Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-05
TRrsrs - M~oxoRoLEEs.

49,
@The declaration OF the party now
restored to power has been IN the
past opposed 70 al combinations Of
capital, organized in trusts or OF her
wise, to control arbitrarily the con-
I ditiOns Of trade among Y citizens.
and It has supported such legislation,
as well, as TO prevent the execution
Of all schemes TO Cypress the people
by undue charges on their supplies or
by unjust rates for the Transports
tion Of their produetst to market. This
purpose will steadily be pursued, both
oy the enforcement Of the law TOW 10
existence. and the recommendation
and support Of such new statutes as
may be necessary 10 carry IL into ef-
feet.
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
"Our naturalization and immigra-
tion laws should be further improved
to the constant promotion Of a safer,
a better and higher citizenship. A
grave peril to the republic would be a
citizenship too ignorant TO understand
or too vicious TO appreciate the great
value and benefit Of our legislation
and laws, and against all who ONE
here to make war upon them our gates
must be promptly and tightly closed.
Nor must we be unmi1dful OF the
need Of improvement among our own
citizens, but with the zeal OF our fore
fathers encourage the spread Of
knOwledge and free education. Hi
teracy must be banished from the
land IL We shall attain that high dsst-
iny as the foremost OF the enlightened
nations OF the world, which, under
providence, we ought TO achieve.
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Congress should give prompt at
tention TO the restoration OF our
American merchant marine, nee the
the pride OF the seas In all the great
ocean highways Of commerce. To my
mind few more important subjects so
i~mperatiyely demand its intelligent
consideration. The United States has
progressed with marvellous rapidity
Ia every field OF enterprise and en-
deayor Until we have become .formOst
In nearly all the great lines of inland
trade, commerce aud industry. Yet
while this is true, our American mer-
chant marine has been steadily de-
cllning, until now IL ge anr both In
percentage and tonnais loved the
number OF vessels employed than it
was prior TO the civil war.
"Commendable progress has been
made OF late years 10 the upbullding
OF the navy, but we must supplement
these efforts by providing as a proper
consort for IL, a merchant marine
amply sufficient for our own carrying
trade TO foreign countries. The
question one that appeals both to our
business necessities and the patriotic
aspirations of a great people.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
1T has been the policy OF the
United States since the foundation Of
the government to cultivate relations
OF peace and amity with all the ma
tions OF the world, aud this accords
with my conception Of our duty now.
We have cherished the policy OF non
interference with the affairs Of foreign
governments, wisely inauRurated by
| Washington, keeping ourselves from
ENHANCEMENT either as allies or foe S
content 70 leave undisturbed with
them the settlement OF their own do
nestle ncern 1t will be our aim
TO pursue a firm and digniiied foreign
policy, which shall be just, impartial
ever watehful of our national honor,
and always insisting upon the enforce
ment OF the lawful rights OF American
citizens everywhere.
"Our diplomacy should seek moth
log more and accept nothing less than
Is due US. We want no wars OF con-
quest;we must avoid the temptation OF
territorial aggression. War should
never be entered upon until every
agency OF peace has failed. Peace is
preferable TO war In most every con-
tingeney.
THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
Arbitration Is the true method OF
settlement OF international as we'll as
local OF Individual d~ifferenceg II was
recognized as che best meanso OF adjust
ment OF differences between employers
and employees by the 49th congress In
is0d, aud its application was extended
TO our diplomatic relations by the I'M
Luminous conference OF the senate aud
house OF the 5lst congress in 1890. The
latter was accepted as y basisof negol-
%atlons with US by the british house OF
commons in 1898, and upon our inYita-
ltlon, a treaty OF arbitration between
Great Britain aud the United States
was signed ia January last. Since the
treaty is clearly the result OF our owl
Initiative, since il has been recognized
as the leading feature OF our foreign