Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-12-17
To the Senate and House Of Representa-

when mas marked inc past Ntdl bOlu da
regards our foreign and az regards our
domestic policy
With nation rs with man the most
important things are those of the house
hold. and therefore the country IS cs-
peCinlly to be congratulated on what mas
been accomplished in the direction OF
providing for the exercise OF supervision
over the great corporations and ComDl-
nations of corporations engaged III III
terstate commerce. The Congress has
created the Department of Commerce
and Lnbor, including the Bureau of Cor
Dorntious. with for the first time author
lty to secure proper publicity OF buch
proceedings of these great corporate
az the public has the right to know II
has provided for the eXpcditing OF SUITS
Tor the enforcement of the iederhi anu
trust law; and by another law II mas
secured equal treatment to all producers
In the transportation of their goods, mus
taking q long stride forward in making
effective the work of the Interstate Coh-
merce Commission.
The establishment OF the Department
Of Commerce and LABOR, with The Bu-
eeau of Corporations thereuhuer, lnhihS
a real advance in the direction OF dong
all that is possible for the solution or
the questions vitality affecting capitalists
and wage workers The preliminary
work of the Bureau OF Corporations IN
the department has shown the WISDOM
of it's creation. Publicity in corporate
affairs will tend to do away with iShor
ance, and will afford facts upon winch
Intelligent action may be taken.
The Department of Commerce and La
bor will be not only the clearing house
for information regarding the business
transactions of the nation, but the eAeCu-
tive arm of the government to ala IN
strengthening our domestic ana toreisn
markets, in perfecting our transportallo
facilities, in building up our merchant
marine, in preventing the entrance OF
undesirable Immigrants, i'll improving
commercial and industrial conditions, ana
In bringing together on common ground
those necessary partners in Industrial
progress--c0pital and labor
Capital ami Labor.
The consistent policy of the natlohai
government, SO far as 1t has the power
Is to hold in check the uuscrupulous
man. whether employer or empioye; put
to refuse to weaken individual ihltlHtsNe
Or to hamper or Cramp the Industrial de-
velupmcut of the country. We recognize
that ibis is an era of federation and COM
bination, in which great Caplt0listic cor
porations and labor unions have become
factors of tremendous importance in all
Industrial centers. Hearty recognition is
given the far-rcachlns, benehCcnt work
NnlCD mas Deen accomplished bHlouSl
both corporations and unions, and the
line as between different corporations, as
between different unions, is drawn as II
In between different individuals; that Is,
1t is drawn on conduct, the effort being
TO treat both organized capital and or
ganized labor alike; asking nothing save
that the interest of each shall be brought
Into harmony with the interest of the
general public, and that the conduct OF
hnrh oh all fnpfpIuu the fnnIu ulpnt nj
rules of obedience to law, of individual
freedom, and of justice and fair dealing
towards all Whenever either corpora
don, labor union or individual disre
CARDS the law or acts i'll spirit OF arbl
trary aud tyrannOus interference Will
the rights OF others, whether corpora
lions or individuals, then where the fed
eral government has jurisdiction, it vii
see to it that the misconduct Is stopped
paying not the slightest heed to the posi-
ton or power of the corporation, thu
union or the individual, but only 10 on
vital fact-that is, the question whethe
or not the conduct of the individual o
aggregate of individuals is in accordanc,
with the law of the land Every mai
must be guaranteed his liberty and hi
right to do ms he likes with his propert!
or his labor, so long as he does not in
fringe the rights of others. No man II
above the law and no man is below it
NOR do we ask any mans permission
when we require him to obey it. Obcdi
encc to the law Is demanded as right
not asked as favor
Government Finances.
From all sources, exclusive of tn
postal service, the receipts OF the govern
ment for the last fiscal year aggregated
$3.50, 1866 The expenditures for tn
Same period were $0OG,O 99OOI, the sur
plus for the fscal year being S0I.29I ,O6I
The Indications are that the surplus 70
the present fiscal year will be very small
II indeed there be any surplus. From
July TO November the receipts from Gus
toms were, approximately, nine millio
dollars less than the receipts from tn
same source for n corresponding portion
Of last year. Should this decrease con
tinue at the same ratio throughout tn
dBcal year, the surplus would be reduces
by, approximately, thirty million dollars
Should the revenue from customs suife
much further decrease during the hsca
year, the surplus would vanish. A larg
surplus is certainly undesirable. Tw
yenrs ago the war taxes were taken OF
with the express intention of equalizin
the governmental receipts and expend
lures, and though the first year thereai
Ger still showed surplus, II now seem
likely that substantial equality of reve
nue. and expenditure will be attained
Such being the case, Ii is OF great me
ment both to exercise care and econom
IN appropriat ions, and to scan sharpl
any change IN our fiscal revenue syster
which may reduce our income. The nee
Of strict economy In our expenditures
emphasized by the fact that we canno
afford to be parsimonious In providin
for what is essential to our national wei
being. Careful economy wherever poss
BILE will alone prevent our income fror
falling below the point required in orde
70 meet our genuine needs.
The integrity of our currency Is bt
yond question, and under present cond
lions II would be unwise and unneceS
aary to attempt reconstruction of on
entire monetary system. The same lii
erty should be granted the Secretary G
the Treasury to deposit customs receipt
as Is granted him in the deposit OF r,
eeipts from other sources. IN my met
saGe OF Dec. ., 1902, | called attentio
10 certain needs of the financial situation
and l again ask the consideration of ia
Congress for these questions.
Merchant Marine,
A majority OF our people desire tn;
steps be taken in the interests OF Anne
lean shipping, so that we may once MOI
resume our former position in the oCea
carrying trade. But hitherto the dife
snces oil opinion as to the proper metho
OF reaching TINS end have been SO wil