The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-06
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1905.

however, 1t encountered the opposition
of both republicans and democrats.
This opposition was based chiefly ON
the ground that the sugar, tobacco aai
rice interests of this country would be
affected injuriously by the develop
men of the sugar, tobacco and rice In
terests OF the Philippine Islands. I
am very hopeful that at the next SEES
Aion of congress, the facts with re-
spect to this issue will come to be
better known to both the republican
and democratic members of the SEN
ate, and that they will understand
what hte truth Is, that any buAinesR,
ltkely to be developed In the Philippine
Islands Is so hampered by natural con-
siitiOns, by the insufflciency of labor,
by the lack of capital, and by the IN
certainties of tropical agriculture, that
neither the sugar nor tobacco nor the
rice interests of this country, enor-
nous as they are compared with those
interests in the Philippines. will be
affected in the slightest by Philippine
competition. We in this country have
to import more than half the sugar
which we consume now, and II we were
to let. in the Philippine sugar It would
not constitute more than One-tenth of
that which now comes over the tariff
wall. The conditions with respect to
tobacco are very much the same. and
in regard to rice, the fact is that it is
being imported into the Philippines
rather than being exported. We are
engaged in the Philippine Islands in
great altruistic work. We were
brought into control of those islands
without our design, and we find uopn
our hands and in our trust people
untitled for self-government, but who
have the elements in them justifying
the belief that with proper assistance
and training, they can develop into
self-governing people. We are
great. strong, prosperous nation. The
expense attendant upon our helping
lnese people to their feet is one which
we can afford to bear. 1t is white
mans burden that We must assumeA
There is, in my judgment, no more
important piece of legislation to help
on that people and bring about con-
tidence on their part that we are doing
everything we can to help them, than
the passage of this Philippine tariff
bill. 1t may be that the opposition in
the senate this coming year will be SO
great as to delay the passage of the
bill, but the American people are de-
termined to do the fair and just thing
by their wards of the Pacific, and they
will do it ultimately through their
representatives in congress.
The Senate.
This campaign involves not only the
election of house of representatives,
but also the election of one-third of
the senate Of the United States. The
senate has been made frequent SUBJ
dect Of discussion and pointed to with
scorn as the defender of special inter-
ests against the public veal. 1t is
noteworthy that to the proper formula
ton of all these measures which have
redounded so much to the credit of
MIR. Roosevelt's administration, the
senate has contributed a wealth of
ability and legislative experience, and
that instead of defeating or narrow
ing measures supposed to be inimical
to corporate interests, 1t made the
Legislative act of this congress-the
railroad rate bill-more comprehensive
and effective by its amendments.
There has been nothing more cruel
and unjust in the history of politics
than the recent attempt by magazine
articles to destroy the reputation of
some of the greatest and ablest men in
the senate who have devoted their
lives to the public service, and who
have elevated and dignified it, by at