Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-11

and consent to give at least some meas
ure of relief to tn" people.
The combinations. popularity cal,cd
trusts. which aim TO secure Il monopoly of
trade in the necessaries of life as well as
IN those things. that are employed upon
the farm in the factory and in mans
Other fields Of industry, HAY" b"cn en-
corraged and stimulated by eScnssive
tariff duties These operate 10 furnish !.
substantial market in tho ncccssitics of
so.cca.Coo people. by practically excluding
competition. With SO large a market and
highly remuncrative prices continuing
long after the line of possible compcu
tion would naturally be reached, the temp
taton of all engaged in the same business
TO cambiae so as to prevent competition
AZ home and resulting, Induction OF
Der of cases.
Al! men must agree that the net result
of cnacting laws that foster such inequita
bic conditions is most unfortunate, for the
people MS ii whole, and 1T would seem
IL, If an ou.ht to agree that the effective
remedy would be TO appropriately notify
the offending law. The growth of monop-
cannot bc laid at the doors of the courts
of this country. The decisions of the SUI
prem" court of the United States. the
court of appeals of this state and the
courts OF last resort in many other states.
warrant the assertion that the common
law as developed affords "A complete legal
remedy against munopolics The fact that
they have multiplied in number and in
creased iii power has been due, not to
the failure of the courts TO apply the law
when properly moved by administrative
failure of officials charged with the duty
of enforcing the law TO take the ncccs-
sary procedure to procure the judgments
of the courts in the appropriate jurisdic-
ton, coupled with the fact that the e2is-
latiNc departments of some of our. state
governments as we'll as congress I'm the
islation encouraged their propagation.
What is nceded--in addition to the passage
of statute revising the tariff duties TO a
reasonable basis-is not SO much other
and different laws, as officials having both
the disposition and the courage to en-
force existing law. While this is my view
should be made to appear that it is a
mistaken one then / favor such further
legislation within constitutional limitations
as will give the people u just and fun
measure of protection.
1t is difficult to understand how amy
citizen of the United States, much less II
desccndent of revolutionary stock. can
tolerate the thought of permanently de-
Flipinos. Can we hope to instl into the
minds of our descendants reverence and
devotion for g1oyernment by the people
inhabitants of distant countries, whose
territory We have acquired either by pur-
chase or BY force? Can we say to tho
your property may be taken from you
without due process of law for all time,
and expect we Will long glory In that
come Incorporated. in substance and CT
feet. 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 civ
ilizcd world. while proudly guaranteeing
to every citizen OF the United States that
no law shall he made or enforced which
of citiZcns of the United States or deny
to any person the equal protection of the
laws. and at the same time not only deny
similar 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
them to be their governors We shall
certainly rue II as a nation if we make
any such attempt. Viewing the question
even from the standpoint of national sell
$50 COO. 600 expended In the purchase of the
islands and the $650,000.00O said TO have
been since disbursed will ever come back
TO us. The accident of war brought the
Philippines into our possession, and we
are not at liberty to disregard the respon-
sibilty which thus came to us. but that
responsibility will he best subservcd by
preparing the islanders as rapidly as pos
sible for self-government and giving them
the assurances that it will come as soon
as they are reasonably prepared for 1t.
There need be no fear that the assertion,
so often made of late, that we have now
become a world power, will then be with
as such it must be maintained, but deny
that 1t is at all recently that the
United States has attained that emincnce.
Our country became a world power over
foreign domination, the people established
a free government. the source of whose
authority sprung and was continuously TO
proceed. from the will of the people them
selves. 1t grew as world power as its
sturdy citizens, to whose natural increase
was added immigration from the old world
/ Cn n irt tn ,tNt al hnrn t1,n n n
prosperity denied them in their own coun-
tries spread over the face of the land,
reduced the prairies and forests to cultiva-
ton, built cities. constructed highways
and railroads. till now Il nation which at
the formation of the government ncm-
bered only 100000 in population. has he
the abode of free and prosperous people
advanced in the highest degree. in the
earning mr., , and arts is OF eiYilization III
the prosperity of its citizens. not any
career of conquest that make the
country a world power. This condition
! folded In the great natural resources OF
the country. to the wisdom of our fathers
manifested in the form of government
| dustry, moral character and law-abidins
spirit of the people themselves.
| We are not military people, bent or
conquest or engaged in extending our do
| mains in foreign lands. or DESTROYS of Sc
curing natural advantages. however great
by, iorce: but people loving peace. moi
only for ourselves, but for all the nations
| of the earth.
The display of great military armaments
may please the eye, and. for the moment
excite the pride of the citizen. but it can
not bring to the country the brains, braw1
and muscle of single immigrant. nor in.
| duce the investment here of a dollar OF
capital. OF course. such armament as may
be necessary for the security of the coun.
try and the protection of the rights of its
citizens. at home or abroad, must be
not only false economy, but pusillani
nous. / protest, however, against the
feeling. now far too prevalent. that by
reason of the. commanding position We
| have assumed in the world, we must take
par. in the disputes and broils of foreign
| countries; that because we have
| grown great we should intervene in ever,
| Important question tnSl arises In otheI