The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-19

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ffective remedy would be to appro- c
'riately modify the offending law. s
THE COURTS NOT TO BLAME.
The growth of monopoly, of which
complaint Is justly made, cannot be :,
aid at the doors OF the Courts Of this
The decisions Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, the Court
Courts Of last resort in many other
States warrant the assertion that the
common law as developed affords a
complete legal remedy against mono
nlies The fact that they they have !cn!-
tiplied in number and increased In
power has been due, not to the failure
Of the Courts to apply the law when
moved be administrative Of
ticials or private individuals, but to
the failure of officials charged with
the duty of enforcing the law to take
judgments Of the Courts in the apprO-
pirate jurisdiction, coupled with the
fact that the legislative departments |
Of some Of our State Governments, as
well as Congress in the manner already
referred to, have, by legislation, en-
couraged their propagation. What is
needed-in addition to the passage OF
q statute revising the tariff duties to
a reasonable basis-is not so much
other and different laws rs officials
having both the disposition and the
courage to enforce existing law. While
this is my view Of the scope OF the
common law, if it should be made to
appear that it Is a mistaken one, then
l favor such further legislation within
constitutional limitations as will give
the people just and full measure OF
protection.
FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE.
1t is Nditncult to understand how
any citizen of the United States,
much less descendant of Revolution
ary stock, can tolerate the thought of
permanently denying the right OF self
government to the FilipinOS. Can we
hope to instill into the minds Of our
descendants reverence and devotion
for a government by the people, while
denying ultimately that right to the
inhabitants of distant countries,
whose territory we have acquired
we say 10 the Filipinos, "Your lives,
your liberty and your property may be
taken from you without due process OF
law for all time" and expect we Will
long glory in that feature of Magma
Charta, which has become incOl porat-
ed in substance and effect, into the
Constitution of every State, as we'll as
into the Fourteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States?
Can we hope for the respect OF the
civilized world, while proudly guaran-
teeing to every citizen Of the United
States that no law shall be made or
enforced which shall abridge the privi-
leges or immunities of citizens Of the
United States, or deny TO any person
the equal protection of the laws. and
at the same time not only deny SINH
lar 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 governors
We shall certainly rule 1t as nation
il we make any such attempt.
Viewing the question even from tho
standpoint of national seliShneSS
there is no prospect that the twenty
millions OF dollars expended in the pur
chase OF the islands and the $3.50, 900,
900 said to have been since dlSburSe(
:, will ever come back TO us. The acci
. dent of war brought the Philippine
into our possession and we are not a
4 liberty to disregard the responsibility.
which thus came to us, but that re
sponsibility will be best subserved b.
: preparing the islanders as rapidly. a
possible for Selfgovernment and givln
- TO them the assurances that 1T wi
q come as soon as they are reasonabl
= prepared for it. There need be no fea
, that the assertion so often made
;, late, that we have now become a worl
- power, will then be without support
:. Ours is world power, and as such
. must be maintained, but | deny tina
it Is at all recently that the Unite
States has attained that cminenct
n Our country became 4 world powt
n over century ago., when, haVln
j. thrown off foreign domination, I'll
IL people established free government
1t the source of whose authority sprung
e. and was continuously to proceed, frOl
Is the will of the people themselves.
,e grew rs Il world power as its sturd
t. citizens, to whose natural increas
j. were added immigrants from the Ol
m World seeking to obtain here the lite
" ty and prosperity denied them in the
it own countries, spread over the face
De the land reduced the pSTrairrrts a.
n forests to cultivation, lf5uflt cities, &C
Il structed highwaysFand railroads, t
I'd now nation which at the formati
Of lie Governn2ent numbered only
n 100000 in population, has become g
On 600, 900 and from ocean to ocean Ill
1T the lakes to the Gulf, the country
lie the abode OF free and prosperous pe
fy pie, advanced in the highest degree
Ii the learning and arts OF civiliZatio
X 1T is the liberty, the advancement al
n the prosperity of its citizens, not a
rs career OF conquest that make the cOu
pit try world power. This condition
OF owe to bounty of Providence, unfold
1T in the great natural resources of T.
SIS country, to the wisdom of our fathe
e. manifested in the form of gOvernme
he established by them, to the encrg
e. industry, moral character and la
ct abiding spirit of the people thel
Id selves.
lr WE ARE NOT A MILITARY PEOPl
i. bent on conquest, or engaged i'm c
lr tending our domains in foreign lane
to or desirous of securing natural adva
IF tages, however great, by force; but
N people loving peace, not only for OIL
- selves, but for all the nations Of t
earth.
The display Of great military arm
to ments may please the eye and, for t
lie moment, excite the pride of t.
n citizen, but it cannot bring to Il
te country the brains, Drawn and muse
IL of single immigrant, nor induce t
'e Investment here of dollar OF capt.;
T. Or course such armament as may
n necessary for the Spruritv Of thp CON