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Gotta Policy of Administration. FilAISE FOR ROOSEVELT cf Prcisscr's IWcrr. q:.y guestioiis touched. J:::r.i;g President's Ideas on Trusts and Other Hatters. , ' My Fellow Citizens Auy one who

taken the on tli I liny- Just taken must feel a heavy wefeut of responsibility ' If not. be bus no conception of the - power and duties of the office upon which be t about to enter or be is lacking In a proper sense of the obliga ,", tlon which the oath Imposes. The1 office of an Inaugural address Is to give a summary outline of the main policies of the new administration so

far as they can be anticipated. I bave

had the honor to , be one of the ad Tigers of jny distinguished predecessor and as such to hold up his hands In the reforms lie has Initiated." I should rbe untrue to myself, to my promises and to the declarations of the party platform upon which I was elected to Office If I. did not make the mainte nance and enforcement of 'those re- ' forms a most important feature of my l "administration. They were directed to the suppression of the lawlessness and abuses of power of the great combinations of capital invested la railroads ' and Ini industrial! enterprises carrying on Interstate commerce. The; steps ' which my predecessor took " and the legislation passed on bis recommends tlon hare accomplished much, have caused a general bait in -the vlcioua -1 policies which created iiopulnr alarm and have Irousht about in the busl ",. iiess affected n much higher regard for cxlstl'ur law, Further Action Needed. . 4'i lyinlir Hit reforms lasting, bowever.' and to secure at the same time .freedom from alarm on the part of . those pursuing proper and progressive

lttiiiesi methods further legislative and executive. 'action are needed. Relief of the ralroads from certain re- . strlctions of the -aptl-trust law have been urged by my predecessor and will , be urged by. me. On the other hand. the administration Is pledged to leglslotion, looking to a proper federal su- , pervlsion and restriction to prevent ex cessive Issues of bonds and stocks by companies owning and Ofierating interstate commerce railroads. Then. too. a reorganization of the de- . partment of justice, of the bureau of corporations in the department of commerce and labor, and of the interstate commerce commission. looking to effec1" co-operation of these agencies is needed to secure a more rapid and certnlu enforcement of the laws affect- : Jng Interstate railroads and Industrial combinations. -t t hopa to be -able to submit at the - first regular, session of the incoming congress lu December ' next definite . . . suggestions In respect to the needed amendments to the anti-trust and the 'Interstate "commerce law ? and the changes .required in the executive departnients concerned In their enfbrce- ' .ment. - ' Qeod and Bad Trusts. It Is .believed that with the changes . tq be recommended American . busi- . , ness can be assured of that measure of :t stability, and certainty in respect to "those v things that may '. be done and ; those that are prohibited, . which Is ' essential to the life and growth of ; all business. Such a plan must include the right of the people to avail therawives, of those methods of combining - capital and effort deemed necessary to roach the1 highest degree of economic efficiency, at the same time different- : atlng between combinations based ' upon legitimate .economic reasons and those formed with the intent of creating monopolies and artificially controlMing prices, The work of formulating Into practical shape such changes is creative work of the highest order and requires all the "deliberation possible in the 1h- ' terra!. . 1 beneve that the amendments t , to be proposed are just as necessary in the protection of legitimate business as , In the clinching of the reforms which 1 properly bear the name of my predecessor. ' Revision of ths Tariff. ? ' A matter- of : most . pressing importance Is "the revision of the tariff. In

p v : accordance with the promises of; the ' platform upon which I was elected. I ahall call congress into extra session.

to meet on the 15th day of March, in , erder that consideration may be at

once given to a bill revising the Dingley act. This should secure an ade- - quate revenue and adjust the duties in such a manner as to afford to labor and to all industries in this country, whether of the farm," mine or faptory, - - protection by tariff equal to the differ- ' enee between t he cost of production . " abroad and the cost of production here . and have a provision which shall put r lute force, upon executive determine- ' '. tlon of certain facts, a higher or maxl- - luutn tariff against those countries -: whose trade policy toward us equitably ' requires such discrimination. It to thought that there has been such a 4-nange la conditions since the enactment of the IXngley act, drafted on a i . similarly protect fee principle, that the

measure of the tariff above staled- will permit the reduction of rates In certain schedules and wili require the . advancement of few, if any. " J " The proposal to revise the tariff made in such an eutuoritatlve way as to lead the business community to count npon It necessarily baits all those branches of business directly affected, and as these are most Important it disturbs the whole business of the country. It Is imperatively necessary, therefore, that a tariff Mil be drawn in good faith in accordance with promises made before the election by the party In power and as promptly passed as dne consideration Will permit. It is sot that the tariff fs more Important in the long ran than the perfecting of the reforms lit respect to anti-trust legislation and interstate commerce regulation, but the need for action when the revision of the tariff has been determtoenHipon Is more immediate to avoid .'embarrassment of business. To secure the needed speed In the passage of the tariff bill it would seem wise to attempt no other legislation at the extra session. I venture this as a sugestion only, for the course to be taken by congress npon the call of tbe executive Is wholly within Its discretion. " Inheritance Tax Advocated. In the making of a tariff bill the prime motive is taxation and the se

curing thereby of a revenue. .Due largely to , the business ., depression which followed the financial panic of 1907. the revenue from customs and other sources has decreased to such an extent that the expenditures for tbe current fiscal' year will exceed the receipts by $100,000,000. It is Imperative that such a deficit shall not continue, and tho fremers of the tariff bill must of Course have in mind the total revenues likely to be produced by it and so arranee the duties as to se cure an adequate income. Should It be impossible to do so ny unporx ouura new kinds of taxation must be adopt ed, and among these I recommend' a graduated Inheritance tax as correc in principle and as certain and easy of collection. Government Economy Uraei. ;! The obligation on the part of those responsible for the expenditures made to carry on the government to be as economical as possible and to make the burden of taxationas Ught as possible is plain and should be affirmed In every declaration of government policy. This is especlallytrue when we are face to face with a heavy deficit. But when the desire to win tbe popular approval leads to the cutting off of expenditures really needed to make the government effective and to en able it to accomplish its proper objects the result is as much to be conaemnea as the waste of government fuuda In unnecessary expenditure. - The scope of a modern government in what It can and ought to accomplish f of its people has been widened far beyond the principles laid down by. the old laissea falre school of political writers, and ,thls widening has met popular approval. , In the department of agriculture the use of scientific experiments on a large scale and the spread of information derived from them ; for the Improve-' ment or general agriculture muse go The importance of supervising business of great railways and industrial combinations and the necessary inves tigation and prosecution' of unlawful business methods are another necessary tax upon government which did not exist half a century ago. , , Proper Forms of expenditure. ; n r The putting into force of laws which shall ( secure the conservation of onr resources so far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the federal government, including the most important work of saving and restoring our forests, and the great improvement of waterways are 5 all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure If properly ? performed. While some of them, like the reclamation of arid 'lands, are made to pay for themselves, others are of such an indirect benefit that this cannot be expected of them. A permanent Improvement, like the : Panama canal, should be treated as a distinct enterprise and should be paid for Ty the proceeds of bonds, the issue of which will distribute its cost between the present and future generations" In accordance with tbe benefits derived. It may well be submitted to the serious consideration of congress whether the deepening and control of the channel of a great river system like that of the Ohio or of the Mississippi when definite and practical plans for the enterprise have been approved and determined upon should not be provided for in the same wsy. . a Then, too, there are expenditures of government absolutely necessary if our country is to maintain its proper place among the nations of the world and Is to exercise its proper influence in defense of Its own trade interests in tbe maintenance ; of traditional American policy against the colonization of European monarchies In this hemisphere and In the promotion of peace and Inter national morality. I refer, to the cost of maintaining a proper army, a proper navy and suitable fortifications upon the mainland of the United States and in its dependencies. The Army and Navy.""" We should have an army so organ'ized and so officered as to be capable In time of emergency In co-operation with the national - militia and ander the provisions of a proper national volunteer law rapidly to expand tsto a force sufficient to resist all probable invasion from abroad and to furnish a respectable expeditionary force. If acc essary, la the maintenance of our tra ditional American policy which bears tbe name of President Monroe. ; Our fortifications are yet in a state of only partial completeness, and the number of men to man them la lium I clent. In a few years, however, the usual ? annual appropriations for sot coast defenses, both on the malsliaul and to the dependencies, win make tbesa suOcieut to resist all direct attack, .and by that time we may iMpe that the men to saan them will be provided as a necessary adjunct. Xftt distance of our shores from and. Asia, of coarse reduces tbe cessuy ror maintaining under anna a great army, but it does not take away the reenreaseat of mere that we should have an army cteutiy htrge and so constituted as to

form a nnclens out f Which a suitable force can quickly grow. What has been said . of the army

assy be aSnnad to s pestle way of Os csvyi JL navy camtot be iniM.: R s! be built and to extbesce' wbsm tae emergencr arises wU ealls for Rs use and operattea. Uy Ctingalsbsd predecessor baa to assay osechea and masssjBi set est wK fesce asd strfkias tensMO tlw necessity tor maintaining a stress vy eosanMnssrate with the coast Cae,'ta geVerBmentat reaesress and the foreign trade of or aatlow. and 1 wMr to, reiterate alt tibo reaanhs wnlcb be ksSpresiafed in favor of the potiey of sssfnumtng a strong navy as tae nest toaserrator of ow pesce wtb otter, satkms asd the best means of searing respect for the assertion of our Meats: the defense of our interests and tbe exercise of our tnfluenee In totsuttont mattors.' ' Must Arm M Ottw Natiene Oe Our international policy la always fo promote peace. We shSIl enter. Into nay war wtth a fan conswfousneea of tbe awfol eefnaequeacos Oist It always entails, wbetber euccesafu or not as4 we, of course, shall soake every effort; consistent wftb uStiosal bonor and the highest national Interest, to avoid a resort to arms: We favor every" Instrumentality, lke that of The Hague tribunal and arbitration trestles made with a view to Its use in alt interna tional controversies. In rd t 1 tain peace and to avofil war. But we should be Mind to existing- condttiofis and should allow ourselves to becoese fooltsh idealists If we did ot realise that, wltl all the nations of the world armed and prepared for war, we must be ourselves to a similar condition In order to prevent other nations' from taking advantage of us and of our Inability to defend-oor Interests and assert our rights with a etion sandIn the lntenuttionaj controversieo tna are likely to arwe in the orient growing outl of t ;tbe t oneatkm ; of - the open t'doer i anid' ether'V losoes, the United 8tates can maintain ber taterests inUct and can secure respect for her just' dementis. She win sot be able to do so, however, if it is nnderstood that she never intends to back up her assertion of right and ber defease of ber interest by anything but mere verbal protest dad diplomatic note. For these reasons the expenses of tbe army and navy and of coast defenses should always be 'considered as semethtaff which tbe' governiaent must pay for. and they sboakj pot be cut off through mere cooslderatloa of economy, ; Our geraaent fs; able tottf -ford a suitable arny and a snUabls navy. It may mslntain them without the slightest danger itls repubHe or the cause ef free InaUtettons. nd fear of addJUonal taxatisn ' esisjht sot to cng. stoper reeeeties For 4 Ckasisw Abroad. The policy of tbe. Ksled States Is the Spanish war and; since bee given it a postrloD of tnaaesce aasoag the satkms that It never bad ; before and should bo constantly exerted to eecurtog to its bona fide ciOsens, whetser naUve or natsrailsed. tespect for them as such to ; forslato councrtas. . We should inake every e prevent hunmiatlns and de&vsdtoc prohibition against ;;Sny: oi vimr citbs wkdtfng tenaporatPy to sojourn to fbssigav countries becaose of race or religion. . t , The aeawsss Queatlsw. 'Tbe adtnisston of Asfitfe unmlfrasts who cannot be. atnalgamated wtth our population, has been tnade tbe subject either of prohibitory clauses to our treaties sri statutes or; of strict admtoistto(QjresuIaUon secured by diplomatic . negotiations. I sincerely hope that we may continue to mmimtse the evils likely to arise from sack Immigration without nanffffsssry friction and by mutual concessjons between self respecting ' sversnients. IfoatiOme we most take every precaution to prevent or, fallinf that, to puolsb "outburst of race feeling stops our people against forelgnen of whatever naUonallty who have by our grant a treaty right to pursue biwful bnsfbess here and to be protected agatost lawless assault or iniory. This leads me to point out a serious defect in tbe present federal Jurisdiction which - ought., to be remedied at once, uavlng ssssred to other countries by treaty the protection of ear laws for such of tbetr subjects or cltisens as we permit to come within our ronsdletlon, we now leave to a state or a city not wader the control of tbe federal government the duty of per-' forming our taternatioiial obligations ra tMs respect, j proper legislation we may asd esght to ; plsce in tbe bands of foe federal executive the means of enforcmg the treaty rights of sues aliens in the courts of the federal government. It puts our government In " s pusllbisbaoss) posltlonr to make definite engagements to protect aliens and then to excuse the faihire to per f orm those engngententt by an explanation that the dty to keep tbesa Is is states or cities not wttbin our control. it we would procnlse. we msdt put ourselves in a positfoa to perforis our promise. We cannot permit the possible failure of Justice das to local prejudice in say state or. msmklpsl gevornment to expose us to the risk of a war which aatgU 1m aved if foenl JurlsdictioQ was stoertod by outtoble legislation by congress and carried out by proper proceedings instttuted by tbe executive to the courts of tbe na tional government. One of the reforms to be carried out adsalalstratJon is

duriag tho Incoming

s change of our moaetory snd iis-tg tows so sa to seems greater elestaelty to the forms of t sttesxj avauaMe for trade and to prsont tho Itottons of tow from epsraxtog totaereose the oto-aSB-rassmssto of a Bss 'hit panic Ths ismistetj i, iiismlMlisj totoly ei iirssid Is grvtoy fast tHKiSmasim ts cosstoss ssd tosa iiijiiid romesnSypss narrow vtow of Chose who heSsve Ust tm. ssJs jsnoss of tSm xsnr custom stomU bs to ssenre s Iht-s retmm on seiikmg cartel nsr of these snssstonsf essntV"-'' 1 psssVsBsm litflSfttttli '-&tt " vSesstpBSP ' ensnjr! Tssns umi!nmm E1'"'1 tatricato nmt so Psnjr SiUswri ns C'esn? Tbeiei' 'i ef cwtreaeyon tssrf temV

ed . their . tovestkSttoas . fs European banking; and monetary methods. The tofonaatlow that ' they have ' derived frosa sueh exports as they havo fossd sbread wa an:bteC3y ' be fssad seft to the soleras; of tSe i'cSSrsll prlmtkeT Tmt s ' -; -v favors Peeesl favlnsa flawha. . - The ' incosiam eBfsss :I shosJd prompny falCII tbe bsiiiiimIss ef tbe BessUicms fttttsm sod pass a proper postal ssvfsss bank PQ. t wt3 hot be wswiso or eseessivo patornalbns. Tbe prento to repay by the overssient win furnish' ka toducemaSt to savtoga desoslts whJcb private enterprise cannot supply and at such a tow rate of interest ss sot to wKhdrsv custom from extsanf banks, irwfli sntotontlajly focresse tho fnnds svBbte for investinest a cspitar to useful enterprises; It win furnish the nbsorote sectrrtty whtefi stokes -the proposed eebesse of soverhssnit snsaantjr of ' deposits so alluring without its perslctoqs refnlts. ; v " Ckif fjisoMies AsVeested. I sincerely hope (bat tl Incoming congress will be 'sllve; as It should be, to the fmportfnce ojrouf foretjrn traoV and of encouraging It to every way feasible. The pessibfltty of Idcreesteg this trade to the orient, to the PbiUp pines and to South Amertes Is knows

to every one who has gtven the matter stteetion. The direct eCact ,of free trade between this eoantry and the PhUtoptoeS will be marked upon our sale of cottons, agricultural maewnery and otber teattufatuTasr.hW ty of the estoWIshmefit of direct ltoes of steamers between North and South America bss bean brought to the st tentlon of ingress by toy sredscessoi and by Mr. BOer betor and after Ms noteworthy visit to that continent, ana I sineerelT hose thst COrross may be Induced to see tl wlsm of a tents tire effort to 'eStabttsV such llnea by tbe use of malt subsidies: -Tbe importance which the depart meat of agriculture and of comatarrr and labor may puy la riddtos the markets of Suropo of probiftttons sod dlscrlinlnations sgainst tne isrporta tiea of ear prodsets is fnUs snder stood. and it is hoped that tho see of the maximum; and minimum feature of onr tariff Uw to bo soon passed Will be effective to1 remove many of those restrictions. Leek Carta! flai The Panama' canarwfa ksvp'' Important Terfng: upon tbe trade be tween the easters SM tho far west era sections of; or' cstsfry ssof will greatly r taeresse f the faeCtaes 'for traiwpottatten between : 'the" ' eaetern and"" the western seetKioro" and ' mas possfbty reveiuttesnae the tranacoatlsestet rstee wit re0scl to bulky near chandtse. It wQ Cie' have a most beoodcial eCsct to tWfosser tb trade between the eas eea the ijsfted Ststossi tsei' western Coast of" tVioth AmeHcs eiai fssti with some of the Uasortast ports of the oast coast of tooth Asiertoa fosched by vrslt irosa :f tbs ssT'eosst.": Tbe work on tbe csssJ Is astklsf most satisfactory progrtoS, ipht type) ef the canal as a loch easel was hxed by congress sfter s fMt consideration of tho ejmltetto reports o$ the sssjorify sn mhiorlty of the eossplrto hostd ssd sfter the vecommendstlan of fho war department ssdtc the exocsttve npon those reports. Recent suggestion that spmetbt had 'eceszrst on the isthmus to make the lock type of tbe canal less feasible sthan tt wss ssppoeed to be when the resorts wore made : snd the; poUcy dotorsstosd on led to a visit to the Isthnius of a beard of coiuuetest engineers to examine the Gatun dsn snd leeks which are the Jkey of the tock type. Tbe Ireport of that board Hows fast sothlag has occurred to the natore of newly revealed evidence which should cbansje toe views once formed to the brigtoal discussion. Tie constrnetSoa wffl go on under s nMM .eCerve orgsnhaitlos contrplled bj CV))onri Cloetbsai end bis renow army engsaeers associated with hbn and yrta certainty be conuilered early to the next sdmtotstratlon, if hot before. Some type of canal mast "beT constructed. Tbe lock type has . been selected. Wo stem la fsTor of havlnc tt built ss ptomptiy ss soestble. We most not now; tberetbre, keep up s fire In the rear of the lptoto whom vre bave 'authorised to do, onr work, oh the isthmus. S We stost hold up their hsnds. and, apeaktnjr far the tocomtog admmlstratlon, I wish to say that 1 propose to devote oil the energy possi ble snd under ntjr control to the pnsbing or this work en tho plane which have been adopted snt to stood behind the men who ate donuj fajrkfsl bard work to bring; about the early completion of this the greatest constructive enterprise of modern Jimes. Pros Trade Wiuh.Plijlisntii ..The governments cies to Petto Rico an the PhtSsssnea are progressist; ss favorably ss csnkt be desired. Tho prosperity , of Porto Rico coatinoes unabated. The bsoiness conditions. In the Philippines srs not all that wsconld wish them to be. but with the psssage of the now trT birr permttttog free trade between be tJnlted Ctstee and the srctlpeiago. with sncht IbnRslSons to . snjpxr and tobacco as shall pes mist tajurv to the nmt tho prqStstle ' trsds sad-ths

baatotss 'cmd tdsonTfa 1the PCtoes

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ussstst to oncH Cessseliniij m nphoidtes; thai trnOtons of cfvfl taterty and hwipastog iiiwiitoi i iswisf.wsscbsghx. ho expected ussier imnkss anepaces. The work wrfcich ;wo are esssar these iidiseia to onr us! as s nsttos. : Won'ef llBBsnhlp Per Oho S issk I wok forward wth hc?s to torresskn tho aironfy csJ jt2s3 sots ten tSm sosth snd ths oGnr ssrttossof the conncry. : . Kjr cttof csrnso. to not to the ooutbern stotes. That hi a secondary cesslsi iSTTt. -"What I leek ferwosxl to to am Uans tiTi t ' isisj Misamia n ss jor-,-.'i potbebTstotos'sro thotr eOssTK -..-' . This Ps-ys Cmgsn R earner J osOon csant.teto-aaf3 wCasnt senco to C s rnoe.

Its progress snd its present condition. The thirteenth amendment secured them freedom, the fourteenth snisnd ment duo process of tow, protection et property snd the pursuit of happiness, and the fifteenth amendment sttempted to secure the negro agatost any deprivation of the- fsliltoge to vote because bo was a negro. Tho

thirteenth and fourteenth a: ments have - been senorsBy and bave secured the objects forwtJeh they were intended. ' fMe the Cfteenth amendment has sot been generally observed to the past, tt ought to be - observed, an the tandeney . a southern leglstatton today Is toward the ensetntent. of electoral qnaltaca tinii wbtch shall sanare with that amendment.,-; ' wc i':-: No Repeat of Fifteenth Of course tbe mere adoption of a constitutional law is only one step to the right dlreetlos. It must be fstrly and justly enforced as well. In time both will come. Hence It is clear to all that tbe domination of an Ignorant, irresponsible element can be prevsmV od by coostitutlonal laws which shall exdsde from voting both negroes snd whites not bsving education or other qualtncadons thought to be necessary for a proper electorate. The danger of the control of an Ignorant electorate baa therefore passed. With this change the interest which many of the southern vrbhe citizens toko In tho welfare of txo negroes has Increased. Ths colored' men must base their hope on the results of tbetr own toduatrysolf restraint, thrift and business success ss well as upon tbe aid and comfort sad sympathy which they may receive from - tselr white neighbors of ths sooth. There was s time when northerners who synmsthtosd with tho negro to hhi necessary struggle for hotter coodttloos sought to give to him tbe suffrage' as s protection snd to enforce Its exercise against the prevsOng sentiment of the sooth. ', The ment proved to bo s failure. What re mains is the fifteenth smendaent to the constitution snd the right to have statutes of states specifying quaitSca tlone for electors subjected to the test of compliance with that smew This Is a great protect lee to the tt never will be repealed, and it never ought to be repealed. If tt had not been passed It might be dlflcult now to adopt It. but wUb It in our fundamental law the policy of southern legislation must snd will tend to obey tt, end . so long as the statutes of the states meet the test of this ; ment and are not otherwise In : conflict with the constitution and laws of the United States It Is not the dlsposk tlon or within the province of tho federal government to interfere with the regulation by southern states of their domestic affairs. -Metre Is There Is In tho south s etrongor fnettos;nksn ever smous; the toteClgsnt, well to do end lnilssaUel element to favor of the industrial ed oca tlon of tbe negro and ths encourexement of the race to make themselves useful members of the , wmawnity. Tbs progress which the negro has made In the last fifty years from slavery, when its statistics ore reviewed; is marvelous, anrt It furnishes even reason to hope tht In tbe next twenty-live yeses s still greater Improvement in his eon dltlon as a productive member of society, on tbe farm and to the shop and in other occupations, may come. Tho negroes are now Americans. Their ancestors came here years ago agatost their will, and this fat then only country and their only nag. They have shown themselves anxious to Itvo tor K and to die for It Encounterias; ths race f eeHns agatost them, subjected st times to cruel injustice growing' out of It, they may well nave our sympathy and aid to the struggle they ere msklns). Wo are charged with tho sacred duty of, making their psth as smooth and easy as we can. Any recognition of their distinguished men, spy sppototment to oOeo from amonff their number, is properly taken os an enooufaaement and an appreciation of their progress, ssd this Just poney ebali be pursued. The Aspefatoient of N But It may .well . sdmlt .of doubt whether in case of any race ss appointment of one of their number to a local office la a community to which the race feeling is so widespread and acute as to interfere with the ease and facntty with which . tbe local gov. ment business can be done by tho appointee ie of sufficient benefit by way of encoursgement to 'the race to out weigh tbe recurrence and Increase of race feeltog which ouch an appointment ts likely to engender. Therefore tho executive in recognizing the negro race by appointments must exercise a careful discretion not thereby to do R more harm than good. On tbe other hand, we must be csreful not to en courage the mere pretense ef race feel ing seanufsctnred In tho interest of dividual polhical ambition. Ne ftaee Feetkts In White Mooes Personally :! have not the slightest race prejudice or feelloc and tlon of Its existence only s wakens to nay heart s deeper sympsxay for those who nave to bear it or suffer from tt. and I question the wiedom-of a poHcy wnicn is mteiy to Increase It. time. If nothing s done .to bettor feeling between the the whites in the south will contni to grow, and more and more of ths whSto people wra coeae to reaHse that the fatare Of the sooth ht to be by the Industrial and of pomiral frssrhtoisj by of khi racsj who are laCeCgent and sea no win be tho right to vote efl be both races. -The Tsars Is on matter to wtleb I Shan refer. It of great conttoeisy during the eniis xon My Civen tho cause of labor, with whose gte for better things he has shown the At he oha

i wise of iiimlniaeal. abss23 Ca - Csetar .tsU tho honest ps that rsJeeffeaowseivsnt ssd the cessssih Ciey weeTl tear frsSi hta t an boar, kt rate as to coutrCstary "j UJtaa tm "waefll send them some r? ecisi therein-tie so wtJcsi he believed wsdj rrove ccsrnto cr cocarare tses, Ktj tza.' - r--' ' antton-of iiemiigT'sss 19 gstosaa tonfa bes'wa the

Injuries sustained to the employ of the government through the negligence of

tho enperlor. it also psssed s model child labor law for the District of Cotumbls. in previous administrations an arbitration law for Interstate com merce railroads and then ' employees and laws for the application of safety devices to save the lives and Umbe of employees of interstate railroads bad been psssed. Additional legislation of tUs.kfnd waa passed by the outgoing I wish to say that. In so far as t can. bone to promote tbe enactment of farther legteiatloa of this character. X am strongly convinced that the government should make Itself aa respon sible to employee! injured to Its, em ploy as en Interstate railway corpora tion hi made responsible by federal law to na employees, and I shall be gtod. whenever any additional reasons- j bte safety device can be invented to reduce tbe torn of life and limb among railway employees, to urge congress to require Its adoption by interstate railways. Ues ef Injuwetlewe Naeeeeery. Another labor question has arisen which bss awakened tbe most excited discussion, That to In respect to the power of the federal courts to issue tnjssietlons to industrial disputes. As to that, my convictions are fixed. Teke away from courts, b? It could be taken away, the power to Issue Injunctions m tabor disputes, and it would create a privileged class among the laborers save the lawless among their num ber from a most needful remedy available to all men for the protection of their business against lawless Invasion. The proposition that business Is not a property or pecuniary right which can by equitable Injunction Is utterly without foundation to prece dent or reason. The proposition is asaajly linked with one to make the boycott lawful. Such a Is at variance with the Instinct and will find no In say Judgment, when submit ted to tho American people. Tho secboycott Is sn instrument of tyranny and ought not to be made legitimate. The Issuing of a temporary restraining order without notice has to several lastsnces been -abused- by its inconsiderate exercise, snd to remedy this the platform upon which I was elect ed recommends the formulation in a statute of the conditions ander which such a temporary restraining order eejght to issue. A statute can i ouffht to bo framed to embody tho best; midera practice and ess bring the subject so ejosely to the attention of the court ss to aaske abuses of the process unlikely In tbe future. American people. If I understand them, insist that the authority of the courts shall be sastjfiefl and ere opposed to eny ebanbs la tbe procedure by which ths sswito of a court may he weakened asm the fearless sad effective admin fatmttoa of Justice bo tsderfeted with. Having thus reviewed the questions tfbely to recur during my sdmialstrattoa aad having expressed in s summary wsy tbe position which I expect to take to recommendations to congress snd In my conduct as an executive. I Invoke the considerate sympathy and support of my fellow cltisens snd the aid of Almighty God In tho discbarge of my responsible duties. The Abbot of Feels. The abbot of fools, who was also known to different parts ss the arch bishop or bishop of fools, tbe abbot of ardsrule, the lord of misrule.. the master of unreason snd L'Abbe de Liesse, wss tbe person who used to superin tend the Bstumalia which were conv tn different parts of Europe from the Cftb to the sixteenth century. The feast of fools was an imitation of the heath sa aaturnalla and. like this, waa celebrated In December; hence tbe confasten of Ideas which has srtoen in mixing this feast with tho ordinary Christmas revels. Tho chief eeiebratloa of the feast of tools fell upon Innocents day. hot tho whole revels tasted from Christmas to the last day of Epiphany. Tbe young- people generally elected a leader, who went by ens of the nemrr quoted, and bo wss consecrated with many grotesqse and rldlouisus ceremonies. Engtand. Scotland. France and Gersntny ail practiced these wild saturnalia, sad it was with greet difficulty that they were finally abolished. The abbot was net responsible for any trick or practical Joke played on the rest of the cenjnrantty by his orders, sod the vletiSMr had simply to "grin snd bear tt." In the temple (law beadquartera, London) tbe offlce of tbe lord of misrule seems to have been a coveted one. far wo read that It waa only given to ion' of good family. London Terrible as wss tbe tragedy of that April night. It Is stlU true that Lincoln assy have sled st tbe right time for hhj Impattahshlw fame. He bad co ducted an immense nation through the civil war ever waged committed s stogie serious He did not possess Hamil ton's brilliant genius, but Hamilton never saw. the future more sagaciously. He sasde no pretensions to Daniel Webster's magnetic oratory, but Webster never put more truth to oratorical form for popular guidance. . He posBenjsmln Franklin s immense sense... and that twenty line on tbe battlefleld of Gettyst3 Is the high water mark of American sententious eloquence. It to fitttog tnht after such a career his own life should b the tost to be lost to that stttpeadsus strugste. . He had called over 3O0JD0O heroes to lay down their his own life wss laid humblest private solhoy of bettysburg or Rev. Dr. X L. Cuyler that a physician and ef his solicttcl ta by letter to wbo bad lest kds aptoa

following label: These must be used as necessities require. Be patient and of good heart. lie sent his servant wtth this prescription to the coaafartless mourners, who found It contained a remedy superior to anything; Galea or his disciples conkl ever administer. -

' A . Very Helpful. A provincial clergyman during; his sermon caught sight of a member of his congregation wearing; a very worried look. Suddenly the man's face brightened, and during the remainder of the service his appearance betokened a perfect freedom from earn. -I am pleased to think. Wnilam," remarked the clergyman after the serv ice, "that my words helped yon what this morning. I noticed my discourse that your face lit up and the sunshine of smiles chased the away.. Now, what clouds ' of worry portion of my sermon appealed so strongly to you, eh? To tell the truth, sir" replied William. I wasn't pay'0' so much attention to your preachin aa I ought to hev done. I was balancm up tbe week's cash in my mind and found myself two and throe pence short, I worried and worried about that money, but couldnt fit it hi nohow. "Then I happened to catch a word or two of what yon said ' about the preparations that man made for his prodigal son, and It came Into my mind like a flash of Ugbtnin that Pd spent two and three pence for a horsewhip to give my boy Jim a derin' good hidln'. It's wondorfnl. as you say, , sir. what a help a chance word may be. Good mornm, gSr." London Tit-Bits, Kt lie is a poor little neglected boy whose mamma Is so busy with era meetings snd club conventions sad such Important matters that she really hasn't time to attend to her children. This little boy was entertatotas; a casual caller while bis mother waa upstairs putting the flntohtng touches to ber toilet Said the little hoy, wheal own toilet wss sadly In ased of notation: ' "What does e. t. c meaar -E. t- c.r asked the caber. "Yes." said tho-Httle boy. "Ifs s sort of s word. It's to n book I was reading. " "Ohr said tho caller. "Etc Is aa abbreviation. It Is Latin. It stands for et cetera." The little boy looked pussled, "Tm not to Latin yet," he esid. "Et cetera," explained the , caller. "means well, it means and so on" The little boy waa thoughtful for a moment, and then he said: " "X wish my mamma could Sod time to et cetera the buttons on my pants." And. taking In bis disheveled appsara nee, tbe visitor mur New York Times. Cheesed Her Mi Mrs. Plgg. s very charming and vi vacious widow, called on a legal friend of hers, s widower, to consult him on s matter of Interest to her. "You know, sir." she said to him, "that when the late Mr. Plgg died he left me oil his fortune, much to my satisfaction, of course, but be handicapped it with the name of Plgx which X must say I dent like." "Weil," ventured the lawyer, "I presume s handsome woman Isn't espe cially complimented by being; left s PbJS." "I should say not," she toughed. "Now, whst I came to see you snout wss whether or not I must execute whst you cell s deed poll to get It changed." -: s :-:vv.':'-"Urn-or," he hesitated, ss If tling with s groat legs! er yes, but an easier way Is to apply to n parson, snd ITI psy all tbs expenses myself." It wss sudden, but a widow Is never caught napping; and she appointed that evening; for another consultation. Oriental Tbe principal types of oriental rags Caucasian, . Turkish. Turkoman aad Indian. Sir Bird wood to of tbe opinion that, whatever their typo of ornamentation may be, s deep and complicate symbol hail, originating In Babylonia snd pins" Ij India, pervades every depositee tlan of oriental carpstai Thus tbs rsrsst, ftmutt prefigures space snd eternity nnd tbe general pattern or SJltag. ss R to tocbaaealiy ternset. tbe tteetta universe of sni mated beauty. color nsSd has its significance, sad ths design, whether mytfaokclcsl or natural, bestial or Coral, baa its kirn meaning. The very n-regntortttoa, e tser In drawing or rolsrissT, to he cV'; served to almost every ertostak v pet and invariably to Tnrkosssn ear pets sre seldom scddental, ths usual deliberate Intention being to overt the evil eye snd Insure good Louis Globe-Democrat. ' The Miser stls The lives lived by the Moors sre without perhaps' sny exception ths most precarious and miserable -that can' be imagined. The poor saan ht thrown Into setoua for mism he never possessed snd can never pay, tho etch to be queened of all while those only can nope to woo sre members of families etently powerful to arouse the tbe local governor should be extortion and not suOcleuOy psaufal to stir up the avarice of 1 Even the governors of the suffer themselves as they s suffer, for Just ss they ssueese ths sgrlculturist snd the pesssnt so srs they In turn squecsed by the septan snd his viziers. and. xsuld they faa by eoasteat presents to sastetoto a good opinion st tbe court, they can expect only Imprisonment sad often Tacr were trvtas aa ed wtth a petty offense to aa CHaboms town when tbs Judse as&sl: . -Have y em sny one to court -mZaf w3 roach; far your good Ostt. ths of great i ths CthsZh--fctrata Ct rva lived ts txz?r s Cr aosy tvCss years aa tin CzzLl Cx3ft fcrtr rr yitJ Ahft Urt is enactor for yer