The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-12-07

10 leave the question Of polygamy to
be dealt with by the several states
Power TO deal With It should be con
ferred on the National Government.
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
| Let me again call the attention OF the
Congress to two subjects concernlng
which ] have frequently before commu-
nicated with them. one is the question
| of developing American shipping l trust
that law embodying in substance me
views, expressed in the report on this
subject laid before the house at It's last
session will be passed. ! am well aware
that In former years objectionable meas
ures have been proposed in reference 10
the encouragement of American ship
ping; but II seems to me that the pro-
posed measure is as nearly .unobjecticn-
able as any can be- 1t will of course
benefit primarily our seaboard states.
CURRENCY REFORM.
/ especially call your attention to the
second subject, the condition of our
currency laws. The national bank act
has ably served a great purpose in aiding
the enormous business development of
the country; and within ten years there
has been an increase in circulation per
capita from 21 Al to S33.0S. For several
years evidence has been aCcumulating
} that additional legislation is needed The
recurrence of each crop season empha-
: sizes the defects of tho present laws
| There must soon be a revision of them,
because to leave them as they are means
70 incur liability of business disaster.
do not press any especial plan. Var
: ious plans have recently been proposed
by expert committees of bankers Among
8 and which certainly should receive your
consideration is that repeatedly brought
7 to your attention by the present secre-
tary of the treasury, the essential fea-
many prominent bankers and business
e men According to this plan national
e banks should be permitted to issue "a
: specified proportion of their capital in
e notes of given kind, the issue to he
= taxed at so high rate as to drive the
no,es fe TaGH paGR TnGn h,a not not wanted IN iegl
= me Issue of currency to give bank addi-
= tional profits, but to meet the emergency
5 presented by times of stringency,
: PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
r most earnestly hope that the bill to
t provide lower tariff for or else abso-
e lutte free trade in the Philippine products
$ will become a law. No harm Will come
: to any American industry; and whit
= there will be some small but real mater.
It ial benefit OF the Filipinos, the mar
e benefit will come by the showing made
t for their welfare.
: PORTO RICAN AFFAIRS.
q American citizenship should be con
d ferred ON the citizens of Porto Rico; me
: barber of San Juan in Porto Rico shoulc
8 be dredged and improved. The expenses
= of the federal court of Porto Rico should
! be met from the federal treasury. Th'
i, administration of the affairs of Porte
:, pines, Hawaii, and our other insular pos
IS sessions, should all be directed unde
"a one executive department, by preference
,s the department of state or the depart
:, lmen of war.
IF Alaska's needs have been PARTIAL!
m met, but there must be complete re
a organization of the governmental sys
,e TEN, as / have before indicated to you
ask your especial attention to this
Our felow-citizens who dwell on tn
lrI,,, ,f with OH TO r. :
is tic energy are arranging to hold in Sc
l. attic the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo
le stion Its special aims include the up
Id building of Alaska and the development
le of American commerce on the Pacif
lie ocean. This exposition, in its purpose
lt and scope, should appeal not only t
is the people of the Pacific slope, but I
lg the people of the Uniteu States at large
Of Alaska since it was bought has yielde
a. to the government eleven millions of dol
y liars of revenue, and has produced nearl
" three hundred millions of dollars i
ID gold, furs and fish. When properly de
ar veloped 1t will become in large degree
n land of homes.
&c INTERNATIONAL MORALITY.
a. Not only must we treat all nation
re fairly, but we must treat with justic
er and good will all immigrants who com
here under the law Whether they az az
whether they come from England or Ger
- many, Russia, Japan, or Italy, matter
nothing :, All we have a right to ques
| tion is the mans conduct.
1 am prompted to say this by the al
! titude of hostility here and there aSsun
ed toward the Japanese in this countr!
/ This hostility is sporadic and is limite
| TO very few places, Nevertheless, it
l most discreditable to us as a people, an
it may be fraught with the grayest cor
sequences to the nation. The friendshi
between the United StateG and Japa
/ has been continuous since the time, owe
half century ago, when COmmodor
| Perry, by his expedition TO Japan, frs
opened the island to western civilization
Since then the growth of Japan has bee
\ literally astounding.
act be passed specially providing fc
the naturalization of Japanese VIII
come here intending to become Amer
Last August an insurrection broke OIL
In Cuba which it speedily grew evideT
that the existing Cuban government wa
| powerless TO quell. This governmer
was repeatedly asked to intervene, an
finally was notified by the president {
Cuba that he intended TO resign; that hi
/ decision was irreVocabe; that none
the other constitutional officers woul
consent to carry on the government, an
that he was powerless to maintain orde
1t was evident that chaos was impent
i ing, and there was every probabilit
that if steps We're not Immediately take
by this government to try to restoI
| order, the representatives of various El
ropean nations in the island would apn'
to their respective governments fl
armed Intervention in order to protet
the lives and property of their citizen
| Thanks to the preparedness of our nav,
was able Immediately to send enoug
ships to Cuba to prevent the situatio
| from becoming hopeless.
In accordance with the so-called Pla
amendment, which was embodied in IL
constitution of Cuba, I thereupon pr,
claimed o provisional government for IL
| Island the secretary of war acting
provisional governor until he could |
| replaced by Mr.. Magoon. the late mil
ister to Panama and governor of II
| canal zone on the isthmus.
FUR SEALS
The destruction of the Pribilof Islant
| fur seals by pelagic sealing still col
| tinues The herd which, according
l the suryeYs made i'm 1874 bV direction