The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-10

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MA desirable 10 enact propek -
tenAl quarantine law.
I call your attention to the rreat
extravseanca N printing and binding
government publications and especially
TO the fact that altogether too many Of
these publications are printed
Currency.
The attention Of the congress should
b. especially given to the currency
qaestson and that the standing commit.
tees on the matter in the two houses
charged with the duty take up the mat
ter OF our currency and see whether II
is not possible to secure an agreement
tn the business world for lettering the
system. The committees should con.
slider the question OF the retirement OF
the greenbacks and the problem Of se-
curing In our currency such elasticity
az 10 consistent with safety. Every
silver dollar should be made by law re.
deemable In gold at the option OF the
holder.
especially commend to your immedi.
ate attention the encouragement OF our
merchant marine BY appropriate legis-
lation.
The growing Importance OF the orient
as field for American exports drew
from my predecessor, President Nc
Ktnley, an urgent request for It's spe-
cial consideration by the congress
/ The Importance OF securing proper
information and data with. view to
the enlargement OF our trade with Asia
is undiminished Our consular repre-
sentatives in China have strongly
urged a place for permanent display OF
American products In some prominent
trade center of that empire, under gov
eminent control and management, as
an effective means OF advancing our
export trade therein, call the atten-
ton of the congress to the desirability
Of carrying out these suggestions
Immigration and NaturaIisation.
In dealing with the questions of i'm
migration and naturalization 1t Is In
dispensable to keep certain facts ever
before the minds OF those who share
In enacting the laws. First and fore
most, let us remember that the ques-
ton OF being good America has
nothing whatever to do with mans
| birthplace any more than 1t has to do
| with his creed. In every generation
| from the time this government was
| founded men of foreign birth have
| stood In the very foremost rank Of
| good citizenship, and that not merely
IN one but IA every aead Of American
| activity.
| There Is no danger Of having too
| many immigrants OF the right kind
| but the citizenship OF this country
| should not be debased. 1t is vital that
| we should keep high the standard OF
| well being among our wageworkers
| and therefore we should not admit
| masses of men whose standards OF liv
| ing and whose personal customs and
habits are such that they tend to lowel
| the level Of the American wageworker
and above all we should not admit any
man Of an unworthy type. Similarly
we should take the greatest care abou
naturalization. Fraudulent naturaiiza
| ton, the naturalization Of impropel
persons, is curse to our government
| and it is the affair Of every homes
voter, wherever born, to see that M
4 fraudulent voting Is allowed, that NJ
1 fraud In connection with naturaliza
ton Is permitted.
4 Revision of Naturalization Laws.
i There should be comprehensive re
vision Of the naturalization laws. TIL
courts having power to naturaliz
should be definitely named by nationa
authority, the testimony upon whicl
naturalization may be conferred shoul'
be definitely prescribed, publication o
impending naturalization application
should be required In advance OF thei
hearing in court, the form and word
: ing OF all certificates issued should b
uniform throughout the country, an
: the courts should be required to max
returns to the secretary OF state a
: stated periods of all naturalization
conferred.
Not only are the laws relating I
naturalization now defective, but thos
relating to citizenship of the Unite
States ought also to be made the sui
1ect of scientific inquiry with view
!. probable further legislation. The pow
err of the government to protect the II
tegrity of the elections Of its own OF
Gals is inherent and has been recol
nized and affirmed by repeated de-
larations Of the supreme court TheI
IL no enemy of free government MOI
: dangerous and none so insidious O
the corruption Of the electorate 1 re-
0 ommend the enactment Of law direc
: ed against bribery and corruption
o federal elections.
: Delays In Criminal ProsecutionS'
No subject is better worthy the a
tention of the congress than that 20
: ton of the report of the attorney gel
eral dealing with the long delays an
y the great obstruction to justice expei
enced I'm the cases Of Beavers, Gree
and Gaynor and Benson. We're the