The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-09

such, but in the interest of the law
abiding man, rich or poor. We are no
more against organizations of capital
than against organizations of labor.
We welcome both, demanding only
that each shall do right and shall re-
member it's duty to the republic. Such
a course we consider not merely bene-
fit to the poor man, but benefit to the
rich man. We do no man an Injustice
when we require him to obey the law
On the contrary, if he is man whose
safety and well-being depend in a Pc
culiar degree upon the existence of the
spirit of law and order, we are render
ing him the greatest service when we
require him to be himself an exemplar
of that spirit.''
The presidents reception at St. Paul
and Minneapolis partook of an ovation
and while in the twin cities he was
royalty entertained. He made two ad-
dresses in St. Paul, one before the leg
islature and one outside the east en-
trance to the capitol. Saturday even
ing he delivered his tariff and recipro-
city speech at the university armory in
Minneapolis. The president spoke of
the ratification of the reciprocity treaty
with Cuba. He said: "This treaty is
beneficial to both parties and iustifies
itself on several grounds. In the first
place we offer to Cuba her natural
market. We can confer upon her a
benefit which no other nation can con-
fer; and for the very reason that we
have started her as an independent re
public and that We are rich, prosperous
and powerful, it behooves US to stretch
out a helping hand to our feebler
younger sister.
In the next place it widens the mar
ket for our products, both the products
OF the farm and certain of our manu-
factures; and it is therefore in the in.
terests of our farmers, manufacturers,
merchants, and wage-workers. Finally.
the treaty was not merely warranted
but demanded apart from all other con.
siderations, by the enlightened consid.
GRAFTON of our foreign policy. More
and more in the future we must occupy
a preponderant position in the waters
and along the coasts in the region south
OF us; not position of control over the
republics of the south, but of control Of
the military situation so as to avoid
any possible complications in the fu-
ture. Under the Platt amendment
Cuba agreed to give US certain naval
stations on her coast.
In speaking of our tariff relations
with the Philippines he said: Equally
important was the action on the tariff
upon products of the Philippines. We
gave them a reduction of twenty-five
per cent. and would have given them q
reduction of twenty-five per cent. more
had it not been for the opposition in
the hurried closing days of the last
session, of certain gentlemen who. by
the way. have been representing them
selves both as peculiarly solicitous for
the interests of the Philippine people
and as special champions of the lower
ing of tariff duties. There is a dis.
tinctly humorous side to the fact that
the reduction of duties which would
benefit Cuba and the Philippines as
we'll as ourselves was antagonized
chiefly by those who in theory have
been fond Of proclaiming themselves
the advanced guardians of the o.
pressed nationalities in the islands af-
fected and the ardent advocates of the
reduction of duties generally, but who
instantly took violent ground against
the practical steps to accomplish either
purpose.
Referring to our prosperity as a ma
ton he said: 1--WE are now in a condi-
ton of prosperity unparalleled not
merely in our own history but in the
history of any other nation. This pros
perity is deep rooted and stands on a
firm basis because it is due to the fact
that the average American has in him
the stuff out of which victors are made
in the great industrial contest of the
present day, just as in the great mil
ltary contests of the past, and because
he is now able to use and develop his
qualities to best advantage under our
we'll established economic system.
There will be fluctuations from time
to time in our prosperity but it will
continue to grow just so long as we
keep up this high average of individual
citizenship and permit it to work out
its own salvation under proper economic
Legislation.
1.-The present phenomenal prosperity
has been won under tariff which was
made in accordance with certain fixed
and definite principles, the most i'm
portant of which is an avowed deter