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


outcdne Of Intelligent and persistent
EFFORTS OF Lending dt1zenA providing
Tor the reclamation Of tho aid lenda
tor The benefit Of home seekers. Dur
ing the years OF the development Of the
measure which lnaIly received the vote
OF every member Of the upper house
OF congress It encountered opposition,
based to large extent upon the view
that the aim Of its promoters was to
secure the benefits Of irrigation to
prlVate owners ut government expense.
inc aim of the statute is. however. to
enable this vast territory to reclaim
It's ARD lands without calling upon the
taxpayers Of the country at large to
pay for 1t. Whether the purposes of
the Oil will be fully accomplished must
oepehd In large measure upon the abii-
NY. sobriety Of Judgment, independ-
ence and honesty OF the officers Of the
Interior department having this great
work In charge
In 1!W2 the main canals and bitches
IN the region affected aggregated moro
than $4,000 miles, and the work Of rec
lamat1on Is but Ia Its infancy. The to-
tai cost OF construction OF the neces-
safy head gates, dams. mdin canals.
oitcnes. reservoirs and pumping sta-
lions Was at that time a little over
$03.Oo0.000. which OF itself suggests
the hundreds at millions that mar
eventually be invested In the territory
covered BY the statute. The maRni-
tude OF the conception and tho ooor-
NOUS expense its carrying out involves
make US realize the overwhelming TN
portance Of broad, capable and honest
administration OF the work authorized
BY tho statute It effect b 10 be given
to that part Of the plan that relieves
the country at large from ultimate ha-
huty.
Panama Canal.
An isthmAn canal has long been tho
nope OF our statesmen axd the ayow
ed Ain OF the two great part1es. a.
Their platforms Ia the past show. The
Panama rotIe having bsen selected,
cbe building Of the canal ae,oalh Be
pressed to completion With III suz,son-
oOsS OA&'SNA&A&A
The methods hV which the executive
acquired the INnama canal route ODD
rights are source Of regret to many.
10 them the statement that thereby q
great public work was assured to TIE
profit az our people Is not g sufficient
answer to the charge Of violation Of
national good faith. They appreciate
that the principles and healthy convic-
lions which in their working out have
made US free and great stand firmly
against the argument or suggestion
that we shaal be blind to the nature
OF INC means employed to promote our
welfare. They hold that adherence to
principle, whether it works for our
good or Ill. will have more benefl-
cent influence on our future destiny
than oil our material upbutding. and
that we should ever remember that
the R1ca Of doing a wrong 30 q smaH-
or, weaker nation that We o. even all
mankind. may have q resultant good
u r1ugant to the principles upon
whlch our government waS founded.
Under the laws of the United States
the duty rs imposed on the executive
to proceed with due diligence III the
work of constructing the canal That
duty shorad be promptly performed
American Shipping.
Our commerce In American bottoms
amounts to but per cent of our total
exports and imports For seventy
yeara prtor to 1900 when the Repub-
hcan PARTY came into power. our mer>
chant marine carried an average Of
Is per cent Of our foreign commerce
By lS77 It had dwindled to Ct per cent
Now VIE carry but q co0tempt1biy
small fraction Of our exports and tn
ports.
American shipping In the foreign
trado was greater by over 100000 tons
In 1870. nearly 100 years ago. than It
was last year. In the face Of the con-
t1nuons decline IN the record Of Amer
lean shipping during the last forty
three years the promise Of the Repub-
Lean party to restore It is without en-
couragcment The record Of the Dem
ocratfc party gives assurance that the
task cnn be more wisely Entrusted to
It.
1t il an arduous task to undo the ef.
feet Of forty years az decQdence and
requires the study and investigation
Of those best fitted By experience to
find the remedy. which surely does not
liz. III the granting; Of subsidies wrung
from the pockets Of al the taxpayers.
investigation Of 0overon,>n& Depart
monte.
Recent disclosures. coupled With the
rapid augmentation Of government ex.
penditures. show a need OF an tnvestt-
cation Of every department OF the gov.
ernmept The Democrats IN congress
demanded It, The Republican majori-
t. refused the demand The people
con determine By their vote In No
vemb@ whether they Wish an honest
and thorough investigation A Demo
cratic congress and executive will as
sure It,
Army and Navy.
We are Justly proud Of tho officers
and men OF our army and navy. Both,
hnwtvar have anffornh fr,nn tho rnr.