Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30

cure their materials on the most IA
vorable terms.
Our martyred president, William Nc.
Kinley, appreciated this situation. he
pointed out In his last address to thu
people that we must make sensible
trade arrangements II I'VE shall ex,
tend the outlets for our increasing sur
plus" He Alid: "A system which pro-
v1dcs mutual exchange Of commodi-
ties Is manifcstly essential to the con-
tinued and healthful growth Of our e.
port trade. The period of exclu-
sfveness is past. The expn nsion OF our
trude and commerce is the pressing
problem. Commercial wars are unprof~
table. A policy Of good will and
friendly relations Will prevent repris-
ais. Reciprocity treaties are in har-
mony with the spirit Of the times;
measures OF retaliation are not"
This argument was made In the in
terest Of our manufacturers, whose
products. he urged, have 80 multi
piled that the problem Of more markets
requires our urgent and Immediate at
tention." lie had come to realize that
the 80 called stand pat policy must
give way; that there must be a reduc-
ton OF duties to enable our manufac-
tufers to cultivate foreign markets.
The last words OF this president who
had won the affection Of bis country
men, ought to he studied by every man
who has any doubt OF the necessity Of
reduction III tariff rates in the Inter
ese Of the manufactures. They present
with cleArness II situation and pro-
posed remedy that prompted the provi.
sion IN our platform which declares
that we favor liberal trade arrange
menta with Canada and with peoples
OF other countries where they can be
entered into with benefit to American
agriculture, manufactures, mining or
commerce"
The persistent refusal Of the Repub-
Acan majority In the federal senate 10
ratify the reciprocity treaties nego-
tiated IN pursuance Of the policy adr
vocated alike By Nj. Blaine and Mr..
Mckinley, and expressly sanctioned in
tie Dtnglcy oct itself, h dlHcourag-
ing exhibition az bad falth. Az already
mentioned b. me. tho exoFtAtant duty
Imposed OIL many m imported article
By tie D4ngaey ttuir was avowedly m
tended By it's author not to be per1na-
nent. but to serve temporarily as q
maximum. from which the federal gov
ernment was empowered to offer re-
duct1on IN return for an equivalent
concession OH the part Of foreign
country. President Mckinley under
took honestly to carry out the purpose
or the act A number OF reciprocity
agreements were negotiated, which, II
ratified, would have had the twofold
result OF chelpcn1ng many imported
products for American consumers and
H opening and eaharging 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 viow
o3 the attitude Of the present execu-
I've no new agreement need be ex-
pected from him. Nor docs the Re-
publican platform contain a favorable
reference to ONO Of the suspended
treaties. The reciprocity clauses Of
d,e Dinghy act seem destined 30 e.
matn a monument 0 legislative coeen-
age AID political bad faith unless the
people take the matter in their own
hands at the baAot box and command
reduction oR duties In return ffr
reciprocal CONCESSIONS.
Independence For tho Fttiptoos-
In some quarters It has been assum-
I'd that IN the discussion OF the Philip
pine question III my response the
phrase ''self government wns intend
ed to mean something less than indie
pendence. 1t was not intended that It
should be understood to mean nor do
/ think as used II does mean loss than
Independence. However. to eliminate
all possibility for conjecture l now
state that l ON IN hearty accord with
that plank In our platform that f>,vors
doing for the FutpiAos what we have
already done for the Cubans, and
favor making the promise to them now
that we shall take such action rs soon
as they are reasonably prepared for it.
II independence such Us tho Cubans
enjoy cannot be prudently granted to
the F1lipinos at this time, the promise
that it shall come the moment they
are capable Of receiving It VIII tend to
stimulate rather than hinder their de-
veaopment And this should be dom,
not only In Justice to the Fiiiptnos but
to preserve our own hts. for a free
people cannot withhold freedom from
another people and themselves remain
free The federation OF tyranny over
others will soon hrcedcontc,npt for free
dom and self government and weaken
our power OF resistance to tnsidtous
usurpation OF our constitutional rights.
American Citizenship.
The pledge OF the platform to secure
to our citizens. without distinction Of
race or creed, whether native born or
naturaltzed, At home and abroad, the
equal protection Of the laws and the
enjoyment Of all the rights and pr1yt-
leges open to them under the covpnantn