The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-25

was developed In the first three de-
aades OF our governments existence.
The democratic tariff law that Is now
on the statute books carries In. IL q
discrimination amounting to reduc-
ticn OF Eve per cent. or the duties on
goods imported in American ships.
II We have built the canal for the
benefit OF an American merchant ma
Zine and not for practical exclusive
use of foreign shipping, we must adopt
O policy Of discrimination IN favor of
American ships, or we must in fhe end
pay indirect subsidies to enable our
ships to compete with ships Of foreign
nations. The subsidies aEa Siiscrini-
nations that European governments
have given to their shipping interests
nase r-sc.:ceI.y driven American
ships from the seas.
For the reasons given believe that
the democratic party was both wise
and patriotic when 1t announced a
policy in favor of discriminatiEg in
fa7Si OF our coastwise ships going
through the Panama Canal and :hs..
there is no reason at t,is 4ig.sa. .gg.,.yy 10
should abandon a solemn promise
made to the American people in one of
the most prominent plsnks In our par
ty platform.
Net Violating Trasfyaals
.But we are told q = vel are tvio-
lating a solemn treaty made with an
other nation and In good faith that we
should abandon the canai Slt5 foreign
rivals without contest or; dispute, In
order that we may keep BUR standing
in the family Of nations.
Not for one moment do Fsbeafeye
that we have; violated q treaty ffght
and not for one moment do 3slBeiieve
that the EHglisia government seeFioOs-
" CON Gs that We hive tgi6l a
treaty right. Our whole din asulky Id
the matter artses from the 81 iii Arieti4
can spirit OF surrender that some OF
our own people have exhibited towsril
this important question from the very
beginning. 80 3;si siisSli
4" II the congress had lnanirdonsiy
fsss:ssssa tflp Sanst tolls yiiii yiiiii, IW55 ysssr rs
ago, ! do not believe that the Question
would SEFsS haTTa assn raised thai y = Z Z
do not have the right to exempt Amer
itan shins esaEE. slaA i.sSmeat &C sis
when we charge foreign ships q Fair
and equitable rate fos their passage
Through the canal Great Britain
charges $i.S0 for the passage through
o canal that cost only cne-third OF
what it cost Us to build the Panama
Canal and our toll charee in only 81 on
not lie within the month az great
per net ton.
at seems to me clear that ,it d1ts
Britain or any foreign nation fn co4n.
plain that we have not given them fair
and equitable treatment in the tolls
that We have CHARGED for the paasaae
OF their ships ttfoujSh the canal
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involved IN the MASSAGE OF this bill The
right to diacfiiilina ~, Savor ~, !. o,sr
ships. the opDortunfty To eneoi,ra q
our, shipping ana to increase orr
commerce are mGf rs of vital ififtoPt.
ance, but they faie into aignifiF afca
when colnpared VIII, she attack ~, the
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