Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-12-06

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as will combine, so far as possible,
the maximum Of good to the people
at large with the minimum of neces-
sary diregard for the special interests
of localities or classes. But i'll time Of
peace the revenue must on the az
erage, taking a series of years to-
gether, equal the expenditures OF else
the revenues must be increased. Last
year there was a deficit. Unless our
expenditures can be kept within the
revenues then our revenue laws must
be readjusted.
Economy in Expenditures.
! earnestly recommend to the Con-
gress the need Of economy and to
this end Of a rigid scrutiny Of appro-
prlations. As examples merely. | call
your attention to one of two specific
matters. All unnecessary offices
should be abolished. The Commits
sloner Of the General Land Office
recommends the adjustment of the Of
flee Of receiver of public moneys for
United States land offices.
Yet, Iii speaking Of economy, | must
in no wise be understood as advo~
eating the false economy which is in
the end the worst extravaganza. 70
cut down on the Navy, for instance,
would be a crime against the Nation.
To fail to push forward all work on
the Panama Canal would be as great
a folly.
AT various times [ have instituted
Investigations into the organization
and conduct Of the business Of the
Executive Departments. While none
of these inquiries have yet progressed
far enough to warrant fna! c%onclu-
sions, they have already confirmed
and emphasized the general imres-
sion that the organization of the De
partments is often faulty in princi-
pie and wasteful in results. while
many Of their business methods are
aItiquidated and inefficient. There
is every eason why our executive
governmental machinery should be at
least as we'll planned, economical. and
efficient as the best machinery of the
great business organizations, which
at present is not the ease.
Monroe Doctrine.
One of the most effective %instru-
ments for peace is the Monroe Doc
trinc as it has been and is being grad
ually developed by this Nation and
accepted by other nations. No other
policy could have been as efficient
in promoting peace in the Western
Hemisphere and in giving to each ma
ton thereon the chance to develop
along its own lines. If we had refused
to apply the Doctrine to changing
conditions it would now be complete
ly outworn, would not meet any Of the
needs of the present day, and indeed
would probably by this time have
sunk into complete oblivion. 1t is
useful at home, and is meeting with
recognition abroad because we have
adapted u application Of it to meet
the growing and changing needs of
our Hemisphere. When we announce
a policy, such as the Monroe Doe
trine, we thereby commit ourselves
to the consequences of the policy, and
those consequences from time to time
alter. 1t is out Of the question to
claim a right and yet shirk the re-
sponsibility for its exercise. Not on
ly we, but all American Republics
who I benefited by the existence
of the Doctrine, must recognize the
obligations each nation is under as
regards foreign peoples no less than
its duty to insist upon its own rights.
That our rights and interests are
deeply concerned in the maintenance
of the Doctrine is as clear as hardly
to need argument. This is especially
true Ill view of the construction of
the Panama Canal. As a mere mater
OF self-defense we must exercise q
close watch owe the approaches to
this canal; and this means that We
must be thoroughly alive to our inter
ests in the Caribbean Sea.
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Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo, in her turn, has
now made an appeal to us to help
her, and not only every principle of
wisdom but every generous instinct
within us bids us respond to the APP
peal. 1t is not Of the slightest con-
sequence whether we grant the aid
needed by Santo Domingo. as an in