The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

Salient Features Of Presidents Message.

9aIlent Features OF Presidents Message.
The New Orleans Daily States
gives the following rs the salient
points of President RooSevelt'S mes
sage delivered to Congress Tuesday:
Business conditions are sound: it is
foolish for people to hoard money;
boarding caused the money StTingency.
There can be no differences Of opinion
as to the need of unflinching pefsever-
ance in the war against successful dis
honesty.
For railroads a national incOrpora-
tion law is needed or a law to lice nSe
railroads to do an interstate business.
Railroad agreements should be allowed
subject to public scrutiny.
The Sherman antitrust law should
be amended, since it puts q premium
on immortality by forbidding honest
men to do what must be done under
modern business conditions. Only
evil combinations should be punished.
We need greater elasticity in our
currency. Emergency currency is re-
Quired, based on adequate securities
and under heavy tax.
The country is committed 10 pro-
lection. Tariff revision should be ap
preached from a business standpoint.
1t is improper to deal with it on the
eve of presidential election.
A graduated income tax would be
desirable. An inheritance tax law
should be passed.
There is no longer any complaint
that the law cannot be invoked
against wealthy offenders.
The abuse of the writ of injunction
Sh cid be limited. 1t is sometimes
reckleSSly or unnecessarily used.
Federal inspection to reduce rail
road accidents; extension of the limit
ed liability act; compulsory inveStiga-
tiOn of labor disputes; laws to protect
woman and child labor; uniform gra-
ding of grain; the development OF ir-
riga ton; preservation Of the public
grazing lands; timber conservation:
extension of the eight-hOur law on
government work, and the abolition
of the Tariff on wood pulp, are recon-
mended.
The Government should build
leveeS along the whole lower length
of the Mississippi river and improve
our inland waterways.
The work of the Panama Canal
Commission is reviewed.
The organization OF postal savings
banks; better shipping facilities for
Hawaii; the creatiOL Of Il bureau OF
mines; maintenance of Hermitage; Il !
naval monument at FicKSburg; Fed !
eral and State cooperation against
health ScourgeS; appropriation by the
Government TO pay the expenses OF
the national parties in presidential
campaigns; improvement or our ocean
mail service; increase OF the Army and
development cf its branches are urged
Appropriations at this Congress for
the building of four new battleShipS.I
is recommended.
Tue battleShip trip to the Pacific is
defended as in the interest or the SER
vice.
Substantial progress was made by
The Hague Conference.
Within the coming year Cuba may
be turned over to a government
chosen by her own people.
Generous provision for United
States representation at the Toxic
exposition is earnestly advocated.
Regulations adapted to the removal
Of the abuses of our customs relations
with Germany have been extended to
other countries.
Cancellation OF part OF the Chinese |
indemnity growing out OF the Boxer |
affair and promotion Of The coming of
Chinese students are urged.
Reference is made to the visit OF
Secretary Root TO Mexico and the |
good relations which exist with that
Republic; hope is expressed for the |
successful issue OF the Central Ameri |
can peace conference and praise is
given The worG the Bureau ut Am
ericdn Republics.