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our mills to their full capacity. thu giving steady employment to ou workmen and securing to them an to the manufacturer the profits accru ing from increased production. oth< markets must be found. Futhermor when our manufacturers are deper dent on raw materials in whole c part imported, it is vital to the exter sion of their markets abroad that the secure their materials on the mo! favorable terms Our martyred president, Williar McKinley, appreciated this situatioi He pointed out in his last address t the people that we must make sens ble trade arrangements if "we sha extend the outlets for our increasin surplus." He said, "a system whic provides a mutual exchange of corr modities is manifestly essential t the continued and healthful growt of our export trade. * * * * The perio of exclusiveness is past. The ey pansion of our trade and commerc is the pressing problem. Comm,:r cial wars are unprofitable. A polic of good will and friendly relation will prevent reprisals. Reciprocit treaties are in harmony with the spir of the times: measures of retaliatio are not." This argumer: was made in the ir terest of our manufacturers whos products, he urged. "have so mult plied, that the problem of more mai kets requires our urgent and immed ate attention." He had come to rea ize that the so-called "stand pat policy must give way-that ther must be a reduction of duties .i enable our manufacturers to culti vate foreign markets. The last -.nrd of this president-who had won th affection of his countrymen-ough to be studied by every man who ha any doubt of the necessity of a re duction in tariff rates in the interes of the manufacturer. They presen with clearness a situation and a prc posed remedy that prompted the prc vision in our platform which declare that, "We favor liberal trade ar rangements with Canada and wit] peoples of other countries where the can be entered into with benefit t American agriculture, manufactures mining and commerce." The persistent refusal of the re publican majority in the federal ser ate to ratify the reciprocity treatie negotiated in persuance of the polic advocated alike by Mr .Blaine an Mr. McKinley, and expressly sanc tioned in the fourth section c the Dingley act itself, is discouraging exhibition of bad faiti As already mentioned by me, the es orbitant duty imposed on many a imported article by the Dingley tari was avowedly intended by its authe not to be permanent, but to serv tempor'arily as a maximumn, fror which the federal government wa empowered to offer a reduction,i return for an equivalent concessio on the part of a foreign countrl President McKinley undertook hon estly carry out the purpos of this section of the ac: A number of reciprocity agree * ments: were negotiated, within th * limitation of two years, which if ral ified, would have had the two-fold re ruit of cheapening many importe products for American consumer and of opening and enlarging foreig markets to American producers. Nc one of those agreements has met wit the approval of the republican ma! ters of the senate. Indeed they di not even permit their consideratior In view of the attitude of the preser executive, no new agreement need b expected from him. Nor does th republican platform contain a fas orable reference to one of the sus pended treaties. This section of th Dingley acts stands forth as a mor ument of legislative co,nage and pc litical bad faith. Independence for the Filipinos. In some quarters it has been a! sumed that in the discussion of th Philippine question in my responsi the phrase "self-government," we -intended to mean something less tha independence. It was not intende that it should be understood to meal nor do I think as used it does mea less than independence. Howeve to eliminate all possibility of cor jecture, I now state that I ami hearty accord with that plank in ot platform that favors doing for th Filipinos what we have already don for the Cubans; and I favor makin N the promise to them now that w sall take such action as soon as the s are reasonably prepared for it. If r independence. such as the Cubans en d joy, cannot be prudently granted to the Filipinos at this time, the prom r ise that it shall come the moment they are capable of receiving it will tend to stimulate rather than hinder r their development. And this should be done not only in justice to the Filipinos. but to preserve our own t rights' for a free people cannot with hold freedom from another people n and themselves remain free. The . toleration of tyranny over others will o soon breed contempt for freedom and self-government, and weaken our power of resistance to insidious usur pation of our constitutional rights. h American Citizenship. The pledge of the platform to se D cure to our citizens, without distinc i tion of race or creed, whether native d born or naturalized, at home or abroad. the equal protection of the e laws and the enjoyment of all the rights and privileges open to them under the covenants of our treaties. s as their just due, should be made v good to them. In the accomplish t ment of that result it is essential that a passport issued by the government of the United States to an American citizen shall be accepted the world e over as proof of citizenship. Civil Service. The statute relating to civil service is the outcome of the efforts of - thoughtful. unselfish and public - spirited citizens. Operation under e it has frequently been of such a a character as to offend against the - spirit of the statute, but the results s achieved, even under a partial en e forcement of the law, have been such t as to- both deserve and command the s utterance of the democratic party that - it stands rommitted to the principle t of civil se, ice reform and demands t its just and impartial enforcement. - Reclamation of Arid Lands. - A vast expanse of country in the s west. portions of which are to be - found in each of the sixteen states 1 and territories, mentioned in the law, is directly affected by the national 3 statute-the outcome of intelligent ,i and persistent efforts of leading citi zens. providing for the reclamation . of the arid lands for the benefit of _ home-seekers. During the years of s the development of the measure which finally received the vote of every member of the upper house of congress, it encountered opposition, Sbased to a.large extent upon the view a that the aim of its promoters was to secure the benefits of irrigation to private owners at government ex Spense. The aim of the statute is, Showever, to enable this vast territory r to reclaim its arid lands without call e ing upon the taxpayers of the country Sat large to pay it. Whether the s purposes of this bill will be fully ac a complished must depend in large measure upon the ability, sobriety of .judgment, independence and honesty - of the officers of the Interior depart e ment having this great work in .charge. - In 1902 the main canals and ditches e in the region affected -aggregated - more than fifty-nine thousand miles . and the work of reclamation is but Sin its infancy. The total cost of construction of the necessary head 2 gates, dams, main canals, ditches, t reservoirs and pumping stations was Sat that tiine a little over ninety-three - millions of dollars, which of itself 1suggests the hundreds of millions .that may eventually be invested in t the territory covered by the statute. e The magnitude of the conception, and e the enormous expense its carrying out involves, make us realize the -overwhelming importance of a broad, e capabl.e and honest administration of the work authorized by the statute. if effect is to be given to that part of the plan that relieves the country at large from ultimate liability. Panama Canal. e An Isthmian canal has long been , the hope of our statesmen, and the s avowed aim of the two great parties, n as their platforms in the past show. d The Panama route having been se , lected, the building of the canal n should be pressed to completion with r, all reasonable expedition. The methods by which the execu n tive acquired the Panama canal route r and rights are a source of regret tc e many. To them, the statement that e thereby a great public work was as g sured to the profit of our people is e not a sufficient answer to the charge yof violation of natinal good faith. They appreciate that the principle and healthy convictions which in their working out have made us free and great, stand firmly against the argu ment or suggestion that we shall be blind to the nature of the means em ployed to promote our welfare. They hold that adherence to principle. whether it works for our good or ill. will have a more beneficent influence on our future destiny than all our material upbuilding, and that we should ever remember that the idea of doing a wrong to a smaller, weak er nation that we, or even all man kind, may have a resultant good is repugnant to the principles upon which our government was founded. Under the laws of the United States the duty is imposed on the executive to proceed with due diligence in the work of constructing the canal. That duty should be promptly performed. American Shipping. Our commerce in American bot toms amounts to but nine per cent. of our total exports and imports.. For seventy years prior to 16i, when the republican party came into power. our merchant marine carried an aver age of eighty per cent. of our foreign commence. By 1877 it had dwindled to twenty-seven per cent. Now we carry but a contemptibly small fraction of our exports and im ports. American shipping in the foreign trade was greater by over one hun dred thousand tons in i8io-nearly a hundred years ago-than it was last year. In the face of the continuous decline in the rec6rd of American shipping during the last forty-three years, the promise of the republican party to restore it is without encour agement. The record of the demo cratic party gives asslrance that the task zan be more wisely entrusted to It is an arduous task to undo the ef fect of forty years of decade-,te, and requires the study and investigation of those best fitted by experience to find the remedy.-which surely does not lie in the granting of subsides. wrung from the pockets of all the taxpayers. Investigation of Governmen. Depart ments. Recent disclosures, coupled with the rapid augmentation of govern ment expenditures, show a need of an investigation of every department of the government. The democrats in congress demanded it. The re publican majority refused the de mand. The people can determine by their vote in November whether they wish an honest and thorough investi gation. A democratic congress and executive will assure it. Army and Navy. WVe are justly proud of the officers and men of our army and navy. Both, hoever, have suffered from the per sistent injection of personal and po litical influence. Promotions and appointments have been frequently based on favoritism instead of merit. Trials and court-martials have been set aside under circumstances indicat ing political interference. These and other abuses should be corrected. U Pensions For Our Soldiers and Sailors. The national democracy favors lib Ieral pensions to the surviving soldiers and sailors and their dependents. on the ground that they deserve libr-ral treatment. It pledges by its plat form adequate legislation to that end. But it denies the right of the execu tive to usurp the power of congress to legislate on that subject. Such usurpation was attempted by Pension Order No. 78, and effect has been given to it by a congress that dared not resent the usurpation. It i# aid that "this order was made in the performance of a duty imposed upon the president by act of con gress," but the provision making the imposition is not pointed out. The act to which the order refers, which is the one relating to pensions to Cival war veterans, does not author ize pensions on the grounds of age. t does not grant pensions to those "suffering from any mental or physi cal disability, or disabilities, of a per manent character, not the result of their own vicious habits, which so incapacitates them from the perform ance of manual labor as to render them unable to earn a support." This specified requirement of incapacity is in effect set aside by Order No. 78 A man who won*t allow anybody o sass his wife doesn't mind wo:-ry ng her to death himself. A WONDERFUL SAVING. The largest Methodist church in xeorgia calculated to use over one iundred gallons of the usual kind of :Oxed paint in painting their church. They used only 32 gallons of the ongman & Martinez Paint mixed Vith 24 gallons of linseed oil. Actuai :ost of paint made was less than $i.Zo >er gallon. Saved over eighty ($8o.oo) dollars n paint, and got a big donation be ;ides 7VERY CHURCH will be giver a iberal quantity whenever they paint.! diany houses are well painted vith our gallons of L. & M. and three gai ons of linseed oil mixed therewith. Wears and covers like gold. These celebratcd paints are sold by hc Newberry Hdwe. Co. Commenced Business 1N OBERT NORRIS, ,eneral Agent, HAMS Not those mentii but a fresh lot ju Kingans Reli Kingans Pori Kingans Drie Try our Pina DAVENPORT I Phcae 1103 A CANI We hereby annou candidate for more 1 ourselves to satisfy MAYES' DR +We believe in w Genine Red We have a grea goods that we haf their value. 1lOc. Muslins and 12 1-2c. Muslins a I 5c. Muslins and I 20c Muslins and 25c. Muslins and I White Damask Waist Ladies', Misses' and ( reduced from $3.00 tc S1.25; from $.50 to 9 From 75c. to 49c. The above are not se goods. Yours trul SE J. HATTIE cIVER LEAVELL. (B. . Womn' S Colg, Rich1oML V. Pril of Toc VIgl Pino School of lev Tort. Y.) PIANOFORT STUDIO OVER Mower Co's Store. School Opens September 1st, 1904. SPECIAL ATTENTION TO BECIMERS. Terms-$3.0O ier Eight I,sson GUAPAW. ead Ie?fB Y A 005,0 BANK DEPOSIT Hr. cov-se Of f-rz;I early Forty Years Ago Not the largest - not the oldest but, by reason of its peculiar legal organization, the strongest life m surance company in the world. The Pacific Mutual Life writes in the plainest terms the most lib eral policy sold. In taking life insurance it is not estimates (guesses) that the: peo ple want but Guarantees. Our Guaranteed values, writen in the policies, are greater than the guarantees of any other company. Its rates are no greater thaN those of other old; line companies. To find out all the good things we offer send date of birth to, or, call on Over Postoffice, Newbefry, S. G. AGAIN. )ned heretofore st received. able. :ers. d Beef Hams. :Ii Flour. & CAVENAUGH Main Street. )IDATE nce ourselves as a >usiness and pledge 4 all customers. UG STORE.+ >man's suffrage. uclionSalIc! .t many Summer are offering at Lawns now 5c. nd Lawns now 7c. .awns now 8 I-3c. Lawns now lic. ..awnis now 13c. ings 50c., now 35c. 40c., " 28c. 35c., " 22 1-2c 25c., " 16 l-3c hildren's Oxford Ties~ $.90; from $2.00 to 5c.; from $1.00 to 69c.; ~conds, but first class DOTEN