Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-12-10

merclal Wel-being OF the people as a
careful investigation can readily be sup
plled The executive department has al
ready at its disposal methods Of collect
gress desires additional consideration to
that which will be given the subject by
Of ean be
whose duty. 1t should be to recommend
action by the congress after a deliberate
schedules as they are affected by the
changed and changing conditions. The
unhnTres ard Dur, unbiased report Of this
should be mace in the various schedules.
and how far these changes could go with
which this country Is now enjoying. or up
setting its fixed economic policy.
The cases in which the tariff can pro-
duce monopoly are'so few as to constitute
an inconsiderable factor in the question;
but OF course If in any case it be found that
a given rate of duty does promote a mo-
would object to such reduction Of the DUTY
as would equalize competition.
In my judgment. the tariff on anthracite
actually. where it now is nominaIly, on
the free list. This would have no effect at
OF service to the people"
The president says there is much that
IS good in both associations of capital and
OF labor. that the one is made necessary
because of the existence of the other. He
refers at some length to the good accom-
plished by the labor unions, anG says that
while they have accomplished this goo6,
and though the general tendency of such
organizations is for the betterment of
american citizenship, yet they can accom-
and organized labor must remember that
the interest of each must be brought into
harmony with the interest of the general
PUBIC, and says that so far as the consti-
tutlonal powers of the government touch
upon these subjects they should be along
these lines.
n r.
me president says he hopes soon to lay be-
r r6at tne senate reciprocity treaty with
t be- eT repu pa and urges that some relief
f.o tupa nes a our doors. an6 whatever af-
cects her for good or for i'll affects US also.
tn Plat amendment We definitely took the
ground that Cuba must hereafter have
cioser political relations with us than with
n mas become part of our international po-
ntlcal system. This makes 1t neces sary
t th in return she should be given some of
the benefits of becoming part of our eco
Ilointc system 1t is, from our own stand
point, short-sighted and mischievous pol
icy to fail to recognize this need. More
over, 1T is unworthy of a mighty and gen
erous nation, itself the greatest and most
successful republic. in history, to refuse to
weak sister republic just entering upon its
career OF independence. We should al
va NAYS feartessly insist upon our rights In
Tue lace or the strong, and we should with
ungrudging hand Go our generous duty by
the weak. urge the adoption of reciprocity
with Cuba not only because it is eminently
for our own interests to control the Cuhan
market and by every means to foster our
supremacy in the tropical lands and waters
giant republic of the north, should make
az our sister nations of the American con-
u tlnent feel that whenever they will pc rmit
IT we desire to show ourselves disinterest-
edIy and effectively their friend"
congress is informed that the attorney
genera mas examined into the title of the
mat corporation can give to this country
a title that will be above contention in
every way. The president says he hopes
cluded which will give to this nation the
right to construct the canal, andto exercise
such SUI n jurisdiction over the territory through
Tor our every legitimate purpose
OF the conditions in the Philippines he
says in part:
"On July 4 last. on the one hundred and
ton of our independence, peace and am
nest niesty were were promulgated IN the Philip
from time to, time threatened with
the Mohammedan Moros, but with the
late late in.S;urrectiorary Filipiinos the war
has now been introduced. Not only does
each Filipino enjoy such rights to life
ihi 10 and the pursuit of happiness as
recorded history of the islands, but the
people taken as whole now enjoy a
e Vi sell -SOVSTGment greater than
that granted to any other orientals by
any foreign power and greater than that
enjoyed by any other orientals under
their own governments. save the Japan
granting these rights of liberty and self
government; but we have certainly gone
to the limit that in the interests of the
philippine people themselves it was wise
or or just to go: To hurry matters. to go
tau Calamity on the people of the is
lands: No policy ever entered into by
the American people has vinGicated it.
self In more signal manner than the pol
icy OF holding the Philippines, The tri-
umph of our laws and principles les has has
come sooner than We had any right to
expect Too much praise cannot be
in the Philippines, both in warfare and
from an administrative Standpoint in
preparing, the way for civil government;
an for fhe to the ev
have planted the seeds of self-govern,
m rp in ,, the ground thus made ready for
and the general kinG-hearte6ness ard
humanity OF our troops have been strik-
ingIy m9 an There now remain only
over 10000 have beer sent there. az
course. there have beer Individual in
stances of wrongdoing among them.
They warred under fearful d.tiicuties of
climate and surroundings; an6 unGer the
strain of the terrible provocations which
they continually receive from their foes.
occurred. Every effort has beer made
to prevent such cruelties. ard finally
these EFFORTS have been completely sue
to detect and punish the wrongGoers.
After making all allowance for these
misdeeds, it remains true that few in
war has been waged by a civilized power
against semi-civilize6 ard barbaro us