The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-04

! strong. well written document. Many OF his
| suggestions wall md earnest support among
| democrats. HIS Western training is snowi
| in the dis,inctively Western view he take:
| OF many questions.
| PERSONALLY, favor the recommendations
| in regard to arid lands. the preservation OF
the forests. the exclusion Of the Chine Sc
| the building of an :sthmian canal, th- lay
! ing Of Pacific cable the maintenance OF
the civil service. increased power to the IN
| terstate Commerce Commission. recognition
I OF the Indian as an individual. and a ma
! tional exhibit at the St Louis Exposition.
None Of these are party questions and
! should not become sucn.
I'm the discussion Of the tariff 1t seems TO
me the message is more artfui than frank.
| 1t advocates high tariff for the protection
tst and reciprocity for the free-trader leav-
| ing each individual case to stand on its
own bottom. This is in line with Republi-
can policy. That party never framed a
tariff bill on any other principle than a di-
vision Of the spois among the largest con-
trihutors.
From his speeches. both during the cam
paign and after. we had a right to expect
a more vigorous handling of the trust ques-
tton. The argument IS about equally bal
aaced between necessity for action and the
dangers that may follow it. As gentle
man suggested, the Presidents discussion of
the trusts did not seem to be marked by
that lucidity Of statement he showed In
the Oklahoma incident"
''On the subsidy bill the President is
equally cautious. He favors the upbuilding
Of the merchant marine, as does every one.
but he refrains from indorsing Mr. Hanna's
pet measure.
There is rather more Of self-gorernment
for the Filipino and a friendlier feeling tow
ards Cuba than We are accustomed TO hear
from such sources.
Taking 1t as a whole, there is much In
the message that will commend itself to the
business interests, and there Is likewise a
strong indication that the President will
take no decisive action along lines where
there is doubt of HIS party following him."
DOuGHERTY CALLS MESSAGE
VAGUE AND DISAPPOINTING.
IN treating of trusts and the tariff the
message Is somewhat vague and disappoin;-
ing. The Presidents vigorous denunciation
Of trusts during the recent campaign and
since. in public utterances. are not fully
sustained by the tenor of his message, and
his former views on the tasin are much
r edihed IN this latest expression. These are
the subjects uf great political significance.
and in dealing with them he appears to
have been most guarded.
Il approve the views expressed on tn.
question Of the reclamation of arid public.
lands and. incidentally. believe that tn.
OF reservoirs at the headwa-
ters Of the Missouri River would avoid the
devastating June floods. which in years
past have DESTROYED so many thousand acres
OF Missouri River bottom lands. I also in
dorse the recommendation on the subject
of the extension of free rural mail delivery
This branch of the postal service is of in
calculable convenience and advantage to the
and this fact is beginning to be
fully appreciated by them
NR. BALL OF TEXAS SEES MANY
Possibilities IN 1T.
Mr.. Ball Of Texas who was the member |
at the Kansas City convention, said: |
THE message Is strong in attractive COM |
position, weak in specific recommendations |
The dominant feature is that i; presents in |
somewhat Ctopian style, the most compre- /,
hensive system Of paternaiism ever present.
ei to Congress. From a benefcent reguia-
lion of trusts. the education OF labor to look
With exrectant eyes to the humanity and
iberality Of its employers. the reclamation
and irrigation of arid lands. under impossi-
Die conditions, to the creation of forest re-
'erves, where water may be inpounded ,
tame preserved and free camping grounds
provided, where our people may find res;
md health in gradual graduation. the mes
age presents charming possibilities.
The treatment of the trust question il
weak and ineffective, but shows that his
,arty has not the courage to do. namely,
eveals its true attitude toward trusts. The
President. as does his party, evidently looks
lpon these combinations. not as public enc
MES to be suppressed. but as large enter
rises to be encouraged by the National
mild regulation and govern
neat supervision being the only remedy he
The treatment Of the Philippine question
, not satisfactory. Time alone can devciop
he success OF the Republican proposition
or a government like ours TO dose out 20
people upon American territory all the
berty for which they are fitted 1 think
e Is fairly right in saying there are still
roubles ahead in the islands.'"
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