The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
What he Recommends.

contributing to campaign funds.
Revision of the statutes to give the
government the right of appeal in both
civil and criminal action against trusts.
Capital punishment for rape.
Ri0id enforcement of the eight-hour
law where practical.
Shorter hours for railway employees.
Investigation of the conditions of the
labor of children and women.
A more stringent employers liability
act.
Provision for federal investigation of
controversies between capital and Ia
Withdrawal of public coal lands from
sale or entry.
Amendment to meat inspection law
providing for placing dates on cans.
Some method whereby at an early
date the federal government may exer-
else more complete control over cor
porations. :.
"A graduated inheritance tax and, it
possible. a graduated income tax" to
be accomplished "when next our sys-
tenn of taxation is revised"
National laws on divorce and
polygamy. =.
American shipping.
Revision of the currency laws.
Lower tariff or absolute free trade
for the Philippines.
Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
An act providing for the naturallza-
ton of Japanese.
The amendment of the statutes SO
that we can enforce the rights of aliens
under our treaties.
That the navy be maintained at its
present strength by replacing obsolete
ships with new ones.
A new principle of selection In both
the army and navy (which will bring In
to the higher ranks fewer men, ano
| these at an earlier age =,
| Of race suicide the President says II
is "a sin for which there is no atone
ment."
SOME FORCEFUL POINTS.
Declares enmity to the Japanese is
discreditable to the United States, re-
commends a law allowing the natura
lization of the Mikado's subjects and
asks the amendment of statutes enabl-
| ing the government to enforce the
| rights of aliens under treaties irrespec-
! tive of State authority, and says fur
/ Their
"1n the matter now before me affect.
ing the Japanese, everything that 1t is
| in my power to do will be done, and all
of the forces, military and civil, of the
| United States which 1 may lawfully
employ will be SO employed"
Declares against the abolition of IN.
| junction, but cautions courts against
abuses of the injunctive power.
Declares for the death penalty in
| cases of attacks Oh women, with the
idea of preventing lynchings, which ne
denounces as a disgrace to citizenship.
Denounces Hearstism, declaring that
''demagogues and agitators are the
worst enemies of workingmen, exciting
class hatred. To elect an unworthy
agitator on platform of violence and
hypocrisy would be the worst blow tC
government"
Contends that the federal govern
ment should provide for the compulsory
investigation of disputes between EN-
ployers and employees.
Stands for graduated inheritance
| tax, and an income tax if need be, IN
stating which he declares the man OF
great wealth owes the State a peculiar
obligation and should pay for the pro
lection he receives.
| Recommends the amendment of the
constitution to provide a national di
| vorce act.
Favors the plan of currency reform
proposed by the bankers.
Announces that provisional govern
ment will come to an end in Cuba when
the elections have been held and the
new government inaugurated, in a
peaceful and orderly fashion.
Asks that the government retain the
remaining coal lands and rent them to
: the operators.
Says it will be necessary to amend
the packing law to provide for dates on
labels.
More complete control of corpora
tons, through new laws, is asked for
the government. This in the case of
railways, he declares, will avert the
questioned evil of government owner
ship.
Asks steady decrease of hours of
labor, with ultimate hope of the eight
hour day.
Says the maintenance of great
navy is the surest guarantee of peace;
asks no great increase, but power to
keep it at its present effectiveness.
Stands for free trade with the Philip
pines.