The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-09-26

! Kinney, appreciated iul~ sltuuuon. lie
| pointed out 10 his last address 20 the
! people that we must make sensible
| trade arrangements II I'VE shall Ga
| tend the outlets for our increasing sur.
! plus" He said: "A system which pro
vides a mutual exchange OF commodi-
| ties Is manifestly essential 20 the con.
! tnued and healthful growth OF our ex-
! port trade - The period Of exclu
| siyeness IL past The expansion of our
trade and commerce is the pressing
| problem. Commercial wars are unprot
| table policy Of good will aDh
friendly relations will prevent repris-
| ais Reciprocity treaties are In har-
mony with the spirit Of the times;
measures OF retaliation are not"
This argument was made in the in.
| terest OF our manufacturers. whose
products, he urged. have so multi
piled that the problem Of more markets
requires our urgent and immediate at
| tcntion." He had come 20 realize that
the so called stand pat policy must
| give way: that there must be a reduc-
! tiou of duties to enable our manufac-
! turers 10 cultivate foreign markets.
! The last words OF this president, who
! had won the affection OF his country
| men. ought TO be studied by every man
! who has any doubt Of the necessity Of
/ reduction in tariff rates in the inter
est Of the manufacturer. They present
! with clearness situation and pro
posed remedy that prompted the provi-
| sion In our platform which declares
that I'VE favor liberal trade arrange
ments with Canada and with peoples
| OF other countries where they can be
entered into with benefit 10 American
agriculture, manufactures, mining or
commerce"
The persistent refusal OF the Repub-
llcan majority In the federal senate 10
ratify the reciprocity treaties nego-
tlated in pursuance Of the policy ad.
vocated alike by Mr. Blaine and Mr..
Mckinley, and expressly sanctioned in
the Dingley act itself. is a discourag.
ing exhibition OF bad faith. AS already
mentioned by me. the exOrbitant duty
! Imposed on many an imported article
! by the Dingley tariff was avowedly In.
tended by its author not TO be perma-
nent. but 10 serve temporarily as
maximum. from which the federal gov.
ernment was empowered TO offer a re
! duction In return for an equivalent
! concession on the part Of a foreign
country. President Mckinley under.
took honestly TO carry out the purpose
of the act. number OF reciprocity
agreements were negotiated, which. II
ratified, would have had the twofold
result OF cheapening many imported
products for American consumers and
OF opening and enlarging foreign mar.
kets to American producers. Not one
of those agreements has met with the
approval of the Republican masters OF
the senate. Indeed they did not even
permit their consideration. In view
OF the attitude of the present execu-
tive. no new agreement need be ex-
pected from him. Nor does the Re
publican platform contain a favorable
! reference to one Of the suspended
treaties. The reciprocity clauses of
the Dingley act seem destined TO re
main a monument Of legislative cozen.
Uge and political bad faith unless the
people take the matter in their own
| Il
a reduction of duties In return for
reciprocal concessions.
Independence For the Fiipinos.
In some quarters It has been assum-
ed that in the discussion Of the Philip
pine question IN my response the
phrase self government" was intend
ed TO mean something less than inde-
pendence. 1t was not intended that It
should be understood to mean nor do
| think as used II does mean less than
independence. However. 10 eliminate
all possibility for conjecture ! now
state that am In hearty accord with
that plank In our platform that fayors
doing for the Filipinos what we have
already done for the Cubans, and
favor making the promise 10 them now
that we shall take such action as soon
as they are reasonably prepared for II.
II independence such as the Cubans
enjoy cannot be prudently granted to
the Filipinos al this time, the promise
that II shall come the moment they
are capable Of receiving II will tend 20
stimulate rather than hinder their de-
velopment And this should be done
not only In Justice TO the Filipinos, but
10 preserve our own rights, for a free
people cannot withhold freedom from
another people and themselves remain
free. The liberation OF tyranny over
Others VIII soon breedcontempt for free
dom and self government and weaken
our power OF resistance 10 insidious
usurpatIon of our constitutional rights
American Citizenship.
The pledge of the platform TO secure
TO our citizens, without distinction OF
race or creed, whether native born or
naturali2ed, al home and abroad, the
equal protection OF the laws and the
enjoyment OF all the rights and priyi-
leges open 10 them under the covenants
Of our treaties as their Just due, should
be made good TO them. In the accom-
plishmeut u that result II is essential
that a passport issued by the govern
ment Of the United States 70 an Amer
lean citizen shall be accepted the world
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