The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21

tained and used, and there IL, tnlnk, ~ |
10 put a stop to tho. cynical dishonesty
md contep, for right wti st nave 5us
by law to remedy the state Of things com
planned Of. But when ail TINT can be, has IS
much which the law cannot touch, and
which must be reached by the force or
public opinion. There are men VINO 90
IRE honest and those that are not. but
create Il third subdlvson-thato OF law
honesty; Of that kind of honesty Whlch
consists In Keeping clear OF the peniten-
tiary.
How to Reach Them.
ypc Save ,ai by making King item feel the Weight
Of an honest public indignation. But this
dfnSGn i is . = e s sss,ve i VS.
!. an Il Il they are denounced, not, FOR
bsns hsH Se ei lSr 6enS ~
overstrained and hystercnl as to invite
d reaction in their favor. We cannot af-
ford IN this country TRY: 70 draw the ,oor s1S
sis st is the Vial deep,lsins unehanEcable
distinction between the honest man nha
and with a quick sense OF his obligations,
and the man who acknow nn gsi, nc nj np.
petite. Above NIL we should treat with
Il peculiarly con,emptuo,,s ablorrence the the
MAJ, who in a spirit OF sneer !, ey M ISM
phrase ''practcal politics" as merely
euphemism for dirty pol,,eSS ana 'ho W i d
politician into dlseredit. There are
other mon who use tho noxious phrass1
business Is business, as an - e& Smasm amy
Crooked work: and these men make honest
Americans hang their heads because or
some OF the things they do II Is the duty
iphatic fashion alike the politician who
Of practical politics" which ns,'on h Gah
we ", know, as clean politics and that we are
MS severe In our condemnation OF tho busl-
ness trickery which succeeds AZ, as OF inc
business trickcrS which FMS: me sG9un
be as dangerous to the community rs tho
scoundrel who succeeds. and OF Az ,ne
men In the country, the worst clti"ei,s,
those who should excite IN our minus the
most contemptuous nbhorrenee, are the
men who have achieved great wealth, or
any other form Of success, n any save
AS to King Cotton.
So mHs for the Eener" w SS1ef ii q pefe
encc to one of the great staples or TINS
country. which As peculiarly staple Of
the Southern States OF course q =, mean ga,
+ Of industry in the South the growth OF
manufactures as we'll as the gr ro,S,th OF
agriculture. and. the growing sroW ,iii, o.
diversiflcation of corps in agriculture.
Nevertheless it will always be true that IN
certain Of the southern States colton VII
be the bnsis of wealth. the mainstay Oh
prosperity in the future as In the past.
iirhe cotton crop is OF enormous conse-
+ uence to the entire country, It was the
cotton corp OF the South that brought naElE ut
gold into the United States last year
turning the balance OF trade In our. favor.
The soil and climate Of the South are
in the production of raw cotton. No other
clothing material can be accepted as d
substitute for cotton. l welcome the &C
association a.oe and every assistance shall be
Rational sni government Moreover, We must
fac.,lrers in the South supplements the
work of the planter. 1t Is an advantage
to manufacture the raw material mere ana
proper methods Of distribution it may We'll
be doubted whether there can be suGh q
thing as over-production direction. Last
bales. and yet the price was sufficient ~
p!sn,e r. f Fhe consumption 81 cotton in;
creases each year, and new uses are found
The Chinese Boycott.
This leads me TO a matter Of our foreign
relations, which directly concerns the cot
ton planter. At present our m market for
cotton is largely II China me 5oyeSst
lon ypat m nam This government is
doing and will continue to DO, al IT Ca can IN
is one measure to be taken toward this
end in which shall need the assistance
of the Congress- We must insist hrmly
persisting In course Of conduct to which
we cannot honorably submit. But we IN
our turn must recognize our dutles e4-
cannot 20 into the international court of
equity unless we go in with clean hangs.
we cannot expect China TO DO Us 1u 81, &c
cause cause. in bringing about the boycott Of our
goods in China was undoubtedly our at
Ititude toward the Chinese who come 70
n 1nis iustifv the action Of the Chinese in
| boycott, and especially some OF me .ta I'm
which that action has, taken. But the
fact remains mat m me pnss nv, We ra mu
of China. 1t Is our clear duty, m me ~! III :,
terest OF our own wa ge- workers, to forbid
all Chinese Of the coole cla ass i, ~
here. The greatest OF all duties IS natlona ! !
self-prescrYation, and the most importa an
step in national .. Or the
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wage worker. am convinced that th de'
the cxcluson Of the Chinese coolies, and
therefore our d1bty'0 ,tS sx Of Gb, fhea
exclude American laboring men y they
became in any way menace 70 c rEht ~ y
reciprocal, and in our last treaty with
China It was explicitly recognized as y, n !;
| herring In both nations. But we should
not only operate tho law With ho, IS l lI.5,s
n l.va r,!'', Courtesy and consideration and
every to a. ~ ch1ne eams wl to
this country. Every Chinese traveller OF
student, business man If profesSson rs, man n
TO- and the same courteous treatment IN, IN
s strs or traveller, the business man, OF
man Of any other sr n So nei
no 10 Guarantee to all Cinnamon save
the excepted c9 ,bs e sasg n and fa TIC
same treatment while here as ~ :, g Inn
teed to citizens Of any other nation
Stopping Abuses.
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