The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-03-18
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it's perniciouS results.
Ship Subsidies Advocated.
l sircere.i hope that the incoming
congress VIII be alive, as 1t should be.
to the importance of our foreign trade
and Of encouraging it in every way
feasible. The possibility of increasing
this trade In the orient, in the Philip
pines and l.; South America is known
to every ca. who has given the matter
attention. Tie direct effect of free
trade between this country and the
Philippines viii I've marked upon our
sale of cottons. agricultural machinery
and other In:lnu;.e lures. The neceSsi-
ty Of the establishment of direct lines
of steamers between North and South
America has been brought to the at
tention OF congress by my predecessor
and by Mr.. Root before and after his
noteworthy visit to that continent, and
| sincerely hope that congress may be
induced to see he wisdom of a tenta-
tive effort 20 establish such lines by
the use of mail subsidies.
The importance which the depart
ment Of agriculture and Of commerce
and labor may play in Kidding the
markets Of Europe Of prohibitions and
against the importa-
ton Of our products is fully under
stood and II il hoped that the use OF
the maximum I'D minimum feature
Of our tart f law 10 be soon passed will
restrictions.
Lock Canal Plan Defended.
The PanaiH.. anal will have 4 most
important bearil:, upon the trade De-
tween the easier. and the far west
ern se,-ti;iis of ,iir county and will
greatly iilt rel>s. the facilities for
TRANSPORTATION between the eastern
and the western seaboard and may
possibly ravolu:iJa:Ie the transconti-
mental rates with RESPECT to bulky mer-
chandiSe. II viii also have most
beneficial effect 10 increase the trade
between the eastern seaboard of the
United Stats and the western coast
of South >.nci.i:: and indeed with
some Of he Important ports of the
east c.a~t OF South America reached
by rail from the west coast. The
work on the canal is making most sat
isfactory progress. The type Of the
canal as Il lock canal was fixed by
congress after full consideration Of
the conflicting reports of the majority
and minority OF the consulting board
and after the recommendation Of the
war department and the executive
upon those ports. Recent suggestion
that something had occurred on the
iSth!nuS 10 make the lock type Of the
canal less feasible than it was sup
posed to te when the reports were
made and The policy determined on
led to 4 visit t. the isthmus of a
board Of competent engineers to exam
inc the Cam dam and locks which
are til" key "ee The lcck type. The re-
port II tha: board shows that nothing
has occurred in the nature of newly
reve"'rG evidence which should change
the views o::ce formed in the original
discuss:"n The construction will go
On u:lf,Sr i most effective organization
controlled by Colonel Goethals and his
fellow army engineers associated with
him arti will certainly be completed
early in the next administration, if not
before
Some type OF canal must be con-
sti'uc'st The lock type has been Sc
iectcd We are all in favor Of hnving
1t built as promptly as possible. We
must nHf pew. therefore. keep up a fire
IN the r";.r of the agents whom we
have an h,;i7:aa to do our work on
the !sFh'iN,s. We must hold up their
hands. and. speaking for the incoming
admi,:;S;s inr ] wish to say that I
propose Il. "eyotc all the energy posi-
bic and under my control to the push
ing Of this work on the plans which,
have been adopted and to stand behio,
the men who az doing faithful hard
work to bring as.;lt the early compile
ton Of this the :reatest constructive
enterprise of me-; IN times. --.
Free Trade With PHILIP >i7es.
The governments Of our Cei,enden-
cies in Porto Rico and the Philippines
are progressing as favorably as could
be desired The prosperity of Porto
Rico continues undated. The bust
ness conditions in the Philippines are
not all that we could wish them to be.
bill permitting free trade between the
United States and the archipelago
with such limita tons in sugar and
tobaccO as shall prevent injury to the
domestic interests on those products.
we can count on an improvement in
business conditions in the Philippines
and the development of a mutually
profitable trade between this country
and the islands. Meantime our gov
ernment in each dependency is uphold
in" the traditions of civil liberty and
increasing popular control, which might
be expected under American auspices.
The work which we are doing there
rebounds to our credit as Il nation.
Words Of Friendship For the South.
look forward with hope to increas-
Ing the already coed feeling between
the south ard the other sections Of the
country. My chief purpose Is not to
effect change in the electoral vote Of
the southern states That is a second
AIRY consideration. What l look for
ward to is an increase in the tolerance
OF political views of all kinds and
their advocacy throughout the south
and the existence of respectable po-
litical opposition in every state-even
more than than this, to an increased
feeling on the part Of all the people in
the south that this government is their
government and that it's officers in
their states are their officers.
The Negro Question.
The consideration of this question
cannot. however, be complete and full
without reference to the negro race,
its progress and it's present condition.
The thirteenth amendment secured
thelc freedom the fourteenth amend
Eicnt due process Of law. protection
OF property and the pursuit Of happi-
ness. n:d tie fifteenth amendment at
tempted To secure the negro against
any deprivation Of the privilege to
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