Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-26
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yorable terms.
Our martyred president, William Nc
Kinley, appreciated this situation. He
pointed out in his last address to the
people that we must make sensible
trade arrangements if 1--WE shall ex-
tend the outlets for our increasing sur
plus" He said: "a system which pro-
vides a mutual exchange of commodi-
ties is manifestly essential to the con-
tinued and healthful growth of our x
port trade. + " y The period of exclu-
siveness is past. The expansion of our
trade 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 so multi
piled that the problem of more markets
requires our urgent and immediate at
tention." He had come to realize that
the so called stand pat policy must
give way; that there must be a reduc-
ton of duties to enable u manufac-
turers to cultivate foreign markets.
The last words of this president, who
had won the affection Of his country
men, ought to be studied by every man
who has any doubt of the necessity of
a reduction in tariff rates in the inter-
est of the manufacturer. They present
with clearness a situation and q pro-
posed remedy that prompted the provi-
sion in our platform which declares
that 1--WE favor liberal trade arrange
ments 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-
lican majority in the federal senate to
ratify the reciprocity treaties nego-
tiated in pursuance of the policy adj
vocated alike by Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Mckinley, and expressly sanctioned in
the Dingley act itself, is a discourag-
ing exhibition of bad faith. AS already
mentioned by me, the exorbitant duty
imposed On many III imported article
by the Dingley tariff was avowedly in
tended by its author not to be perma-
nent, but to serve temporarily as a
maximum, from which the federal gov
eminent was empowered to offer a re-
duction in return for an equivalent
concession on the part of a foreign
country. President Mckinley under
took honestly to carry out the purpose
of the act. A number of reciprocity
agreements We're negotiated, which, if
ratified, would have had the twofold
result of %cheapening many imported
products for American consumers Ind
of opening and enlarging foreign mar
kets to American producers. No one
of those agreements has met with the
approval of the Republican masters of
the senate. Indeed they did not ever
permit their consideration. In view
of the attitude of the present execu-
tive, no new agreement need be ex-
pected from him. Nor does the Re
publican platform contain a favorable
reference to one of the suspended
treaties. The reciprocity clauses Of
the Dingley act seem destined to re-
main a monument of legislative cozen-
age and political bad faith unless the
people take the matter in their own
hands at the ballot box and command
a reduction of duties in return for
reciprocal concessions.
independence For the Fiiipinos.
In some quarters it has beer assum-
ed hat in the discussion of the Philip
pine question in my response the
phrase "self government was intend
ed to mean something less than indie
pendence. 1t was not intended that it
should be understood to mean nor do
l think as used ii does mean less than
independence. However, to eliminate
all possibility for conjecture l now
state that | an in hearty accord with
that plank in our platform that favors
doing for the Filipinos what we have
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