The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-12-05

pensaDle prerequisite TO success in the
kind Of national life for which We
strive.
Our present immigration laws are un-
sat -sfactory. We ne d every honest and
efficient immigrant fitted to become an
American citizen. every Migrant who
comes here to stay. who brings here a
strong body. stout heart, a good head
and resolute purpose to do his duty
we'll In every way and to bring up his
children as law-abiding and God-fcaring
members of the community. But there
should be comprehensive law enacted
with the object Of working a threefold
Improvement over our present system.
First, we should aim to exclude abso.
lutely not only all persons who gre
known to be believers in anarchistic
principles or members OF anarchistic
societies, but also all persons who are
OF low moral tendency or Of unsavory
reputation. This means that we should
require more thorough system of in
spection abroad and a more rigid sys-
tenn of examination at our immigration
ports, the former being especially nee g.
sary.
The second object Of a proper lmmi.
grafton law ought to be to secure by a
careful and not merely perfunctory ed
ucational test some intelligent capacity
to appreciate American institutions
and act sanely as American citizens.
There should be proper proof of per-
sonal capacity to earn an American
living and enough money to insure a
decent start under American cond!.
tions.
There Is general acqulescence In
our present tariff system as a national
policy. The first requisite to our pros.
perity Is the continuity and stability
Of this economic policy. Nothing could
be more unwise than to disturb the
business interests of the country by any
general tariff change at this time. Our
experience in the past has shown that
sweeping revisions Of the tariff are apt
to produce conditions closely approach.
ing panic in the business world. Yet
1t Is not only possible. but eminently
desirable, to combine with the stability
of our economic system a supplement.
airy system Of reciprocal benefit and
obligation with other nations. Such
reciprocity Is an incident and result of
the firm establishment and preservation
of our present economic policy. It was
specially provided for in the present
tariff: law.
Reciprocity must be treated as the
handmaiden of protection. Our first
duty Is to see that the protection grant
ed by the tariff in every case where 1t
Is needed Is maintained. and that reci-
procity he sought so far as it can safe
ly be done without injury to our home
Industries. The we'll being of the wage
worker Is a prime consideration of our
entire policy OF economic legislation.
Subject to this prov.so OF the proper
protection necessary to our industrial
weil-being at home, the principle of
reciprocity must command our hearty
support. The phenomenal growth of
our export trade emphasizes the ur-
gency OF the need for wider markets
and for liberal policy in dealing with
foreign nations
1t Is most important that we should
maintain the high level of our present
prosperity. The cordial relations with
other nations which are 90 desirable
will naturally be promoted by the
course thus required by our own an
terests
ask the attention Of the senate to
the reciprocity treaties laid before II
by my predecessor.
Merchant Marine.
The condition Of the American mer-
chant marine is such as to call for i'm.
mediate remedial action by the con-
gress. It Is discreditable to US AZ a
nation that our merchant marine
should be utterly insignificant In com.
parison to that OF other nations which
We overtop In other forms OF business.
We should not longer submit to con-
ditions under which only trifing por-
toin Of our great commerce is carried
in our own ships. To remedy this state
OF things would not meerly serve to
build up our shipping interests. but It
would also result in q benefit to all who
are Interested In the permanent estab-
lishment Of a wider market for Ameri-
can products. and would provide an
auxiliary force for the navy.
Gold Standard.
The act OF March II, 1900, intended
uneQuivocally t oestablish gold az the
standard money and to maintain at q
parity Herewith all forms OF money
medium In use with us. has been shown
to be timely and judicious. The price
OF our government bonds in the worlds
market, when compared with the price
Of similar obligations issued by other
nations. 10 q dattering tribute to our
public credit. This condition It 10 evil
IDENTIFY desirable to maintain.
In many respects the national bank
Ing law furnishes suficient liberty Tor
the prope rexercise Of the banking func-
tion; but there seems to be need OF
better safeguards against the deranging
influence Of commercial crises and
financial panics. Moreover. the cur