The Washington times., 1907-10-03


soldiers and although II is indlSpen-
sable that our little army, an army lu-
dicrously small relatively 10 the wealth
and population OF this mighty nation
should itself be trained 70 the nigh
est point and should be valued and re-
spected as is demanded by the worth
Of the officers and enlisted men. yet IL
Is not necessary that this army should
be large as compared 10 the armies OF
other great idtIOnS. 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 fOrtincations, and
not the navy. must be used; but the
best way 10 parry is 10 hit-no fight
can ever be won except by hittlng-sDd
we Can only hit by means OF the navy.
II is utterly impossible to improvise
even 4 makeshift navy under the con-
ditions of modern warfare
Since the days OF Napoleon no wal
between two great powers has lasted as
long as II would take 10 build a battle
ship. let alone q fleet Of battleshipS;
and II takes just as long 10 train the
crew Of a battleship as IL does to Guild
I 81 and as regards the most important
thing of all, the trimming or the officers,
| Il takes mu-h longer. The navy must
, be built and all is training given in
I time OF peace When once war hns
( broken oHt IL Is too late 10 do anything
We now have a good navy, not YET
large enough for our needs. but or cN-
cellent material
Hopes Fleet Will Move About.
! "Where n navy Is as small as
ours, the cardinal rule must be
that the battleships shall not be
separated. This year l am happy
to say that we shall begin q
course which ] hope will be stead.
lily followed hereafter, that, name.
Iy, Of keeping the battIeship fleet
alternately In the Pacific aBd In
the Atlantic. Early in December
the fleet viii begin its voyage to
the Pacific, and il viii number
friends, among its formidable fight.
Ing craft three great battIeshipS
named, respectively, the Illinois
the Missouri, and the Kentucky.
TT IS a national feet IT. every sens,
I OF the term. and Its welfare should be
l end / firmly believe is as much q mattel
! OF pride and concern for every man II
/ the faT-hest interior of our country al
/ for every man on the seacoaSt A Ions
ocean voyage is mighty good training
/ and not the least good IL will do vii
/ be to show just the points where oul
/ naval program needs STRENGTHENING In
! Cidentally l think the voyage viii have
| one good eject, for, 10 Judge by thei
! comments on the movement, some eN
ceient people in my own section Of h'
| country need TO be reminded that tn
/ Pacific coast is exactly AS much par
OF this nation rs the Atlantic coast
Domestic Policy.
so much for foreign affairs Now 70
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this country Se have founded a gres
federal democratic republic. Il is
| government by and for the people an
therefore a genuine democracy; and tn
theory Of our Constitution is that eacI
reighborhood shall be left TO deal wit
the things that concern Only Itself an
which II can most readily deal with
so that town. county. city. and Stat
have their respective spheres Of duty
while the nation deals with those mat
tiers which concern all of US. all of tn
people, no matter where we dwell Gu
democracy is based upon the belief tina
each individual ought to have the larE
est measure OF liberty compatible wit
| securing the rights Of other individuals
that tbs average citizen. the plain ina
whom We meet IL daily life, is normal
capable OF takiIg care Of his own al
fairs. and has 10 desire &c wrong an
| one elSe- ana Yet lildL III Tie interest q
! ali there shat be sufficient pOwe
LODGED somewhere to prevent wicke
people from trampling the weak unde
foot for their oTn gain.
sour constant eaieavOr is t
make a good working cOmprOmiS
whereby we s5ell secure the full
benefit Of ind tldual initiative an
responsibility, while at the sam
time recognizing that # is tn
function OF wise government
under modern conditions not mere
Iy to protect life and property, bu
to foster the social development O
the people so far as this may b
done by maintaining and prOmOtin
justice, honesty, and equal right:
Believe in Real Democracy.
I'VE believe in . real. not a sham. do
mocracy. We believe in democracy a
regards political rights. as regards edr
cation. and. finally. as regards industris
conditions. BY democracy We under
. stand securing. as far as it is humanl
possible 20 secure if. equality Of oppol
} tunity, equality OF the conditions undt