The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-30


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The persistent refusal % the rrpub-
iicau majority la the ieCoral senate To
raiiiy the reciprocity treatie, negotiated
"a pursuance Of the policy advocate
alike rs Mr. Blaine and Mr. Mckinley
and expressly sanctioned in the DlnpleyI
aci Itself. q, q dlscOurapiue exhibition of
bad lnith As already mentioned by
me- the eXarbltant duty imposed on
many an imported article hy the Dinpley
tariff was ayowedly intended by rs
author no 20 De permanent but 10 serve
temporarily as a maximum from which
the federal government was empowered
10 offer a reduction. ia return for an
! equivalent concession on the part OF n
foreign country. President Mckinney
undertook honestly 70 carry out the pur-
pose Of the act A number Of reciproci-
~ agreements were negotiated. which.
II ratified would have had the twofold
result Of c~heapeuiLg many imported
products for American consumers. and
u opening and enlareine foreign mar
kets TO American producers Not one
Of those agreements has met with the
approval Of the republican masters Of
the senate Indeed they did not even
permit their consideration. In view vi
the attitude Of the present executive.
no new agreement need be expected
from him Nor does the republican
platform contain a favorable reference
to one Of the suspended treaties The
reciprocity clauses Of the Dingley act
seem destined to remain a monument
Of legislative cozenage and political bad
faith. unless the people take the matter
in their hands at the ballot box
and command a reduction OF duties in
return for reciprocal concessions.
Independence for the Filipinos.
In some quarters it has been assulned
that in the discussion Of the Philippine
question In my response. the phrase
"self-goyernment, was intended to
mean something less than independence.
II was not intended that it should be
understood to mean. nor do think as
used it does mean less than %independ-
ence. However. 70 eliminate all posi-
bility for conjecture, I now state that
| am in hearty accord with that plank
in our platform that favors doing for
the Fllipinos what We have already done
for the Cubans. and I favor making the
promise TO them now that we shall take
such action as soon as they are rea-
sonabiy prepared for Il. II indie
p%endence. such as the Cubans enjoy.
cannot be p%rudently granted TO the Fill
pinos az this time. the promise that il
shall come the moment they are capable
Of receiving Il will tend TO stimulate
rather thar hinder their development.
And this should be done not only IN
justice 20 the Filipinos. but to preserve
our own rights; for a free people ran
not withhold freedom from another peo-
pie and themselves remain free. The
liberation OF tyranny over others will
soon breed contempt for freedom an
self-eovernment. and weaken our power
of resistance 70 insidious usurpation OF
our constitutional rights.
The pledge Of the platform to secure
% our citizens. without distinction OF
race or creed. whether native born or
naturalized. at home and abroad. the
equal protection Of the laws and the en-
joyment Of all the rights and privileges
open 10 them under the covenants OF our
treaties. as their just due. should be
made good 70 them In the accomplish
ment Of that result II is essential that
a passport issued by the government OF
the United States TO an American citi-
zen SHAH be accepted the world over
as proof Of citizenship
Civil Service.
The statute relating to civil service
Is the outcome of the efforts of thought
ful, unseIfsh and public-spirited citl-
zens. Operation under it has frequently
been Of such a character as to offend
against the spirit OF the statute. but the
results achieved. even under a partial
enforcement Of the law. have been such
as 70 both deserve and the
utterance Of the democratic party that
Il stands committed to the principle Of
civil service reform and demands its
just and impartial enforcement.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
4 vast expanse Of country in the
west, portions of which are to be found
in each of the Is states and territories.
mentioned in the law. is directly az
fected by the national statute-the
outcome Of intelligent and persistent;
efforts OF leading citizens, providing
for the reclamation OF tho arid lands
for the benefit Of home-seekers. Dur
ing the years OF the DEVELOPMENT Of
the measure which finally received
the vote Of every member Of the upper
house of congress. ii encountered OF
position. based to a large extent upon
the view that the aim of It's promoters
was 20 secure the benefits Of irrigation
10 private owners al government ex-
pense. The aim OF the statute is.
however, TO enable this vast territory
10 reclaim its arid lands without call
ing upon the taxpayers Of the country
at large 10 pay for a. Whether the
nrrnoecs NJ tho hin will hn fuIlv NJ