Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-02

but 1t is yet far from what It should
be. | earnestly urge that the increase
asked for by the Secretary of the Navy.
in the appropriation for improving
the Workmanship be granted. In bat
tie the only shots that count are the
shots that hit. 1t Is necessary to pro-
vide ample funds for practice with the
great guns in time of peace. These
funds must provide not only for the
purchase of projectlles. but for allow
ances for prizes TO encourage the gun
crews, and especially the gun pointers,
and for perfecting an Intelligent Sys-
ten under which alone It is possible
10 get good practice.
There should be no halt in the work
of building up the navy, providing ev.
cry year additional fighting craft. We
are very rich country, vast in extent
of territory and great in populations
country moreover, which has an Army
dimlnutive indeed when compared with
that Of any tirstclass power. We have
''li''Ni"N'ie uul ONll ffl lblll lDl
egn policies which demand the posses
sion of a firstclass navy. The 18th.
nian canal will greatly increase the
efficiency Of our navy IL the navy is
of sufficient size; but if we have an
inadequate navy, then the building of
the canal would he merely giving a
hostage to any power Of superior
strength. The Monroe Doctrine should
| he treated as the cardinal feature of
American foreign policy; but it would
be worse than idle to assert it unless
we intended to back 1t up, and it can
be backed up only by a thoroughly
good navy. A good navy is not n pro.
vocative Of war 1t is the surest guar.
anty Of peace.
1--WE need thousand additional Off.
GERS In order to properly man the ships
now provided for and under construc
ton. The classes at the Naval schools
at Annapolis should he greatly cnlarg.
cd. At the same time that we thus
add the officers whore we need them
we should facilitate the retirement OF
those at the heau of the list whose use
fulness has become impaired. Promo
tiOn must be fostcrcd II the service I,
to be kept efficient.
There Is not cloud on the horizon
at present. There seems not the
slightest chance Of trouble with for
leiRn power. We most earnestly hope
that this state of things may continue
and the way 20 insure its continuance
Is TO provide for thoroughly cnicicn
navy. The refusal 10 maintain such {
navy would invite trouble, and II trOu
Bile came would insure disaster. FatI
ous self.complacency or vanity, o
short sightedness I'm refusing to pre-
pare for danger, Is both foolish an,
wicked in such nation ns ours; an,
past experience has shown that sucl
faulty In refusing 10 recognize or pre-
pare for any crisis in advance IL usu
ally succeeded by n mad panic of hys
terlcal fear once the crisis has actr
ally arrived.
THE striking Increase in the rcver
ucs Of the pOstOiiicc department show
clearly the prosperity Of our pee
pie and the increasing activity of tn
business of the country.
THE receipts Of the Postoflice Il,
pn%tmcnt for the fiscal year cndin
June 30 last amounted to SI2l,SiS
o4G26, an increase Of S1O,21G, SJ3. s
over the preceding year the largest II
crease known In the history of the pol
tai service. The magnitude of this II
crease will best appear from the fac
that the entire postal receipts for tn
year 1890 amounted to but SS,51S,OG'
Rural free delivery service Is n
longer In the experimental stage: II ha
become II fixed policy. The results 70
lowing its introduction have fully lust
fled the Congress in large approprIi
tions made for its establishment an
extension.
Few subjects Of moro importanC
have been taken up by the Congress-
recent years than the Inauguration {
the system OF nationally-alded irrigi
ton for the arid regions Of the IA
, west A good beginning therein hu
been made, Now that this policy n
national irrigation has been adoptoC
the need of thorough and scientific for
, est protection will grow more rapidl
, than ever throughout the PUBLICAN
States
Legislation shonld be provided fc
, the protection of the game, and IN
Wild creatures generally, on the fore,
reserves, The sensclcss slaughter ,
, game, which can by Judlcious prote,
=. tion he permanently preserved on OF
; national reserves for the people MS
A whole, should he stopped at once. 1t 1
for instance, n serious count again,
[ our national good sense to permit III
p present practice of hutchcrlng q
/. such II stately and beautiful crcatm
as the elk for Its antlers or tusks.
g 80 far as they nrc available for a,
+ rlcuIture, and to whatever extent the
70 may be reclaimed under the natloni