The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-06
He says:

clause to prevent the products Of child
labor from entering into Interstate COM
mercc. But before using this 1t ought
certainly to enact model laws Oh tho
subject for the territories under It's
own Immediate control.
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form Of government vot-
ing Is not merely right, but duty,
and. moreover, a fundamental and nec-
essary duty If man Is to be good
citizen. 1t is well to provide that cor
poratlons shall not contribute to presi-
dental or national campaigns and, fur
thermore. to provide for the publica-
ton Of both contributions and expendi-
lures. There Is, however. always dan
ger in laws Of this kind, which from
their very nature are difficult Of en-
forcement. the danger being lest they
be obeyed only by the honest and dis
obeyed by the INSCRIPTIONS, SO rs to
act only as a penalty upon honest men.
Moreover, no such law would hamper
an unscrupslous man Of unlimited
means from buying his OVID way into
office. There is 4 very radical meas
ure which would, I believe, work a
substantial Improvement in our sys-
tenn Of conducting campaign, al
though l am well aware that 1t will
take some time for people so to famil-
iarize themselves with such q proposal
as 60 be willing to consider It's adop-
ton. The need for collecting large
campaign funds would vanish If con-
gress provided an appropriation for tho
proper and legitimate expenses Of each
of the great national parties. an nppro-
priation ample enough to meet the ne
cessity for thorough organization and
machinery. which requires a large ex-
pendlture Of money. Then the stpu-
lation should be made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the
treasury should accept more than a
fixed amount from any individual sub
scribcr or donor, and the necessary
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
The Army.
The president recommends legisla-
tlon to increase the number Of officers
in the army. especially in the medical
corps. The rate OF pay or officers
should be greatly increased, he de-
clarcs. There should be a relatively
even greater increase in the rate OF
pay Of enlisted men If VIC arc to keep
the army in shape to be effective in
time Of need. The president recon-
mends severe examination OF officers
for promotion up to the rank Of major.
From that point promotion should be
purely by selection. He speaks OF the
recent physical test OF army officers
with emphatic appreciation and recon-
mends bill equalizing the pay Of
officers and men OF the army, navy.
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 build battleships unless, in
addition to providing the men and the
means for thorough training, we pro-
vide the auxiliaries for them-unless
we provide docks. the coaling stations,
the collers 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 feet Is much larger
than at present 1t should never be split
Into detachments SO far apart that they
could not In event Of emergency be
speedily united. Our coast line Is OH
the Pacific Just rs much as OH the At
lantlc. The battle fleet should now
and then be moved to the Pacific. Just
as at other times 1t should he kept in
the Atlantic. When the isthmian canal
is built the transit Of the battle feet
from one ocean to the other will be
comparatively easy. Until 1t Is built
I earnestly hope that the battle fleet
will be thus shifted between the two
oceans every year or two. The battle
fleet Is about starting by the strait Of
Magellan to visit the Pacific coast.
Sixteen battlcships are going under the
command Of Rear Admiral Evans. while
eight armorcd cruisers and two other
battleships will meet him in San Fran
cisco. whittier certain torpedo destroy
ers are also going. No fleet Of such
size has ever made such 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
l of war IS to have them practice under
gsimilar conditions IN time Of peace.
The president recommends the in