Evening journal., 1904-08-10

Of trade IN tle npccssarles OF NE as wen
as In those things that are employed upon /
the farm, IN the factory and In many 9TH |
er fields Of industry have been encour-
aged and stimulated by excessive tariff
duties. These operate 10 furnish a sub
stantial market I'm the necessities Of
eighty millions Of people by practically
excluding competition. With so large a
market and highly remunerauve prices
continuing long after the line Of possible
competition would naturally be reached,
the temptation OF All engaged In the same
business 20 combine 80 as 10 prevent COM
petition at home and n resulting reduc-
tion Of prices has proved irresistible IN
number OF cases. All men must agree
that the net result of enactlng laws that
foster such inequitnble conditions Is most
unfortunate for the people as whole,
and 10 would seem as IL all ought 20 agree
that the effective remedy would be 70 APP
propriately modify the offending law. The
growth Of monopoly Of which complaint
Is Justly made. cannot be laid at the
doors Of the courts Of this country. The
decisions OF the supreme court of the
United States the court OF appeals OF
this state and the courts OF last resort
In many other states warrant the nsser-
tion that the common law as developed
AFFORDS a complete legal remedy against
monopolies The fact that they have null
tiplied IN number and increased I'm power
has been due not 20 the failure Of the
courts 90 apply the law when properly
moved by administrative officials or pri-
vate individuals. but TO the failure of Off
cials charged with the duty of enforcing
the law 10 take the necessary procedure
to procure the judgments OF the courts in
the appropriate jurisdiction, coupled with
the fact that the legislative departments
Of some OF our state governments as well
as congress IN the manner already re-
ferred 20 have hy legislation encouraged
their propagation. What is needed. in
addition 20 the passage Of "a statute revis-
ing the tariff duties 20 a reasonable basis.
is not so much other and different laws
as officials having both the disposition
and the courage 10 enforce existing law.
While this Is my view of the scope OF the
common law. II Il should be made TO ap-
pear that Il Is n mistaken one then l IA
vor such further legislation within con-
stitutional limitations as will give the
people a just and fun measure OF protec-
ton
1t is difficult 20 understand how any
citizen OF the United States. much less
a descendant Of Revolutionary stock. can
tolerate the thought OF permanently deny
ing the right OF self government 20 the
Filipinos Can we hope 20 instill into the
minds of our descendants reverence and
devotion for government by the people
while denying ultimately that right to the
inhabitants Of distant countries whose
chase or by force2 Can we say 20 the
Filipinos "Your lives. your liberty and
your property may be taken from YOU
without due process OF law for an time"
and expect we viii long glory I'm that fea-
turo OF Magma Charta which has become
Incorporated, In substance and effect into
the constitution OF every state as well as
into the fourteenth amendment to the
constitution Of the United States? Can
80 trr. o. al. .-a..-.t - a. .t..t,t-s
world while proudly guaranteeing 70 cv-
cry citizen OF the United States that no
law shall be made or enforced which shall
abridge the privileges OF immunites OF
citizens of the United States OF deny to
any person the equal protection of the
laws and at the same time not only deny
similar rights TO the inhabitants OF the
Philippines. but take away from them
the right of trial by jury and place their
lives and the disposition OF their property
in the keeping OF those whom we send to
them to be their governorsq We shall
certainly rue II as nation II we make
any such attempt Viewing the question
even from the standpoint of national
selhshness, there is no prospect that the
twenty millions OF dollars expended in
the purchase Of the islands and the six
hundred and nfty millions said TO have
been since disbursed will ever come back
70 us' The accident of war brought the
I
are not az liberty TO disregard the respon-
sibility which thus came 20 us. but that
responsibility will be best subserved by
preparing the islanders as rapidly as pos
sible for self government and giving 70
/ them the assurances that Il will come as
soon as they are reasonably prepared for
| IT, There need be no fear that the as
sertion so often made OF late that we have
/ now become a world power will then De
without support. Ours Is a world power.
and as such IL must be maintained. but /
/ deny that IL is at all recently that the
/ United States has attained that eminence.
Our country became a world power over a
century ago. when. having thrown on for
I eign domination, the people established a
| free government the source Of whose au-
/ thority sprung and was continuously 70
} proceed from the will OF the people them
selves. II grew as a world power as its
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