Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-10


lied capital and organized labor alike; ask
ing nOtnIug save tnat the interest OF eacn
snail be brought into harmony with the in
terest Of the general public, and that the
cOn1uct OF eaen snail conform to the fun
damentaf rules OF obedience TO law, or in
diyidual freedom, and OF justice and fair
dealing towards all Whenever either cor
pOratiOn, labor union, or individual disre-
CARDS the law or acts in spirit OF arhl-
tfary and tyrannOuS interference with the
rights of others, whether corporations or
individuals, then where the federal gov
eminent has Jurisdiction. il VIII see to 1t
that the misconduct Is stopped, paying not
the slightest heed to the position or power
OF the corporation, the union or the indI-
yiduai, but only To one vital faet-that is,
the question whether or not the conduct
OF the individual or aggregate OF indlYld-
uals Is in accordance 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 he
does not infringe the rights of others. No
man Is above the law and no man is below
IL; nor do we ask any mans permission
wnen we require him to obey it. Obedi-
ence to the law is demanded as a right;
not asked as a favor.
We have cause as a nation to be thank
ful for the steps that have been so sue
cessfully taken TO put these principles into
effect. The progress has been by eyolu-
tion. not by revolution Nothing radical
has been done; the action has been both
moderate and resolute. Therefore the
NoEk viii Stanu. mere snail be no back
ward step. If in the working of the Eiws
1T proves desirable that they shall at any
Doint be expanded or ampliied, the amend
ment can be made as its desirability is
shown. Meanwhile they are being admin
istered with judgment but with insistence
upon obedience to them: and their need
has been emphasized in signal fashion by
he events of the past year.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
From all sources. exclusive of the postal
service, the receipts of the government
for the last fiscal year aggregated $780,
1854. The expenditures for the same
period were $500, 099 COZ. the surplus for the
fscal year being S54,297. 667. The indica-
tions are that the surplus for the present
fiscal year will he very small. If indeed
there be any surplus. From July to No
vember the receipts from customs were,
than the receipts from the same source
Tor corresponding portion of last year.
Should this decrease continue at the same
ratio throughout the fiscal year. the sur
thirty million dollars. Should the revenue
from customs suffer much further decrease
during the fiscal year, the surplus would
vanish. A large surplus is certainly unde-
sfrable. Two years ago the war taxes were
taken off with the express intention of
eGualizing the governmental receipts and
expenditures and though the first year
thereafter still showed q surplus IT now
revenue and expenditure will he attained.
Such being the case 1t is of great moment
both 70 exercise care and economy in APP
preparations. and to scan sharply any
change i'm our fiscal revenue system which
NAV reduce orr income. Tho need 90 strict
economy in our expenditures is emphasized
parsimonious in providing for what is es-
sential to our national well-heinC. Care
FIJI economy Wherever possible will alone
prevent our income from falling below the
point required in order to meet our genuine
needs.
The integrity of our currency is beyond
question, and under present conditions 1t
would be unwise and unnecessary to at
tary system. The same liberty should he
granted the secretary of the treasury to
deposit customs receipts as Is granted him
in the deposit of receipts from other
sources. In my message of December 2.
1902, called attention to certain needs of
the financial situation, and | again ask the
consideration of the congress for these
questions.
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
During the last session. of the congress,
at the suggestion of IA joint note from the
republic of Mexico alu the imperial gov
eminent of China, aliu in harmony with
an act of the congress appropriating TZ0,OOO
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 countries. This commission has
filed its preliminary report which has been
made public. ! deem IL important that
the commission be continued. and that
sum of money be appropriated sufficient to
pay the expenses of its further lahors.
MERCHANT MARINE.
majority of our. people desire that
steps be taken in the interests of American
shipping, so that we may once more re-
sumo our FORMER position in the ocean
carrying trade. But hitherto the diner
ences of opinion as to the proper method
OF reaching this end have been SO wide
that it has proved impossible to secute
the adoption of any particular scheme:
Having in view these facts, | recommend
that the congress direct the secretary OF
the navy, the postmaster general, and the
secretary of commerce ana labor. aSsocla-
ted with such Il representation from the
senate and house of representatives as the
congress in its wisdom may designate, to
serve as a commission for the purpose OF
investigating and reporting to the congress
ut its next session what legislation is de-
sirable or necessary for the development
of the American merchant marine ANA
American commerce, and incidentally OF
national ocean mail service OF adequate
auxiliary naval cruisers and naval re-
serves. While such measure is desirable
in any event. 1t is especially desirable at
this time. in view of the fact that our
present governmental contract for ocean
mail with the American Line Will expire
in 1865. Our ocean mail act was passed in
1891. In 1895 our 20-knOt transatlantic mail
line was equal to any foreign line. Since
then the Germans have put on 23-knot
steamers, and the British have contracted
for 2i-knot steamers. Our service should
equal the hest. If it does not, the COM
mercial public will abandon 1t. If we are
to stay in the business it ought to he with
a full understanding of the advantages to
the country on one hand. and on the other
with exact knowledge of the cost and
proper methods of carrying 1t on. More
over, lines of cargo ships are of even more
Importance than fast mail lines; save so
far as the latter can be depended upon 10
furnish swift auxiliary cruisers in time of
war. The establishment of new lines of
cargo ships TO South America, to Asia, and
elsewhere would he much in the interest
of orr commercial expansion.
IMMIGRATION.
We cannot have too much immigration
of the right kind. and we should have none
at all of the wrong kind. The need is to
devise Some system by which undesirable
immigrants shall he kept out entirely.
Y hill" desirable immigrants are properly
distributed throughout the country. At
pre- sent some districts which need immi-
grants have none: and in others. where
the population is already congested. immi-
grants ct.me In such numbers as to depress
the conditions f life for those already
there. During the last two years the i'm
migration service NJ New York has been
greatly improved ard the corruption and
inetficiency which formerly obtained there
have been eradicated. This service has
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