The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-03

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unsettled portion of the country 7eondiz
lions which do not now exist. The. army,
however, has greatly Increased III cost
much faster relatively tran It BIAS in
The exipensess wefe?:s ~ ''isei
Under buchanan In ] $50. -. SIC. 900, 00O
Under Hayes i'm 1SS0ll.-..... 900, 900
Under Roosevelt in 1904. - ...1lb, 100000
Panama Canal
We hail as tiie harbinger of the new
era in the commerce; of the world the in
ception OF the great work of building the
canal that is to join the two great oceans;
but We deprecate the action Of the present
administration, which 7infficteds'A wound
upon our national honor by it's disregard
to gain doubtful credit for energy in
forwarding that great enterprise. Terri
tory OF neiehboring republic, with which
we are. at peace was seized by band
of the United States navy and erected
into state overnight, which the presi-
dent promptly recognized as an inde-
pendent nation A gross offense against
a friendly republic which it was helpless
TO resent.
imperialism
These and many other unwarranted
things that belong more to an empire
than republic, have occurred under the
present administration and brought deep
concern and alarm to thoughtful and pa
triotic minds. They must be regarded
as the first fruits of imperialism. and
show how fast we are drifting toward alb
SolutiSm and centralized power The effect
publican party upon our foreign affairs is
In opposition to the teachings of the
founders of the republic, and SO impressed
was Washington with the Importance of
keeping aloof from the affairs of other
nations, that in. his farewell address he
warned his eoqntryy1n neg especially against
/, ioreign enlangling alllalnces Imperialism
ment and snbSersfSg II free institutions ateais.
The Ie policy Of impsEla lisgnzif can be
Gus to liberty. Its pQweTss are first exer-
cised III far off territory and on conquered
people, but once adopted, for acquired
and distant possessions, ii becomes, soon
Ell OF later, the rule OF the home govern
ment. Liberty and free government have
always been secured al the cost of great
sacrifices but history teaches us that
both can be easily lost. WitllouJvthe knowl-
edge of the people.
AS to the Tariff
Our federal constitution has app.ouriat-
government the power of indirect taxation.
covered by the popular designation of
tariff duties" In. excluding the states
from this domain of taxation there is an
power between the states and the federal
government. Except in the exigencies of
war. the taxing power has been exercised
by congress largely in. the direction Of
the imposition of duties upon imports No
one expects to change this arrangement
which has proven so convenient to the
general government and so conducive. to
the interests of the States, whose. resort
TO other sources. of revenue giSs-ieft5 I'M
trammeleG. Indirect taxation.- however
convenient needs.., hSsJ reAseal iaS tits silfdi-
RICHNESS. to be 'watchfully guarded lest
abuses should attach Observation-Disclosures
by the people.
That many OF the existing taEiffsHates
are excessive and ena Bile powerful COM
binatiOns to eXtort unjust and oppressive
tribute from the people cannot be CON
troVerted. The tariff is lin7oubtedIps TOO
high upon such articles as enables the
manufacturer to sell his. products abfgad
conspicuous example III this respect /;
SIS ton. A few years ago they were
freely sold in this country at $17 a ton
They are now selling at the mills here for
home consumption at. SIS a ton, and for
the foreign market at from SIS to
| SO a ton. This unjust disc1imina ton
against cur people is made possible only
by tariff that OF. this article is entirely
too high
The average selling Price Of q hundred
articles, taken pl5neipa ily from the iron
and steel list. is found 10 be about &c
per cent higher in this country than
abroad: Relief from these conditions will
only come through dhessspecess of tie
Democratic party. Whicli stands for a