The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-04

'.Ths collections from duties % Imports and
internal taHes continue 70 exceed the ordi-
nary expenditures. The utmost care should
Be taken not 70 reduce he revenues 90 that
fhrs viii bs any possibility Of q dshcit, but.
after providing aHninst any such contingency,
moans sheule Be adopted Nhieh will erinS ne
4 raIi special afisnuon 70 The nerd q strict
economy ~ expenditures. TIE tact tnet our
national noecs forod us 70 b nisgafdly y
rreTidInx whatever IS actually necessary -
nur weli-bainx should make as doubly care
ful 70 husband our national resources, a.
each q us husbands his private resources. oI
scrupuious avoidance of angling IKE waste
ful or reckless expenditure
Rssuiatiou Of Railroads.
In iEs5 a measure was enacted for the reg
ulatiun Of interstate railways. commonly
known as the interntate Commcrce Act Ihf
cardinal proFisons, q ,s. ,ss, sss rsssorsbis
ana that an shippers localities. and commp-
diiies should Be accorded equal treatment
what were supposed 70 BE- the nseeasary pow
ers 10 execute the provisions Of this aet
That law waa largely nn experiment Ex-
pcrlenee has shown the wisdom q ita pur-
poser. but has also shown. possibly that some
I a It's requirements are wrong, certainty tnat
/ The rarana devised for the enforcement OF ~
provisions are defective.
The act should b. amended The railway
IA a public servant ia rates should Be Just
/ 20 ana open % all shippers alike The gov
/ ernmant should see 70 i that within ita lufla-
dietlnn this ia 90 and should provide SPEEDY
inexpenslre and effective remedy 10 that end.
Attic eame time Il must not - forgotten that
cur railways are the arteries through whica
me eonmerriai lifebiood Of this nation noNa.
! Nothinr could Be- more foolish than the en-
nrtsnent 81 I~rinistion which would unnecea-
rarilT Interfere With The dereiopment ana
onnratfon Of theae commercial agencies. n ne
subject le ont cf Errnt importAncs and eau.
~ the earnest attention Of the Congress
The message points out the value o. ne
American forests and the necessity Tor their
conservation. and urges the construction ana
! maintenance of reservoirs ara NrleaAlt
s,~ier,r for the reclamation Of the arid lands
N the West OF the water rights 4 says;
HIn the arid states the cniy right 70 water
which should be recognired is tnat g use "
/ Irritation this right should atincn % re
/ land reclaimed aud be insepaFable thereirom-
Granting perpetual water r.shts % otners
than urers without coinpensat on e me
public. = open 70 an The obieetog Whicn
srclv AZ rivlrx awar perpetual franchises g
he public utilities Of cities few ol tne
xrnsfern states have already recognized this
nnd have incarforated DO their constitution.
ne doctrine Of perpetual state ownership q
a6sr aim should Be not simply to reclaim
tie largest arra Of land and provide hoanei
for The largest number q people. ~. I.
create Ter tkia new industry the best possible
I for.aI ard Industrial conditions ana tnia ri
! I qaires that we not only underst4no ne ~
isling situation. but avau ourselves OF tn'
[ I hest experience oi the time in the soiutiei
, I "a lfr rrrhierna careful study should b
Z ~ada hefh hv the nation and the states, Q
Z ne frirafion laws and conditions here an
/ / abroad Ultimately Il will pro~ahly be neces
= ~arv Tor the ration TO cooperate with ~
Z rersrsi nrid states 10 proportion IS thea
e .fstes bv their isrlalatIon and adminlaarafic'
r. show themselves A. GO receive T.
I Derelopmsnt Of hawaii.
4 IN Hawaii our aim must b to develop th
t-rritorv on the traditional American lines
8 lco az rot wish a reEicn q nrEe cities tiie
4 ~ rhrar labor. we wish healthy America
d T. ,munitr cf men whc themselves uN O
n me thsr cwn. Al eur leEI1iatlou Tor ~
p l.fants should be SHAPED with this END
o Wv. the waii-belnE e tha aFeraEe houi
r.strr must anord tha true tent cf On
b. lerifhv tevelcsmenl 81 the Islands. ID
a i.fi poiiry shoult nearly as possible
h ,roScisd % eur homeatead system
.. "a Il q risasure 10 aay that q Il Lsrc
g. .ne~e ne~ersary % repcrt as 70 Porto b.
. fhnu ~ 20 any state o. territory within SO
= rrrffrrufnf llniis. The Island i1 thriving
y never before and "a being adminiaters
e rneientlr and hcneglly. ia peepie ere %
p eriorinr liberty anf srder under the pr'
iecton 81 the unlisd eiatea. ano upon %
~ fsrt wa ccnFratuinfs t1em and cufael ?
ef Their mntefini weifare must ne ns careful
q "a fealouaIy considered IS he welfare
g nnr ether rcrlicn 81 ear ccuntTy. We hai
C rlTan them the great xift q free access {
~ / fhsif rrofucts e the marEets ci the lnIu
y sa1isa ! ank he aftsniign 81 The congre
fcontinued on eI. hih rasel