our Industrial field as compeG-
tors with American labor. There should
be proper proof Of personal capacity 70
earn an American living and enough
money to insure decent start Under
American conditions. This would stop
the influx of cheap labor and tie &c
sulting competition which g.ves riso
to so much Of bitterness in american
industrial life; and it would dry up
the springs Of the pestiiential saciat
conditions in our great cities, wiicro
anarchistic organizations have tneir
greatest possibility of growth.
Both the educational ard ecca3sErit
tests in a wise immigration law should
be designed to protect and elevate the
general body polite and social A very
close supervision should be exercised
over the steamship companies which
mainly bring over the immigrants. and
they should be held to a. strict accom-
liability for any infraction OF tae Jaw !.
...... !! Our Iariff Sxsfens -.
There is general acquiescence IN 613
present tariff system as a national pci-
icy. The first requisite to our prosper
lity is the continuity and stability of
this economic policy. Nothing could b
more unwise than to disturb the hnS1-
ness interests OF the country hg ans
general tariff change at this Tine;
Doubt, apprehension, uncertainty are
exactly what We most wish 10 avoid IN
the interest CT our commercial and mn
terial well-being. Our experience u anc
past has shown that sweeping reyii.ors
of the tariff are apt TO produce comm
tions closely approaching panic tr S's
business world. Yet it is not elIy' PISS
tsible, but eminently desirable, to con-
bine with the stability OF OR econ1nr
system a supplementary SYSTEM or rc-
ciprocal benefit and Obligation viEi
other nations. Such reciprocity i:s 10
incident and result Of the f-n -itcds-
lishment and preservation Of or I:-sa-
ent economic policy. 1t was es2cc'--,iy
provided for in the present tariI t-9:'
Rreciprocity is best treated % the
handmaiden of protection. Or irz;
duty is to see that the protection
granted by the tariff in every clze
where it is needed is maintained. and
that reciprocity be sought for SO "a: AZ
il can safely be done without injury &c
our home industries. Just how fs- the!
is must be determined according to thea
individual case. remembering always
that every application of our tariff Rai=
icy to meet our shifting national needs
must be conditional upon the card maf
fact that the duties must never he re~
duced below the point that viii cavsr
the difference between the labor cnsa
here and abroad. The well-being III ina
wage-worker is a prime considerations
OF our entire policy of economic !ess-
iation.
Subject to this proyiso Of the proper
protection necessary to our industrial
well-being at home, the principal oa
reciprocity must command our hearty
support. The phenomenal growth oS
export trade emphasizes the urgency OF
the need for wider markets and FOR u.
liberal policy in dealing with foreiga
nations. Whatever is merely petty and
yexatious in the way Of trade restrtc-
tions should be avoided. The customer
to whom we dispose of our surplus
products in the long run. directly II :n-
directly, purchase those surplus pro
ducts by giving Us something in re
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