The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-10-18

years ago. But the claim is shallow |
The marvellous industrial development
OF America sprang from deeper and
longer causes than a few years ad-
ministration OF any party.
"The patient courage OF the ma
tional democratic administration,
which ended in March 1897, was
factor far more helpful than all of the
statutes and proceedings OF the repub-
lican administration since then. Re-
publicans have been fortunate TO reap
what others have sowed. Nor would
be sincere il 1 did not ascribe some
art Of this prosperity to the settle
ment-at least for the time-of the
STANDARD value. Whatever may have
been the right or wrong Of the ques-
tious of coinage with which several
years ago we were concerned, all will
agree that a definite ascertainmenG
aud certain maintenance Of some
STANDARD of value are prime condi-
tions to either commercial or indus
trial prosperity.
"Wbenever we shall be called upon
definitely and finally to determine
whether or not we are to embark upon
a colonial and imperialistic pro-
gramme, then / agree th Mr.. Bryan,
Carl Schurz and Senator Hoar that
we shall have before us question
transcendlng In Importance all Others
The American people dc, nvweser,
practical In their Instincts; and moth
ing is more difficult, even when it
would be most useful, than to induce
them TO pronou ace upon a question
not necessary to be decided at once.
am one OF those who VIII always
condemn the past folly and wrong Of
republican Philippine policy But in
this matter the future IS fortunately
still open to President Roosevelt and
his advisers
"The President advocates recipro-
city with Cuba, and every word he
, says OF this condemns the present re.
publican congress and is reason tC
, elect democratic successor. In view
OF the promises his Administrations
and President Mckinley IS gave Cuba,
in view Of subordination to which
they cOerced it by the Platt amend
: ment, any other attitude on theil
part would be far from honorable
What assurance have we that another
republican congress will do better?
: "Surely no answer can be made t.
the proposition hat the tariff ough
: to be at once reduced on the product
9 OF those great corporations Of tn
. country which out Of their protec
S tion' have made, and are making
5 enormous and practically lncalculabl
I. fortunes for a small number Of multi
I millionaires. The protection Of Alex
S ander Hamilton, Of Henry Clay, q
IS Horace Greeley depended upon tn
|, proposition that the infant induStrle
h OF the country should be given a
d opportunity to grow to maturity. Bu
Il we have single Industries, like stee
b, which, with the aid Of the tariff, ha
:, created single fortunes of hundreds {
Ie millions of dollars, and is now enol
3 mouslY Increasing them, and whir
N no y mainla ns the grs-ateSt sind
manufacturing colporati1n Il worl
IS ba1 eyerknown
h The time has now fully come
# predlciei by Governor Tilden, Pres
le dent Cleveland and other honore
~ dam )cratc statcsnlan--and for th
le we have theauthorlyof distingushe
d republicans, among them the lat
S President Mckinley when the prol
S, lem even for man ufacturers ought nc
S. to be tie monopoly for the hou
IS m ,rket, but au access to foreig
As markets Foreign markets, 1t is clea
as cinnot be opened unless We shall taE
er from the commoditlesto pay for tho'
ID we export Our exports are paid fl
by our imports or by Investments
te foreign capital made 10 oar countr.
a. "The democrai party does well
. sand 10 1902 for at least this measu
s, or aritf reform, tbat the tariff shou
he be removed from al articles made |
W the sO-ca led trusts or in which othe