The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-28

panied by a complete revolution III
orr banking system. with supervis-
ion SO close as practically to create
government bank. II the proposal
were adopted exactly as the democra-
tic platform suggests, it would brlhs
the whole banking system OF the
country down in ruin, and this pro-
posal is itself an excellent illustration
of the fitness for national control OF
a party which will commit itself TO a
scheme of this nature without the
slightest sense of responsibility for
the practical operation of the law pro-
posed. /
Savings Banks to be Preferred.
The democratic party announces its |
adhesion to this plan, and only recon- |
mends the tried system of postal saw
ings banks as an alternative if the
new experimental panacea is not
available. The republican party pre-
fers the postal savings bank as one
tried. safe. and known TO be effective.
and as reaching many more people
now without banking facilities than
the new system proposed.
AS Dependencies.
The republican party has pursued
consistently the policy originally ad
opted with respect to the dependen
of the Spanish war.
Porto Rico.
The material prosperity of Porto
Rico and the progress of its inhabi-
tants toward better conditions in re-
spect to comfort of living and educa-
ton, should make every American
proud that this nation has been an eff
ficient instrument in bringing happi-
ness to a million people.
Cuba.
In Cuba, the provisional govern
ment established in order to prevent
bloody revolution has so administered
affairs and initiated the necessary
laws as to make it possible to turn
back the island to the lawfully elected
officers of the republic in February
next.
Philippines.
In the Philippines the experiment
of a national ASSEMBLE has justified
itself, both as an assistance in the
government of the islands and as an
education in the practice of self-gov-
: eminent to the people of the islands.
: We have established a government
= with effective and honest executive
departments and a clean and fearless
administration of justice; we have
created and are maintaining a compre.
7 hensive school system which is edu
eating the youth of the islands in Eng
| land and in industrial branches; we
' have constructed great government
' public works, roads. and harbors; we
: have induced the private construction
t of eight hundred miles of railroad
2 we have policed the islands so thai
/ their condition as to law and order
Y is better now than it ever has been il
e their history. 1t is quite unlikely tha
S the people, because Of the dense ig
l. norance of 90 per cent will be ready
s for complete self-government and in
C dependence before two generations
= have "assed. but the policy of increas
: ms lrtial self-government step b,
n step as the people shall show them
: selves fit for it should be continued.
II Platform Means Chaos.
i The proposition of the democrats
l, platform is to turn over the island
u as soon as a stable government is es
tablished. This has been established
The proposal then is in effect to turI
II them over at once. Such action vii
If lead to ultimate chaos in the island
n and the progress among the ignoran
It masses in education and better Twin
E. will stop. We are engaged in tn
Al Philippines in a great missionar
e work that does our nation honor, an
1T is certain to promote in a most e
h fective way the influence of Christia
e civilization. 1t is cowardly to la
u down the burden until our purpose
IL achieved.
10 Change in Tariff.
e Many unfortunate circumstances b,
t. yond human control have delayed tn
81 coming of business prosperity to tn
e islands. Much may be done in TIL
N regard by increasing the trade betwee
IL the islands and the United States, III
T. der tariff laws permitting reciproc;
u free trade in the respective products
y the two countries, with such limit
le lions as to sugar and tobacco importe
u into the United States as Will prote,
~ domestic interests. The admission
u 800 900 tons of sugar from the Phili
u pine Islands in a foreign importatiC
~ of 100000 tons, will have no effe
~ whatever upon the domestic sugar i
~ terests of the United States, and y
40 such an importation from the Phil
~, pine Islands, not likely to be Teacht
- in ten years. will bring about the no
NAL state of prosperity in these islan'
in reference to sugar culture.
The same thing is true of simil
M limitation on the importation of t
nd bacco. 1t is not we'll for the Phil
ne pines to develop her sugar industry
IT. such point that the business of Il
ay islands shall be absorbed in it, becau
ch it makes a society in which there a
Id wealthy land owners, holding We
I'll large estates. with valuable and expe
OF sive plants, and a large population
re- unskilled labor. In such a commul