The Red Cloud chief., 1903-12-11

CARDS the law or acts In a spirit of arbi-
trary ana tyrannous Interference with
the rights OF others. whether corpora
tons or individuals, then where the
Federal Government has Jurisdiction. IL
VIII see to IL that the misconduct IN
stopped. paying not the slightest heed to
the position or power OF the corporation,
the union or the Individual. but only to
one vital fact-that IL. the question wheth-
er or not the conduct of the Individual
or aggregate OF individuals is In ac-
cordance with the law OF the land. Every
man must be guaranteed his liberty and
his right to do as he likes with his prop
erty or his labor. so long as he does not
infringe the rights of others. No man is
above the law and no man Is below II;
nor do we ask any mans permission when
we require him to obey 1t. Obedience to
the law is demanded as a right: not asked
as a favor.
Receipts and Expenditures.
From all sources. exclusive OF the pos
tai service. the receipts OF the govern
ment for the last fiscal year aggregated
$500, 396.67t The expenditures for the
same period were $500. Oe9, OO7, the surplus
for the fiscal year being So. 297. 667. The
indications are that the surplus for the
present fiscal year will be very small, II
Indeed there be any surplus. From. July
to November the receipts from customs
were. approximately. nine million dollars
less than the receipts from the same
source for n corresponding portion OF last
year. Should this decrease continue at
the same ratio throughout the fiscal
year. the surplus would be reduced by,
approximately, thirty million dollars.
Shout the revenue from customs suffer
much further decrease during the fiscal
year. the surplus would vanish. A large
surplus Is certainly undesirable. Two
years aR0 the war taxaa MARA taLap ~
with the express intention OF equalizing
the government receipts and expenditures,
ana though the first year thereafter still
showed "A surplus. II now seems likely
that a substantial equality OF revenue
ana expenditure will be attained. Such
being the case II In OF great moment both
10 exercise care and economy In appro-
priations. and to scan sharply any change
In our fiscal revenue system which may
reduce our income. The need Of strict
economy In our expenditures Is empha-
sized by the fact that We can not AFFORD
TO be p~arsimonious In providing for what
Is essential to our national well being.
Careful economy wherever possible will
alone prevent our income from falling
below the point required In order to meet
our genuine needs.
Needs Of Financial Situation.
The integrity OF our currency Is beyond
question. and under present conditions it
would be unwise and unnecessary to at
tempt a reconstruction of our entire mon
etary system. The same liberty should
be granted the Secretary of the Treasury
to deposit customs receipts as IL granted
MIN In the deposit OF receipts from other
sources. In my message OF Dec. 2, 1902,
l called attention to certain needs Of the
financial situation. and I again ask the
consideration OF the Congress for these
questions.
Gold and silver Standard.
During the last session OF the Congress,
at the suggestion Of a joint note from
the Republic OF Mexico and the Imperial
Government of China. and In harmony
with an act OF the Congress appropriate
ing $4,000 to pay the expenses thereof.
a commission was appointed to confer
with the principal European countries In
the hope that some plan might be devised
whereby a fixed rate OF exchange could
be assured between the gold standard
countries and the silver-standard coun-
tries. This commission has filed its pre-
iiminary report, which has been made
public. deem 1t important that the
commission be continued. and that n sum
or money be appropriated sufficient to
pay the expenses OF It's further labors.
With regards to the Improvement OF
the American merchant marine the
President recommends that the Con-
gress direct the Secretary OF the
Navy, the Postmaster General. and the
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor, as
ISOLATED with such a representation
from the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives as the Congress in it's wis.
dom may designate, to serve as a com
mission for the purpose of investigat-
ing and reporting to the Congress at
It's next session what legislation Is de-
sirable or necessary for the develop
ment or the American merchant ma
rine n American commerce. and in
~cidentally OF a national ocean mail
service OF adequate auxiliary naval
cruisers and navel reserves.
On the subject Of immigration the
message calls attention to the report
OF a committee Of New York citizens
or high standing, Messrs. Arthur ".
Vriesen, Lee X. Frankel, Eugene A.
Philbin. Thomas w. Hynes. and Ralph
Trautman, which deals with the whole
situation at length, and concludes with
certain recommendations for admins
trative and legislative action. 1t Is
now receiving the attention OF the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor.
The message continues:
Antitrust Laws.
On the subject OF the antitrust
measures which have been dealt with
by the Congress the President says:
In my last annual message, In connec-
ton with the subject OF the due regula-
ton of combinations OF capital which
are or may become injurious TO the pub
lie, | recommended n special appropria-