The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-05

Of a United States attor
uev or other officer Of the government
WHO corruptly agrees 70 wrongfnlly DO
or wrongfully refrain from doing any
act when the consideration for such
corrupt agreement Is other than one
possessing money value This ought to
be remedied by appropriate legislation.
Legislation should also be enacted TO
cover explicitly, unequivocally and be-
yond question breach OF trust In the
shape Of prematurely divulglng official
secrets by an officer OF employee Of 6ie
United States and TO prjl1de q suitable
penalty therefor.
Merchant Marine.
To the spread OF our trade in peace
aud the defense OF our Tag Ia war a
great and prosperous merchant marine
is indispensable. We should have ships
Of our own aud seamen OF our own TO
convey our goods to neutral markets
and in case OF need to re-enforce our
battle line 1t cannot but be source
Of regret and uneasiness TO us that the
lines Of communication with our sister
republics OF South America should be
chiefly under foreign control It IS moi
a good thing that American merchants
and manufacturers should have TO send
their goods end letters to South Amer
len via Europe II they wish seourltS
and dispatch. Even on the Paeihc
where our ships have held their owl
better than on the Atlantic, our mer
chant Dag Is now threatened throug
the liberal aid bestowed by other gov
! ernments on their own steam lines.
: ask your earnest consideration OF th
report with which the merchant ms
, rine commission has followed It's Ion
!. and careful inquiry.
1t is a matter Of unmixed sausia
q ton once more TO call attention to q
= excellent work Of the pension burea
/, for the veterans Of the civil war ha'
greater claim upon us than any 9th
- class OF our citizens. To them first
n all among our people honor Is due
a immigration.
,r As said IN my last message to {
congress, we cannot have too mu
immigration OF the right sort, and
should have none whatever OF
!, wrong sort.
= The questions arising In connectl
with Chinese immigration stand
y themselves. The conditions In en-
- nre such that the entire Chinese CO..
=. slass=th,It is. the ciass of Chinese
horrors. skilled and unskilled p leg
or mntely come under the head OF un
~ sirable immigrants to this counl
But in the effort TO carry out the
,ps icy of excluding Chinese laborers
nese coolies, grave injustice end wr
.nn have been done by this naaon 10
~ peopla OF China and therefore uitim
49,, " to this nation itself Chinese
.a dents. business and professional
OF all kinds. not only merchants,
,t. baulrers. doctors, manufacturers,
-, fessors. travellers and the Ike sh'
-. be encouraged to come here nnd Ut
a. ed on precisely the same footing
49, we treat students. business men. {
- elers aud the like OF other nations
49,. As a people we have talked muc
~ the open door in China, and we exl
and quite rightly intend TO insist u
" Justice being shown US by the Chi
nut we cannot expect TO receive e
~ unless we do equity.
rent The civil service.
inal IIeads OF executive departments
ear members OF the commission have
I 10 ed my attention TO the fact that
on rule requiring filing or charges
three days notice before an emp
tbe could be separated from the seryie
IN, lneficsency has served no good