The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-01-25

A3N N1tAs1fsh t1tAhNNs
some too vctbs tso the Bennington
EsEra Srxrc upeh tia Vermont ftAssstios
10 cossres tbs tnpoItsnes u sisnfins ;,
Pusfets Roosevelt 10 he ftilioAa isf,
programme sld oth,r pshs fcS curt ~ ~,
power ~ ibs trusa The BaAaer nesiue
The following silu fiem Uoug'epmrs
restes ~ thls district declaring be fSp
poFt 4 The Pfaidept. policy,
Editor n The Basssr fuily rpIroY.
.iiy yea ais 9Th ujs.bee 90 n. osiefs
ilan is Congress 10 late iage Of the Bga
ar. You know I have the olc.h,hlop,e
tpiHiof ibs, the eioser the ieislioBshsp be
,-esr the representative and biz rcnsiitu
mis-, The more suecestfaliy aid sfisci.ntly
60 . be rsprsssDi than. 70 iam soihs tt
take sdvsri,ge Of the opportunity yot
cnsr and say that am dong all In ny
powsr to carry out the pollelss Of Prssi.
oent Roosevelt.
After good deal Of dissussioo. we sen,
that portion q bis message 'eletlng TO IN.
STRANGE companies TO the committee on The
Judiciary with special Instruction 10 reIof,
UPON tie powers ard limitations Of Con.
lftss In tLis bstalf II sss The 6esii. Il
many that ihis portion Of tie mitugs
,houid be sent TO the committee on Ways
I'D means, where II WAS fully pnd,ritecd
10 would be sllowfd 10 slumbsf. But now
he whole subject cf the f,d,rtl control Of
iusursucs compsnie, will be thoroughly In
vestisated, aud IN due time Ne fhsll be
given report which viii enable Us 10 set
iotslligsntiy.
Nov We are having ~ earnest contest In
behalf 81 the admir- i,trttiop bill providing
for FIRE trade between W. aid the Philip.
pires, except - 10 sugar and tobacco, and
reducing the tariff on these articles to 2b
per cent Of the Dlusley schedules, and
providing for free trade In these articles
after 1909. We Vermoniers are all prott G.
tiouists. The late Senator Morrill, WAS H.
father Of republican policy OF protection
and the fret protection plank to be placed
Ia any political platform 10 found In the
platform Of one Of the earliest republican
conventions Of Vermont. And during all
the succeeding years Vermont hss remain
ed devoted to the policy. This bill does
no violence to the principles Of protection
1t will injure no home industry. Even
those who fear that It may DO so admit,
that l. cannot do 30 for years. And II, II
the course Of the development Of the
Islands, It 10 found that free trade with
them 10 likely to injure 3 single Industry
hare ct home, II will be easy to repeal The
law.
On the other hand President Roosevelt IL
carrying out the policy Of Mckinley In
urging this measure upon Congress.
When the question Of our trade relations
with Porto Rico was brought up for dis.
cusiion, President Mckinley pointed out
smphsticslly that It was our plain duty to
arrange for free trade between US and that
i.lald. We canuot make fab Of one po
ssession and fowl Of another. We claim
70 be great nation, and we must act con.
shtently, We, must treat the Philippines
AZ we are treating Porto Rico and Hawaii.
But repeat that II ~ years 20 by, IT H.
found that free trade with the Philippine
Islands 10 iriurirs any Of our industries .
remedy CAP and will be devised.
The statehood question comes next and
am confident that we shall carry out the
idmibistration's ideas respecting the re-
naming four territories. The House bill
provides for the admission OF Oklshoms
and Indian territory ~ one State, and New
Mexico and Arizona as another. Then will
come the bill on railroad rates, and It seems
TO be settled that we will send over to The
senate . measure embodyipg the Presi-
tent's ideas.
In this connection am pleased to note
that Secretary Bonapsrte has come out In
favor OF the proposition maintsiplpg our
nset Of battleshIps and armored cruisers at
Ito present strength. When all the ships
All cruisers now provided for are comple,.
ID, We shall have feet Of 40 Of the largest |
ngines OF modern warfare. II 10 the idea
4 Secretary Bonapsrte, and Of course this |
means the Administration, that Congress
'hould now provide battleships and cruisers
rom time TO time to take the place Of those
that will be abandoned from time on &C.
count OF sge. speak Of this with some
ride because 1t 10 In accordance with my
'iews and you know l have urged this pol
cy publicly and privately.
Very sincerely you're,
d. j. FOSTER.
Warrington, Jan. Is, 1906.