The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-09-29


tions. fAv~r such further legislation.
within constitutional limitations. a.
VII best promote aud safeguard the
interest Ct ali the people.
Whether there 10 any common las
which can be applied AID srfo.eAi by
the Federal Courts. cannot be deter.
mined BY the President, or by n candi-
date for the presidency.
RECIPRoCY.
In my address to the notification
committee I said that tariff reform is
demanded by the best interests Of both
manufacturer and consumer" viii
eQual truth II can be said that the
| benefits Of reciprocal ,.sds treaties
| would enure TO both. That the cur
sumner would be helped is unaestlon.
able. That the manufacturer woulc
| receive great benefit by extending his
| markets abroad hardly needs demon
stration. His productive capacity has
| outgr0wn the home market. The very
| term home market" has changed In its
| significance. Once, from the manufac-
| turers' point of view. IL meant expan-
sion; today The marvellous growth OF
| our manufacturing industries has far
| exceeded the consumptive capacity OF
our domestic markets. and the term
| home market implies contraction
rather than expansion. Il we would
run our mills to their full capacity
thus giving steady employment TO our
| workmen and securing To them and TO
| the manufacturer the profits accruing
| from increased production other mark
cts must ;.e found. Furthermore.
when our manufacturers arc depend
ent on raw materials in whole or part
imported, IL Is vital to the extension
OF their markets abroad that they So
cure their materials on the most fav-
orable terms.
The persistent refusal CT the Repub-
lican majority IN the Federal Senate
to ratify the reciprocity treaties ne
gotiated within the prescribed limita-
ton Of two years, in pursuance Of the
Policy advocated alike by Mr.. Blaine
and Mr.. Mckinley, and expressly sane
toned in the Dingley act itself, is
discouraging exhibition OF bad faith
AS already mentioned by me, the ex-
orbitant duty imposed on many an
imported article by tho Dingley tariff
was avOwedly Intended by it's author
not to be permanent, but to serve tenn
hpOrarily as a maximum from which the
Federal government was empowered
to offer reduction, iE return for an
equivalent concession en- the part of d
foreign country. President Mckinley
undertook honestly to carry out the
purpose of the act. A number Of re-
ciprOcity agreements were negotiated
. which, II ratified, would have had the
twofold result of cheapening many
imported products for American con
, sumers, and of opening and enlarging
foreign markets to American produc
!. ers. Not one CT those agreements has
met with le approval Of the Repub-
Lean maste-s of the Senate. Indeed
they did not even permit their consid-
J Grafton. In view of the attitude OF the
present Executive no new agreement
; under the general treaty powers need
: te expected f, ON him. Nor does the
, Republican platform contain favor
. able reference to one Of the suspend
Ell treaties. This section of the Ding
ley act stands forth as a monument
ci legislative cozenage and political
, Lad faith.
INDEPENDENCE FOR THE FLIP
PINOS.
| In some quarters it has been assum
, ed that in the discussion OF the Philip
. pine question in my response. the
: phrase "selfgovernment.'' was intend
= ed to mean something less than inde
pendence. 1t was not intended that il
: should be understood to mean, mol
\ did | think as used it does mean less
4 than independence. However, to eli
|. inmate all possibility for conjecture
p | now state that am in hearty accorC
: with that plank in our platform that
: favors doing for the Fflipinos what
l. we have already done for the Cubans
r and | favor making the promise t
them now that we shall take such &C
8 tiOn as soon as they are reasonably
s prepared for it. If independence, such
e as the Cubans enjoy, cannot be prud
e emily granted to the Filipinos at thi:
: time, the promise that 1t shall come
t. the moment they are capable of re
j. ceiving it will tend to stimulate rather
e than hinder their development. Ant
n this should be done not only in justice
# to the Filipinos, but to preserve ou
own rights; for a free people canno
8 withhold freedom from another peopl
IL and themselves remain free. The tol
s Grafton of tyranny over others will
y soon breed contempt for freedom an
r. self-government, and weaken our pow
h er of resistance to insidious usurpa
o ton Of our constitutional rights.
r Paragraphs touching upon the Fan
y anna question, American shipping. arm.
g and navy, pensions, and foreign rela
d tons go fully into these subjects.
p. CONCLUSION.
III l have put aside a cOngenial work, I
a which had expected to devote my life
II in order TO assume. as best | can. tn
responsibilities your convention pu
put upon me.
ri l solicit the cordial cooperation an
], j generous assistance of every man VII
~ believes that change of measures an
=. CT men at this time would be wise, an
~ urge harmony Of endeavor as we'll q
- vigorous action on the part of all s
:. minded
=. The Issues are joined and the peopl
a. must render the verdict.
= Shall economy Of administration b
!; demanded or shall extravagance be er
y. couraged?
,r Shall the wrongdosr be brought
~ bay by the people. or must justice wa
nc upon political oligarchy?
10 Shall our government stand for egu;
n. opportunity or for specia! privilege?
n. Shall it remain government OF la
Va or become one of individual caprice?
g. Shall we cling to the rule Of the pei
-, pie. or shall we embrace beneficent de
e1 potism.
With calmness and confidence. y
"a await the peoples verdict.
IA II called to the offise Of President.
a shall consider myself the chief ragl
u rate Of all the people and not Of az