The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-12

within her remorseiess grip, with her own shipsN merchant vessels and men
 ese ans psps san sss %osd have ridden the majestic waves of the Pacific and become the proud mistress of the Orient. All the nations of the the United States. whose leather. hides, wool, cotton and other raw material Russia needed In carrying on her busi- ness enterprises would have been prac- ticallys excluded from all participation in thd transcendently great and rich commerce of the Far East, involving the destinies of billion people.
 Impregnable England.
 England, always alive to the advant- age of foreign markets, and already possessing 4S per cent of the trade of the East. by her recent alliance with Japan, will occupy in the near future which Russia, with such far-reaching sagacity, endeavored to acquire: and, but for the construction of the Panama Canal and eur possession of % the PhiiiPs enabled. virtually. to cut off all com mercial relations between the United States and these Oriental countries. It is lamentnble to consider, that of ali this enormous trade. the United States, at this time, directly speaking, can claim only about [ per cent of the whole. Of course, indirectly, we enjoy the profits of the middle man."
 I have discussed. as joint proposi- tiens, the twin questions of domestic labor and foreign. markets. The two subjects cannot be separated. They go hand in hand. They are "compan- Ion pieces" for without home labor to produce commodities, outside marts in which to dispose of them will profit us
 I have no purpose or desire to touch, even remotely, upon forbidden ground: to invade the private preserves" of any mans pFoconceived opinions or cherished prejudices, but. as a South ern Representative in Congress, l am l sure you will pardon my candor; and credit me with sincerity when l ueiip7 erately declare that the Cotton States are compelled to secure more and bet ter ciassed laborers. if this fertile sec ton expects to attain the tnli measure of success in the cultivation ol ,a., tae staple, upon which her prosperity chiefly depends.
 Our Foreign Prosecutions.
 The Philippine archipelago came to us as q result of the Spanish American treaty put these islands under the soy- ereignty of our great Republic. by purchase and the laws of conquest, they came under our flag. The pubic oplns our action and applauded our purposes. We made no conquest to exploit our colonial fellow citizens; and his vel fare demands that he De proteete9
 
 oe5ciaI greed As a stronger nation, we are bound to assist weaker one, even without assurance of material reward; and this undertaking by our oraye and generous race is worthy or the nrofonndest Interest and consideration. The Philippine question ought to pc mt outside the domain of partisan leg isIation It Is the part of wisdom that Innfitical agitation over that issue pppnnid cease. In the Providence Of sod I believe these islands were placed & under our control for s, the upIlttftinS, ,n1d 9d tns tne.hncv which foretold that our vine pbsII run to the farthest parts of the earth and extend beyond the uttermost wasE That prophecy has already been veri- fed. ,,,. ..a a araun of tsl- ands in the torrid zone; diseoysred ny HsrnsnSa0 Her and coio6nissd ac6iid by spain the same