The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-12-04


Iation should be made that no party
receiving campaign FUNDS from me
treasury should accept morr than
fixed amount from any individual sub
scriber or donor, and the necessarily
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without dificulty be provided.
The Army.
The president recommends legis'a-
ton to increase the number OF omcsr
in the army. especially In the medical
corps The rate Of pay VI omcefs
should be greatly increased. he ds-
clares. There should be Z relatively
even greater Increase In the rate OF
pay Of enlisted men We are to keep
the army in shape to b. effective ~
time Of need. The president recon-
mends severe examination OF ofncers
for promotion up to the rank OF major.
From that point promotion should pe
purely by selection. He speaks Ut the
recent physical test Of army officers
with emphatic appreciation and recSm-
mends q bill equaIking the pay OF
officers and men Of the army. navy.
marine corps and revenue cutter serv-
ice.
The Navy.
Concerning the navy. the president
says:
In my Judgment. we should this
year provide for four battleships. But
it is idle to builR battleships unless, "a,
addition to providing the men and the
means for thorough training. we pro-
vide the alxiliaries for them-unless
we provide docks. the coaling stations.
the GOLFERS and supply ships that they
need. We are extremely deficient in
coaling stations and docks on the Pa
cific, and this deficiency should not
longer be permitted to exist. Plenty
of torpedo Boats and destroyers should
be built. Both on the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts Notifications Of the best
type should be provided for all our
greatest harbors.
Until our battle heet Is much larger
than at present 1t should never be split
into attachments so far apart that they
could not in event Of emergency be
speedily united. Our coast line IL on
the Pacific just as much as on the At
lantic. The battle feet should now
and then be moved to the Pacific, just
as at other times 1t should be kept in
the Atlantic. When the isthmian camel
is built the transit of the battle feet
from one ocean to the other Will be
comparatively easy. Until 1t is built
1 earnestly hope that the battle deet
will be thus shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The battle
feet is about starting by the strait of
Magellan to visit the Pacific coast
Sixteen battleships are going under the
command of Rear Admiral Evans. viii
eight armored cruisers and two other
battlesbips will meet him In San Fran
cisco, whittier certain torpedo destroy
ers are also going No feet OF such
size has ever made such a voyage. and
it will be OF very great educational use
to all engaged in it. The only way by
which to teach officers and men how
to handle the fleet SO as to meet every
possible strain and emergency in time
of war is to have them practice under
The president recommends the in
creased pay for both officers and enlist
ed men and advises promotion by Sc
lection above the grade OF lieutenant
commander
Foreign Affairs.
In foreign affairs. the president says.
this country's steady policy is TO be-
have toward other nations as y strong
and self respecting man should behave
toward the other men with whom he
Is brought into contact. In other words.
our aim is disinterertedly to help other
nations where such help can be wisely
given without the appearance Of med
ding with what does not concern as.
to be careful to- act as good neighber
and at the same time In good natured
fashion to make it evident that We dc
not intend 10 be imposed upon.
The president refers ut lcngtb to The
Hague peace conference. He believes
it accomplished much good work.
Postal Savings Banks.
The president says on postal affairs:
| commend to the favora BILE cOnsil-
Grafton Of the congress postal saw
lnRs bank system as recommended by
the postmaster general. Timid deposit
tors have withdrawn their savings for
the time being from national banks.
rust companies and savings banks. in
| 1ividuals have boarded their cash
and the workingmen their earnings ali
Of which money has been withheld
and kept in hiding or In the safe de-
post box 10 the detriment Of prosper
lty. Through the agency Of the postal
savings banks such money would he
restored to the channels Of trade to
the mutual benefit of capital aud labor.
| further commend TO the congress
the consideration OF the postmaster
generals recommendation for an ex-
tension Of the parcel post. especially
on the rural routes. 1t would be
most desirable thing to put the fourth
class postmasters in the classified serY-
ice.
Other recommendations are:
OF h. i.,I..