Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-12-19

CARDS the law or acts in spirit of arbi-
trary and tyrannous interference with
the rights of others. whether corpora
tions or individuals, then where the
Federal Government has Jurisdiction it
will 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 wheth-
er 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 la Dor. long he does not
infringe the rights of others. No man is
above the law and no man is below 1T;
nor do we ask any mans permission when
require him to obey it. Obedience to
as favor.
Receipts and Expenditures.
From all sources. exclusive of the pos
tai service, the receipts of the govern
$3.50, 396. 674. The expenditures for the
same period were $500. 099. O07. the surplus
for the fiscal year being s54. 297. 667. The
indications are that the surplus for the
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 a corresponding portion of last
year. Should this decrease continue at
the same ratio throughout the fiscal
",
approximately, 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 undesira BILE. Two
years ago the war taxes were taken off
with the express intention of eQualizing
the government receipts and expenditures.
and though the first year thereafter still
showed a surplus. it now seems likely
that a substantial equality of revenue
and expenditure will be attained. Such
hair no r,f I.<x%1 ,,
to 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 parsimonious in providing for what
is essential to our national weIl-being.
Careful economy wherever possible Will
alone prevent 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 reconstruction of our entire mon
etary system The same liberty should
be granted the Secretary of the Treasury
to deposit customs receipts is granted
him in the deposit of receipts from other
sources. In my message of Dec. .. 1902.
l called attention to certain needs of the
financial situation. and 1 again ask the
consideration of the Congress for these
Ques lions.
Gold and Silver Standard.
During the last session of the Congress
at the suggestion of joint note from
the Republic of Mexico and the Imperial
Government of China. and in harmony
with an act of the Congress appropriat-
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-
liminary report. which has been made
public. I deem it important that the
commission be continued. and that a sum
OF money be appropriated sufficient to
pay the expenses of its 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 its wis
| dom may designate. to serve as com
mission for the purpose of Investigate
ing and reporting to the Congress al
| its next session what legislation is de
| sirable or necessary for the develop
| ment of the American merchant ma
rine and 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 K 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 q special appropria
| ton for the better enforcement OF thu