The Dolores star., 1903-12-11

CARDS the law or acts in a spirit OF arbf-
rsry and tyrannous interference with
the rights of others. whether corpora
tions or individuals. then where the
Federal Government has Jurisdiction IL
will see to 1t that the misconduct is
stopped. paying not the slightest heed TO
the position or power OF the corporation
the union the individual, but only to
one vital fact-that is. the question wheth-
er or not the conduct of the individual
or aggregate OF individuals Is in sc-
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 labor. so long he does not
infringe the rights Of others. No man is
above the law and is below it;
ror do We ask any mans permission when
We 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
ment for the last fiscal year aggregated
$o6e. 1854 The expenditures for the
same period were S5OS O99. co., the surplus
for the fiscal year being ss4 2s7. .ss1 The
indications are that the surplus for the
present fiscal year will be very small II
indeed there be any surplus. From July
to November the receipts from customs
were. approximately, nine million dollars
ieSs tDdn tne receipts from Inc same
source for a corresponding portion of last
year. Should this decrease continue at
the 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
surplus Is certainly undesirable. Two
years ago the war taxes were taken off
with the express intention of eaualizing
h.ar
and though the first year thereafter still
showed q surplus, it now seems likely
that substantial equality of revenue
and expenditure will he attained. Such
being the case 1t Is of great moment both
to exercise care and economy in appro-
prfatfons. 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 well-being.
Careful economy wherever possible will
alone prevent our 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 il
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 as Is granted
him in the deposit of receipts from other
sources In my message OF Dec. g 1902.
l called attention to certain needs of the
financial situation, and l again ask the
consideration. of the Congress for these
questions.
Gold and Silver Standard.
During the last session of the Congress
at the suggestion OF a joint note from
the Repnblic nf ri,I
Government OF China. and in harmony
with an act of the Congress appropriat-
ing s25.Oo0 to pay the expenses thereof.
commission was appointed to confer
with the principal European countries in
the hope that some plan might be devised
whereby fixed rate of exchange could
be assured between the gold-standard
countries and the siIver-sta ndard coun-
tries This commission has filed its pre-
liminary report which has been made
pubic. deem 1t important that the
commission be continued and that a sum
OF money be appropriated sufiicient to
pay the expenses Of its further lsbors.
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.
sociated with such representation
from the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives AS the Congress in it's wis
dom may designate, to serve as com.
mission for the purpose of investigat-
ing and reporting to the Congress at
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 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 committee of New York citizens
or high standing, Messrs. Arthur v.
Vriesen, Lee X. 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. It 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:
IE my last annual message. in connec-
tion with the subject OF the due reRula-
tion of combinations of capital which
are or may become injurious to the pub
lie. recommended a special appropria-
fion for the better enforcement Of the