Arizona republican., 1907-10-04
PRESIDENT IN "tGYPT"
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 not necessary that this army should be as large as compared to the armies of other great nations. But as regards the navy all this is different We have an enormous coast line. and our coast line is on two great oceans. To repel hostile attacks the Notifications, and not the navy, must be used; but the best way to parry is to hit-no fight can ever be won except by hit ting-and we can only hit by means of the navy. IL is utterly impossible to improvise even a makeshift navy un- der the conditions of modern war fare
 IT TAKES TIME.
 Since the day of Napoleon no war between two great powers has lasted as long as it would take to build a bat tie ship, let alone a fleet of battle ships; and it takes just as long to train the crew of a battle ship as it does to build it; and as regards the most important thing of all, the train ing of the officers. it takes much long CT. The navy and all its training given in time of peace. When once war has broken out it is too late to do anything. We now have a good navy, not large enough for our needs. but of excellent material. Where a navy is as small as ours, the cardinal rule must be that the battle ships shall not be separated. This year l am happy to say that we shall begin a course which I hope will be steadily followed hereafter, that. namely. of keeping the fleet alternately. in the Pacific and in the Atlantic. Early in December the fleet will begin its voyage to the Pa cific. and it will number, friends. among its formidable fighting craft three great battle ships, named, re- spectively, the Illinois, the Missouri. and the Kentucky. It is a national fleet in every sense of the term, and its welfare should be, and I firmly be- lieve is, as much matter of pride and concern for every man in the farthest interior of our country as for every man on the seacoast. A long ocean voyage is mighty good training: and not the least good it will do will be to show just the points where our naval program needs strengthening. Inci- dentally think the voyage will have one good effect, for, to judge by their
 
 cellent people in my own section of the county need to be reminded that the Pacific coast is exactly as much a part of this nation as the Atlantic coast.
 OUR DOMESTIC POLICY.
 So much for foreign affairs. Now for a matter of domestic policy. Here in this country we have founded a great federal democratic republic. It is government by and for the people ard therefore a genuine democracy; ;"l the theory of our constitution is that each neighforhood shall be left to deal with the things that concern only itself and which it can most readily deal with; so that town. county, city. and state have their respective spheres of duty, while the nation deals with those matters which concern all of us. all of tn people, no matter where we dwell. Our democracy is based upon the belief that each individual ought to have the largest measure of liberty compatible with securing the rights of other individuals. that the average cit iZen, the plain man whom we meet in daily life. is normally capable of taking care of his own affairs, and has no de- sire to wrong any one else; and yet that in the interest of all there shall be sufficient power lodged somewhere to prevent wicked people from tramp ling the weak under foot for their own gain. Our constant endeavor is to make a good working compromise whereby We shall secure the full ben eft of individual initiative and respon- sibility. while at the same time recog- nizing that it is the function of wise government under modern conditions not merely to protect life and property. but to foster the social development of the people so far as this may be done by maintaining and promoting justice, honesty. and equal rights. We believe in real, not sham, democracy. We believe in democracy as regards polit-