The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1903-12-10
THE
Wide Range of Topics Discussed il
Great Detail-CanaI5 Question.

Great Detail-Canal3 Question.
Washington, D. c., Dec. President
TRoosevelt3s message is long and dis
cusses in considerable detail a num-
Der of newer subjects, especially the
isthmian situation; while others. such
as irrigation, forestry and the cur
rency question, etc, are handled very
briefly with references to former rec
concentrations on these matters. A his
torical review Of the Isthmian canal
question is of considerable interest, as
being the administrations justification
for the course it has pursued in refer
encea to Colombia and Panama.
The president congratulates the
country on substantial achievements in
both f~oreignand do
CONTROL OF nestle affairs. Re-
COP lations to corpora
tons are first dis
GRAFTON cussed, with COM
mendation Of the
initial workings of the new depart
ment of m and labor in seeur-
ing publicity of corporation workings.
The president again insists on his ia
miliar position that proper publicity
can injure no legitimate business, and
will be of great utility as exposing
llleg1t1mate operations. He says: I'VE
drew the line against misconduct, not
wealth. The new department, it is
suggested, may do much toward en-
couraging extension of American trade
with foreign countries.
Taking up relations Of capital and
labor, recognition is freely given to the
inevitablefactof or
CAPITAL g~anization Of both
hNn labor and capital,
and to the large
LAsOH benefits from both.
G~onceding this, the
president says: Whenever either
corporation, union or individual dis
regards the law or acts in a spirit of
arbitrary or %tyrannous interference
with the rights of others, whether cor
porations or individuals, then where
the federal government has Jurisdiction
1t Will see to it that the misconduct is
stopped, paying not the slightest heed
to the position or power or the cor
poration, the union or the Individual,
but only to the vital question whether
conduct IS IN accordance with law.
Every man must be guaranteed his
liberty and his rights to do as he likes
with his property or his labor, so long
as he does not infringe the rights Of
others"
Government receipts the fiscal wear.
exclusive of the postal service, were
$5G6,396.674 expend-
FINANCES lures, $506, 099. 007,
AND THE ga oon on ~ .oeins
CURRENCY. lions. however are
that the current
year will show a very small surplus If
any A large surplus is undesirable.
and with prospects that there will be
little If any, strict economy is needed.
1t is recommended that the secre-
ltary of the treasury be granted the
same power to deposit customs receipts
as with other Former cur
rency recommendations, further than
this, are again emphasized. 1t is sug-
gested that the commission to confer
with other countries in regard 70 fixing
a stable ratio between gold and silver
for currency be continued, it having al
ready filed q preliminary report.
Need of encouraging the merchant
marine is admitted, with the e
ton that the secre-
A SHIP taries OF the navy
SUBSIDY tba ,othtnsree ana
INQUIRY. general. with ren
RESERVATIONS from
the house and senate, be made a com