The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1901-12-12

3 ocu k1einricrI ~. o81 ~ ~ ~;
tive h.>v 81 tie Eti<t& States h1r
been (otc>i 10 mcft 14os ocH e.J
}rtrlex.nx qn~-ios@ EAe<,e<z uo<t
icei<la.e 50: thc Philippians. Il >rs!l
take up the question o. the futchesc
Of the Dspish West indies Il must
consider the project Of constructing
cable ffom ons western coast 10 the
othc, shore Of The Pacific. and il
must provide fos digging canal
across The isthiaus. a ship subsidy
bin for tie eneonsa cement Of Amesi-
can shiptrila;ng must BE- either sp-
proved ca voted down. ssi the
River and lissbcf Appropriation BiA
iwil this session lie father co,apli-
Gated BY having attached 20 IL =
measure for the irrigation ~ The arid
lands OF the west. The question. Of
authorizing great inerease in the
naval establishments will also te cou.
siderea. The question OF excluding
the yellow terror" from our shores
has again come up. Three territories,
Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mex
ico will be found Knocking At the
doors Of Congress for admission into
the sistcrhood Of States.
The citizens 81 Washington take
Congress very much as a matter Of
course. With the OLD habitues, Con-
grcss is no great attraction Dis
tiuguishej public men create no seu-
sation. There are too many az them
Bn; never in the memory Of anyone
living hes there been such an inter
esiing parsonage ia the White House
az President Theodore Roosevelt,
aud more is hoped from him by opili-
mists who believe in popular govern
msnt than from any previous presi-
dent There are thousands who
would be willing 60 give him auto
cratic power. and If the country backs
him to the end as popular sentiment
~ baeSiag him now, lac will have The
equivalent Of autocratic power ami
bee able 90 test those reforms in the
civil, naval aud military establish
ments for which his name IS a
synonym. Distinguished as a pubh-
cisi, as a soldier. and as states
man. be is even more distinguished
as O. reiormer and as a terror Co. poe
iiticai couupiionist> and that horde
~ constituencies politicians who have
30 long regarded pbblio office ss n
private pcrquisite. II be succeeds in
downing this horde. he viii make
irmcr and iaifor Che foundations Of
the republic. ahd che superstructnrc
ief n thousand years wi.l bear the
marks of his master hand
4 man who has lived for quarter
of O century az the national capitol
and seen the inisiaction of tromeu-
ious political aud moral forces and
tendencies. who has heard the actors
and looked upon the spectacle. who
has even gone behind tie scenes aud
seen and smcllcd the dirty ropes. pul-
ieys and axle grease by which tho
scenic effects are made. has. of course.
ouigfown Die youthful .illusionmeuts.
/ Oar countrvmcn must either iu per-
SON or ly proxy have this experience
coz we win forever be az the mercy ol
expert political rascels. The worms
that gnaw thc fruit today are uepo
tism. iavoritism, politic,l patronage.
/ The appointrcs of the Government are
IN number one half million. SO one
who has not been bccn behind tie
scenes know how incompetent. hou
uonc than superlaous. thousands of
them are. IL is because they have
not been appointed toy theu fitness.
hut solely because of thci relation
Thip io Senators. members of Con-
gic.. cabinet ministers, generals aud
admirais 10 this class were wecJcd
.ult oi public service. 70 would be re-
duccd by nc least one third. but its
effectiveness wouii be increased
through the osoision OF GOO of liio in-
competent losfng male and female
bummcrs This Is one of the tasks
/ i, 10 believed the new President will