Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1902 — Page 6

MINI'S EK. To the Senate and House of Representatives ; We etill continue in a period of un"bounded prosperity. This prosperity is not the creature of law. but undoubtedly the laws under which we work have been ■instrumental in creating the conditions which made it possible, and by unwise leglalatien it would be easy snqpgh to destroy it There will undoubtedly be periods of depression. The wave will recede, but the tide will advance. This nation is seated ■ca a continent flanked by two great ocoans. It is composed of ntea the descendants of pioneers or. in a sense, plomeers themae.lv *•—of men winnowed out from among the nations Pt the old world by the energy, boldness and love of adventure found in their own eager hearts. Such a nation so placed will surely wrest success from fortune. As a people we have played a large part in the world, and we are bent upe-n making our future even larger than the past In particular the events of the last tour years have definitely decided that for woe or for seal our place must be grunt among the nations. We may either fail greatiy or succeed greatly, but we cannot avoid the endeavor from which either great failure or great success must come. Even If we would we cannot play a small part. If we should try. ail that would follow would be that we should p.ay a large part ignobly and shamefully. But our peopie. the sons of the men of the civil war. the sons of the men who bad iron m their blood rejoice in the present and face the future high of heart and resolute of will. Ours is not the creed of the weakling and the coward, curs is the gospel of hope and vt triumphant endeavor We do not shrins from the struggle before us There are manv problems for us to f...e at th, - ■-■ set of the twentieth century—grave problems abroad and still graver at terne but we know that we car. solve them, aid solve them w 11. provided only that we rring to the s. lutiori the Qualities t head and heart which were s- wn ty the men who in the days of Washington founded this government and in the days ,-t Lincoln preserved it. No country has ever oc.-upied a higher plane of materia; well being than cuts at the present moment. This we: being is due to r.o sudden or accidental causes, to the play of the economic forces in this country for ever a century to cur '.airs, cur sustained and nr.r._?polic;-.-abeve all to the hig~ md-.i .ai average of cur cituenship Great fortunes have been won by th.se who have taken the lead in this phenomenal industrial development. and most ei thes fi.-rrur.ts r.tve teen won net by doing ev. ;.t as ar in- I cider.t to action wt.ieb has benefited the j community as a wholi Nev.r before has material well being been so widely diffused among our peop.e Great fortunes have been accumulated, -nd yet in the aggregate these fortunes art small indeed when compared to the wealth of the pee; lie es a whole. The plain people are I better off than they have ever been before. The insurance companies, which ; are practically mutual betunt societies—specially helpful to men of modercte means—repres ;nt a-cumulations of cap tai which are among the largest in this I country. There ar-. more deposits in the savings ba: ks more owners of farms, more weii paid wag- work, rs in this country now than ever before in our history Os course when the conditicns have fa- I vnred the growth of s much that was goed they have also favored somewhat I the growth of what was erl It is err: - nent y necessary that we Shaul ’ endear r to cut out this evil, tut let us keep a due sens, of proper;: r let us in fixing our gate upon the lesser evil forge: the greater rood The ev * are res’, and me- cf them are mensemg but they sre the outgrowth not of surer > or de.jder. but cf prosperity cf the progress of rur gigantic tnd-snna.' dewe. p-r.ent. This industrial devei.pmert must not be checked but side by side with ss d g such progressive reg_.ar.cr: as w... d:tni.-..5-the the evils. We ste-.J fa:, in cur duty if we did not try to remedy the erda. but we shall su.eeed only -f we prevred patiently. with practical common sense as we. as rear -tx - separating the good from the bad and boidlng = l* t.-.e f while endeavering tc get r>f cf the latter in my message to ire preaent urcress at its first aess. .s I d_s- ..ss-_ a: ngth tie - ’ f :: s big corporatKyas commonly doing an interstate t csi-ieos. often with retr-.- tendency to mcaopcdy. wi_ch are pcg.ar’y known as trusts. The expertesee .f the pas; year has t my epuuoc. the de*rab;.«ty of the steps I tr-a proposed A fur.-iamesttal req—site <f s-.'.sk. effi .ency .s a hSgr standard id ltd.vidua, energv and excel.enre. tut ths a m nowise ircensus-.-;nt with power to act in coT.t:natxsc for sums which ear.n.t so wef. be achieved by the indtvid-x. acting alone. A fundamental :-use .< crilssatier is the inriolabahty of presaert? . but tms ss tn B'.eje tnconaastest with the regt; f •oci-.ty to ngu-ate the exerctse .< the art .f. i. powe rs which it eccters up - the owners cf property under the came of corporate frawchiaes tn s. rh away as to rover: the misuse cf these pc-werx Corporations. and esye-.-.a-.y coat:.nations of corporatKCA should be managed under put lie regularise. Experiesee nns shewn that under our system of goveradent the oecessury supemsaua cannot be obcamed by state action it m-st therefore be achieved bv ration*, aetvm. Own am rot to do a say with corpoeatima Cm the contrary, these ;.g agg--ga: -ns are ar iaeritaHe deveic-paseM cf medera mfius tna st- and the t':rt to destr.. them ways that wc-nui wcra tie otmoet ta_sch. f -o the er Gre bcely pc ;c. We can de eothing cf good ta the way cf -eg-.At-irg an-i supewnstng these e-t-rp- — t cos WML we fix dearly as oar mnods that we are rot attacking tae ccrpun;cei bat endeitwat to d. away «u: aay evu m them. We ure not bcst-le to them We are merely determ red that they aba. be so har. •ed as t.- su.serve the p.t K .- peed We draw the Lae agaias: mmreedoct. net against wealth The capitaust who. al-rnse m wsdi Ms (cfihMHk f.mi X".* great sosustral tea: w' ch ha w -s tret-ey .s a weHdoer ace a wrocigdoer pre de J ettiy be works in proper aid -.gitmnate laics. We wish to fay or ck? _ man waen toe d.r-s wee We wish to ocne-v'se aad coatr Is aetvoes o*iy to previr.t him trsca ng . . Pwbiidty ear. do no harm to tr.e benese ceepweatioei. and we need not be <"er*, - fee abac; •par. -g the dushec.-. st ccwporatson. fa curbing ared reguiatmg the r-v-yto'-.a---tkißS :f cap:tu; wh..S are .- may become tajurtcua to tbe pabtx we mwse te careful -...t tc s'. p the great eaterpenses wfi.efc have -eg-tijaxte-.y ’red-c-red the '■••we cf pr <fuet.ee. r.ct to abard-.n the - w* .b « r reentry has w . - ‘a the lm_«rsMp c« the -.temaixra! i.odor-nal wr-rld. r:t to •trike dew- wealth with the rewu.t cf ctem.-g farrtetrees anise* cf turamg the wagew.wker idle in the street* xm taaviag the farmer w.-brent a market fee what I>* grew* Inansteexre apew the iregamble anas deiay tw aduev.ng tte pra•sbie exactly as. <sa the ether nan-4, the s-'-bborn defers* 'he -.f what M g-.d aad wtut W bad 13 the extorting syw.em the rew-tvt* eSort to I'bwtrurt aay attempt at beeterm “it heeray* beodwesa to the stork- trwth that w-ie evo*wt*ea la the aww aafeguand *xu -st re< . .:: ,w So rre mporta-t w.-’-e- eaa «*■• be/- re the re'r.gre«w than thio -f tie regwtaUrei as interstate besures* This rers-.trv eann-'* aSard Io att awptee e* the pie* that order our pee- liar system g vertsraeot we are he-iyle** ia the pre*»-re f the -icw crevd.tioew aad anabie tv grappve with them <r Io cs-t emt whatever if e. I bos trisapfs with them The jwwe- of tr« .veews to regvUte i-:ev-Mate re'mtosrv-e as an atwoiute and snquattfied grert and with-it l-m»tatx— < ether than t» «ae preaeribed hr the eo-wt • twlhm The -- -ngre-s* baa cvmsoretkmal MltHwHy to wtake a t laws neevaaorv and pwpee fee agreuttng thia power, and I am ant»fi«4 that this > t>- baa net bee* it hausted by any <iwiaiatia* now a* the ata'uie bcwki It la eaaiert. therefore tka: evil* reesriet’ve of rereaureia. free♦.■m and ent;, i. ■•;■< real re lot upon natto-nal own merer fail within the reg-iattve pewrt t-t the e ngrea* awd that a wire and rean-.-w-.it.la taw wv u«4 be a ret unary and prvprr exereis* of cvrgrraal«.mal aotbmty to the end that aueb avfla ahovid be evadtetotad I belter* that tnoßcpcVire unfuwt tfa-crtmt-aticn* which pres ret ce ertreve frw"dut«t ovyrrarwaltaat: n aad other ertta !n trM ergantaau ns aad

practice* which injuriously affect Interstate trade can be prevented under the power of the congrena to regulate commerce with foreign nation* and among ■ the several state* ’ thr. ugh regulations and requirements operating directly upon such commerce, the instrumentalities thereof and those engaged therein. I earnestly recommend this subject to the consideration of the congress with a view to the passage of a law reasonable in its provisions and effective in its operations. i upon which the questions can be finally adjudicated that now raise doubt* as to ; the necessity of constitutional araend- ’ j ment if it prove impossible to accomj pltsh the purposes above set forth by such . a lew. then assuredly we should not shrink from amending the constitution so 1 ss to secure beyond peradventure ths . rower sought. The congress has not heretofore made , | any appropriation for the better enforcement of the antitrust law as It now stands. Very much has been done by the ■ department of justice in securing the enforcement cf this law. but much more i could be done if congress would make a I special appropriation for this purpose, to be expended under the direction of the ! attorney general I One preposition advocated has been the : reduction of the tariff as a means cf ; reaching the evils of the trusts which tall within the category I have descrlb-sl. Not merely would this be wholly laeffeotire, but the diversion of our effort* in such a direction would mean the aban- • donment of all intelligent attempt to do • away with these evils Many of the largest corporatlons, many of those which 1 should certainly be included In any proper scheme of regulation, would net be affected tn the s.gh-.est degree by a change in the tariff, save as such change interfered with the general pre-sperity of the i country. The only relation of the tariff to big corporations as a whole is that the tariff makes manufacture* profitable and ’ the tariff remedy proposed would be in i * effect simply tc make manufactures unprofitable. To remove the tariff as a ■ punitive measure directed against trusts would inevitably result m ruin to the weaker competitors who are struggling against them Our aim should te not by unw.se tariff changes ;.- give foreign product* the advantage ever domestic products but by proper regulation to give do- ’ meetic competition a fair chance and this end cwnnot be reached by any tariff I change* which would affect unfavorably all domestic competitors, go-d and bad alike. The question of regulation of th* trusts stands apart from the question of ■ tariff reviaion. S:.-.:.i:ty cf eccncmx: policy must al . ways be the prime economic need of this l country. This stability should not be fosstlirattou. The cot-ntry has acquiesced : tn the wiacom of the protective tariff ; prin-.-i;:.e It is exceedingly undesirable that t:-..s system should be destroyed or ; that there should be viotast and radical changes therein. Our past experience shows that great prosperity in this coun- : try has always come ur.derapr tectlve tari iff and that the country cannot proapsr under fitful tariff changes at short interval* Moreover, if the tariff laws a* a whole work well and if has.-ess has prospered under them and is prospering, it Is better to endure for a time slight inconveniences and Inequalities in some scheduie* than to upset business by too quick and too radical changes. It is most earnestly te be wished that we could treat the tariff from the standpoint solely .. f I cur business nee-1* It is perhaps, too - much to hope that partisanship may be ! entirely exc.uded from consideration of the subject, but at least it can be made , secondary to the bus.r.ess Interests of the I country—that ta. to the interests of our people is a whole. VfiquestionMily these ; business interests will best be served If together with fxity of principle as re- < gards the tariff we combine a system | which will permit us from time to time to i make the necessary reapplication of the principle to the shifting national needs. I \Ve m_st take scr.:pulo..s care that the reapp.ication shall be m. ue in such away : that it w.:,; not amount to a disiecaftcn of cor system, the mere threat of which. n< : to speak cf the performance, would produce paralysis in the business energies :i the . mmunitv The fret consideration in n.sa.r.g these changes would, cf cc-urse. te tc preserve the principle which underlies cur wbcL tariff system—that is the principle cf putting American business interests at least cn a full equxutv with Interests abroad and of always allowing a su— i**t rate cf duty tc more t than, cover the differerce between the xt-.r rexst here *r.d abroad Th* well berg cf the wsgew .vrker like the w .. t-e-----.g cf the :i..er cf the soil should be treated as an essentia, in shaping cur ’ whole eroaom.Sc p-ilicy. There most never . be .try ■:barge which will ;*-.-p.arc.xe the standard cf ccwsfort. the standard cf wnre* t the Ameriraa wagew.rker -* way in which the re*J.*_stment scugr.: can be reached is by re iproetty treaue* It .- greatly to be des red that surfs treaties may be a:;: i-i They cube used te w- Jen oar markets and te give a greater Seed tor the acuvittas at our pg.viucaro :r th* :ze hur.i aad ca th* . hex hand ’f secure a p«aetx-*J shape the lowertog as duties when they are r-i irogvr needed for proteetaos asteng -.-w.r .■wn p<e>cy- • :r when the mi- man of damage dime may be disregarded fcr tae s-*e of th* maximum of good arownplabed If it peeve unpesss.cle tc ratify the petting ires ties and if there seem to t«e do wnrrant for tie endeavnr tr* execute others cr tc atnesd the rer-dmg treat.es sc that they raa be ratified, then the same end—to a<_’4Jr::;n>ctT-should be met by direct .eg-statten . , W herever ta-e tariff renditions are such that a nee-ieii : range car.: with advantage be ni> ty th* apporattoa cf the recspradty idea, then it can b* made rotnght by a tawurteg -.f dutoes cs a g.ver. peodmet. If poaw.l.l* such it-urg* «bro.id be mud* cmy after th* ful est erasxderation ty praece*.' expert* wto* •bou>i approach the suhxc: frora a teamen* sea d-;-3tM having ta view both th* particular xueves * affected and th* cewtrnerrsal w■•emg cf the pe«*ie as a The k*rhuaery fee- pemudmg ru:h rare?.’, citstgxt_.-- ran readily t* •rppiied. Th* extra tire destrntit tom a read* at .'< ‘gp-ta*: xt-tt--.i* at cuEortnag flits and Score* as»f .f t .* reeg~-s» i-esres aid..tienal ocmsi >en-. -.c- to that ertakh w_ be g-rea th* a»bx<t ty it* .wn tuoemitt*** then, a euromas.* .f toasinaaß eatptr-.* ease appuxted sicse daty it atoroil be to feeaaaroemi acrasu by th* eecgr.-sa *ti-v i Aelibexut* aad aneafSSr exasama t_.» f the varat-a* ached —e* a* they are affected by the .-ranged and rhangmg rei-ji.t»-s —he u r b—j .' oed anil —ebr.swef repu. » of e *--0 :-.'cw tsw-ro wm.jf sfesu what change* st-cc. 5 be ai > m the vartaos setoed*. e* ar-5 toe w tar ts-»e charges ccued g. wstooct aw: : bang -g tha grea.: pecup-rnty w had t-. is reuxtry <• saw *w v~y - g ue tTue-ttmg its txef pc-gy •tare a are sc- f*« a* *• «.uct- : t* ax .miscsit-mief Sara** r. the **estaoc. t«=t. cd cc-rs*. .' m any ess* k te f irrxd that a gtver rate at duty lies pr-i---thote a asuswpwi-y which wiexj SI s>o nr-«-term: -use w. -*d object t* s»ch rwte rttee *f the .iu-y a* wroed *;■* je rorepeexta*. Is my > ig-remt. the txrrff «, antfruat* real steukl te reaseved and aatikrakxaa pu; aexuuSy where ;t - i-w a —n i t ? -ra the fme -art Thu w*aM bar* i st all save tn. tmoe* tel is ernses kt is gxt te at trrrtea to use peegte laterrtt rat»* are a p*«**t factor Se > t -strew* activity, and m -icier ttei these • rates stay be espsa-saed so meet th* rarei Ing neeGs cf th* se**ua* aad t< wd- y ■ aeu-a rated reresnuntue* and to prevent tte recurrcttce of SnasscMl skr- ge&:»e* wterto tahertautay affect is asr< >■ ry that there stewM be as «*- ; tw*“t *f etasttety ta <cr e-aetary wstem. Ba-uk* are the tarnra. ssr u-r of eontitoeree. and spec ttoero she— J .be i p'aced. as far >* practieatote IM '■-urdre > of farutah.-g and aMMataiag a ctela ’ Uoa adec-ai* tc- supgky the seeds .< ror > fffvrrstSed usduatnea aad cd *cr doacutax and f wetga csaatterre. and the tana* *f this sto iH b* so regulated tuat a *■*•.- i - rteett aapfdy atoroid be aiwav* avtam** ■ ter the crataaens SaMNStS cf th* coaatry ’, It toroid be both uswtae l'<4 wr-reeott- - - sary at tiu* :»* tc attempt to. rec-:m---t. struct our fisanetaJ •ys’-'-m. wStick P been th* growth of a restcry. but s«dre adAtionsi tagsstattato *g I Itask. destrabo* The mere octliae *f s-y ptas suSetaMly ■ C’caarevherw-i *to meet these r~s_;re*ce»ei wro 4 traaagress <be appropriate .torts of Ito-S eutoMunttiratioa. It a --xgvstet • teweve*. that aiTfuture togtetatim on the ( seojeet stewid be Wita the veto of *». rewrak’T* th* -use of eart. ir.s-r-.meeta.'S- . ties a* wffl •otoansticaily wcpg«> ereug Sagitiasate demand of prcg-ucttv* radususe* otok of re m. stere <. doc onfy ta Mb* avionnt r.t t» th* ek»ra~t*r st tioa. aad of soaking sli ktwta of *>.on«g » lawrtattnNe and. at the wsU at th* I toreder. roaverttita mu ta* estuMisM r | gaN st infixed. I agttio call your attre.ttou to the meed as teswng a pevger litgrtlta taw eoveetag <a* point* catianofi to ssy rs I scare to you at the firs: >’s» on cf ta* present vcffgress tats'iciafr such a MS baa I aireaity passed th* bcuse

How to secure fair treatment ahks for • labor ack for capital bow to hold In eheck the unaerupulous man. whether emi plover or employe*, without weakening • indlvtdual Initiative, without hampering 1 and cramping th* industrial development ’ of the country, is a problem fraught with gr.-at difficulties ana one which it is of ? the highest importance to solve on lines ' of sanity and farsighted common sense as ’ weii as of de vet lot > to the right. This is an era of federation and combination. Exactly as business men find they must ’ often work through ccrpi-rations. and as • It Is a cqnstant tendency of these corporations to grow larger, so It te often neces- > sary tor laboring men to work in feiersI tlbns. and these have become important ' factors of modern Industrial life. Both s kinds of federation, capitalistic and later <an do much good, and as a ne-.-esaary > corollary they can both do evil. Opposi- • tion to each kind of organisation should take the form of opposition to whatever is i bad in the conduct of any given corporation or union, not of attacks upon rori perations as such nor upon unions as i such for some of the most farreaching > beneficent work for our people has been > accomplished through both corporations and union*. Each must refrain from ar- • bitrarv or tyrannous interference with ’ the rights of others. Organised capital and organised labor alike should remember that in the long run the interest of rack must be brought into harmony with i the Interest of the genera! public, and the conduct of each must conform to the ' fundamental rules of obedience to the law. of individual freedom and of justice i and fat* dealing toward atL Each should remember that tn addition to power It must strive after the realisation of - healthy, lofty and generous ideals. Every employer, every wageworker, must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with his property or his labor so long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others. It is of the highest importance that employer and employee alike should endeavor to appreciate each the viewpoint of the other and the sure disaster that will . me upon both in the long run if either grows to take a* habitual an attitude cf sour hertiiity and distrust toward the other Few people deserve better of the country than those representatives te-th of capital and labor—and there are many such—w ho work continually to bring about a good understanding of this kind, based upon wtodom and upon broad and kindly sympathy between employers and employed. Above all. we need to remember that any kind cf class animooiiy tn the political w. rid is. it po*sible. even more wicked, ever, more destructive to national welfare, than sectional. race or religious animosity. We can get good government only upon condition that we keep true to the principle* upon which this nation was founded and judge each man r..t as a part of a class, but upon his individual merits. All that we have a right to ask of any man. rich or poor, whatever his creed, hl* occupation his birthr'i-ce or h s residence, is that he sha. act well and honorably by hi* neighbor ar.d by hi* country. We are neither for the rich man as *u h nor for the poor man as such; we are for the upright man. rich or pc r. So far a* the ronstitntional powers - I the national government t. .ch these matters f general and vital moment to the nation, they shouM te ex--used in conformity with the principle* above set forth. It ;s earnestly hoped that a secretary of com.me--:e may be created, with a seat In the cabinet. The rapid multiplication of quest!-ns affecting labor and capital, the growth and o -.ip.exit. f the organizations through which both labor and rapktal now find express- n. the steady tendency toward the employment of capital in huge corp ratiors and the wonderful strides of this country toward leadership I tn the international businesu world Justify ! an urgent demand for the creation of such a pvs:t -n S-jl-stantually all the leadmg c mraert-ial b_»i.-:s in this c untry have united in request .ng its creation. It Is desirable that some such measure as that which has already passed tjie senate be enacted into taw The creation of such a department w.uld In itself be an advance toward deal.ng w-.th and exercising supervision over the whole subject of the great cc-rporati-ns doing an Interstate busmesa, ami with this end tn view the congress should endow the department with large powers, which could be increased as experience might show the I I.'P* boon to submit to the senate a recfpr’.city treaty with Cuba. On May Last the Tr.:tei states kept its pr raise t: the island by formally vacating Cuban aoil and turning Cub* cv r to th-?e* whom her own people had chcaen as the first officiate | of the new republic. Cuba lies at our doers, asd whatever affects her for g; d or t?r ill affect* us ate.' So much bare ror people f-.t this that in the Piatt xmendmetit we definitely took ta* gr .-d that Ctib* must hereafter have . sen political relations with us than with ’ ary other power Thus in a sense Cuba , ha* become a part of our Interaacina: I rtaral system. This makes it netessary | that is return s.-.e sh . aid be given some of the troefits of becc-mmg part of c_r ec-v---e ra_; It ta fr-.-m owr own Msmd-p-int a «h.rt*:gh:ed and mischievc-u* pvi- | icy to tte t: recognsxe this need. Morei over it _s unw-.rshy »f a tn-ghty and genreros nati.n. -.treif the greatest aad most U r.- .xessfu. repubix tn historv. to refuse to ’ vtre-. h oat a heipmg hard to a y ung and weak saster rerob.;- just entering up--, t* career of :id proden ?e We should always feaness.? insist ei our right* in I th* face <t th* strenr .rad we shoal j w.th | - -ngr.igrag baad do ror geu*r _s duty . ty th* w-rak. I _rge th* adoption cf red ;r> ty with Cuba n t only because it is • renmeatiy ter -.--ur own interest* to centre : . the Cuban rrarket aad by every mean* to rar ropremacj tn the tropscal tends and wat-rs s.-.t 1 - of .a but atoo because I i we -f the giant republic of the north st max-: all ror s «ter nations c-f the I Amerreax c.-ttnent fe*i that whenever they will yerra.t .-. we desire tc sb w our- , seivea rasraterestedLy and effectively them I frretyj. A ecttvretiew with Great Britain has , bees ocexiaded. whscto will be at once tali -elerr the senate for ratifleattoeu prorMg * - re- --«ra' tr»A* art-i-g-*—»-1* betwero the ['rated States and Newfiund- • toad «*, sutetantML.y the linns cf th* roc- . . vectiro f.rm-erty negotiated by the aeorctary if stat* Mr Btain* I believ* recip- ; rwte trade reat. -ra wffi 1* greatly to the ■■ advantage at tech ccsixtraes. A* -.-.-..-taatiro grows warfare becocnes - ess a»i Less th* nresaai eocditsro ?f for--gn- resaStaßS Th* test ceansry bras ; seen a saraed iiateutioe o< wars be- ; twre-. ■:•: ad ;ew«rw Wars with cn- ■ i etrutaefi pt-wers are- .arge-y mere matters i at izweatrest; duty, esaesstlaj for ■ th* weifare cf the w□rid. Wy-reier posst * ir tn’ro :r west si-xt'ar method sh-rad i* «E.;tey*d te tiro at war to settle : -..-es taten eivixxed rratii-m. altteigb a* yut to* wceifi te* as* pro-r-essef asMtetr.t.y te remfier it patoubi* , «• • ■ I'umrily -irttrate* t* tarrok* art- tra•T :< - ■ ; - - - . - t ■ - - i - tatertet::®*’ trtesai wtiet ass at Tb* . Hag-e ai ax event as good mra from wtaeh gr-at aaaseTuaarres fie tie- w*4J*re : •<*-! s.x-A-4 may fcw it w far tetter Where pc—ra* te mvwk* sunto a jerma- . aecz tr-taasta* taxa ts mst* speeai arto- > J triL:r> far a r r*« II » *• ev&gratai&Doe t# list Us-iae Buxes aad : Mexra-. Mar* tee- tto* trot t* us* ta* -.iff,-** at Th* Hague court. TM* , ni 5 to* tetat r.m—er with ra-jrt sateai- ■ tactarr resu t» te tie ease- of a etasa at ■ ‘ »■•«>« teewren ts aad saw aiseer repubae. -1 It to fciraa*ey to te hoped teat tu-s first ’■ rare wffi sere* is a pre:«See* for otter* ; - to wt csty tte L'nttst States but : : f-regr ex:mos may tax* adiaatagu of i£* ~ t'-tixiery already te txreeno* at . Tte Hxgte. I Ctewmeod t* tte fxrcextee -eaaden < ’ t roes tte exegress tte Hxwataas fire t . ejama wtoeb were tte w-bjeet at owWuL - tavrettoatete «_-rtxg to* la* aestaoa w-ret-y prcvlSed that ■ w« ufaaß twlM at -Nae* ar. attesaaa canal If pc«s:t-'.e *t Panama Tte art.oroev ger. • «ff>- re-erts that eaa uadoateetSy *ce quire g>-4 tMte from tte Freveh Panama exre.l rasapxxj Negntrau -a ar* z-.ra - , peadtsg With Ota—: to ae-e-arr her as- ' > *n t ®‘- T kutodtag tte canal. Ttota caaal » «nj te *ae of tte gr<a-•»: erg-.r.eer-.ag frat* o< tte tw-'e.tsecb ceetwry. a greater eegts-e-w feat than te* yet tees aesfied d.-rang tte b strey cf matemd Tte war* thowM te earned rot aa a ccs- » ttantaag pstey wttbrot regard to change , «< •*» • «*— .XO. aad « Steull te tegue ' uader «rewm>*ta.-res wkxh wH! mate H • matter ,t peto* for aa ad*B.n*tratioaa . t* esattare tte rotes. I Tte raaai wH! te at great teaedt t* • “t «* nuportasxre to aS tte - wur. 1 It wut te of advar.-xg* to *• la ' ♦utartany aafi atoo a* ..toproro-g our mfi- ’ nary peaw*:-® It w« Ibe of advantage to ; , tte ewwitrias of tregKsi Arena, it u • eorwesCr ta te tepsd that ah of tteuo* crontpe* wtO do aa acrae at thMB ter* already dome wsth slgnai su.ceos and wC! ’ »«rit« to ttetr stere* retstisseree aad taiJ prove ttetr rax tens > rorott by rerog-ras-g that *taMi>cy a»4 wder are tte • rrerec isrt»* of *iieeta*ful •rriirgunat N* tatepesdesf aatiua ta Ataersra aoufi

I have the slightest fear of aggression from the Vniteii State* It behooves each one to maintain order within Us own b*>rd*” and to discharge it* just obligation*. to foreigner* When this :■ done, they can rest assured that, be they strong or west thej have nothing to dread from outside Interference More and more the Inert"; ‘r.g Interdependence and complexity or international political and economic relations render it incumbent, on all civilized and orderly powers to Insist on the proper policing of the world Paring the fail of 1901 a communication was addressed to the secretary of state asking whether permission would be granted by the president to a corporation U' lava cable from a point on the (.allforma coast to the Phtltrptne Islands by way of Hawaii. A statement of condltlous or terms upon which such corporaI lion would undertake to lay and operate a cable was volunteered Inasmuch as the congress was shortly to convene and Pacific cable leg-.siatlon had been the subject of consideration by the congress for several years. It seemed to i me wise to defer action upon the appiication until the congress had first an opporI t unity to act. Th* congress adjourned without taking any action, leaving the matter tn exactly the lime condition in : which It stood when the congress eonI 1 vened. Meanwhile it appear* that the Commerctal Pacific Cable company had promptly proceeded with preparations for lay ing its cable It also made application to the president for access to ar.d use of soundings taken by the Vnited State* steamship Nero for the purpose of discovering a practicable route for a transpacific cable th* company urging that with access to these soundings it could complete Its cable much sooner than If it were required to take sounding* upon its own account Pending consideration of this subject ii appeared important and desirable to attach certain conditions to the permission to examine and use the soundings if It should be granted. In consequence of this solicitation of the cable company certain conditions were formulated, upon which the president was willing to allow access to these soundings and to consent to the landing and laying f the cable, sut jt-ct to any alterations or additions thereto imposed by the cor.gres* This was deemed proper, especially as It was clear that a cable connection of some kind with China, a foreign country, was a part cf the company's plan. This course was. moreover, in accordance with a line of precedent* including President Grant s action in the case of the first French cable, explained to the congress in his annual message cf December. LCS. and the instance occurring in I«T9 cf the second French cable from Brest to St. Pierre, with a branch to Cape Cod. These conditions prescribed, among other thing*, a maximum rate for commercial messages and that the companyshould construct a line from the Philippine Islands to China, there being at present. as is well known, a British Itne from Manila to Hongkong. The representatives of the cable company kept these conditions long under consideration. continuing in the meantime to prepare for laying the cable. They have however, at length acceded to them and *n all American line between our Pacific coast and the Chinese empire byway cf Honolulu and the Philippine Island* Is thus provided for and ta expected within a few months to b* ready for business Among the conditions is one reserving the power of the congress to modify or repeal any or s’’ I them. A copy of the conditions B ~ith transmitted. Os Po-t t is only necessary to say that t- jperity of the Island and the v. ;s-1 • .ch which it has been governed hav such as to make it serve as an exat. > :e of a.l that is best in insular administration. On July < last, on the one hundred and twenty sixth anniversary of the declaration <f our independence, peace and amnesty were promulgated In the Philippine Islands; Sme tr üble has since from time to time threatened with the M. h*mmedan Mero*, but with the late insurrectionary Ftiip’.nrw the war has entirely ceased Civil government has now been introduced Not only does each Filipinc erjcy such rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness as h* ba* never before kr. wn during the recorded history cf the isl.raxta. but the people, taken aa a whole, now enjoy a measure of self government greater than that granted to any other orit -tata by any foreten power and •neater than that enjoyed by any other orientals under their own governments save th* Japanese alone. We have not g ne too far in granting these ngnu c-f ■erty and self government but w* have c*rta;nlj g n* to the .unit that in the Interest* of the Philippine people them*elve* it was wise or just to go. To hurry matters. to go faster than we are now going. Wi uid entail calamity on the pec pl* of th* islands. No policy ever entered into ■ by the American peepie has vindicated itself in more signal manner than the policy of iK-ldtng the Philippine* The triumph of our arms, above all th* triumph of our taws and principle* ha* come uocr. er than we had any right to expect Too much praise cannot be given to the armyfor what It has done In th* Philippines both la warfare and fn m ar. admintatra tire *tandpc>int. la preparing tte way f * . eiril government, and sim-’ar credit be I krag* to the eiril authorise* : r the wav : in which they hare pl. .ted the seed* :< self government tn the ground thus made readj for them. The roarage. the un !• inching endurance, the high soldierly efficiency and the general kind heartednews and humanity of cur troops have been strikingly manifested. There now remain .nly some 15 UN troop* in th* is.anda Ail : told ever to?have t-een sent there. Os course there have been individual Instances of wrongdoing among them Ttey warred under fearful difiieultie* of climate and surrounding*, and under the strain at the terrible provocation* which they coetinuaily received from their toe* ; eceasi mal Instances of cruel retaliation j occurred. Every effort has been made to prevent rueh eruGtiea and finally these efforts have beets c- mpletely successful. Every effort has also been made to detect and p- ntsh the wrongdoers After mak.r.g all allowance for these misdeeds it nai.ts true that few indeed have been th* instances tn which star has been waged by a e9 .used power against seta! eivSized or barbarous forces where there has beer » little wrongdotag by the victor* as in the Philippine Islands On the other hand the amount of difficult, important and beneficent work whkh ha* been done is well nigh Incalculable Taking the work cf tte army and the civil authorities together, it may be quee l> red whether any where els* in modern time* th* world has seen a better example of real constructive statesmanship than oar pe-'ple have given in the Philipp»ne Island* Hgh prs.tee should also be given those F-.’.ipinu* —in the aggregate very ntomer us— who have accepted the new conditions and Joined with cur representative* t o work with hearty good will for tte wG'xre of the Island* The arny has been reduced to the minimum al owed by taw It ta very small for the a*z« of the aation and most certainb should be kept at the highest potr.t of edrfeucy. The senior officer* are given scant <taao» under ordinary coeditxma to ex ; erotse command* commensurate with their ; rank under ctreumstancc* which would fit item to do tbetr duty tn um« of actual war A system of maneuvering our armv ta botes of rom* little *-x* tea been terot: a»4 tawrald be Meedily continued vtitbrot roeh maneuvers it ta tolly to exp*ct that to the event of hostilities with aay s«n.—a* fee even a small army corps ; | erold te banded to advantage B. th our tfheer* aad enlisted men are such that w* can take hearty pnde tn item No , tetter mxterta.l cau te found But th*-, be tteremrtt.y trained both a* IndlTh * marksman•hip et tte men must receive special *t-t-ntioa. Ta th* orcumstancee Jfmodem warfare the man rat act far more on kT? t ®* T idu*l respcnstbttoty than ever before and tte high tr.diiidusJ *ffi. rtawey o* th* unit taos the utmost Im- . reg-.ff.ra-.t It to now not the regiment, not I vidval »:• -ter Every effort must b* mad. ■ I* every workmanlike and »d- --«® ‘x’’* «»« «®ere and tte ‘ _£ J vr f ent !L ** u attention to the • ywrg a Uli provjdmg foe a gen1 tte * “*• "■ WTX za yo of > deyart.nroata on the .me* x the ■ °* ** r : I their ceap**rs ta aay otter . I mlattary aer> Re. err eflT«r? u J bj by reward <jf mePt hr • tbeir ci£erT UUr « 2 f, » for ,b * rw *’ s ' ■***■ sr. z. ejHKeu ar-d tte b -gtest effirter.cyta .te nxtl ~ recetr* aitMtrvw* I, Mii taettam It to W

the relation of th* national guard to thf militia and volunteer forces of the United States should be defined and that In ploc* of our present obsolete law* a practical and efficient system should be adopted. Provision should be made to enable the secretary of war to keep cavalry and artiUerv horses worn out in long performance’of duty. Such horses fetch but a trifle when sold. .. i rather than turn them out to- th- nr awaiting them when thus dispo: would be better to employ them ai ■ -rk around the posts and when nev._ *i put them ‘ painlessly to death. For the first time in ou.- . -ry naval maneuvers on a large scale u being held under the Immediate command of the admiral of the navy. Constantly increasing attention ta being paid to the gunnery of the navy, but It is yet far from what it should be. I earnestly urge that the increase asked for by the secretary of the navy in the appropriation for Improving the marksmanship be granted. In battle ’ the only shots that count are the show that hit It ta necessary to provide ample funds for practice with the great gun* in time of peace These funds must provide not only for the purchase of projectile* but for allowance* for prizes to encourage the gun crews, and especially the gun pointers, and for perfecting an Intelligent svstem under which alone It is possible to get good practice. There should be no halt In the work of building up th* navy, providing every vear additional fighting craft V. e are a very rich country, vast In extent of territory and great In population, a country, moreover, which has an army diminutive Indeed when compared with that of any other first class power. We have deliberately made our own certain foreign policies which demand the possession of a first class navy. The isthmian canal will greatly Increase the efficiency of our navy Ff the naw Is of sufficient size, but If we have an Inadequate navy then the building of the canal would be merely giving a hostage to any power of superior strength. The Monroe doctrine should be treated a* the cardinal feature of American foreign policy, but It would be worse than idle to assert it unless we Intended to back It up. and it can te backed up only by a thoroughly good navy. A good navy Is not a provocative of war. It is the surest guaranty of-peace. Each individual unit of our navy should be the m-'St efficient of its kind as regards both material and personnel that is to be found in the world. I call your special attention to the need of providing for the manning of the ships. Serious trouble threatens us if we cannot do better than we are now doing as regards securing the services of a sufficient number of the highest type of sailormen. of sea mechanFcs. The veteran seamen f our warships are of as high a type as can be found In any navy which rides the waters of the world. They are unsurpassed in daring, in resolution. In readiness, tn thorough knowledge of their profession. They deserve every consideration that can be shown them But there are not enough f them. It ta no more possible to Improvise a crew than It ta possible to Improvise a warship. To build the finest shin, with the deadliest battery, and to ser f it afloat with a raw crew, no matter how brave they were Individually. would be to Insure disaster If a f<e of average capacity were encountered. Neither ships nor men can be improvised when war has begun. We need a thousand additional officers in order to properly man the ships now provided for and under construction. The classes at the naval school at Annapo"s should be greatly enlarged. At the sane time that we thus add the officers where we need them, we should facilitate the retirement of those at the head of the list who** -:s*fulness has become impaired Promotion must be fostered if the senice ta to be kept efficient. The lamentable scarcity of officers and the large number of recruits and of unskilled men necessarily put aboard the new vessels as they have been commissioned has thrown upon our officers, and especially on the lieutenants and Junior grades, unusual labor and fatigue and has gravely strained their power* of endurance. Nor ta there sign of any immediate letup tn thta strain It must ccntinu* for some time longer until more officers are graduated from Annapolis and until the recruits tecome trained and skillful in their duties In these difficulties Incident upon the development of our war fleet the conduct of al! our officers has been creditable to the service, and the lieutenant* and junior grades In particular have displayed an ability and a steadfast cheerfabxss ’tire entitle tbew to tte -angmdglag 1 thaaki all «te rraltae tte &sbcart«iuair trials and to vhtah they are of neveenty set ’ je-rted TV ere u not i cloud oc tte hrataon »t present. Tbet- «*n» not tte dirtiest - baoce ot trt-üble with x fooiga power. We meat earnestly tep* that tin* aau of thing* may conciaae. aad the say to insure iu or.-:nuance ta to provide lor a tboevugblr evident nary. Th* retansl to maintain rack i n_u scald invite trouble, and i! trouble enme would insure ffisMter. Fatuous self cvtnplaceney or unity o* in re tasing to petptre foe dang*' is both ft-: hah and wicked w such a aati-n a» ,-aro. aad fatt txpw.«MS tea shown ttot *~ci< fatuity in refiaaing tn rerarnire or prepare for aay ertau tn xdrance la wuaUy sc. - <fc-i by a raad ;amc cl hjaterical fear ate? tte crada La* actually arrived. Tte strik:ng increase ta tte revenues of tte postcSxe dipar ment sb- ws clearly tte prosperity cf our p.ople and tte increasing activity at tte fatotaas al tte country. Tte receifs o< tte postoSe* department far the fiscal year coding June » last ana anted to t'.il.Me.ta: xan increase of lIC.SM.SMST over tte trraroiirg rear, tte largest increase kn-rwu is I tte tuKcry of tte pratal service. Tte aagaitude i rs this, increase will brat appear trout tte fact list the entire pc*tal receipts for tte yenr ISCJ am. anted to tut *e.Sla.«T > Rural fro deiirery «ervice is ao longer la tte erpensret:*. stag*. It has become a fixed puller Tte rwTts following its latssdnctioa bare fully -ratified the eoogreea in tte large aptvopeiatkms . made toe its estal-iuhmeut and exteasioa Tte ! average F**dy taereas* ia poxtoffice receipts tn ( tte rorsl districts at th* country is about 2 per I cent. We are now able, by actual results, te , dww ttat where rami tree delivery service has teen ewab'.tsted to such ae enent as ta enable M to make coanpann.es tte yearly increase Las been upward J 10 per cent. Cm Xor 1. I'.aii. ll.gfiu rural free delivery ( routes had i«*n established and were ia operation. , onrnng about oe*-third at tte territorv cf tte ( Czited Sta-es available far rars! free delivers xrrvie*. Ttere are now awaiting tte action of , Me department petiuoo* and xppl; wtacos tte th* Maruakm it cf 1 ■ ta* addttarea! r.-utea This , More ror. I os; rely tte want which the erabireh ; raeet of the seme* tea met aad tte need of fur tfier exMod'.uz it as rapidly as possible. It Is just .-led both by tte fioancval results and by the t pesc.ical b. tents to our rural ;ot-uiatioa; it brings the men who Use on tte sell Into eicwe ' refat oa with tte xctive burinew wcrid; It keep* the tarnwr >a duly tv-ur* with tte markets; it u a poceertal educationel tore*, it enhanc-ra lte * value of tsrm property, makes farm 1:1* tar ‘ pieasxrwr and lew iaelated. and wiU do muek to - Cjpva the undesirable ciurent from ccsutry to ‘ c . •* » ta I* hoped that tte congress wilt nuke s literal ate rocnatteas tte tte rondnuate* of tbe ssn-.oe already eaubUai><d and f.r its further extewrire. r °* »ore impertase* bar* teen token up by tte evugresa in re-rent tears than tte usauguratua at tte system of nationally aided ■ imcaticw lor tbe arid regions of tte far west. < A gwd beg.suing therein tax teen made. Xow , pobey of national irrigauew tea been . •"°ri*d th* need it thorough and Kienufic for.-xt r y-trotten win grow row rapidly than ever 1 tteotrgbcw: the pul-lK land xtatea. testation abould be prorated lor tte protee- - tfen of tte game ami the wild creatures nrato ’ . J J* u,< f nr ® "serve* Tte xenselew rJaugfi ’* •*»». Whack ran by Jiadiactw protection be MTSAMetiv arwried <mi out national mwT»« ’ " the people as a .tele ateuld te Bopped at r one*. It ta. tar inMance, a serioua count against I ora nstweul good reuse to peraut tte present wacnce of butetertag at snefi a atately and besunfel creature aa th* elk tor its antlers or ■ .- So J M ’’ ** lWy ,T * aeailsbte lor agrieult tee and ■ h« rectauned under ’ < U '- ,W "•hmr-ing pvb.tc : *?“‘ i ?* . ** tae teuretaitMer. ' • . •’’j s " she bees oe Ma land, and Ice no one : " , Ihtnew actual uaa 'te darart land fare. ■ U “s rt c**! taw rod tte cow.mvtat>oa f 'to teenexarad saw bare been k prrt rerted frrer, ib* intent;.* with eixb they were . i ennettd m to perwut of larff ' "7“ • tk f *°*“ta toe Otter than artuG | •’«’«« »*: th* cram jurat preveutien at rettlef wcrecrer lb* approaching exbauuicn of tte public ranges has cf late !<d to much dte j ! s ,“ ta the best manner of uvtng there pub ■ >** ™ '** *” shtab are aertatos ctaety ar j J Stay far grating. Tte aree j sod Meade derekp- I I TV depewda ugM tte tntahng ra : , as temae thereto lice* of rare retwnrate ae a i • *>«* due to tte operation .4 the'home- | I o<W * k** l - '** m 'Tt | . nj» tte tact tint ta tte gta-.n* region te rtaa I who cteTespcwto t* th* te raeMes jre may b« u-.t- : - *» - to settle pmnsnratly .1 only allowed to ra* ta* •»'»'. Os pasacre -nod tint fax tertE r > 'r ta »'ta«ed to aa* of arable faod gjta tavf aad wily acres of fairly rich *»■ . I? 1 "Vr**, or a wueto area Iler atneuat of totos ed Utel tray brep a family to ptanty. nbero > . M no cue rowM get a m sag frewn acree cf ' ' r *. p *. h ** °* wrpfwrttog at tte ST * —*■' «*» el rattle to erery tea acres > to tte pau great tra.rs *f m, nra.be iroe-te bare lees traced tg by pretoua bating no title

[“taddlt, auch iocloaurea in tte pj V* now been given tte „ P ? ?«'« hu ac-urcea at the command r.( ti. e ',, ,;! 'be i“ hereafter be ured to rat . «top to ro ???*« Mil In view of the capital imprter tera 1 commend them to the v( ' ** rut'of th. cvngresa. end if X rally to dealing with then-. fr.. n , " «'»■ knowledge at tbe subject ] rereron-* -’’ -wou., tiaion te made tor a romLlre n ,h « Be dally to investigate and repjrt , '’f* o * st» plicated questions involved p upw 'ta « a . 1 especially urge upon tte Coturo- th. wise legislation for Alaska I- . (he need 0 | ’”‘ <ion taat Afaeka wt.?”J® our ours for thirty fir, y (lr «. should s:;? ra?“ Ta a ar«em of laws aa i, th< cli , Pro a more valuable peseau-a u- rr - _L. count, T hu fisheries, furs, forests tn j ,4-' '--"T. ’’“■th, n or certain rind, of farming and It u a territory of great ,*2 raf' sources, well fitted to support . - r - “led population. Alataa needed rood KKh provisions for bomrate.-l. Sd “4 exploiting and abandoning of t >, “> the to th* building up of home, iterd- -te' , b “’ taw* Should be literal in trpe. K inducements to the actual settler ° hold wt desire to re* Use pomeaaion rt •- , uv« forMta of Alaski should be w-->u • / -d' Untr l' wcrad.ro but Bill also, and at th* nmc Un,, ( . <_, • fora, th. tottler* should te all roej ~ ' t '*' CTK 1 "ffiitatl.-ra, f. r t te lr toould te enacted to protect the fisheries against the greet w-re ,T? “taon Item. They ahould te preserved . ■ ? tanroy Industry ro-i f>d ~p?17 ne?r *'*"““’* and control ab.-uld te turte-l Cr t non of fish and ft.ber.es AiuU . . delegate In th* confrere !• , ;„ :d '"i * rongreraonal committee rouid " J investigate its needs on tbe gr. • “ In dealing with tte Indi.rv cur' , m . their Ultimate absorption int lodTrf d U people, but in many eases this 01 car and should te «n dian Territory tte mixture < ’ ,fee lo - at the same time with pr cr. -- » “ education, so that there i re " ( “ 4 varying degree, rt punty of I- ln **? ire ateclutelv indfatinguX' > :r. pir-t political and eoonromc ability fr n thri, taS’ asaoeiatra There are ctl.r -A'., yet made no perceptible toTMlity- To try tTforce Z to prevent their going f roire i: i; f the tnbra uv* under widely - ■ . .i™ °- Where a trite has mad. X-m. -, lives on fertile firming toil it ia : ' sl J e IO ”S, d the memtera tan-S In aroeralre - re J ’T T ‘-^. ,hite “"k" r "’ " re ' 'tar “rite where such a eraree is n- -. lev.table On o? and prairie lands the effort c. .1 tetotad™ the Imrans to lead psMoral re-. r tten teal brea and to permit item : sntle ta ri tawas ratter than to lorce them nt The large Indian rote ~ atuat. 1 remote fr-m any Indian re*rvatK» do a .nd work of great importance. ‘ .- <t-<lent taonri these ire, an immense ar 'a i-i.-.tial must te done on tte resm: ttenatlw. old. and. above a.:, am. tte v oun " Die first and mote important <ren -.-war-! tu jteorptira cf tte India-, is : - 4 ': ™ ins litiag. jet it is not n- ,-<•- te aaimud thst in each common::, 1- ~r y become either tiller, rs tte toil r ■-.-. n;" nS iodaatnas may property be du.reified, aad thro who show wxcfal desire r s lap.! unr f w info, trial or even commerttu; pureuit. ‘t :l« tn-<-imag'd to Ur as practicable t, f w ou t erb bis C'trj beet. Every effort should t* made to develop tbe hdtin akm f tbe bats of natural *•’. : >;€ and to encourage the exi*ir.s nat..e ir.ristnes to certain tribes, stch as the .*r. kinds of basket wearing, rirxe bui.dine, work md baxnket work. all, the In i*- boys prls sbeu’d be fhen c- r.f : - -and of colloquiAl Ewlish and tbouM ri :!Ur . L< prepared lor a mrcMM strugne « ■ <:uom under which their people live rat than for nnmediitu abaGrpUGG iato m» z re developed eowtSMauty. Tbe cflfciali who repreeert • g-vcmnwnt in dealing with tbe Indiaiis - rk _. >r r.ard condition* and also under c r. i.t - - render it ewsy to do «txi« and ven * ..t to detect wrong. CoMeqwnt.’v tb-. <_ be imply pad on the o©e haod. and n ■ r hand a particvlariy hagh standard .: c*.nd.. • «* Jd be demanded from them, and where r.*;-- r. _ : can be proved the pcci*!.ment sr. -i <.ary. In no depart mew t of (oven cent years there been gr ater success tba in that of #nvinr scientific a. : t tbe farm:nf population, thereby si. k efficiently to heip thtmselvei. I' > n: need of iamstint apcm ir« importance, f r the welfare of the farmer is todamcntally ne< >sary to the welfare of the republic as a w -. In addition to such werk as quarantine n<a. _<t animal and WfetAlde nU<ue«, and .**. -t them whet here irtraduced, much eflknet* . has been rendered to the fanner by tbe intr xtioc of new plants spedsEi tiled for cu.tivat under the peculiar costdit. ws exist! rent portions of tbe cowatry. New cereal ; a-e been ewabliAed is the sem_and w«t fr :r in.?-, re, the practicaMlity of prx:ucii-r tbe t -t t'l-es A macarvd wheats in rtgkma of an ar.n... -ainfail of only ten inches or thereat-?*-: .ndusively Thresh the .--’.i n of lew rices in L.uisana and T-xa* ’ -.reduction of rice in this country has t-ee - ’ about equal the home demand. In tbe - . • - tbe :-:«sbility et rerraM-.n< ©verst •k- -i- *- Azm hai been demoestrated, in the u.;',l ■ r.-w fcrue crops have been intndoced. w- . :n tbe mt It has been sbewn that some ‘ - ch fruit! can be rtored and supped - . away as to find a profkabie market ibr xi ? again revommend to tne f*’ r»* - c’-nsderi-titeia. of the cucgrrw the plans ' ’ Smithscuan iaxitudoe for making the m.t. under its charge worthy of the nati n a: . f r presen inf at tbe national capital n ■». • ■ r*o?rda of toe races of men, but * : :mali of thm continent which, like the : _f. »’• soon.become extinct unites seamens A rz which tow reprewenta-’v-w may be renew-’ are K*ucht ib their aatira reg as and ma.r.:a ned there m M.feCv. Th- District of Cohxmt a is ’ part of our temtory »• »h«.ch tbe r.a:. ro'ernmeßt exerotaes local er mat: vpal far • :, ua »“«♦ in <*m*;uroc* tte goveramet:-. u * tee mm is refareme to certain t-pre t : ma eee rounic iegiaUtKa urnte trrev v re- rtiaJy lx«l a* municipal “ ’teir ehar. -'f Tie c veranen fficuM are to it, foe instar - and aamtary hgtebtien ass--• of • bagfi cfciravter. Tte e- ‘ wbetter in tte M-ape of tv.tenement tens* dißrirt. er I • ? ta'* *“■' true. sLrtlJ zevee te per . ■■ ■t. grew •uktotes Th* dty as- . I- a- :el H »"£ ro.ge-.-t far all the cities ■ *"* ehartiat l? and rorrrotural r• ■ • [ta i’* trice sfa>«M retene «»»: :.<■ tea®" tb* rongvero to th* end • ' tbe result, cf tbe m-et a:--;' - ‘ ‘“'“T fi .da Mcee. ter, wjois *a- > 1 1' Urat-3 Sy. ‘there w- - > f>“* aad car late* farialx-i » ■■ ’ important in itae’f. »!«*■: ‘ ... the rest cf the natice Wince, a wia» onployer B lu: -- »’' r ‘ trie* rs CWuml:*. a-.u «e : cur navy yxrda- Rn.roa . . . _ trirt to bt reared by uw to - >- =-■ teetira rs tbe ii«s and - W | tu-yrea. utoch waa patted . . - r , effect <« Ara 1. 11”-. K " ; Ing tborasnds rs raaumtiea • ?'. boroevee. the necesaty of . .’n -.su to pertro; thia law ' ‘ - "It i. to he earned tte aerate at tte la« Hl*”, taped that rome rack mra>-'< t acted into law. There 11 • reowing teoJete ■ ■ F r . J '‘^« hlt b raMirat..-a of masses rs ‘ M a there un» potlic d-matti a- -t j-*!* 1 ’ which there uno real nsevtot.'- “‘■’ta a t of volumes are turned out by ‘■* printing presses for which '.here •» Xtehlng ateuU te prwteu bj c. , /‘.jXst taauta sslatt it co*tams actne'- -‘_Y rate*, and tte rerareae ecul. T_ lh v down 'erv nutenally on a; t•* 1• “T n. tt hu new bee me .-üB. mm , szcaaatve cost of government pety “ JU, •rgunw-ri agunM tte r ... the F* inclined o* abßraet groan-Is t onemmesit'. doing any work « recb <*" prievy be left tn pet,ate ter .a _ CratiriiM prewvra, has te<= 1 ’ (*.ieesr in tte eilreo. of tte Ing arg;totmest. is tie f . r ,( fr •tartW te extended by la* to ft*iumtea It is net to be <!<- •<- . ■ mi ar syM.ro be ertablisbe-’. .' n jaly I" pewuHra Tor appoints', nt and p- ■ I coaurqsenee of proved fitreas , t it. | Through a wi*e pre i I*M sevro.o tte state u. a*. , . dudgure-1 by torosgTw-u, . c] , OW Ji“ | hu now tees rest-red to , ZatorslW*te by Wuhington I* marin* -* wB4 u I the utmost care tee been »’ , -, , u m>> 1 rase u poaMtle te the eerl- I • ' * . noot these plan* by . ' * ■ ' ; v.ro.iM, bctMinge ae ttan rs 1 n-'er- ( (J ft « I which eras built by Jetem r , , „ fi I ta tte nrogeety -if the »*t> r .• k g,t -omcatiter with itvisg tterem , t ha< a* it aririteUy sax lor tte - ull fl* w* keep fav-nt i croon aa It tietatelv aunpiicily at its irriuie - mari-a .-f tte chsractre ■< «b« •* '. r .„rptt f ft wsa built and is in •«'*’ • 114 to tt was Mgwd to- ttrre H - ‘ prevme BKh bu ldi.-gs as b- mu ib* •Mee. keep Ute* our »*'« <•' " Mtba's p*M. „ Jefe* . Ttae report* rs the ae'rti ’ , it, i»«' ■rants are eutenitted lojte I.V V I aMMsulcstica TTWCIK’HI R‘V*