Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-09-28

tlnue to be direct incentive To the for
nation of huge industrial combina
tions. which secure from foreign com
petition. are enabled to stife domes;i
competition and practically to munopG
hze home market.
TRUST REMEDIES.
pointed out in my earlier rcspons,
the remedy. which in my Judgment
can ehectually be applied against mo
nopolies. ami the assurance was ther
given that II existing laws includin.
both statute and common law. provoo
Inadequate. contrary To my experta
tions. ! faver such further legislation
within constitutional limitations. ms
WIZ best promote aud safeguard IN,
interest of all the people
Whether there is any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the Federal Courts. cannot he deter
mined by the President or by a candi
date for the presidency
REC!PROCY.
In my address To the notification
committee | said that tariff reform Il,
demanded by the best interests OF both
manufactures and consumer" Will
equal truth il can be said that TN,
benefits of reciprocal trade treaties
Mould cnurc to both. That the con
sumor would be helped is unucstiun
able That the manufacturer would
ieCclNc great benefit by extending his
markets abroad hardly needs demon,
Stiation His productive capacity has
tutgrown the home market The very
Ierm home market" has changed in its
significance. Once. from the manufac-
iurers point of view. it meant expan-
h.
bur manufacturing industries has far
Exceeded the Consumptive capacity OF
pur domestic markets. and the term
home market implies contraction
rather than expansion. If we would
tnn our mills to their full capacity.
thus giving steauy employment, to our
NofAmen ana securing To them and to
ne manufacturer the profits accrung
Eom increased production. other mark
TT" must 20 found. Furthermore.
Whcn our manufacturers are dcpcnd.
EN- ON raw mat orials in whole or part
imported IL is vital to the extension
or their markets abroad that they Sc.
rCre their materials on the most fav-
JTGhlC terms.
The persistent refusal of the Repub-
mean majority in the Federal Senate
tu rajiiy tn" reciprocity treaties ne.
llon OF two years in pursuance of the
policy advocated alike by MIR. Blaine
and Mr.. Mckinley and expressly sane
uoned III the Dinglcy act itself is a
discouragins exhibition of bad faith.
AS already mentioned by me. the eX-
orbitanl duty imposed on many an
imported article by the Dinglev tariff
was avowedly intended by it's author
not TO be permanent. but to serve tenn
p"rarl!y a maximum from which the
Federal government was uncovered
10 oller reduction. in return for an
Equivalent concession on the part of L
foreign country. President Mckinley
undertook honestly to carry out the
purpose of the act. 4 number OF re
clpTOclty agreements were NEGOTIATED
which, if ratified. would have had the
two-fold rcsEl, of chcapcning MANY
imported products for American con
sdm"rs and Of opening and cnlargiug
"relgn markets 60 American produc-
el5. No. ono Of those agreements has
met with ic approval Cf the Rcnub-
liCan masters of the Senate. Indeed
lhey dld not even permit their conSid-
erauon. In View OF the attitude ol the
present Executive no new agreement
lndcr the general treaty powers need
Dc expected + ON him. Nor does the
republican platform contain a favor
'Die reference to one of the suspend
Ell treaties. This section of the Ding
ieS act stands forth as a monument
81 leSlsIauVe coZenage and political
bad faith
FOR THE FLIP
PINOS.
In some quarters it has been assuln
ed that III the discussion OF the PhiIip
pine question in my response. the
phrase self-government." was intend
ed TO mean something less than inde-
pepdence. Ii was not intended thai il
should be understood to mean. nor
ana | think as used it does mean less
tEah independence. However. to eli
inmate all possibility for conjecture
: ~ .2Ie that L am in hearty accord
WIN '"at plank in our platform that
IaVoTa doing for this Filipinos what
we have already done for the Cubans.
and favor making the promise to
lhem now that we shall take such ac-
t!On as soon as they are reasonably
prepared for it. independence. such
as the Cubaas enjoy, cannot be prud-
ehtly granted to the Filipinos at This
time, the promise that il shall come
lhe moment they are capable OF re-
celYing it VIII tend to stimulate rather
than hinder their development. And
this should be done not only in Justice |
10 the Fflipinos. but to preserve ON.
own rights: for free peoplc cannot !
withhold freedom from another peopIc |
and themselves remain free. The fol |
Grafton OF tyranny over others will |
soon breed contempt for freedom and |
government. and weaken our pow !
er OF resistance 70 insidious usurpa |
Ilon OF our constitutional rights.
paragraphs touching upon the Pan
INA question. American shipping army