The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-12-10
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
Mr. Roosevelt Makes His Annual Recommen.
dations to Congress.

either corporation, labor union or in
dividual disregards the law or acts in a
spirit of arbitrary and tyrannous inter
ference with the rights Of others,
whether corporations or individuals,
then where the Federal Government
has jurisdiction, it will see to it that
the misconduct is 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 is, the question whether or
not the conduct of the individual or
aggregate of individuals is in accord
ance with the law of the land. Every
man must be guaranteed his liberty
and his right to do as he likes with his
property or his labor so long as ne
does not infringe the rights OF others
No man Is above the law and no man
is below it; nor do we ask any mans
permission when we require him to
obey it. Obedience to the law is de-
manded as a right; not asked as fav-
or.
We have cause as a nation 20 be |
thankful for the steps that have been |
so successfully taken to put these prin-
ciples into effect The progress has |
been by evolution, not by revolution.
Nothing radical has been done; the &C
tion has been both moderate and reso-
Lutte Therefore the work will stand.
There shall be no backward step.
Receipts and Expenditures.
! From all sources, exclusive Of the
| postal service, the receipts of the Gov
ernment for the last fiscal year aggre-
gated $3.50, ,396,674 The expenditures
for the fiscal year being $54,297 ,667
The indications are that the surplus
for the present fiscal year will be vely
small. if indeed there be any surplus.
! From July to November the receipts
from customs were, approximately,
nine million dollars less than the re-
ceipts from the same source for COL
responding portion of last year. Should
this decrease continue at he same ratio
throughout the fiscal year, the surplus
would be reduced by, approximately,
thirty million dollars. Should the
revenue from customs suffer much
, further decrease during the fiscal year,
the surplus would vanish. A large sur
plus is certainly undesirable. TWO
years ago the war taxes were taken OH
: with the express intention Of equallZ-
| ing the government receipts and ex-
penditures, and though the first year
5 thereafter still showed surplus, II
| now seems likely that substantial
= equality Of revenue and expenditure
}. will be attained Such being the case
y it is of great moment both to exercise
i care and economy in appropriations
!. and to scan sharply any change in ou1
u fiscal revenue system which may re
: duce our income. The need Of stric
l. economy in our expenditures is EN-
G phasized by the fact that we can no
5, afford to be parsimoniOus in providing
o for what is essential to our nauona
y well-being. Careful economy WhereVe
o possible will alone prevent our 1ncom
l. from falling below the point require
v in order to meet our genuine neeos.
Needs Of Financial Situation.
The integrity Of our currency IS De
yond question, and under present con
'u ditions it would be unwise and unne
40 40 cessary to attempt q reconstructlon
a; II; our entire monetary system. Inc sam
iu liberty should be granted the Secretar
Ill of the Treasury to deposit customs r.
T. ceipts as is granted him in the depos
4 of receipts from other sources. IN 10
p Message of December 2, 19OZ, cane
% attention to certain needs OF the nnal
he cial situation, and I again ask the col
~; sideration of the Congress Tor tne'
AZ questions.
III Merchant Marine.
W Wle A majority Of our people desire Tn
III stems be taken in the interest
ie' American shipping, so that we n'
'ar once more resume our former poslu(
'se in the ocean carrying trade. But hit
or erto the differences of opinion as TO t.
IN proper methods Of reaching this e1
IN have been so wide that it has prov
ere imnossible to secure the adoption
nj anv particular scheme. Having
ra- view these facts, recommend that t
ent Congress direct the Secretary OF t
not Navy, the Postmaster-Ge and [
ion Secretary of Commerce and Labor, {
OF sociated with such a representa-
OF from the Senate and House OF Hep
en- sentatlves as the Congress in its W
ets, dom may designate, to serve as co
acl- mission for the purpose OF 1nVestlg
ant ing and reporting to the Congress at
OF next session what legislation is de>
ing able or necessary for the developm'
ons, of the American merchant marine
non American commerce, ana lncloenId
in of a national ocean mail service
Dor. ADEQUATE auxiliary naval cruisers {
is naval reserves. While such a meas
the is desirable in any event, 1t is espec
oser lv desirable at this time, in view
full tho fact that our present goVernme1
,ans contract for ocean mall Win
best American Line will expire in 1Soo.
we immigration.
t;on We can not have too much imm1s
This ton of the right kind, and we she
Wei have none at all of the wrong K
laws The need is to devise some system
ore which undesirable immigration S
be kept out entirely, while oesir'
immigrants are properly dlstr1O'
throughout the country.
Oa- oma- Naturalization Frauds.
llous The special investigation OF the
,yee; iect of naturalization under the ol
ini- ton of the Attorney General, and
e in consequent prosecutions, reveal
ntry. dition of affairs calling for the In
fed diate attention Of the Congress.
,hich geries and perjuries of shameless
Il la fiagrant character have been
tye- petrated, not only in the dense Gel
strial az population, but throughout
n the country: and it is established De:
vhicn doubt that very many so-called clu
both of the United States have no
, line whatever to that right, and are as
as be- ing and enjoying the benefits OF
tween same through the grossest frauds
it is IS never to be forgotten that cit
ng to shin is. to quote the words recentl
- Il - tha cupromo Court OF the Ui