Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30

8 elaeh q ~ st.E.stapeu ssaes a.d tsuutl
tos1s, msutIooad s. - ~. q diroct,
~ 11ected ~ No rational eea4uto-ttl,s
o0ee ae Of intslliGpt and pasastsnt
e6oe0 q leadiog dt1aenk pguvadlng
fo1 ne reclamat1qa a H. asld landD
,tos Rthe beoadt az homo oeekeeA Dur.
lns ne years Of tho ds~elopmena q the
measure which finally received the VOTE
Of VERY. member q the upper house
oe Congress It encouptssed opposition.
based to q large extent upon the visw
that the aim Of IT. promoters WAS 70
secure the benefits Of irrigation to
private owners at government expense
The aim OF the statute Ia, however. to
enable this vast territory TO reclaim
IT'D arid lands without calling upon the
taxpayers Of the country at large to
pay Tor 1t. Whether the purposes Of
the blu will be fully accomplished must
depend In large measure upon the abil-
hy. <sobriety. Of judgment, .independ-
ence and honesty: OF the officers OF the
interior department having :this great
work In charge. - i -
In 1909 the main canals and dltchea
In the region affected aggregated move
than $1,000 miles. and the work OF rec.
lamatioo Ia but In its infancy. The to-
tai cost OF construction Of the neceD-
sary head gates, dana. main canals.
ditches, reservoirs and pumping st.
lions was at that time a little over
fo8.OOOIOOO. which at itself suggests
the hundreds Of millions that may
eventually be invested In he territory
covered By the statute. The ma9ni-
tude Of the conception and the eoorL
NOUS expense It's carrying out involves
make US realize the overwhelming I'M
portance OF broad capable and hopea<
administration OF the work authorized
BY the statute Il effect b % b gtpan
to that part Of the plan that relieves
the country ct large from ultimate IA
hlhty.
Panama Canal.
An tsthmian canal has long bsen the
hope OF our statesmen and he avow.
Cd aim Of the two great part1s4 a.
their platforms In the past show. The
Panama roate having hsep selected,
0ao buihtng Of the canal ahoa1ld Be-
pressed to completion With ~ sppon-
able expedition.
The methods hV which The executive
acquired the Panama canal route a0h
rights ore source Of regret b. many.
10 them the statement that thaFeby 4
great public work was assured % the
pro0t az our people 10 not q sufficient
answer to the charge Qf violation OF
national good faith. They appreciate
that the principles and healthy convic-
tons which in their woEktng out have
made Us free and great stand firmly
against the argument q suggestion
that we shall be blind to the nature
Of the means employed 20 promote our
welfare. They hold that adherence to
principle, whether it worts for our
good or I'll. will have q more beued-
cent influence on our future destiny
than all our material upbuildlnG, and
that We should ever remember that
the tnea of doing q wong 20 q smaak
eC. weaker nation that we, Or even all
mankind. mag have q resultant good
h. ref,ugank to the principles upon
witch our government was founded
Ooder tho hVs ~ tho United States
tho duty b imposed on The executive
10 proceed with due diligence n the
Work of constructing The canal. That
duty shouad be promptly performed.
American Chipping.
Our commerce In American bottoms
amounts 30 but 6 per cent Of our total
exports and imports. For seventy
years pefor to 1890 when tho Repub-
Mean party came into power, our mes>
chant marine carried an average Of
Is per cent Of our foreign. commerce
By 1877 It had dwtndled to e1 per cent,
Now we carry but q co0tempt1bly
small fraction az our exports and tn
ports.
American shipping IN the@~foreagn
trade was greater by over 100000 tons
IN 1870. nearly 100 years ago. than It
was last year. In the face OF the Con-
tinuous decline In the record o( Amer
lean shipping during the last forty
three years the promise Of the Rnpub-
lean party to restore It Is without en-
The record Of the Dem
ocrattc party gives assurance that the
task can be more wisely Entrusted to
It.
It Is an arduous task 30 undo the ct.
feet Of forty years Of decedence and
requires the study and Investigation
Of those best lifted By experience to
find the remedy. which surely does no<,
lie In the granting II subsidies wr,ng
from the pockets Of all the Taxpayers.
Iaxsseeatton' q Government p,par<-
asents.
Recent DISCLOSURES. coupled With the
rapid augmentation Of governments ex-
show a need Of an invest
cation Of every department Of the gov.
ernmept:: The Democrats IN congress
demanded Il: The Republican majoxtr
TT refused de demand. The neODle