The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-01-20
HE SUPPORTS
MRROOSEyELT
Consfenman b. ]. Foster
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dts 80 c.ni IT ile Dingisy schedules.
.nd pruVidile igf ffcr i.ads 10 itess
srticies after lsGs. We Nsrmoniefs
sfc Ell proircilonIsis. The late sea-.
.or Morrill, sas 80 father - he i.e.
plbiican policy ~ protection ani the
irsi protection piAnk to ~ PLACED 10
any political platform j. found 10 he
platform - one ~ tie earliest i.epub.
lean con ioaiions ~ Vermont Add
turing all the succ.,ding years Yer 4
mont has remained devoted 70 the poi !
cy. This bill docs no violence to the
principles ~ protection. liuili injurc
10 home industry. Even those Who
ear that Il may do 80 admit thai Il ,
annoi do 80 for years. And ", In the
curse Of the development oi the l..
ands. II IL found that free trade with ,
hem Il likely to injurc a single indus
~ here at home, Il will b. easy g. re :,
zeal the Law. !,
on the other hand President Roose.
cit l. carrying out the policy Of Nc. a
iinley In urging this measure upon =
congress. When the qu, stion Of our o
rade relations with Porto Rico was I,
rought up for discussion. President h
lcKinley pointed out emphatcally n
nat II was our plain duty to arrange #
Dr. free trade between US and that Is. n
md. We ca mot make ish OF one "
ossession and fowl of another. We
lain TO be great nation. and we
Iust act consistently. We must treat
he Philippines as we are treating p
orto Rico and Hawaii But repeat a
lat If as years go by, it is found d
lat free trade with the Philippine Is b.
lnds is injuring any of our industries u
remedy can and will be devised ~ -
The Statehood question comes next, n,
nd am confident that We shall carry &c
ut the administrator ideas respect. u
" the remaining four territories
he House Bill provides for the adj or
ission Of Oklahoma and Indian ter. es
tory as one state, and New Mexico c,
nd Arizona as another. Then will Of
,me the bill on railroad rates, and it .
ems to be settled that we will send
YER tho 10 Senate measure embody-
g the Presidents ideas.
In this connection | am pleased to
)te that Secretary Bonaparte has
'me out in favor of the proposition
antaining our fleet of battle ships
I'd armored cruisers at its present
rength. When all the ships and
users now provided for are compile
d, we shall have fleet OF forty OF
9 largest engines of modern warfare.
is the idea of Secretary Bonaparte,
id or course this means the admins
alton, that Congress should now pro-
de battleships and crui sers from
ne to time to take the place Of those
at will be abaudone d from time to
ne on account of age. | speak OF
is with some pride because it is in
cordance with my views and you
low l have urged this policy publicly
Id privately.
Very sincerely yours,
d. j. Foster.
ashington, ID. c., Jan. 10, 1906.