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Tie Thirteenth ceaEaA.
Legislation should be enacted Al
the present session Of the Congswzs
for the Thirteenth Census. The e.
Enlistment Of the permanent Censas
Bureau affords the opportunity for
better census than we have ever
had, but IN crder 10 realize the full
advantage OF the permanent ogganix-
alton, ample time must be given for
preparation.
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form of government vot-
ing is not merely right bat a duty,
and, moreover, n fundamental aud
necessary daty If a man Is 10 be a
good citizen. Ii Is well To provide
that corporations shall not contrib
ute 10 Presidential ar National cam
paigns. and furthermore Ia provide
for the publication of both contri-
buttons aud expenditures.
The need of collecting lagc cam
paign funds by the parties would
vanish If Congress should provide
an appropriation ample enough 10
meet the legitimate expenses of each
Of the great parties. Then the stipu-
lation should be made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the
Government should accept more than
subscriber or donor, and the neees-
sary publicity for receipts aud dis
bulsemcnts could easily be provided
The Army.
Never in our entire history has the
nation suffered in the least partieu-
lar because too much care has been
given to the Army, too much prom
inence been give it. too much money
spent upon ii. or because ii has been
too large. As a nation We have al
ways been shortsightcd III providin.
for the efficiency of the army in
time of peace. | think il is onlp
lack Of foresight that troubles lis
not any hostility to the Army.
In the matter of eliiciency it i
urged that officers and enhefed men
should be paid sufficient compensa-
ton TO warrant thew in making the
army rs occupation. Among off
GERS there should be examinations
rigid enough to weed ont the ineffi.
cient. The practice marches and field
maneuvers of the past two or three
years have been valuable, and these
should be continued perhaps the most
important legislation needed for the
benefit Of the army is law to equa.
lie and increase the pay Of officers
and enlisted men in the army, navy
marine corps and revenue-cutter ser.
vice
The Public Health.
There is a constantly growing in.
terest in this country in the question
Of the public health. At last tn
public mind is awake to the fact that
many dieases, notably tuberculosis
arr National scourges. The work o.
the State and city boards of health
should be supplemented by a con.
stantly increasing interest on the
part Of the National Government.
The Navy.
1t is recommended that this year
provision be made for four new bat.
tleships, and that docks, coaling sta.
tons, eolliers and supply ships be
provided to meet the needs thus crea.
ted. Our coast line is on the Pacific
as well as the Atlantic and occas.
ionally the feet should be dispatched
TO the waters of the Pacific. Our
duty to California, Washington and
Oregon is the same as TO Maine, New
York, louisiana and Texas. / sin
cerely hope that the feet will bs
shifted from the Atlantic to the Pa.
cific every year or two until our
navy is of sufficient strength to ad
nit of division.
Foreign Affairs.
In dealing with other nations !;
should be our policy TO be neighbor.
ly and do all we can TO help other
without meddling; and at the sam.
time to give them to understand in q
proper way that We do not mean u
be imposed upon.
The Philippines.
The Secretary of War has gone tc
the Philippines. On his return
shall submit to yon his report on the
iSiarGs.
international Bureau of American
Republics.
One OF the results of the Pan Am.
erican Conference at Rio Janeiro III
the summer of 1906 has been a great
increase in the activity and useful
ness Of the international Bureau ol
American Republics. That institu.
ton, which includes all the American
Republics in its membership and
brings all their representatives to-
gether, Is doing a really valuable
work In informing the people OF the
United States about the other repub.
hes and In making the United States
known to them Its action is now
limited by appropriations determined