The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-26
Letters to The Editor
Two InterestIng Speeches, h censress.

TWO An1eresttmg speecnes m tenSresss Colonel A: A, Wiley delivered a
 lives on the Philippine Tarlff bill
 think that the acquisition of the span ish title, such as It was. to Archepeli- l go. for twenty million dollars. was not by the treaty treat f of Paris. but now that we have them, Colonel Wiley contends with much force and reason that the
 s sstss Ks ,ge give an ns rP SP | the wolf by the ears. He. did not ike the job of holding him. but he coulc not t,,s,n turn h him a loose; Vile. gsve, a q country and the people and predicted wonderful achievements and inspirsd high hopes of the great prosperify, Of | speech was strong approval of the R%ent of the the Islands. dsa Rt ae @ gave in the | and its probable future with resultant benefits to the commerce of the Uni-
 Colonel Wiley thinks that. by dil- gent attention to Japan and China. they will furnish markets for the com, merce of this country. especially the ton producers rich, and conduce greatly to the accumulation of national wealth and give our country prestige among the nations of the world.
 
 He gave the following very interest ing account of China and of the Chi nese towit:
 worlds territory. and contains one-f fifth of the worlds population, towit. 500. 0oo,o0o people. To all the leading na- tions. therefore, the Celestial Empire commercial concern.
 AS the bulk of all our cotton goes to Asia the agricultural interests. of the NA AA 4.kk @N A~N tzt-~ aw.t of eastern markets are vital and spec.
 'achina is an iacomprehensible coun- t5y e1snaa Tas mystery 9f her gs0ps ans such as to cause one to go astray when trying to state the plainest chinese facts. Four thousand, years old. she senile decay. Manifestly. her Vitality Is running low. For the past century she has been slowly ossifying-th!s ing, the arts and sciences, the print advanced civilization to the oriental straint, seif-relIance, and individual contentment have formed the basis of every religious creed on the globe. She syria, Egypt. Greece, and Rome rise and fall. She watched their recqnstruc-- ton, Tsgensratioii. and subsean.snt . break and again go to pieces. For these long ages she has endured
 Today to aggressive world powers sys her saans coming uRDn and extinction. The Chinese remain al- ways the same incomprshensible. 1om- ogeneous, nnfathomaple, nnchanginIs. and In. scrutabIe people. no matter under what sky they toll or in what, cline they live--aiways idoiatreusly loyal to the a class they are the most logical and ll- logical. the steadiest and most vary ing, the frankest and most, secretiyc. the firmest ana most vasciilating. the most learned. and yet the most ignor- ant; in short, the most contradictorv creatures on the surface of the earth. alien. There Is no kinship. or common feeling possible between Angio-Saxon and Chinese. They are lacking in soul numbers and eternal sameness-thc monotonous resemblance of one individ- ual to 500,000,Q00 others, all having the same yellow skin, aimond-shaped eyes and high metallic voice, the same man ners and dress, the same superstftions servatism and blind worship of antiqui- ty, do not fall far short of something appalling. China has rightly been call ed" but in business saffairs the Chinese are enterprisfng energetic, thrifty, and absolutely honest.
 
 corporation managers put the celestials at the very top of those who are trust worthy. In Shanghai banks the Chin sse business 6one 1ne paS teiv sin1rtS ts S2,000, ,000.0 900; and there has never been a dedication. Not a single Chinaman has ever failed to meet every o seb bn Sis honest Is the worst disgrace that can overwhelm a Chinaman. It means for him the evsTisasilng disapprobbsa srpp ol ms lost spirit condemned to fly forever from star to star. from planet to planet, throughout the countless ages of eter'
 'dThere has never been but one bank failure In China, and everybody con nected with the institution. either ass and rolled into a basket. In this respect she has set mostlaudabie example to the Christian people of this country; anese employ them in money matter in preference to natives Whenever a person has occasion to call at Gonnt bIGh ment, a bank. a store, or hotel in Kobe, Yokohama. Nagasaki, Toyko, osaka, Kyoto, or. any other large city in Jar handles the cash. whether called cash l fer. paying teller, treasurer, account 1 ant or whatnot, is a long,gueued G. cause in financial affairs the Chinaman 1 Is honest. He has before him his wood | en beads on string of wire and with | them he can run up column of fis- l ures with lightning rapidity and. un- | erring accuracy. The Chinaman fears | to Hose his face"-that is to say. his credit.
 "Hongkong and Shanghai are Eng lands great manufacturing marts in | the Eastern world"
 Hon. J, Thomas Heflin. on the first instant unsheathed his maiden sword | and delivered in the House lis first | regular set speech and It was a good one He spoke chiefly on the Hepburn | or Railroad Rate bill and acquitted himself quite handsomely: He advo- cated the comforting of additional pow CT on the Interstate Commerce or Rail. great abuses by these corporations and for the protection of the rights of the people. His speech was along the line of the Democratic national platform. He scored old Sfbley of as he deserved I con gratulate Tom Hetiin and the FIfth with public opinion and every line of it could be read with interest.
 Wm. C. Oates.