Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-12-16

and exhaustive confederation of this ques-
nish better safeguards than the several
ruption Of the naxpant kind which has been
exposed
The Revenues
Touching the question of tariff and
revenue the views of the President are
as follows:
There Is more need Of stability than Of
the methods Of raising revenue; and the
ssn 10 attend ang 70 sero1s change IN
methods render such change inadvisabie I'M
lay ss down any general rule BY " which to de-
L rhine the moment when the reasons for
cnanse. Much must @depend. not merely on
the needs. but ON the desires. of the people
essarily Identical OF course no change can
be made lines beneficial to. or desired
Pc something like general agreement among
the &c, citizens of the several states as repre-.
needed and desired in the interest of the
a sincere. Intelligent, and disinterested effort
to make it in such shape as will combine. SO
people at large with the minimum of neces-
sary disregard for the special interests OF
the revenue must the average, taking
series of years together. equal the expendi-
Last year there was a defcit- Unless our
penditures can be kept within the revenues
It is as yet too early to attempt to outline
what shape such readjustment should take.
there will be need for it. It should be
tariff laws Should provide it for appIyns as
against or in favor of any other nation maxi
the Congress. so to secure a certain rect
procity of treatment between other nations
eonsiderations of policy than those Of a
purely economic nature. it would, in my
closer commercial connections with the other
le to OF 9s to Iou than to be
treats US on the most-favored-nation basis
Economy in Expenditures.
The necessity for economy and a
rigid scrutiny of appropriations is
made manifest, with this proviso:
Yet. in speaking of economy. l must in no
travagance. To cut down on the navy, for
ton. To fail to push forward ali work on
tie Panama canal would be as great a folly
Currency.
The currency question is dealt with
as follows:
Every consideration of prudence demands
our currency system. The evil does not CON
sist in an adequate volume of money, but in
respond as it should to the varying needs of
Se b and e eoe Imitation must
made that will insure a larger volume of
Ran less Of the Sean
SO that the currency will contract against
Of legitimate business At present the T Tees
Try department. is at irregularly recurring in
ness worldStbat is. in the interests of the
american publie-to try to avert financial
be provided by Congressional action.
Federal Elections.
On the subject of federal elections,
the President says:
the Integrity of the elections of its own Of
and affirmed by repeated declarations Of the
Supreme court. There is enemy of free
sidious as the corruption of the electorate
No one defends or excuses corruption. and
pose vigorous measures to eradicate it.
recommend the enactment of law directed
elections The details Of such a law may nay be
gress but it should go as far as OF under as the
constitution it is possible to go. and should
gives or receives a bribe Intended to infiuo
ence his act or opinion elector: and
the expenditures for nominations and cleo
tons of all candidates. but also of all con-
trinntions received and expenditures made by
desire to repeat this recommendation. In
and populous as ours it is Inevitable that
fnere SHOULD in be much nia expense OF an entirely
many contributions. and some of them of
of fact in any big political contest such con-
tributions are always made to both sides 1t
them. unless here is an improper motive
connected with either gift or reception If
or promise. express or implied. direct or in
direct. in the way of favor or immunity. then
the giving or receiving becomes not only inn
proper but criminal 1t will undoubtedly be
difficult as matter of practical detail to
able certainty against such misconduct: but
if it is possible to secure by law the full and
verified publication detail Of
dates or committees of any political parties
the result cannot but be wholesome. All con-
tributions by corporations any political
committee or for any political purpose should
be permitted to use stockholders money for
such purposes; and. moreover, prohibition
e TINS klne ethoa o BE- rar as 1T vent an
at in corrupt practices acts Not only should
iatures forbid any oficer OF eorpors egs
from using the money of the corporation in
or about any election. but they should also
any legislation save by the employment of
counsel in public manner for distinctly legal
services.
Army and Navy.
The President insists upon the ne
cessity for well trained body of sol
diers as a nucleus for an army in
time of trouble, and that maneuvers
of a practical kind should be under
conditions of warfare. An increase in
Notifications can be adequately man
eral appropriations for the building
and bringing TO a state of perfection
of the United States navy.
Naturalization Laws.
OF our present naturalization laws,