The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05

80 exaEsre tie lAfun Gan and tocks
whirh ars the key os tAe loek type
TIE report x taat bard shoRs that
uoskiag has Occurred IN the nataFe of
newiy revealed evidence which should
change the vsews once formed Il tbe
original discussion The construction
Eil 50 On under q most effective or
eaui1ation controlled b. Colonel Goe-
thals and BIS fellow army engineers
associated win bin and VIII certainly
he completed early in the next admin
.stration. Il not before
some type of canal must Be con
structed TIE lock type las been
selected. We are ail IA favor 81 hav-
ing t built as promptly as possible
We must not nov. therefore. keep up
a FIRE IN TIE rear Of the agents whom
Ee have authorized 10 Do our work
on the Isthmns We must hold up
their hands. and speaking FOR the in
coming administration. ! wish 70 say
that ! propose 70 devote all the energy
possible and under my control. 70 the
pushing of this work on the plans
which have been adopted. and 10
stand behind the men who are doing
faithful hard work 10 bring about the
early completion Of this the greatest
constructive enterprise Of modern
times
The government Of our depeHden-
cies In Por.o Rico and the philippines
are progressing as favorably as could
be desired The prosperity Of Porto
Rico continues undated. The business
conditions ln the Philippines are not
all that we could wish them 70 be.
but with the passage Of the new tariff
bin permitting free trade between the
United States and the Archipelago.
with such limitations in sugar and
hobacco as shah prevent injury 10 the
domestic interests on those products.
we can count on an Improvement in
business conditions in the Philippines
and fhe development OF a mutually
profitable trade between this country
and the islands Meantime our gov
eminent IN each dependency IS up
holding the traditions of civil liberty
and increasing popular control which
might De expected under American
auspices The work which we Are do.
ing there rebounds p our credit as 4
nation
| look forward with hope - lHcreas.
Ing the already good feeling between
| the South and the other sections OF
the country Ny chief purpose is not
70 effect a change in the electoral vote
OF the Southern states. That is a sec.
Iondary consideration What look for
ward TO IS an increase in the tolerance
of political views Of AN kinds and their
advocacy throughout the South. and
the existence 0f a respectable political
Opposition III every state; even more
than this. 70 an increased feeling on
the part OF ali the people in the South
that this government is their govern
ment. and that It's officers IN their
states are their officers
The consideration Of this question
cannot however. be complete and full
without reference TO the negro race,
its progress and its present condition,
The 18Th amendment secured them
freedom the fth amendment due pro.
cess Of law. protection 81 property
aud the pursuit Of happiness and the
18th amendment attempted 10 secure
the negro against any deprivation Of
the privilege to vote because he was a
negro The 9Th and 4th amendments
have been generally enforced and have
secured the objects for which they
were intended While the 9th amend.
ment has not been generally observed
in the past. it ought to be- observed.
and the tendency 81 Southern legisla-
tion today Is toward the enactment Of
electoral qualifications which shall
square with that amendment. or
course the mere adoption Of q consti.
tutional law Is only one step in the
right direction It must be fairly and
justly enforced as we'll In time both
VIII come Hence it IS clear 10 all
that the domination Of an ignorant, ir.
responsible element can be prevented
by constitutional laws which shall ex.
clude from voting both negroes and
whites not having education or other
qualifications thought 20 be necessary
for q proper electorate The danger
of the control Of the ignorant electOr.
ate has therefore passed with this
change the interest which many Of
their own industry. selfrestraint. trift
and business success. as we'll az upon
the aid and comfort and sympathy
which they may receive from their
white neighbofs Of the South There
was time when Northerners who
sympathized With the negro in hls nee
i essary struggle for better conditions
sought 10 give 60 him the suffrage az