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Show The dispatch which tells of tho coming com-ing of a party of the most prominent Filipinos In the archipelago to this country to learn our ways and observe at first hand and close range the workings work-ings of American institutions, Is most encouraging. Their visit 1b likely to prove of the highest value to them and their countrymen, and also to us, in that It will give them an Idea of the workings of a popular Government, and also show them the strength of the country. In no other way would it be possible for them to learn so well and so quickly tho real Ideal of what they ehould strive for. Tho delegation should be treated with tho greatest consideration, considera-tion, and should be given every possible facility for observation and Instruction. If Governor Wells signs the Evagc-Usts' Evagc-Usts' and Christian Workers' petition for the commutation of Caleb Power&'s sentence In Kentucky will he do so ofll-clally, ofll-clally, or merely as a citizen? If officially, offi-cially, no doubt he will be able to point out the law or the clause of the Constitution which gives him tho authority au-thority to Intervene In the local affairs of another State. But if be signs merely n3 a citizen, that 1s his right, and some ono else can explain that he is the Governor Gov-ernor of the State of Utah. If the practice prac-tice of officials of one Stato meddling in tholr orflclal capacity, with the affairs of other States, should become general, we should have a pretty muddlo In this mixed and great American Nation. The attempt mado by Mr. Eugene F. Foss yesterday In Boston to commit the Republicans of Massachusetts to a reciprocity reci-procity treaty with Canada, was very rightly and emphatically voted down. Canada has nothing that we want; whatever she might desire to export, are precisely the things that w& oureelves have for export. Her grain, her woods, her fish, are all the direct competitors of ours, and to open our markets to her would Blraply tofiood thRrawlth a competUCmotos VcStniuaVard ' ' of wages and cost of production than our own. Reciprocity does not call for anything of this kind; but on the contrary con-trary tho true Idea of reciprocity rejects all fluch prorations. Reciprocity lets In what wo don't havo but need, In consideration con-sideration of the other nation letting In our products that wo havo to spare and what its people want. Canada has nothing noth-ing and can offer nothing, that falls within this class; and for that reason alone, aside from Mr. Lodge's plea, reciprocity reci-procity with our neighbor on tho north would bo a mlBllt. |