The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-08


departments. While avne of these in
qvnies nave yet progressed far enough
TO warrant nnuI cone, ,usiODs, tneN nave
aireauy confirmed ana emphasized the
general impression tndt the organization
% tne dSpdrtinvnts Is OIteh iauity III
principle and wasteful In results, whi,e
many OF tneIr business TIethUGs are anti
qutted ana IneInCIenL
Federal EiecuUns.-All contributions
by Corpora tons 10 any politicai commit
tee for any political purpose should be
forbidden Ny Iuw; directors snudid not
be permitted to use BtocknoiderS money
IOr saIn purposes, ana, however, pro-
hill ition OF this kind wound be, as tar as
II went, an effective methods OF stopping
tnv eVnS aimed at in corrupt practiceS
acts. not Uniy snUuid Du,n tne na,iOndt
and the several state legislatures fofDid
any Oiilcer Or COrDOrd,IOn from using
the money OF tho corporation In "a
about any election, but tney snOuld aiso
lUrDId such use O1 money III cOnnectloh
WIN any itgIsIauUn save W. the employ
mcnL OF counsel IN pubic manner lor
dls.ihcuy iegdi services. -.
The hague Gonference.-Thc HrSt con
ference oI nations, he'd at The lthsd~
In 1e9J beng unaDIe to ulsposc OF an the
BUSINESS beIvre IL, recomnlehueu me con-
siuerauon ana settlement OF % nunper OF
Important uuesLions Dy another CONFER
ence to be eaiIed subsequently ana at an
early date.
More and more war is coming to be
looked upon as In ltSDf lunISnlab,N
ana evil ,ning. wantOn or useies5 war,
a war of mere agBression-in sort, any
war begun or Carried On IN a CON
sClenceIss spirit, IL to be condemned aS
q peculiarly atrocicus crttne against "a.
humanity. We can, nowrvsr, 40 nuthinS
OI permanent vaIue tOr peace unless We
keep ever clearly in mind the ethtcai
cIelneut which hes at lhe root OF the
problem. Our aim Is righteousness.
Monroe Doctrine.-One of the most ef-
feCuVe INSTRUMENTS Tor peace iS the
Monroe docI1ne as II has been and is be-
ing graduany developed ny thus nation
/ haUs tl..a.s
poncy couid have been as eihcien.
prom oting peace in the western nemls-
phere anu in giving to each nation thSLc
on the cnancS To develop along its own
lines.
santo Domlngo.-Santo Domingo, in her
turn, mas now maue al appcda 10 US 20
hep her, ana not only every prInclplc or
| wisdom, but every generous msuncL
wIInIn US bids us respond TO the appeal
| Army and Navy-IrOVIsion snouId De
maue by suInrIent appropriations tOr
maneuVers of practical KIND, 50 that
the, troops may learn how to take car;
OF themselves unuer actual service con
uItiouS; every marCn, Tor instance, being
made with the soldier loaded exactly as
! he would be IN an active campaign Thc
| generals and colonies would thereby nave
opportunity Oh handlns les.menI5, priBII
aues divisions, ana the commissary ana
medical departments would be testeo IN
| the field
our navy must relatively TO the ma
ves of other naLlons, always be OF great
! er size than our army. We have most
| wisely continued for a number OF years
to build up our navy, ana 1t has nov
reached q fairy high standard or elnc-
iency This standard of ehciency must
mot only he maintained, but Increased IL
does not seem to me necessary, however,
| that the navy shouldn't least IN the I'M
mt date futuI'e-pe increased beyond lhe
present number of units. what Is now
clearly necessary Is to substitute enl-
| cient Tor inefficient units as the latter be-
| come worn out, or as II becomes apparent
that they are useless. Probably the re-
SUIT would be attained by adding sim
| gie battle ship TO our navy eacn year,
| INC supcrceded or outworn vesseis bUInB
laid up or broken up as they are thus
replaced. - 49,. -.
| year evidence has accumulated TO con-
| firm the expressions as TO the Importance
o. revising by appropriate Hesitation
our system OF naturailzlnB aliens.
! Criminal Laws.-In my last message
| asked the attention OF the congress 10
the urgent need of action to make oui
| criminal law more effective; and L most
earnestly request that you pay heed to
the report OF the attorney general on TINS
| subject.
stands In urgent need of revision. The
criminal process. of any court, of tho
\ Unl.ed States should run throughout !ht
lertire territorial extent OF our country
The delays of the criminal law, no less
than of the civil, now amount 10 very
great evil.
There seems to be no statute of the
limited States which provides for the pun
ishment of a United States attorney OF
other officer of the government who cor
ruptly agrees to wrongfully do or wrong
fully refrain from doing any act whei
the consideration foI such corrupt agree
ment is other than one possessing moneN
| value. This ought to be remedleu by ap
propriate legislation. Legislation shouic
also be enacted to cover, explicitly, un
equivocally and beyond question, breacf
OF trust In the shape of prematnrelA
divulRing official secrets by an OffCla
or employe of the United States and L
provide suitable penalty therefor.
| Public Land IawS.-Once again cal
your attention to the condition of thu
public land laws. Recent development!
have given new urgency to the need ro
such changes as will fit these laws I
actual present conditions. The homes
disposal and right use of the remainin'
public lands is of fundamental imDor
lance The iniquitous methods by whIcI
the monopolizing of the, public land /
being brought about under the presen
laws are becoming more generally known
but the existing laws do not furnish et
fective remedies.
Mississippi LeVees-The national gov
ernment already does something In con
nection with the construction and mainte
nance of the great system of levee
along the lower course of the Mississippi
! In my judgment Il should do much more
Merchant Marine.ITo the spread OF u ou
flag in war a great and prosperous mer
chant marine is Indispensable. We shoui'
have ships OF our ana Seamen OF ou
own to convey our goods TO neutra
markets, and In case of need to re-en
, force our battle line.
! Jamestown Tercentennial.-I agail
heartily commend to your favorable con
, sideration the tercentennial celebration
of the settlement Mt jamestown, va
, Apprcciating the desirabilityr of this com
memoration the congress passed an a,
March 3, 1909. authorizing In the yea
1861. on and near the waters of Hamntol
| Roads, in the state of Virginia, an inCcr
, national naval, marine and military
ebration in honor of this event.
| Pensions--It Is a matter of unmiNe
satisfaction once more to call attenuo
: to the excellent work of the pension bu
reau for the veterans of the civil wa
[ have a greater claim upon us tnan an
; other class of our citizens. TO them
/ first of all among our people, honor l
due.
Seven years ago my lamenteu nredecs
, sor President Mckinley. stated that IN
time had come Tor the nation to car
for the graves OF the. confederate, deaf
| recommend that the congress take aC
| linn towards this end. The first need 1