The Butler weekly times., 1904-10-06

I III tne region alrClcu aErrSatcu more
than $1,000 miles aud the work of re-
clamaiiou is hut in its infancy. rhe
total cost of construction III he uHcvS-
Saly hcad.gat tlams, main canals.
bitches. reservoirs aud pun ping sta-
liOnS ut that time wa little over
SE3, 3,0O00OO which Of itself suggests
the hundreds of millions that may
eventually Ice invested in the territory
, covered hl the salute. Tho magnitude
Of the conception. and the enormous rN-
pcnSe It's carrying out involves. make
rs rcall2" the overwhelming unrnr.
tance of Il broad, capable Iud honest
administration OF the work .uthnr,I Il
hy the statute, il effect IS Ia hp "iNrn
t. that part oi the plan that relieves
| the country at lyrgc frul, ultimate ,il-
hility.
NATIONAL FAITH HROkEN.
An lSlhmian canal has lpug bryu tnr
hope of our statesmen, and trc aNuwrd
| aim OF the two s"cat parties, as tNSr
Platforms In the past show. 1ur nJu-
anna route having been selected hr
building of the cNnal should hc pressed
to completion with al reasonable ~
prditinn.
The method, hy which the ENptu-
| tive acquired the Panama Canal ,uGtn
and rights are Il source Ot r,sr.t -
many, To them the SjatrmcNi lHlt
thereby great puh'ic WORK W.. Hs-
Surcd to The profit oi our uropla j. lot
u sufficient answer To the rlaILN uf
violation of National good tajtM 1hry
arprcciat" that the PRINCIPLES eUl
healthy couNicti0uS which Ia tl'r
working out have made Us 'rryt &gd
great, stand firmly against tar Jysu-
m'nt "r suggestion thar we SAHil 10
| blind to the nature of the mrauN Y,n-
| Played to prnWpt, our welfare They
| hold that JGhrrenrr II prlUGpir,
Whether il works for Cur good ur iii.
will have Il more hrn'lrpn jnturure
| on our future destiny than all our MAJ
trrial upmldiug, and that we .hunl
| ever remember that the idra Of Go ~
n wrong To- Il smaller, weaker nation
| than we or even all mHUkind may
! have Il resultant good Is rvpU@naul 20
the prinrlpl'S upon which our govern
mont WAS founded
Under the laws ur the Waited States
the dnty is iuposrd on the Executive
to proceed with due diligence in III,
work of constructing the Canal, That
| duty should hr promptly performed,
AMERICAN SHIPPING,
Our commrrcr in American bottoms
amounts "a hUt nirr per cent. Of "ur
| total exports WlN imports, For Gor,y
| years prior. 10 is6i. VIXEN tn, Republic
| can party cHA" mia power our Mrr-
chant marine carried an average of
eighty per Gem. Of our foreign COM
mercr. Ey 1871 il had dWiud,rd to
twcnty.S"y"u rri cent. Now We carry
but Il coniriuptihly small fraction OF
our exports and Imports.
| Amcricuu Si;upin@ in the foreign trade
| WIS greater ly almost one hundred
| thousand toIS IN lSlO-ncarly Il hundred
years agO-Ihan il was last year In
| Tie face of the Ca;,iimi3"S decline IL
the record of American shipping dur
| ing the last forty-tllrcc years the
promis" of the Republican party TO re-
store it is without encouragement.
The record of the Democratic party
gives assurance that ihe task can be
more wisely entrusted to II.
feet of forty years of dccadcncc. and
requires the study and investigation
Of those best tit.rd hy experience 10
find the remedy which surely does not
lie In the granting =ef stihsidips5 wrHHs=
from The pockets of all the taxpayers.
Recent disclosures. c0u plcd with the
rapid augmentation of government PN.
psnditurcS. show need of an invpsti-
CATION of every department of the
government. The Democrats in Con-
grCSS demanded IT, The Republican
majority refused the demand. The
people can determine by their vote in
November whether they wish an HON
est and thorough investigation. 4
Democratic Congress and Executive
will assure it.
ARMY AND NAVY
We are justly proud of the officers
and men Of orr Army and Navy. Both,
however, have Suffered from the per-
sistcut injection of persodal and politi-
cal influence. Promotions and appoint
mentS have been frequently based on
fayoritiSm instead of merit. Trials
and c0urt-martials have been set
aside under circumstances indicating
political Interference. These and other
abuses should he corrected.
USURPATION IN PENSION ORDER.
The National Democracy fayors lib
eral pensions 10 the surviving soldiers
aud sailors and their dependents. on
the ground that they deserve liberal
treatment. 1t pledges by its platform
adequate legislation to that end. Hut
ii denies the right Of the Executive I'D
usurp the power of Congress 10 lr"iS-
late on that subject. Such uSurpalion
was attempted : Pension Order No.
IS. and effect has benn given TO ii by a
Congress that dared not resent the
usurpatOn. 1t is said that this order
was made in the performance of duty
imposed upon ,he President by art of
Congress" but the provision making
the imposition is not pointed out. Tie
net 10 which the order refers. which il
the one relating 10 pensions to Civil
War veterans. does not authorize ppu-
sions on the ground of age. Il LlnCs
grant pensions to those suffering
from any mental or physical dis
ability or disabilities. of per-
nanent character. not the result
Of their own vicious habits. which so
incapacitates them from the perform
ance of manual labor as TO render