The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-29
TO cultivate foreign markets. The last

words of this President-who had won
: the affection of his countrymen-ougnt
TO be studied by every man who mas
any doubt Of the necessity oil reduc-
ton in tariff rates in the interest OF the
manufacturer They present with clear
ness situation and proposed remedy
| that prompted the provision In our
! platform which declares that, we
| favor liberal trade arrangements with
! Canada AID with peoples Of other coun-
tries where they can be entered into
with benefit to American agriculture,
manufactures. mining or commerce.
! The persistent refusal of the RepuD-
! lican majority in the Federal Senate TO
ratisy the reciprocity treaties negou-
ated in pursuance OF the policy advo-
Gated alike by Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Nc
kinley. and expressly santioned in the
/ Dingley act itself, is discouraglng e2-
hibition of bad faith. AS already men
toned by me. the exorbitant duty i'm
posed on many an imported article by
! the Dingley Tariff was avowedly IN
| tended by its author not to be per-
manent, but to serve temporarily as a
maximum, from which the Federal
| Government was empowered to of1er
! reduction, in return for an equivalent
concession on the part OF a foreign
country. President Mckinley undertook
honestly to carry out the purpose OF the
act. A number of reciprocity agree
ments was negotiated, which. if ratl-
| fed, would have had the two-fold re-
suit of cheapening many imported pro-
ducts for American consumers, and or
opening and enlarging foreign markets
! to American producers. Not one OF
those agreements has met with the ap-
proval of the Republican masters OF
| the Senate. Indeed they did not even
permit their consideration. In view OF
the attitude of the present Executive.
no new agreement need be expected
from him. Nor does the Republican
platform contain favorable reference
TO one of the suspended treaties. The
reciprocity clauses of the Dingley act
seem destined to remain monument
OF legislative cozenage and political bad
| faith, unless the people take the matter
in their own hands at the ballot Dox
and command a reduction OF duties In
return for reciprocal concessions.
INDEPENDENCE FOR THE FILIPI-
NOS.
In some quarters it has been assum-
ed that in the discussion OF the Philip
pine question in my response, the
phrase "self-government." was intend
cd to mean something less than inde-
pendence. It was not intended that 1t
should be understood to mean, nor do
I think as used it does mean less than
| independence. However, to eliminate
ali possibility for conjecture, l now
state that / am in hearty accord with
that plank in our platform that favors
doing for the Filipinos what we have
already done for the Cubans; and I IA
yor making the promise to them now
that we shall take such action as soon
es they are reasonably prepared for 1t.
II independence, such as the Cubans
enjoy, cannot be prudently granted to
the Filipinos at this time, the promise
that it shall come the moment they are
capable of receiving it will tend to
stimulate rather than hinder their de-
velopment. And this should be done not
only in Justice to the Filipinos. but to
preserve our own rights: for a free
reople cannot withhold freedom from
another people and themselves remain
free. The toleration of tyranny over
others will soon breed contempt for
freedom and self-government. and
weaken our power of resistance to in
sidious 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
naturalized, at home and abroad. the
equal protection of the laws and the
enjoyment of all the rights and privl-
leges open to them under the covenants
of our treaties, as their just due. should
be made good to them. In the accomp-
lishment of that result it is essential
that a passport issued by the govern
ment of the United States to an Ameri-
can citizen shall be accepted the world
over as proof of citizenship.
{ CIVIL SERVICE.
The statute relating to Civil Service
is the outcome of the efforts OF
thoughtful. unselfish and public spirit
&C citizens. Operation under 1t mas
frequently been of such a character as
10 offend against the spirit of the stat
ute, but the result achieved. even under
partial enforcement of the law, has
! been such as to both deserve and COM
mand the utterance of the Democratic
rarty that it stands committed to the
principal of Civil Service reform and
demands its just and impartial en-
forcement.
PANAMA CANAL.
As Isthmian canal has long been the
hope of our statesmen. and the avow-
ed aim of the two great parties. as their
platforms in the past show. The Pana-
ma route having been selected. the
building of the canal should be pressed
tc completioe with all reasonable ex-
peditiOn.
The method. by which the Execu-
I tive acquired the Panama Canal route
! and rights are source of regret to
many. To them. the statement that
| thereby a great public work was assur-
ed to the profit of our people is not
sufficient answer to the charge OF Vlo-
lation of National good faith. They ap-