Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-10
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WILLIAM MNNLEYS VIGOROUS LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE



paid to foreigners. 1 have called the at
tentiOn of congress to this subject in
several annual messages. In that
of December. 1897, l aid Most desira-
able from every standpoint of national
interest patriotism is the effort to
extend our foreign commerce. To this
end u merchant marine should be inn
and enlarged. We should do our
full share of the carrying trade of the
world. We do not do it now. We should
be the laggard no longer"
In my message of December 5, 1899, I
said: Our national development will
be one-sided and unsatisfactory SO long
as the remarkable growth of u inland
industries remains Ompanied by
progress on the seas. There is no lack
of constitutional authority for lcgisla-
ti11 which h give 20 the couatry mar
thine strength commensurate with its
achievements and with it's rank among
the nations of the earth. The past year
has recorded exceptional activity in our
.shipyards n the promises of continued
prosperity in shipbuilding are abundant
Advanced legislation for the protection
of our seamen has been enacted. Our
coast trade. under regulations which
were specially framed at the beginning
of the government and since, shows re-
suits for the past fiscal year unequalled
in our records or those of any power. We
shall fail to realize our opportunities,
however, If we complacently regard only
matters at home and blind ourselves to
the necessity of securing u share in the
valuable carrying trade of the world" I
now reiterate these views.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
A subject of immediate Importance to
u country is the completion Of a great
waterway of m between the At
lantic and Pacific. The construction of
a maritime canal is nov more than ever
Indispensable to that intimate and ready
communication between our eastern and
western seaports demanded by the an
neXation of the Hawaiian islands and
the expansion Of our influence and trade
in the Pacific.
Our national policy more i~mperatively
than ever calls for it's completion n
control by his government. and it is be-
lieved that the mex session of congress,
after receiving the full report of the
committee appointed under the act Of
March 3, 1899, will make provisions for
the sure accomplishment of his great
work.
COMBINATIONS.
Combinations Of capital which control
the commodities necessary to the general
use OF the people. by suppressing compe-
SASAoAAs AAA LAG PAASSc ~ ~ oSA-
eral consumer, are obnoxious to the lay
and the public welfare. They are dam
gerous c~onspiracies against the public
good and should be made the subjec.
of prohibitory or penal legislation. Pub.
licity will be a helpful influence to check
these evils. This uniformity of legisla-
ton in the several states should be Sc.
cured. Discrimination between what is
injurious and what is useful and neces-
Sary in business operations is essential
to the wise and effective treatment Of
this subject. Honest cooperation Of cap
ita1 is necessary to meet new business
conditions and extend our rapidly in
creasing foreign trade, but conspiracies
and combinations intended to restrict
business, create monopoiies and should
be restrained.
The pest service which can be rem
dered to b is to afford it an oppor-
tunity for steady and remunerative en-
ployment and give 1t every encourage
ment for advancement. The policy tina.
subserves this end is the true American
policy. The past three years nave been
more satisfactory to American working
men than any preceding years. Any
change of the present policy of the gov
eminent would be disastrous to their
highest interests. With prosperity at
home. and an increasing foreign market
for American products, capital should
continue to wait on labor and the work.
ingman be secured against payment for
his labor in a deprecated currency. For
labor a short day is better than a short
dollar; one will tighten the burdens, the
other lessen the rewards of toll. The
one Will promote contentment and inde-
pendence, the other perjury and want.
The wages of labor should be adequate
to keep the home in comfort, educate
the children, and with thrift a nd econ
omy. lay something by for the days of
infirmity and old age.
Practical civil service reform has al
Ways had the support and encouragement
of the republican party. The future Of the
merit system is safe in it's hands.
During the present administration, as
occasions have arisen, the laws have
been modified as the occasion demands.
It is gratifying from experience of more
than a ear that these changes have
been indicated, in the marked improve
ment of the public service. The merit
system as far as practicable, is made tn
basis for appointments to Office in our
new territory.
PLEDGED TO PENSIONS.
The American people are profoundly
grateful to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who have in every time of conflict
fought their country's battles and de-
Tended it's honor. The survivors and the
widows and orphans of those who have.
are justly entitled to receive the just,
considerate care of the nation. Few are