The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-10-01
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vorable terms
Our martyred president. William Nc
Kinley, appreciated this situation. He
pointed out in his last address to the
people that we must make sensible
trade arrangements il I'VE shall ex-
tend the outlets for our increasing sur
plus" He said: "A system which pro
vides a mutual exchange of commOdi-
ties is manifestly essential to the con-
tinued and healthful growth o.: our ex-
port trade. . L" The period Of exclu-
siveness is past. The expansion Of our
trade and commerce is the pressing
problem. Commercial wars are unprof-
table. A policy Of good will and
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 20 multi
piled that the problem Of more markets
requires our urgent and immediate at.
tenti0n." He had come to realize that
the 30 called stand pat policy must
give way: that there must be a reduc-
ton of duties to enable our manufac.
turers to cultivate foreign markets.
The last words of this president, who
bad won the affection of his country
men, ought to be studied by every man
who has any doubt Of the necessity Of
q reduction in tariff rates in the inter
est Of the manufacturer. They present
with clearness q situation and a 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 to American
agriculture, manufactures. mining or
commerce"
The persistent refusal Of the Repub-
lican majority in the federal senate to
ratify the reciprocity treaties negO-
tiated 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 to serve temporarily as a
maximum. from which the federal gov
eminent was empowered to offer q re-
ductiOn in return for an equivalent
concession on the part Of foreign
country. President Mckinley under
took honestly to carry out the purpose
Of the act A number Of reciprocity
agreements were negotiated, which. II
ratified, would have had the twOfOld
result Of cheapening many imported
Of opening and charging 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 q favorable
| reference to one Of the suspended
treaties. The reciprocity clauses of
the Dingley net seem destined to re-
main a monument Of legislative cozen-
age and political bad faith unless the
people take the matter In their OWL
hands Mt the ballot box and command
a reduction Of duties In return fol
reciprocal concessions.
Independence For the Filipinos.
In some quarters it has been assum
ed that in the discussion Of the Philip
pine question In my response thu
phrase "self government" was intend
ed to mean something less than indie
pendence. 1t was not intended that II
should be understood to mean nor dc
l think as used II does mean less thar
independence. However. to eliminate
all possibility for conjecture l now
state that l am in hearty accord with
that plank in our platform that favor.
doing for the Filipinos what We have
already done for the Cubans. and
favor making the promise to them now
that we shall take such action as sOOT
as they are reasonably prepared for it
If independence such as the Cuban
enjoy cannot be prudently granted t
the Filipinns Mt this time. the promis'
that it shall come the moment the,
stimulate rather than hinder their de
velopment. And this should be dom
not only in justice to the FilipinOS, bu
to preserve our own rights. for FREE
people cannot withhold freedom from
another people and themselves remai'
free The liberation of tyranny owe
others will soon breedcontempt for free
dom AMI self government and weakel
our power of resistance to insidiOu
uSurpatiOn of our constitutional rights
American Citizenship.
The pledge Of the platform to secur
to our citizens, without distinction o
race OF creed. whether native born o
naturaIzed. at home and abroad. tn
equal protection Of the laws and III
enjoyment Of all the rights and priv
: leccs open to them under the covenant
of our treaties. as their just due. shout
be made good to them. In the accom-
l | nI;Shnarf Of that result IL is pSSpQtil