The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-03-10


OUT by proper proceedings Instituted
by the executive in the courts Of the
national government.
! one of the reforms to be carried
out during the incoming administra-
ton Is change of our monetary and
banking laws, so as to secure greater
elasticity In the forms of currency
available for trade, and to prevent the
limitations of law from operating to
Increase the embarrassments of q
financial panic.
The incoming congress should
promptly fulfill the promise of the
Republican platform and pass a prop
er postal savings bank bill. 1t will
not be unwiser or excessive paternal
ism.
sincerely hope that the incoming
congress will be alive, as it should be
to the Importance of our foreign trade
and of encouraging it in every way
feasible. The possibility Of increas-
Ing this trade in the Orient in the
Philippines and in South America is
known to every one who has given
the matter attention. The direct ef-
feet of free trade between this coun-
try and the Philippines will be mark
ed upon our sale of cottons, agricu!-
tural machinery and other ranufac-
lures. The necessity Of the establish
ment of direct lines of steamers be-
tween North and South America has
been brought to the attention Of con-
gress 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 the wisdom of tentative effort
to establish such lines by the use of
mail subsidies.
The Panama canal will have a most
important bearing upon the trade be-
tween the Eastern and Far Western
sections of our country, and will
S~Soty ihCIcdSc TIE ldClillleS IOC
transportation between the Eastern
and Westrn seaboard, and may pos
sibly revoiutionize the .transcontinen-
tai rates with respect to bulky mer-
chandise. 1t will also have most
beneficial effect to 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 ports on the
east coast Of South America reached
by rail from the west coast. The work
on the canal Is making most satisfac-
tory progress.
Some type of canal must be con-
structed. The lock type has been Sc
lected. We are all in favor of having
it built as promptly as possible. We
must not now, therefore, keep UP a
fire in the rear Of the agents.whom
We have authorized to do our work
on the isthmus. We must hold up
their hands, and speaking for the in
coming administration, l wish to say
that / propose to devote all the ener-
gy possible and under my control to
the pushing of this work on the plans
which have been adopted, and to
stand behind the men who are doing
faithful hard work to bring about the
early completion Of this, the greatest
obstructive enterprise Of modern
times.
1 look forward with hope to in
creasing the already good feeling be-
tween the South and the other sec
tions Of the country. Ny chief pur-
pose Is not to effect change in the
electoral vote Of the Southern States.
That is a secondary consideration.
What look forward to is an increase
In the tolerance of political views of
all kinds and their advocacy through
out 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 gov
| ernment Is their government. and
that it's officers In their States are
their officers.
The consideration of this question
| can not, however. be completed and
full without reference to the negro
race. its progress and it's present con-
dition. The 18th amendment secured
them freedom; the 14th amendment
| due process Of law, protection OF
property and the pursuit Of happi-
ness and the 18th amendment at
tempted to secure the negro against
any deprivation Of the privilege ia
vote, because he was a negro. The
18th and the 14th amendments have