Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

infringe the rights % others. No man Is
above the law and no man Is below Il;
nor do we ask any mans .-rmission when
We require him to obey IL. Obedience to
the law II demanded AZ u right: not asked
as a favor,
Receipts and Expenditures.
FROM all sources. exclusive of the pos
tai service. the receipts OF tn. govern
tncnt for the last fiscal year aggregated
tsp.EaG.t- The expenditures for tho
sam- period were JScs.os.o5' tho surplus
for the nscnl year being Gt..s..os,. Tho
Indications arv that the surplus for tho
present fiscal year Will be very small. if
Indeed there b- any surplus. From July
TO November the receipts from customs
were. approximately. nine million dollars
less than the receipts from tho same
source Tor corresponding portion OF last
year. should this decrease continue at
the same ratio throughout tho fiscal
year. ,a- surplus would be reduced by.
approximately. thirty million dollars.
should IN. revenue from customs suffcr
much further decrease during IN. fiscal
year. the surplus would vanish. 4 large
surplus 10 certainly undesirable. Two
years ako III. war taxes were taken on
with tho express lnipntlnn OF eauaiixinE
the government receipts AMI expenditures.
and though the nrrt year thereafter still
showed surplus. u now seems likely
that a substantial equality OF revenue
and expenditure will b. attained. Such
being the case u IL Of sryst mocasnt both
To ss-Erisc care and economy Ia appro-
pria'ions. and to scan sharply any change
Ia our fiscal revenue system which may
reduce our Income. The need OF strict
economy In our expenditures IL cmpta-
sisri by the fact that Nc can not afford
TO be parsitnonious In providing for ~ha;
u -ss-nti1l TO our national weii.b-lnE.
Careful economy wherever possibi. will
alone prevent our Income from falling
below the tsoln, required In order to meet
our genuine needs
Needs Of Financial Situation.
The inirerii, Of our currency is beyond
question. and under present conditions it
would be unwisr and unnecessary TO at
tempt a f-eonstTuetion Of our entire mon
ctary system. Tho same liberty should
be granted the secI staTy OF IN. Treasury
TO deposit customs receipts as Il granted
him In the d.rosi, OF receipts from other
sources In my message OF Dec. :. 1909.
! called attention 4. certain needs OF the
financial situation. ard I again ask the
consideration Of the Congress for these
questions.
Gold and Silver Standard.
pufius the las, 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 tss.opS TO pay the expenses thereof.
a commission was appointed TO confer
WIN tNT PRINCIPAL European countries w
the hof'c that some pian might be devised
whereby Fixed rate Of exchange could
10 assured between the soid.standafd
c"uniEiss ansi the siitet.standard coun.
tries. This commission has MED Its pre-
lifniraTy report. which has teen made
public. deem ~ important that the
commission 10 continued. and that q sum
OF money be appropriated sufficient to
ray the expenses pf its further iabofs.
With regards to the improvement of
the American merchant marine tho
President recommends that the Con.
gross direct the Secretary OF the
Navy. the Pos,master.Gcncral. and the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. as
ISOLATED with such representation
from the Senate and Ho.-- OF Repre-
scntativcs as the Congress In its wis
dom may designate. TO serve as a com.
mission for the purpose Of investigat.
ing and reporting TO the Congress at
its next session wha, legislation is dc
sirabie or necessary for the develop.
mcnt OF the American merchant ma.
rine and American commerce, and In.
cidcntaily 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 n committee Of New York citizens
OF high standing. Mcssrs. Arthur v.
Vriesen. Lee X. Frankci. Eugene A.
| Philbin. Thomas W. Hyncs. and Ralph
| Trautman. which deals with the whole
! situation at length. and concludes with
| certain recommendations for adminis-
tra,ive and legislative action. 1t is
Z tksr ha = hp
Secretary of Commerce and LaSv4.
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.
/ zion with the subject Of the due rcEuia.
iirn Of combinations Of capital which
| ace or may become injurious to the pub.
IT,. recommended special apprcpria.
tics, for the better enforcement OF tho
| ani~.rust law as u now stands. to be
expe .dsj under the direction Of the At.
torne. General. Accordingly 'by the leg.
/ isinttNc. executive. and judicial nppro'
I priatIon act OF February %. i9C1. q
/ Stat. 81 eoD. the Congress appropriated
! for the purpose Of enforcing the various
Federal trust and interstate commerce
] laws. the sum OF five hundred thousand
dollars. to be expended under the direc'
tion of the Attorncy-Gencrai in the en-
/ pioymcnt of special counsel and agents
In the Department of Justice to conduct
proceedings and prosecutions under said
laws in the courts OF the United States
I I now recommend. ms matter of the ut
most Importance and urgency. the eNten'
sion OF the purposes OF this appropria
tiuu. 81 that IL may be available. under
the direction OF the Attorney General. ant
I until used. for the due enforcement o
the laws Of the United States in genera
and especially OF the civil and crimina
laws relating TO public lands and the law.
relating tc postal crimes and ofenses ant
the subject Of naturalization. Recent In
vcstigations have shown deplorabl'
state OF afIalTs In these three matters o
vital concern BY various frauds ant
by fprgcries and pcrturies. thousands o
acres Of the public domain. embraCin
lands of different character and extend
Ing through various sections of the coun
try have been dishonesty acquired. I
Is hardly necessary to urge the Import
ance of recovering those dishonest ncaui