The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-03-06
Free Trade With Philippines.

FREE trade With Philippines.
The governments Of our dependen-
cics Ia Porto Rico ana the Philippines
are progressing as favnrahly rs could
be desired. The prosperity OF Porto
Rico continues undated The BUSH
ness conditions In the Philippines are
not all that we could wish them 20 be.
but with the passage Of the new tariff
bin permitting free trade between the
United States and the archipelago.
with such limitations In sugar aud
tobacco as shall prevent injury TO the
domestic Interests on those products.
we can count on an Improvement An
business conditions In the Philippines
and the development ola mutually
profitable trade between this country
and the islands Meantime our gov
ernmcnt in each dependency Is uphold
ing the traditions OF civil liberty and
increasing popular control, which might
be expected under American auspices.
The work which we are doing there
rebounds 70 our credit as nation.
Words Of Friendship For the South.
| look forward with hope to increas-
Ing the already good feeling between
the south and the other sections OF the
country My chief purpose Is not TO
| effect a change Ia the electoral vote OF
the southern states That Is a second
airy consideration. What / look for
ward 10 Is an increase In the tolerance
Of political views OF all kinds and
their advocacy throughout the south
and the existence of respectable po-
litical opposition IN every state-even
more than than this. 20 an increased
feeling on the part OF all the people In
the south that this government Is their
government and that its officers In
their states are their officers.
Tho Negro Question.
The consideration OF this question
cannot, however, be complete and full
without reference 70 the negro race,
ts3rogress and us present condition.
TN thirteenth amendment secured
them freedom, the fourteenth amend
meift due process OF law, protection
OF property and the pursuit OF happi-
ness. and the fifteenth amendment at
tempted TO secure the negro against
any deprivation OF the privilege to
vote because he was negro. The
thirteenth and fourteenth amends
mcnts have been generally enforced
| and have secured the objects for which
they were intended While the IF
tecnth amendment has not been gener-
ally observed IN the past. 1t ought to
4 be observed and the tendency OF
southern legislation today IL toward
the enactment Of electoral quallnca-
lions which shall square with that
amendment
No Repeal Of Fifteenth Amendment.
or course the mere adoption OF n
constitutional law Is only one step in
the right direction. IL must be fairly
land justly enforced as well. In time
both will come. Hence II Is clear TO
/ all that the domination OF an ignorant,
/ irresponsible element can be prevent
\ ed by constitutional laws which shall
exclude from voting both negroes and
whites not having education or other
( qualifications thought 10 be necessary
for a proper electorate. The danger
OF the control OF an ignorant electorate
( has therefore passed. With this change
the interest which many ~ the south
orn white citizens take ID the welfare
OF the negroes has Increased The col.
ored men must base their hope on the
results Of their own Industry. self re-
straint, thrift and business success as
well as upon the aid and comfort and
sympathy which they may receive
\ from their white neifhb0rs of the
south. There was a time when north
erners who sympathizcd with the ne
1 gro IN hls necessary struggle for bet-
| ter conditions sought 20 give 60 him
the suffrage as a protection aud 70 en-.
force its exercise against the prevail
ing sentiment Of the south The move.
ment proved 10 be failure What re-
mains - the hftecnth amendment TO
the constitution and the right TO have
statutes Of states specifying Qnaliiica-
tons for electors subjected 10 the test
Of compliance with that amendment
This Is a great protection 20 the negro
II never Will be repealed. ana Il mover
ought Go be repealed. III II had not
been passed II might be difficult now
70 adopt II. but with II in our funda.
mental law the policy of southern leg.
islation must and VIII tend 20 obey II,
and so long as the statutes OF the
states meet the test Or this amend
ment and are not otherwise IN con-
nict with the constitution and laws OF
the United States II is not the DISPOSE
ton or within the province Of the fed
eral government to Interfere with the
regulation by southern states Of their
domestic affairs.
Negro Is Now American
There Is m the south stronger feel
ing than ever among the intelligent.
well to do and influential element In
favor Of the Industrial education OF
the negro and the encouragement OF
the race 20 make themselves useful
members Of the community. The
progress which the negro has made In
tho irqf ATTY wars from gioyprV when