Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-06

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commonwealth are at hand. There are
region. In our land, and classes of our
s%pH bafsw; w sbs Soa The r Sirsh ssts,1 has K
should need no demonstration to show
That wiiful s:erility y: from the
sin for which. the penalty is national
death. race death; n sin for which
mere IL no. atonemcnt; a sin which ID
ton as the men and women guilty
thereof are In other respects. in ch6r.
acter. and bodily and mental powers,
those whom for the sake Of the state
1t would be we'll to see the fathers
and mothers of many healthy children.
well brought up In homes made happy
can shirk the primary duties OF life.
whether for love of ease and pleasure.
or Tor any other cause, and retain his
The president asks for the enactment
into law Of a shipping bin that will place
American interests on the seas on a par
especially that something be done hat
will establish direct steamship commu-
n~ication with South American ports.
Currency Reform.
Amendments to the present currency
laws are asked for. and after showing
that present laws are inadequate because
OF the wide fuctuation Of interest
charges, he says:
~ e StdttIucul vi tue5G IaCVS
shows that our present system is seri.
ously defective. There is need OF a
change. Unfortunately, however, many
Of the proposed changes must be ruled
from consideration because they are
complicated. are not easy OF compre-
hension. and tend to disturb existing
rule out any plan which would ma
terially impair the value OF the United
States two per cent; bonds now pledged
which wDQ m1dp under rnndttinno mo-
culiarly creditable to the treasury,
do not press any special plan. Various
expert committees of bankers. Among
the plans which are possibly feasible
and which certainly should receive
your conslderation Is that repeatedly
ent secretary of the treasury. the es-
sential features of which have been
approved by many prominent bankers
plan national banks should be per-
Of their capital in notes Of a given
a rate as to drive the notes back wien
not wanted in legitimate trade. This
plan would not permit the issue of
profits. but to meet the emergency pre-
scented by times Of stringcncy.
He again asks for free trade with this
same connection reviews the work dons
by this country in the islands, and gays
~ we have erred IN the philippines II
ure OF self-govcrnment."
American citizenship should be con-
hould be dredged and improved. The
expenses Of the federal court Of Porto
ir treas rY""' The DC aa min tr1nI '" Of the tsse az.
fairs of Porto Rico, together with those
the Philippines, laval and our other
M uiar possessions, should al be direct.
the department OF state or the
department OF war.
u recommend to the that
the naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending 10 become American cit
one Of the great embarrassments
the performance of our in
ternational obligations is the fact that
the statutes of the United States gov
eminent are entirely inadequate. They
fail to give to the national government
ample power, through United
courts and by the use Of the
and navy, to protect aliens in the
treaties which are the law of the land.
therefore earnestly recommend that
' '.ntts GT'' s Z 1 hc sc rlE ;noo st1tn'e nna Of n,t tns
to as to enable the president. acting for
the United States government. which Is
,esp"nsihle in our international rela-
der treaties. Even as the law now Is
can he lone by the federal
government toward this end. and in tho
ancsc, everything that IL is in my powcr
to do viii be done. and all of the forces,
military, and civil, Of the United states
which may lawfully employ will he
so employ ed. There should. however, he
no particle of doubt as to the power OF
the national government completely to
perform and enforce its own obligations.
to other nations. The mob of n single
city, may at any time perform acts OF
iawlrs5 violence against some class. or
foreigners winch would plunge us into
war. The city by itself would be- power
less to make defense against tho for
eien, power thus assaulted. II If inde-
pendent of this government It would
never venture To perform or permit tho
performance of the acts complained of.
protect the offending city or the Offend
ing. community lies In the hands of tho
United states government 1t Is un-
thinkablc that we should continue n poll
allowed to commit a crime against q
friendly nation. and the United States
the commission of the crime. but, In the
last resort, to defending the people who
have committed it against the conso.
qucnces of their own wrongdoing."
Cuban Intervention.
The rebellion in cuba and the Incl
dents leading up to the establishment ot
the provisional government Is reviewed,
and the president says;
when the election has been held and
the new government ~inauGuratc,i in
peaceful and orderly fashion OF the provl.
sional government will come to an end.
take this opportunity Of expressing
upon behalf of the American people.
with all possible solcmnity. our most
earnest hope that the people Of Cuba
VIII realize the Imperative need Of pre-
serving Justice and keeping order In the
Island. The United States wishes moth
ing of Cuba except that it shah prosper
morally and materially. ana wsles Moth
Ing OF the Cubans save that tlicy shall
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore to preserve their
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