Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-10

iff save that to which the Republican
majority in the senate may consent
While, therefore we are unable to Civ
assurances of relief to the people from
such excessive duties as burden them
it is due to them that we should, state
our position to be in favor of a reason
able reduction of the tariff; that We
believe that it is demanded by the bes
interests of both manufacturer ant
consumer, and that wise and benef
icent revision of the tariff can be ac
complished as soon as both branches
of congress and an executive in favol
of it are elected, without creating tina
sense of uncertainty and instability
that has on other occasions manifest
ed itself. This can be achieved by pro
viding that such reasonable period
shall intervene between the date OF
| the enactment of the statute making a
revision and the date of it's enforce
ment, as shall be deemed sufficient
for the industry or business affected
by such revision to adjust itself to the
changes and new conditions imposed.
SO confident am l in the belief that
| the demand of the people for a reform
! of the tariff is just that | indulge in
the hope that should a Democratic
house of representatives and a Demo
cratic executive be chosen by the peo,
pie, even a Republican senate may
heed the warning and consent to give
at least some measure of relief to the
people.
"The combinations, popularity called
trusts, which aim to secure monop-
oily of trade in the necessaries of life
as well as in those things that are
employed upon the farm, in the fac
tory and in many other fields of in
dustry, have been encouraged and
stimulated by excessive tariff duties.
These operate to furnish a substan.
tial market in the necessities of eighty
million of people by practically ex-
cluding competition. With so large a
market and highly remunerative
prices continuing long after the line
of possible competition would natural
ly be reached, the temptation of all
engaged in the same business to COM
bine so as to prevent competition at
home and resulting reduction of
prices, has proved irresistible in a
of cases. All men must agree
that the net result of enacting laws
that foster such inequitable conditions
is most unfortunate for the people as
a whole and it would seem as if all
ought to agree that the effective rem.
edy would be to appropriately modify
the offending law. The growth of mo-
nopoly, of which complaint is justly
made, cannot justly be laid at the |
doors of the courts of this country |
The decisions of the supreme court of |
he United States, the court of ap-
oeals of this state and the court of
asst resort in many other states, war
rant the assertion that the common
aw as developed affords a complete |
egal remedy against monopolies. The !
,act that they have multiplied in num-
Der and increased in power has been !
lue not to the failure of the courts |
% apply the law when properly moved |
~ administrative officials or private iu-
but to the failure of officials |
charged with the duty of enforcing the
tn toll Tho Yr00hdr1rp |
% procure the judgments of the courts
n the appropriate jurisdiction, coupled
with the fact that the legislative de-
)artments of some of our state govern
nents as we'll as congress in the man
Ter already referred to, have by leg
station encouraged their propagation.
What is needed in addition to the pas
sage of a statute revising the tariff
luties to a reasonable basis, is not so
much other and different laws, as Off
,ials having both the disposition and
to enforce existing laws.
While this is my view of the scope of |
common law, if it should be made to !
appear that 1t is mistaken one, then |
favor such further legislation within
lines as will give the
people just and full measure of pro-
lection.
''It is difficult to know how any citi-
zen of the United States, much less a
descendant of revolutionary stock, can
tolerate the thought of permanently
denying the right of self-governmert /!
20 the Filipinos. Can we hope to in |
still into the minds of our descend |
lnts reverence and devotion for a gov
srnment by the people, while denying
that right to the inhabit-
lnts of distant countries, whose terri
ory we have acquired either by pur-
chase or force? Can we say to the
Tilipinos Your lives, your liberty and
7our property may be taken from you
without due process of law for all
ime,' and expect we will long glory |
n that feature of the magma ch lrta
which has become Incorporated, m SUBJ
stance and effect, into the constitution |