Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-03-08

in new and advantageous markets Tor our
products The brief trial given this legisla-
ton amply justifes further experiment.
and additional discretionary power in the
making of commercial treaties, the end III
view always to be the opening OF new mar
kets for the products of our country by
granting concessions to the products OF
other lands that we need ana cannot pro-
duce ourselves and which do not Involve
any loss of labor to our own people, out
tend to increase their employment.
The depression of the past four years
has fallen with especial severity upon the
great body of the country, and upon none
more than the holders of small farms.
Agriculture has languished and labor SUI,
fered. The revival of manufacturing VIII
be a relief to both. No portion OF our
population is more devoted to the 1nstltu-
lions of free government nor more loyal III
their support, while none bears more cneer-
fully fully its proper share in the main
tenance of the government or IS better en-
titled to it's wise and liberal care ana
protection. Legislation helpful to the pro,
Queer is beneficial to all. The depressed
condition of industry on the farm ana IN
the mine and factory has leSSened the aDll-
ity Of the people to meet the demands upon
them, and they rightfully expect that not
only a system of revenue shall pc eslaD-
lished that will secure the largest income
with the least burden but that every means
will be taken to decrease rather than IN
crease our public expenditures BUSINESS
conditions are not the most promising I
will take time to restore the prosperity oI
| former years. If we cannot promptly at
tain it. we can resolqtey tn ts our hy
friendly legislation. However, troupleso tLi1i
the situation may appear, Congress VIII
not, | am sure, be found lacking IN dlSpo-
sition or ability to relieve it as far as
legislation can do SO. The restoration OF
confidence and the revival OF business
which men of all parties so much desire
depend more largely upon the prompt, ener-
getic and intelligent action of Congress
than upon any other single agency aHectlng
the situation.
Ever Equal to All Emergencies.
1t is inspiring. too, to remember that no
great emergency in the 10S years OF our
eventful national life has ever arisen tnat
has not been met with wisdom and courage
by the American people and with hdellty
| to their best interests and highest destiny
and to the honor of the American name
These years of glorious history have eX-
allied mankind and advanced the cause OF
freedom throughout the world and immeas-
urably strengthened the precious free IN
stitutions which we enjoy. The people love
and will sustain these institutions. The
great essential to our happiness and pros
perity is that we adhere to the principles
upon which the government was estab-
Iished and insist upon their faithful oD,
servance Equality of rights must prevail
and our laws be always and everywhere
respected and obeyed. We may have failed
zens of the great republic, but it is con-
soling and encouraging to realize that free
speech, free press, free thought, Tree
schools, the free and unmolested right OF
fair elections are dearer and more univer-
| sally enjoyed today than ever before. These
guarantees must be Sacredly preserved ana
wisely strengthened. The constituted au-
| thorities must be cheerfully and vigorously
upheld. Lynching must not be tolerated
in great and civilized country like the
United States. Courts not mobs, must eX-
ecute the penalties of the law. The preser-
walton of public order, the right of dis
DERBY administration of justice must con-
tinue forever the rock of safety upon which
our government securely rests.
Lessons of the Election.
One of the LESSONS taught by the late cleo
| ton in which all can rejoice is that the cltl-
! Gems of the United States are both law-re-
speeding and lawabiding, not easily sWeryed
| from the path of patriotism and honor. This
| is in entire accord with. the genius OF our
| institutions, but emphasizes the advantages
! of intoxicating even a greater love for law
and order in the future. Immunity should
! be granted to none who violate the laws,
| whether individuals, corporations or COM
munities and as the constitution imposes
upon the President the duty OF both its
own execution and that OF the statutes en- en-
! acted in pursuance of its provisions, shall
endeayor carefully to carry them into Ell
feet.
| to power has been in the past that of 'op-
position to all combinations OF capital or
| gained in trusts or otherwise to control
arbitrarily the condition of trade among our
citizens" and it has supported ''such legis-
lation as will prevent the execution of all
schemes to Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or by unjust rates
| for the transportation of their products to
market" This purpose will be steadily
pursued both by the enforcement Of the
| laws now in existence and the recommends
| ton and support of such new statutes as
may be necessary to carry it into effect.
| Our naturalization and immigration laws
! should be further improved to the constant
promotion of a safer, a better and a higher
! citizenship. A grave peri! to the republic
would be a citizenship too ignorant to I'M
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great value and benefit or our constitution
and laws. Against all who come here to
make war on them our gates must be
promptly and tightly closed. Nor must we
| be. unmindful of the need of improvement
among our own citizens, but with the zeal
| of our forefathers encourage the spread of
| must be banished from the land if we shall
attain that high destiny as the foremost of
| the enlightened nations OF the world which
under providence we ought to achieve.
Reform in the civil service must go on
but the change should be real and genuine
not perfunctory, or prompted by 6 zeal in
pens to be in power. AS q member of Con-
gress l voted and spoke in favor of the
| present law and | shall attempt its enforce
| ment in the spirit in which it was enacted
! The purpose in view was to secure the most
! efficient service of the best men who would
accept appointment under the government,
! retaining faithful and devoted public sery-
ants in Office but shielding none under the
| authority of any rule or custom who are in
! enclent, or incompetent, or unworthy. The
! best interests of the country demand this
and the people heartily approve the law
wherever and whenever it has been thus
| administered. 7
Congress should give prompt attention to
| the restoration of our American merchant
marine once the pride of the, seas on all
I the great ocean highways of commerce.
To my mind few more important subjects
so imperatively demand it's intelligent con-
sideration The United States has pro-
gressed with marvellous rapidity in every
field of enterprise and endeavor until we
have become foremost in nearly all the
great lines of inland trade, commerce and in
dustry. Yet. while this is true, our Ameri-
can merchant marine has been steadily de-
Ginning until it is now lower both in per-
centage of tonnage and the number of YES
sells employed than it was prior to the
| Civil war. Commendable progress has been
made of late years in the up3uilding of the
American navy, but we must supplement
these efforts by providing as proper con-
sort for it merchant marine amply suf-
| ticient for our own carrying trade to for
eign countries. The question is one that
| appeals both to our business necessities and
the patriotic aspirations of great people
Firm and Dignified Foreign Policy.
1t has been the policy of the United
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