Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-03-11


of the Mississippi, when definite and
practicai plans for the enterprise have
been approved and determined upon,
should not be provided for in the
same way.
On the subject of Asiatic immi-
grants the Address expresses the hope
that I'VE may continue to minimize
the evils likely to arise from such
immigration without unnecessary
friction and by mutual concessions
between selt-respecting governments.
BY proper legislation we
may, and ought to, place in the hands
OF the Federal Government the means
OF enforcing the treaty rights of such
ali lns in the courts OF the Federal
Government.
One OF the reforms to he carried
out during the incoming Administra-
ton. declares Mr.. Taft. is Il change OF
our monetary and banking laws, so
rs TO secure greater elasticity in tho
forms of currency available for trade
and the incoming Congress should
promptly fulfill the promise of the
Republican platform and pass a
proper Postal Savings Bank bill.
The President then discusses the
Panama Canal as follows
The Panama Canal will have n
most important bearing upon tho
trade between the eastern and the far
western sections OF our country. and
VIII greatly increase the facilities for
TRANSFORMATION between the eastern
and the western seaboard. and may
possibly revolutioniZe the transconti
mental rates with respect to bulky
merchandise. IL will also have q
most beneficial effect 10 increase the
trade between the eastern seaboard
OF the United States and the western
coast OF South America and, indeed.
with some OF the important norts on
the east coast OF South America
reached by rail from the west coast.
The work on the canal is making most
satisfactory progress. The type OF
me canal as lock canal was fixed
II" Congress after full consideration
~ the conflicting reports of the ma
iorltv and minority OF tho consulting
board. and after the recommendation
or the War DEPARTMENT and the Ex-
ecutive uOon those reDorts Recent
suggestion that something had oc-
Cured on the Ts-hmus 10 make tho
lock- type Of the canal less feasible
ttan 1t was supposed TO be when the
reports were de and the policy de-
termined or. led TO visit to the 18TH
mus Of \ hoard of cnmUetent engi-
ncers To examine the Gltup dam and
locks which are the key Of the lock
tVpe. TIE rCrOrt of that board
shows that ro,hin% has occurred in
tho nature of newly revealed evidence
which should chau-c the views once
formed in tho original discussion.
Tho governments OF our dependen-
cie3 in Porto Rico aud the Philippines
are progressing rs favonably. as could
he dcs iTcti. The DrosDerity--of Porto
Rico continues uuabated. 80
The i'TpS1IpO+'S nG6r~-c fhOn
votes considerable snGce 10 the South
and tho negro race question. Mr..
Taft SAYS
look forward with hope to in
creasing the already good feeling be-
tween the South ana the other sec
uons of the country. My chief pur-
pose is not to effect change in the
electoral vote OF the Southern States.
That is secondary consideration.
What | look forward to is an in
crease in the tolerance of rolitical
views ot all kinds and their advocacy
throughout the South and the existence
OF respectable political opposition
in every State; even more than this,
TO an increased feeling on the part
OF all the people in the South that
this Government is their Government,
and that Its officers in their States
arc their officers.
noted that Congress had passed the
bin fixing the liability of Interstate
carriers 10 their employees for injury
sustained in the course OF emuloy-
ment, abolishing the rule OF fellow
servant and the common law rule as
To contributorv negligence. aud sub
stitutinc therefor the so-called rule OF
comparative negligence, and model
child labor law.
g-l,
IN so far as l can. l hope to promote
the enactment OF further legislation
OF this character. | am strongly con-
vinced that the Government should
make itself as RESPONSIBLE to en-
ployes injured In its employ as an
Interstate railway corporation is made
resDonsible by Federal law to it's en-
ployes: and | shall be glad, whenever
any additional reasonable safety de-
vice can be invented 10 reduce the
loss OF life and limb among railway
employees, TO urge Congress to re-
quire its adoption by interstate rail-
ways.
In conclusion the inaugural Ad-
dress says:
The issuing OF temporary re-
straininS order without notice has in
several instances been abused by its
inconsiderate exercise. and to remedy
TINS. the Platform upon which l was
elected recommends the formulation
in statute OF the conditions under
which such temporary restraining
order ouSnt to issue. A statute can
and ouGht to be framed to embody
the best modern practice, and can
b:inS the subject 50 closely to the
attention OF the court rs to make
abuses Of the process unlikely in the
iuturc. American people. if UNDER
stand them. insist that the authority
OF the courts shall be sustained and
are opposed to any change in the
procedure ny which the powers OF a
cou'C may ~ weakened and the fear-
lcss and effective administration OF
justice be i1tcricred VIII.
Eaving thus rsvicweI tne Questions
likely to recIr duriuG my Admins
trGtion. ana rav.vS c=uresse6 I'm |
summary way tie position which |
eNDec. to take in recom;p endations
to Congress ard IN nv conduct as an,
Executive, | invoke the consiaerata,
sympathy and suVrort of my fellow
citizens, and the aid os Almighty God,
In the uic.l0rcn of NV raeuoncibIe.