The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-09-27
PARkER's LETTER.
The Nominee Deals With Many I'm.
portant Questions.

portant Questions.
Continued From Mondays Record.D
Our martyred President, William
Mckinley, appreciated this situation.
He pointed out in his last address to
the people that we must make sensi-
be trade arrangements if I'VE shall
surplus" He said, "a system which
provides a mutual exchange of COM
modities is manifestly essential to
tha. continued and healthful growth
of our export trade. The
period of eXclusiveness is past. The
expansion of our trade and commerce
is the pressing problem. Commercial
wars are Improbable A policy Of
good will and friendly relations will
prevent reprisals. Reciprocity trea-
ties are in harmony with the spirit
of the times; measures of retaliation
are not"
This argument was made in the
interest of our manufacturers, whose
products, he urged have so multi
piled, that the problem of more mar
kets requires our urgent and immed-
late attention. He had come to real
iZe that the so-called "stand pat' pol
icy must give way-that there must
be reduction of duties to enable our
manufacturers to cultivate foreign
markets. The last words of this
PEesident-who had won the affec-
ton of his countrymen-ought to be
studied by every man who has any
doubt of the necessity of reduction
manufacturer They present with
clearness a situation and a proposed
remedy that prompted the provision
in our platform which declares that
eve favor liberal trade arrange
ments with Canada and with peoples
of other countries where they can be
agriculture, manufactures, mining or
Commerce
publican majority in the Federal Sen
ate to ratify the reciprocity treaties
in pursuance of the policy
alike by Mr.. Blaine and
Mr.. Mckinley, and expressly sane
toned in the fourth section of the
Dingley Act, is discouraging exhl-
bition of bad faith.
AS already mentioned by me, the ex-
orbitant duty imposed on many an
Imported article by the Dingley tar
iff was avowedly intended by its au-
thor not to be permanent, but to
serve temporarily as maximum,
from which the Federal Government |
was empowered to offer a reduction,
in return for an equivalent conces-
sion on the part of a foreign coIntry
President Mckinley undertook hon
estly to carry out the purpose OF
his section of the act. A number of |
agreements were negotia- |
ted within the prescribed limitation |
Of two years, which, if ratified, |
would have had the two-foid re-
suit of cheapening many lnl- |
ported products for American con-
sumers. and of opening and enlarg- |
ing foreign markets to American pro |
Iiueers. Not one of those agreements |
has met with the approval OF the |
masters of the Senate. |
indeed they did not even permit their |
In view of the atti- |
tude of the present Executive. no |
new agreement under the general |
treaty power need be expected
from him. Nor does the Republican |
platform contain a favorable refer
ence to one of the suspended treat |
les. This section OF the Dingley act |
stands forth as a monument of iegls-
Iative cozenage and political bad |
faith.
independence for the Filipinos.
In some quarters 1t mas Deeh as
sumed that in the discussion of the
Philippine question in my response,
he phrase "self-government,' was
intended to mean something less than
1t was not intended
hat it should be understood to mean,
nor do / think as used it does mean
ess than independence. However.
@ eliminate all possibility for con1ec-
.ure. I now state that / am in hearty
accord with that plank in our plat
orm that favors doing for the F1lipi-
los what we have already done for
he Cubans: and favor making the
promise to them now that we shah
axe such action as soon as they are
reasonably prepared for It. II inde-
,opdence such as the CubanS enjoy,