The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28

Of the Constitution forbiddtng any duty Of
TAI on any article exported from any State
That was accomplished by adding to thy
prohibition OF tar or duty on an article
.sxported from any State. the words TO q
foreign country" 1t declared that exporta'
therefore sending merchandise from New
York to Manila Is not exporting It, and
congress can put duty on 1t. II that be
3d. there Is not much In the Constitution Ia
prevent Congress from taxing Interstate
commerce at the boundary lines, al 1t now
-FOUR Justices Of the court warned the coun.
try OF the Significance and consequence Of
that Judgment by the five, but the Demo
cratic leaders ofopinion have been silent
thereon as oysters In their shells.
The Judgments In the insuar tariff cases
AFFECT quite one-third Of the opposition plat
ton on tho declaration IN those platforms
concerning the Declaration Of Independence.
Imperialism, tyranny, consent OF the gov
erned" and annexion OF foreign territory
without. at the same time, extending over
It tho Constitution, but yet they only decided
the legality OF certain Custom House exac-
men are not bound to accept such an inter-
probation of tho Constitution. The opposi-
ton to Roosevelt can in 1904 declare that the
four Justices were right and the five were
wrong. but nothing can now change the
judgments ordered by the five. That oppo-
sition can, when it shall control the Leglsla-
tive and Executive departments, extend the
Constitution over the Philippines, incor-
porate them into the Union, endeavor to
give them a stable form Of government
and thereafter independence, but the
Supreme Court. as now constituted, may
deny, II proper case properly presents
the question, that the United States can,
after incorporation, sell and ALLEVIATE the
land and peoples.
Possibly the Roosevelt opposition may
deem it worth while to think OF the acquisf-
ton OF Panama for canal purposes, and in
what way, excepting on the colonial plan,
they can rule over 1t without making citi-
Zens Of its inhabitants.
But what will he done with the remainder
OF the opposition structures Of 1901?
The Dngley tariff is, Of course. to be as
national trade and II chat issue is to be de-
clared paramount Cleveland should be
the man to lead. Free trade In the foreign
commerce of the United States Is, however,
not to be brought in by side wind.
1t is possible, but not very probable, that
issue that Mr. % has 40 % s ,ms eE
sprung upon the British electorate will he
decisive or even influential next year. Diff
ferenttal, preferential, retahatory, protec-
tive taxes on imports may take from tax
payers more than goes into the public treas
ury. but the real question u whether or
benefit? What percentage Of Individual
income is now taken for public purposes in
the United States by the nation. the several
States and municipalities? Who knows.
and what IL proper percentage? The
more that ia taken. the stronger, up to q
certain point, will be the governments
The demand for public expenditures ie con-
stantly increasing, and neither party is de-
manding a diminution. What the people
can bear will depend on the efficiency Of
our industrial system, which will depend on
the character and degree Of Government
A platform declaration OF paramountcy
as was seen in 1900 when the Re-
publicans put imperialism ruthlessly
aside and fixed in It's place the danger Of
silver standard and OF hard times 1t is
not to be lightly assumed. therefore. that
the opposition to Roosevelt will in 1904
again condemn the existing gold dollar
standard, or advocate Ia to and the Popu-
list currency fads OF 1895 and 1900.
What the opposition platforms OF three
years ago said Of private nonopolies. trusts,
a new Department OF Commerce.. liberal
pensions ian excuse for ninglev tariff0 the
clusion Of the Chinese. repeal OF war taxes,
Federal control Of railways and Of private
capital. the President has substantially
The Bryan Democrats and
Populists cannot aver that he did It. by
stealth. He has openly and noisily capt
ured the uniforms. the equipments and en-
tire outfit Of the Populists. and borne them
for consideration into the Republican camp,
excepting perhaps graduated income and
Inheritance taxes.
A DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM ARCHITECT.
NEW YORK, June ~.