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Show WHAT IS Till: ltKAIi It. VISES OF A MI I P. I CAN PltOKI'lORITi In a recent statement on the basi3 of American prosporly, P. II. Gads-do Gads-do i Pre :ident of ihe Philadelphia Chamber pointed, out. two reasons which in his opinion, arc responsible for this nat 'oil's preeminent position. He s.iiil that, ";ho tine answer to the (ji.Mion is !o bo found in the wisdom wis-dom and roretlghl of the mak"rs of the ! jec a ra I i en of 1 iid'-pen dance and Ihe C ' m -ji I iv. ion of Ihe Uii'lcd Stales 'I hoy fou'ided our --,ove I'll men,) upon t v. o groat, oeono-uio : iMcifdos. Tie-l"r: Tie-l"r: I guarantee.! the ri,"lil of Indivld-ri'il Indivld-ri'il iui I in I i ve a'i'l priva.'e on l erp t.i::e. oppose;! .to govern men I ;i ow'.ii-r-sVp and rontr .l. Tiie sei-onu Pa. -on piino'pal which was adopted oni after many misgivings and heated 'debates, was that no stale should 'have the ri)jht to levy imposts or tax-: tax-: er on interstate commerce. "These two groat national policies , in my judgement, have c.ontribu I od j more than any others to the poxiuon jwliich we have ai'lained a.i I lie niort 'prosperous nal'lon i'n Ihe world. Thr 'one accounts foi- I lie invenlive .,:"HIu.; jtlie coiiM'.ious'oess that advancement .'was limited only by industry and a-'Ij'lily a-'Ij'lily Ihe freedom fro.m t lie parali",-j'iii'j; parali",-j'iii'j; el'lect of social cast and Ihe dead '"ii':. y; inl'liience of rigid clasn (lis-1 (lis-1 i nctions. "The second principal has made us a self susl ,'ni n i nal'on wilh ma lii ii :i '! i.'.kK ii"-'; and e.xp.'indiug lo keep pare I . i I h tiie exl racrdinary develojtnieiil. ,ol' cur resouices. I'rior to t'he ndop-1 ndop-1 tion of the Constitution, each state imiposed custonus, taxes, rcitrictlons upon the Imports Troin o.'lier stales. The albillty to market tiie producbs ol' field and shop over , I'erriUniy coin piiiviag over n.Oilil.OOll 'siii'ire nr'er. with a populalinn ',!' over 1(10 millions, mil-lions, coupled wilh a Irs n .ipnrl a'.: ill-.'..!un ill-.'..!un cfivi'-rlti;;- til' cn::l'.- era h.is s-l Mil ilia I ed jinid uel ion I'.ial. ,vi! .live f-viiived Ihe A 'iierira1,' ioeirliie ot ins i piM-! Met 'en In no : h r a i' can wr ; j 1 1 til for I he I' ' ! h 1 1 . iV .': eas a I ;'h-e !'o:i ii'l ' : 1 (; of I hi:- !-,'. l I -.1 luei:-; it lie I I a I w 'ail '--i of 1 .11 'A 1: I'l l a", about I nil hiiiliHt'i, .Mm . weal I Ii (..'-till' I i I' '! ( i ',-:,t ' -:y ' : i- ' ill.l 1 1 1; I o be in e:(re.:s -r "P '. '. h' : 1 io 1 1. " 1 1 iV (':' ei :i ! ' -'a 11 1 for Ihe r.:cl i b-t v. 1. ii- 1 I h 'if I Ii 1 1a (inn el' I he '.ve: Id. -ve I r 1 i:-;l'inn ir.lo uieliul form for the benelit of mankind over 50 per cent of the raw materials of the world; that In the United Slates is f(Auul over 50 per cecr. of the railroad mileage, V5 per 1111 of liileplione sorvieo an 1 '10 per : (.'el. O'f I lie a ill O'lnohilles? , " , nieri'iMi a prosperity Is h is.ed up-'i up-'i the ( lone aid i'll finale eoordlna-' eoordlna-' ''in ef 011 r iol II ic-i 1 philosophies wilh hi i : 'p.t 1 ( 1 1 ) i'i e Inlere.ils, and w'!l con-'': con-'': 1 o'lly so i,'.ifj lis we fosi :r and '"I'irvii lib" i 1 1 1 1 i 1 i I ' 1 : 1 1 in I! !:i I i ve ' ! M'i 'a I e en I orpKsn of our ci I i- " 1 |