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PAGE TWO
THE DAILY AROVORCITE
Ardmsrt, Thursday, Mreh , K1
TAFT'S 1
INAUGURAL
ADDRESS
Outlines Policy of
Administration.
PRAISE FOR ROOSEVELT
Speech Begins With Advocacy
of Predecessor's Reforms,
MANY QUESTIONS TOUCHED,
Incoming President's Ideas on
Trusts and Other Matters.
M 'it tarn- Any on wbs
! .. ; h I have jaat taken bsk
i ' weight of mpoMiMmy.
It !.- do (-ooreptton of to
u U .'.utles of the oaVe apoa
w - tjt to rater or br l
I- - r .per sens f 'be obliga
? ., tb Impo"-
f an Inaugural addis-st t
t . : uimrj outline of the mala
f ' new administration so
far .a b anticipated. I have
' r to I om of th ad
v.s-r distinguished predece-ssor
a.l -.:. t-i bold up bis band la ;
tV r ' r- :,e has initiated. 1 should !
be t myself, to uiy pro ml
crJ ' ' leclaratka of tba party
r".i" - .-.ii which 1 ik elected j
c ' : .:d not make tb malnie ,
ra" ' nforeemeot of thus r.
f rzL . t lrnportaat feature of my
e- i, Tby ww directed to ,
tbe -t. ti of th lawltatu at and
a, -f ' ;"er of tb great comblaa
t! ' .-,! Invested In railroads
a 3 ' nal enterprise farrylng
c " -f commerce. Tbe iters! ,
w- s rede-or took and tbe '
Uf' ' ; sed oa bla recooiroenda
t - -complisbed tnoch. have i
taas -i k-. :-ral bait In tbe vlrks ;
I - ; v. . I) created popular alarm !
1 r. usht about la tbe bal
r - 3 .-. ! much blcber regard for
t'X "
Further Attsvn Needed.
1 r ' :be reform laatlng. bow
ev; 1 . ware at tbe Maine time
fr ' :, alarm on the part of
t - - proper and progressive
1 v ... . i,.t further legislative
f 1 i ., action ire needed. Re
1 ' r.illroada front certain re
! : the anti-trust law bar
It: , r . . my orede-eir and will
) ' ute. ini tb other hand.
t' rith-n Is pledged to lrU-
j; to a prer fttli-ral an
I ' ! reatiirtian to prevent ei-
f : - of UrHlK and atochi by
- r.uia aiMl wratlns Inter-
h . .. : rallrnada
h reonotnbMtlon of tba de
j uatlce. of tbe bQTMiu ot
te departnienl of coui
.i .. hitcrotate
c iii i: effec-
. ,"t iK-iea l
- ure r- r.'!.I anil r-
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J" m -i '.- :.Ml IlillUi
I
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Ml f t ' 111' "! .'
le nit del
. i - tlr neeii.-.1
atl-trnat aod t
..i.tnt law aod tb.
--' in tbe eecutlve de-
'ii their enforce-
m . Bta Tirott."
tb rbaixe
t . ' trk-nn btml
rf- .g ' ' roeaettr (
' . reapect Xu
' b - don and
. .. which l
!m ' . jrrowtii of
a. ' ut icclade
' , ' - Hvail tbmt-
: couidlDliiff
c - " i vwwary
t ' tvnnk
' t 't differentl-
b" i,' --'j .oattou bawd
jowte reaaont and
' l ,ib latent of creat ;
'r ' -- and artificially control 1
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i t f formula! tar into pra
. i b chancea U creadre i
vi ..'- i t.'bet order and reqalrM
a-i - r.itiMi ptawlbte In tb In-:
';n 4-.ru that tiie amendmcnu
t f - -1 ar Jaat a naceaeary In :
t r .,f leeltlmate boatnoaa ai
ii a of tbe reform wMrb
fr " ' tbe nani of mr prede-j
ft--. - !
Fevmen of the Tariff,
' T'-" t Imjx.r
tn'r " r i ir ff I'
ii " : ' ' " i t the
Ia' r v. ' ' v - f -ed I
f awl as the .Vh dai Marc. la
e. r V 'i.Bwer'i mat hr at
V'" tf '1 'jre an ade-
-. .iw iitKt l,ni tbe dattn Ii
.i-ief f- afford t' labw
.i Uitairiv I t th. coantrjr.
of the farm, n it factory,
n I r 'Ba: to tb dlCe.
' ' rMi ,4 todactteaj
d ( "f pendwthia ber
a , ( k Ik b bail pat
) te-tie determina
f -rti - fact a btaber or bmxJ
i i 'ififl aattnat tbw roaatrte
ti-' rsde prky toward tu eqaltably
riuiro. n b d tar ri ml nation. It t
tb'-obt that there baa bea arb a
ban .o i-ooditlun oce the eaavf
Te:.: of tbe tnaeley act, drafted oa a
n.rarly pente-tire prtnclttl. that th
i.-ui of tbe tar's bore atatrd will
ir:uit be redo--!'.- of rate in certain
loi- and wt.i reqalr tb ad
iu runit of few. If any.
Tb- proal to re toe tb tart
riiafie la acb an aatborttatlT way $
ad l he lairinnw cotnotaalty to
ut t u It nn laaarliy bait all
i rarfb'- of hasia directly
tfrtfl. ami tbee are at la
("Ttant it dltarti tbe whole hwnta-
of the o..untr It k lmteratlvely ar
Marr. thervfTr. that a tariff Mtl be
lntwn In 'd faith In acrordaar
lth promt mad lfore tb rw
: ii t.r tb party la power and a
promt' ed a due coo Id era f loo
, ! irmlt
Inhentante Tax Advveated.
I;, tL- nuklnc of a tariff bill tb
.ri:iie mot h I taxation and tbe re
'urins thereby of a revenue. Da
Inrerly to tb tmatn deprat4i
abk-h followed the fl nan-la I panic of
l'.'T. tbe rerentie from covtom and
other eoun-ca has deTad to such
an extent that tbe expenditure for
tbe carrent ftaral year will exceed tbe
receipt by jltonniMn. It to Iraira
live that Dch a deflrtt aball not coD
tlnae, and tbe framera of tbe tariff
bill mut "f "inr bare In mind tbe
total rerenue Hkeln to lie produced by
It and aw arraita-e tbe dntle a to m
car an adetjaate Income. Xboaid It le
lmioaile to d o by Import dntlei
new klnda f tatatlou moot he adopt
ed. and iir tbea I m-ommetMl a
cradoated Inheritance tax aa cTe.
la !-1t-!le and a certain and eaay of
illetlon
Cvernmet Enmy Vrjti.
Tb obi Ural to u on the part of tboae
rep(lbl for tbe exnditare made
to carry on ibe jtoTemment to be a
ronomk-al aa Mible and to make
tb harden of taxation a llsbt a- po
IM la plain and abould be adrmecTu
rrery drclaratlou of government pol
icy Tbla U ete la!ly tra whea we
are far to face with a heavy deficit.
Mat wbn tb delre to win tbe popu
lar approval lead to tbe cattlns oC of
expendlturtw really needeJ to make
tbe covernmetit effectl. ami to en
abje It to aifompIUb It proper objects
tbv result I a much to be condemned
tb wate of eovemment fundi In
unoece arr exindlture.
In tb dejianment of asrtcultur tbe
um of wleutlfic exMrlmenti oa a large
-ale and tbe apread of Information
derived from them for the Improve
ment of general acrk-ulture muat r
on
Tbe Importance of Fuperrlins bul-ne-
of xreat railway and Industrial
combination and tbe neceaaary lnve
tliratlon atid pru-cutlo!i of unlawful
bUAlneas metbl are another uecea
nary tax iin zeniment which did
not exlut half a entury a.
Praaer Farmi f Ependiture.
Tbe putting Into on-e of law which
bll secure tbe . ouwrvatlon of our
reaource far a tiny may tie with
in tbe Juridlctlon of the federal sov
ertnnent. im iiMllna tbe niMt Important
work jf aai lux and reatoriiuc our for
est, and tbe areat Imitruvenient of wa
terway are all proficr sovernmen;
fttu-tliua whi'-h mual tnvoire larxe
npeiMllturc If properly ieriormed.
While aotne of tbe in, like tb reclama
ttou of arid land, are made to pay
for themaelve. other are of such ao
Indirect lieneflt that thi cannot b ex
o'cted of tbetu. A ivrroatieiit lui
i r-. i r..-ht. like the l'auama canal.
-I. il. ( I rcst.-d a n distinct eoter
i . - .ni' I shou.d f paid for by tb
; r--. -.1- of iMnd. the twue of whk-b
'Iltrlut it -t lietweeu tbe
r. .-i.t mid future generations In ac
'l.:t - with the lieiieHtN derived. It
. .. ., In- kubmltted to tbe wriou
0 !il.-riioii ..f i oitare altctber the
!i . i.tiii.it nml control ,,f the chanoel
f .i fr.-.ii rher tt-tu like that of the
! o . r of the MUil..l when defl
in- uint practical plan for the enter
prte lune been appr.ved and deter
tnlntl u;iii abould not he provided for
in tbe kame way
TbeM. tiM., there ure expenditures of
jrovernihrnt absolutely neceaaary if ar
country l to maintain It ir-er place
amoug tbe nation f the world and I
to cxer ie It pncr Influence In de
ferse of It own trade Interest In the
malntenatie of traditional Amerienn
ll-y agx iimt the .-..lotiiiatlon of Ku
ropean tnon hie In thl hemispherv
ami In the prnioti..u of m a'Kl In
te-raatlona1 morality I refer to the
ciwt of pmlntaltilTii: a pnier army, a
lofwr navy and u!ta'.i' fi rtltVatlorn.
Un the main'Mi-t of the I'nlte.
State ajwl In it ilei'ttdnclc
The Army ana tlivy.
W snouU have an array ao orcai:
laad and . , Bice red aa to be capable
la Mm of emergency In co-oMrnflia
with th national militia and under
tb provNton of a proper national
volunteer law rapidly to exhai mto
a force auttkient to raatat all probable.
Invnitlon from abrijad and to frruU' i
r.---. ta'.le ev-dtt louary fon-e ,f t.ec
'i li lui'i i , t , ,,r tr
c . l. -. " I . r
I ' i'r. . r ,
" r ' f -i - (. ' n n n t'n'
1 n r-n'a r t "e n and tfce
rjaart". '. saea to aaaa rtaeas u tmS ,
rtent l-i a few yr. h weter. tb '
aual t,uoal tj-pf -i riatt. n f-r ur
coat drfene. !(. . ! mainland
and Id iv defa-ndere le. will make
tbeta oulll' I'tji to relt ail dlrei t at- .
tack, and ly tSat tlm e mat btv j
that tbe men to man them wtil be pro-
ridd aa a aanaaary adjaact. Ta j
4 lata nee of oar a bore from Europe
and Ait oajra. redace tb a- I
reawity for BMlatalnin. ander ara a ,
rreat amy. ba: It doe bot tak away
th rqalr;ant at mere pradrac. 1
that we vboaid bar an army ajal--leatly
kinre and o roa; Prated a to
form a nadeu .nt ; which a .liable
fore can uukckly Kro
What baa la atd of tb amy
may b- affirmed la era a too.- em
pbatlc way of tb Mvy. a modem
aavy cannot b Improv-. It anaK
b built and In existence when ta
emerew y art which call for lu
as and operatbu. My dit!nrutbed
nredei'gaawr baa In many apcb and
uxaaacea art "Qt with neat fore and
strfklb lanruare tb necesalty for
malatalnUia a stmnK nary commeoa
rat with tbe cait line, tbe rovem
mental nmource and tb foreurn trad
of bath.n, and I wlab to reiterate
II tb rraoa wbk b be ba pre n ted
la favor of the poll, y of maintain tar
t trnar navy aa the heat conservator
tt '-or I-' with ther nation and
tb best mean of wurttir rsfct fr
tb asf rtk-n of oar rlcbt. tbe defen
.f it Interest and tbe exercla of
jut Influence In International matter
Matt Arm at Other Natleni Ds.
Our international polk-y I alway to
promote peace We ba!l enter Into
my war a lib a ftili coBarlouan of
'be awful conaequi.neii that It a I way
n talis, whether saceiwful or not. and
we. of coure. shall make every effort.
xmsiMeut wttb national bnor and tb
ntabeel national Interest, to avoid a
-cajort to arm. WV favor every lntrv
inenulKy. like that i f Tbe llara trl
'unal and arbitration treat Je mad
with a vkw to If ue In all Interna
tional rontrover!. In order to main
tain peac and to avoid war. Bat w
tboaid le blind to existiuc condition
ind aboald allow ourseiv to twroo
fJl-h Ideallsta If w did Dot realise
that, with all tb nation of tb world
armed and prepared for war. we mast
he ourselves In a similar condition In
wder to prevent other national from
taking adanta of as and of oar In
ability to defend our Interest and as
sert our lisbts with a strong hand.
In tb International contrvivemkn that
are likely to arte In tb orient, grow
In out of tb question of tbe
open door and other I ws. tbe
t'nlted State can maintain ber later-'
rats Intact and can s?are respect for
ber Jut demand .-'be will not be
able to do o. however, if It U under
stood that be never Intend to back
ap br assertion of rttebt and her de
fen of ber Intere-t by anytftlng but
mere verbal protect and diplomat I
note. For the reaaon tb expense
of the army and navy and of coaet de
fen nould always be considered a
oomethiug wbl' h tb government mu-t
pay for. and tbey should not be cut off
through mere considers t km of econ- .
omy. Our government l able to af- ,
font a suitable army and a suitable
j navy. It may maintain tbem without 1
;tb lightest daiim-r to the republlqor
i the cau-e of free institution, and fear
of adilttk.nal taxation ought not to
i t-banye a proper -.r. y in tbl regard
j Proteetian For Our Citiient Abroad. :
The polk) of the lulled State In
tbe panlb war und since ha given
It a sjitkn of Intluen.e among tbe '
uatku that It neer bad before and i
should be constant : exerted to secur- '
."ok to lt bona fide citixenc. wbetber I
native or naturalized. rep-t for tbem
a su.-h In foreitrn countries. We I
bould make eep effort to prevent
humiliating and detrradlnr prohibition
arainsi any of -ur tttlaenf wtihln"
tetriporarily to mrti in foreign conn
trie, because of race or religion.
The Japanese Quctusn.
The admission of Asiatic immigrants
a bo cannot I amalgamated wttb our !
Mpulatkn has been made the .-ubjt
either of problldtory claus In our
treaties and stnrtttes or of strict ad
ministrative reguution curd by dip
lomat k- negotiatkin. t sincerely nope
that w may combine to minimise the
evils likely to arts from such Imml
nation without unr.ecaary frk-tion
and by mutual con-ekn U-i ween
ilf rkii'tln governments. Mean
time we ui.wt take ererv precautk.u t
prevent or. failing that, to i.unisb oiit
bursis of ra e feeling among our w
pie against foreigners of whatever na
tionality who have by our grant a
treaty right to pursue lawful busln-t
here and to be protected agalnet law
less assault or Injury.
This lead me to point out a serious
defect In the present federal Juri-di.
tlon which ought to he remedied t
once Having assured to other tHMin
trts by treaty the protection of oar
laws for such of their subject or clti
sen" as we permit to come within our
lurisdlctlon. we now leaxe to a stata
nr a city not under tbe ontrol of tbe
federal overuroent tb duty of per-
rormlaa "or Intematloual ulill-railoo-i ,
In tbbt resptvt. By pnier lezlslailon
we may and ought to place In tb I
hands of tbe federal executive tb !
meattA of enforrlng the treaty Hgbteof
ucb aliens in th courts of tbe federal
government. It puts our government
lu a pusillanimous position to make
tlednlte encase men is to protect alien
aad then to ex. use tb failure to per
form those engagements by an expla
nation that tbe duty to keep tbem is la
MK- or cities not within oar control.
V. we would iwomUe - must u:
ourselves- In a iltion to perform iar
protnlf-e We enmiot i-rmlt tbe tssl-
M.- f .i!nr- . ' :' . .'
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f 5' ' iC I I'
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rr
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lef.k-'a'" by ;-- d rr!tf t
by "r pr pr--e! imitated by
tb i" T'-e - ff the a
;k tia c 'fnwt'
Vintlity Liwi Neei C"ie.
one . f tiie ref.-n- .' arrted oat
durinc tbe iucrtrlb .i-rt a a
a cbaute of oar ne : ' ry and banthir
law to aa to secarr greater elastk-lty
In tb forms of mrryj svallaM for
trsde and to prevent tbe limltatka of
law frotn operating t.. iareae tbtj eta
ba rras inert of a fir.i iai panic Tbe
aoaary comraakn appointed
rivlag fall coauklers..on to exMiac
cobditioiVi aod to all r-posed ren
dies aad will doabdss" sacgeat oa tbat
will naeet tb resialremeats of bastn
and of pubJk- Interes' We may b"f-
tba: tb report w!'l etnVsly neither tbe
arrow view of tbn who believe that
tb eol par of the new system
ba Id ! t care a larre return on
banking capital aor of thie who wonid
have greater exrt.i--n of currency
n-ltb llftle retard t.. provisions for it
Immediate rdtopt! a or ultimate se
curity. There hi no sni.ject of rc- Don
lr dlsraaaixi ao inrrf-ate and so likely
to evoke differing view and dogmatic
statements a this The commls-
loo In tudytbg the general Infruene
of currency oa basilicas and f luI
nea? m etirrenoy bae wisely extend
ed their investigation In European
banking and mooetary method. Tb
Information that tbey have derived
frotn such exprt as tbey have foand
abroad win andoalted:y found
helpful in the solution f the dUBcalt
problem tbey bar In band
Favsri Psttal Savina QanVt.
Tb Incoming congrea sbouid
promptly .'u flll tbe pn mis of tbe Re
publican, platform and pas a proper
postal savings bank bi:i. It will ncK
be unwls or xcesie ternansm
Tbe promise to repay by the govern
ment will fornlab an lntucemm to
saving deposits whkh julvate enter
prta cannot asjprily and at such a low
rat of Interest aa not to withdraw
cttPtom frora existing tank. It will
rotsptantlally la-rrie the fund aval!
able for Investtner.t .- capital In use
ful enterprise. It mill furnish the
absolute security whl h make tb
proposed scheme f government guar
anty of dep its ailurlng without
It pernicious rult.
Shi Subiidiei Atfvcatea'.
I sincerely bop that tbe incoming
concresM will be alive, a It should be.
to the lte;ort.m-e of nr foreign trade
and of encouraging tt in every way
feasible. Tbe possibility of Increasing
this trade In tbe orient. In the I'bilip
plnes and In South America is known
to every one who ha give t-c matter
attention. Ttw dfrx-t efltvt of free
trade between this country and tbe
Philippine will b marked upon our
safe of cottons, agricultural machinery
and other manufacture. The necessi
ty of the establishment of direct lines
of Hteamer between North and South
America has been brought to tbe at
tention of iinarr"wi by my predecessor
and by Mr. lt"t before and after bis
noteworthy visit to that continent, and
I sincerely hot that congre may b
Induced to se- tbe wisdom of a tenta
tive effort to e-tsbli-b ucb lines by
tbe ue of mail tubkJle.
The lmiwrtanve which the depart
ment of arricuitut? and of commorc
and labor may play lu ridding tbe
market of Kurop of prohibitions and
discriminations against tbe importa
tion of our products is fully under
stood, and it Is hoped that tbe u-e of
tb tmixlntum and minimum feature
of our tariff law to be uon pasd will
be effective to remov many of tboe
restrictions
Lock Canal Plan Defended.
Tbe 1'auam i anal alii have a mt
Important bearing Umu tbe trade be
tween the eas:eru aud tbe far west
ern ststloti of our country and will
grvatly in reae tbe facilities for
trunortatin between the eastern
awl tb aeeteru seaboard and may
possibly revolutionise the transconti
nental rates with respect to bulky mer
chandiae. It will also have a most
Is-netkial effect to Increase the trade
betwen the item seaboard of the
I'nlted States and tbe western coast
of South Amrrka and indeed with
some of tbe important ports of the
aist coast of South America reached
by rail from tbe west coa-t . The
work 00 the canal i- niakln: tuoet sat
isfactory progress?. The type of tbe
canal as a 1, w canal was fixed by
eonsr" after a fall consideration of
the conflict lug report of the majority
and minority f tbe consulting hoard
and after the rvcommendatiou of the
war dejiartmcut and the executive
upon those n rta. Recent suggestkw
that i-ometliing bad occurred on tbe
ithmas to make tbe kxk type of the
canal less; feasible than tt wa sup
posed to lie when the reMirts were
made and t'-e slsry determined on
led to a vlit to tb isthmus of a
board of competent engineers to exam
ine tb tlatun dan and locks which
are tb key of tb lock type. The re
port of that hoafu show that nothing
has occurred in tb nature of newly
revealed evidence which boald change
the views on. e formed In tbe original
discussion. TV- construction will go
on urnler a tuoft offectlv organlzatk'n
controlled by folorel Coethals and bis
fellow army engineer as x-lsted wttb
him and will certainly he completed
early i ibe next administration, if not
before
Some tyi of t-aoal must bn con
structed. Ibe k-k type has been se
lected. We atv all In favor of bavin:
ft lull! ns irotnptly as possible. We
must not now. therefore, keep up a fir
In tbe roar f th agents whom we
have authorised to do our work on
ibe ltham We must bold up their
haadH. atd. st'-aklng for tbe Incoming
kdriilr 'r t' 1 v:.h .. k.-v :f.. J
T' ;- s : ' ' '! ( 1 : st
f e 1 t- . , r 1
r "1 r
i 1 trf
tave fe t(J ; J 0 '
li asea vi tr detag fxJebral bird ;
w.t t brrag abeat tbe early csasySt ,
Ma cf this the greatest cxaracttre
eaterTrase of isoera time.
Free Trdt Wit.i Phslipglnet,
Tbe rvvernwm of our defadea-cle-
la iVsrto ltk. and tbe Philippine '
are progressing a. favors My as could
, V desared Tbe prop1ty of Port
Rico cvattaua aaabated. Tbe bat
ae.s coadittoo la, tbe Philippine are 1
aot xli tba: e coald wtb tbem to be.
bat with tbe paag of tb new tariff
bill psratltUag free trade lweea tb
I'nlted States and tbe arcblpetago. j
with sKb limitation la ntear and'
. taoaysco a 'hall preveat Injury to tbe
do taw tic ta:eret oa tboe prtJnct. ,
wr can count oa an Improvement la i
1 balnes condltkans la tbe Ihi:ippine ;
sad tb development of a mutaally j
, produble trad between tbU country ,
, a4 tb lland. Meantime our gov
erameat In each dependency u uphold-1
tog tbe traditions of civil liberty and
bvrea-inr p .pular control, whk-h might '
' b expctei under American aapre
Tb work whkh w are doing there'
rtsdoond to our credit as a nation .
Werd ef Friendihip Fo the South. I
I kk forward with b"ts t- lacrea
, Ing tbe already grssi feeling between
tbe Matb and tbe other k.-:1o&s of the
country. My chief parpo is no: ic
efect a change in tbe electoral vote of
tbe foatbera :ates. Jlbl U a second
ary consideration, tvbat I look for-!
ward to Is an Increase in tbe tolerance
of political rlews of all kinds and'
' tbetr advocacy throughout tb south
i aad the existence of a respect We po-!
, titlcal opposition !n every state even
more than than tbK to an increased ;
feeUng on the part of alt tbe people In ,
, tbe south that this government Is tbetr ,
! .government and that lb ot&cer In
1 tbetr states are their officer.
1 The Nejrs Queition. I
Tbe c neldt ration of tbi question 1
I cannot, however, le complete and full I
; without reference to tb nerro race, 1
Its procres and Its present condirJon. '
Tbe thirteenth amendment secured'
tbem freedom, tbe fourteenth amend- j
meet due pr-c- of law. protection ;
of property and tbe pursuit of bappl-i
ne-s. and tbe fifteenth amendment at-!
, tempted to secure tb negro a rain-:
any deprivation of tbe privilege to
1 rot because he wa a negro. The
' thirteenth and fourteenth amend
I mnts have been generally enforced 1
and have secured the object for which
tbey were Intended While tbe fix-,
teenth amendment has not been gener-'
ally obeerved in tb past. It ought to
be observed, and tbe tendency of'
' southern legislation today 1 toward
-tb- enactment of electoral qualiaca
' lions whkh shall square with tba:
amendment. !
No Repeal ef Fifteenth Amendment, j
Of course the mre adoption of a
constitutional law Is only one step In ,
- the right direction. It must be fairly
and Justly enforce! as well, lu time
both will come. Hence it is clear to ,
all that tbe domination of an ignorant,
irresponsible element can be prevent
ed by constitutional laws whkh shall 1
exclude from voting both negroes and ,
1 whites not having education or other
(jualldcatlons thought to bv neco-arr I
for a proer electorate. Tbe danger ,
of the control of an Ignorant electorate
has therefore ja-sed. With this change !
the Interest which many of the south-1
ern white citizen take in tbe welfare
of tbe negroes ha Increased. Tbe col
ored men most ba-e their hope on tbe '
result of their own Industry, self re
straint, thrift and business success as
well as upon the aid and comfort aad '
sympathy whkh tbey may receive1
from their white neighbors of tbe 1
south. There was a time when north- j
enters who sympathized with the ne-!
gro In his aece-.Nry struggle for bet- j
ter condition sought to gtv to him 1
the suffrage as a protection and to en
force It. exercise asin: tbe prevail- J
..lag sentiment of the soufli The more- '
raent proved to be a failure. What re-,
main is the fifteenth amendment to '
tbe constitution and tbe right to have !
1 statutes of states specifying quaiiaca- '
lions for electors subjected to the tet
of compliance with that amendment. 1
This Is a great protection to the negro. !
It never will be rejtealei!. aad It uerer '
ought to be repealed. If tt bad not !
been passed It might be difficult now ,
, to adopt tt, but with It in our funda-1
mental law tbe ioll-y of southern leg-,
fetation must ami will tend to obey It. j
and so long as tbe statutes of tbe
states meet the test of this amend- j
ment ami are not otherwise in con- 1
diet with tbe constitution ami laws of
tbe I'nlted States it 1 not tbe dlsposj.
tlon or within tbe province of tbe fed-,
oral government to Interfere with the
regulation by southern state of tbetr
rtomcMlc affairs. j
"Negro It Now American." '
There Is in tbe south a stronger feel- ,
log than ever among tbe Intelligent. '
well to d and mauential el.enent In 1
favo- of the Industrial education of
tbe negro and the encouragement of 1
the race to make themselves uvful i
members of tb community. The '
progress wbk-h tbe negro has- made In '
tb lat fifty years from shivery, when
Its i-tatl-iks are rertewed. is marvel- ,
on, aad It furalbes every reason to j
nope that In tb next twenty-five years
a still greater Improvement tn bis con- j
dltton as a productive metni-r of so- ,
etety. on the farm and in the shop aad
lit other occupation, may come. Tbe
negroes are now Americans. Tbetr
aaceMHs cam here years ago against
tbetr will. a.l this U tbir only coun
try and their only flag. Tbey bare
shown tbemselve. anxious to live for
tt and to die f,- it. Enrsounterlng tbe
race feeling against tbem, subjected j
at times to cruel Injnsttk- growing oat !
of It. tbey may well have our profound ;
sjiupvhv and aid Ii the struggle tb-r '
ire :: (. g We i iri-.l 'h f-
ss '-! .' . f . ko ,. .. r .,.lj ,
tr. j- ' e v , we r. Ary
rt sr. .. , g.ej a
any r ' t efrnacrp
tbetr number. ! property taken as aa
focourareroetit and an appreciation of
tbetr progress, and this just jy
iball l.e pursued
The App-sr.iment ef Negret.
Bet it may wei. admit of doubt
better in case of any race an np
pointmettt of cm of their number b
a koal otnee ta a cc.mmurf.ty In wbl- b
tbe race feeling I so widespread and
acute a tfe.interfere with tbe ease and
faculty mtb which the local govern
asent bOflne ran Is? don by tbe ap
pMntee H of satadent tsrnefit by way
of easirageasPUt tc the race t out
weigh tbe recurreciN' . J Increase of
race feeling whkh m ti an ap;'i:it
mea: I likely to ecce:,.er. Theref. re
tbe executive in rec gnhtirg the iiegr"
race by app irtment raut exer im- j
careful dlsrretk.u not thereby t U" t
more barm than gusL On the t tier
hand, we must b- tareful not to e-.
courage tbe mere preten of ra e fc
lng ma lu fa tare 1 in the Interest tf
dtrtdaal political ambition.
No Raee Feelinj In Vhlt Houie.
Perwnally I Lave not tbe llgbtet
race nrejudl. e r feeling, and r- -g-.j
tloa of Its existence only aw.i.-, in
nty bear: a deeper sympathy for ',
who have to bear tt or suffer fr. n it
and I quetka tbe widom f a j--.kv
whlh l. likely to increase If Mem
time. If nothing U done to prevent a
better feeling between tbe negroes and
tbe white tn tbe south will continue
to grow, and mere and more of tbe
white people will come to realise that
the future of tbe south Is to be much
bVneflted by tbe Industrial and Intel
lectual progress of tbe negro. Tbe ex- '
errte of political franchise br tbo
of hi race who are intelligent and
well to do will be acquleMed in. and
the right to vote will b withheld only I
from tbe Ignorant and irresponsible of '
both race. f
The Labor Quettlon.
There u on other matter to which I
shall refer. It was mad tb subject
of great controversy during tbe elec
tion and calls for at least a passing
reference now. My dltlngul-hc-1 pred
ecessor ba ul-tn much attention t .
th cause of bor. with whose strug
gle for better things be bas shown the
s-lncerest sympathy. At hl Instance
conrn-s ha passd the bill fixing tbe
liability of Interstate carrier to their
employees f.-r Injury sustained In tbe '
course of employment. atxllhlag the !
rule of fellow servant and tbe common I
law rule as :o contributory negligence j
and substituting therefor tbe so called
rule of comparative negligence. It has j
alo passed a law fixing the compen- I
atkn of government employees for '
injuries sustained in tbe employ of the I
government through tbe negligence of 1
the superior. It also pas-ed a oxslel
child labor law for tbe District of Co
luabla. In previous ahmlnlstratlons
aa arbitration lew for Interstate com
merce railroads acd their employees
aad laws for the application of safety
devices to save tbe lives and limb of
employee of Interstate ralh-oad bad
b-en passed. Additional legislation oM
this kind was passed by tbe outgoing
congress.
I wh to say that. In so far a I can
I bopo to promote tbe enactment of 1
further legislation of this character.
1 am :rongly convlnced'tliat tbe gov
ernment should make Itself a respon
sible to employees- Injured in Its em
ploy as an interstate railway corporv
tlon Is made responsible by federal
law to its employees, and I shall ls
glad. whenever any additional reasona
ble safety device can le Invented to
reduce the lo of life and limb among
railway employee, to urge congress
to require tt adoption by Interstate
railways.
Ute ei Injunctions Necessary.
Another labor uetiou ba arisen
which ha awakened the mot excited
dlcuson. That Is lu repct to the
jower of the federal court to lsue
Injunctions in lndurrial disputes. A
to that, my conviction are fixed. Take
away from court.. If It could 1k taken
away, the jwwer to ue Injunctions
In lal-nr dispute, and It would create
a privileged cuts among the laUirers
and ave tbe lawless among their num
ber from a roost needful remedy avail
able to all men for the protection of
their business against law:? Invasion
Tbe imposition that business l uot a
property or js. uulary right which can
be protested by equitable Injunction is
utterly without foundation In prece
dent or reason. The proi'io I
Ufcually linked with one to make the
secondary boycott lawful. Such a
proposition is at variance with the
American instinct and will find no
support. In my jidgment. when submit
ted to tbe American eop!e. The sec
ondary boycott is an instrument of
tyranny and ought not to be made
legitimate.
Tbe Issuing of a temporary restrain
ing order without notice has In several
Instances! been abused by its Incon
siderate exercise, and to remedy this
tb platform upon which I was elect
ed recommends tbe formulation tn n
ttatute of the conditions under which
such a temporary restraining order
ought to tssne A statute can and
ought to be framed to emltslv the best
nvslern practice ami can bring the sub- j
" . .rvij 10 1 up aiieuiion ox me
court as to make abuse?) of tbe process
unlikely ta the future. American peo
ple. If I understand them, intlst that
tbe authority of the courts shall be
sustained and are opposed to any
change in tbe procedure by which the!
powers of a rourt may le weakened 1
and tbe fearles and effective admin-'
1st ration of justice 1 Interfered with, j
Having thus reviewed tbe questions
likely to recur durli g my admlnlstra-.
tlon and having expressed In a sum- '
mary way tie lt..n which 1 expect j
to talc !i rs-omtm-r datlons to coi.
gresn . ! rur 1 onri. t ns an exi- u-f-e
I 1 f i' e f r s-jden'e fit-;.
jade -i t-vft rt my fe' w ,,
xer.s a- ' o.l f f Almighty God In
tfce Alt -r-e of ray resnor.sllle duties.
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CREEK INDIAN ALLOTMENT
BELIEVED NATIONAL COUNCIL.
WILL NOT RATIFY EDICT GIV
EN OUT FROM WASHINGTON.
Okmulsee, Okla., Mar. 3. Informa
tion is here from Washington that tic
Indian a;spropriatlon bill carries a
provision to equalize allotments of
that nation to the amount of 1501 in
land or money. For this the Creeks
will be required to sign a receipt la
full for all due from the government
tbat is the outgrowth of the treat -under
which they took their lands in
severalty aad gave up a tribal form
of government. Before any action !.
taken the compact muat be ratified
by tho national council which, it is
Intimated, tbe council will refuse to
do.
By terms of the treaty Creek Indi
an were to receive equal shares in
the tribal estate and any Indian re
ceiving land of lee value than ll.to"
was to have tbe difference in cash
When the government figured It oir
t: was about 13.000.000 in debt tf
the Creek under the contract, and
the appropriation referred to is sup
posed to wipe out the claim, but
somewhat short of the original agre.
ment. The Creek leaders point out
to the proposed payment as another
exhibition of th federal government
refusing tc carry out its contract
with them. They charge thin has been
the hlstorv of Its other treaties Tho
Indians ar willing that the matter
be referre to the court of claims with
the right to appeal to 'hf s iprem-
court of the Vnl'ed Stat- s
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Rapid Cooling of tho Surface of
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ordinary sense from one individual to an
other. As the slightest 'Void" prediipo-e
the individual to attacks of the mot Tero
and dangerous catarrhs! -.(lections, the nr
ces-sity for quick cure need not be enforced.
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