The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-25
PAGE FIVE.

and the clear air. I will say ninety
! Now in some way or other we
have to interpret into controlling
force the resultant united opinion OF
that eighty or ninety millions of peo-
pie and put it into government direc-
ton. Hence it Is that we have TO
make continuous compromise and
each section has got to give up some
thing in order that other sections
themselves giving up something, shall
| agree with them in the resultant leg
| islation and the resultant administra-
| tion
Beet Sugar, a Delicate Subject.
Now. just for an instance because
| always liked to deal with delicate
subjects. Take the matter of beet
sugar l am much interested to help
| along such people for whom i WAS
long time only representative and
that kind of informal representa-
tive in Washington. by letting some
OF their sugar. was in favor OF let
ting all their sugar into this market
but | did not think il would hurt
you out here bit
You are going ahead so rapidly
that when | talk with a man ont
here and he is not thinking of the
tariff, he will tell me tales OF the
manufacture of sugar that will just
make me think / want to invest all
my money into it at once.
But what did we do? We com
promised. and We said to the people
of the Philippine islands, We wiN
let you into our markets to the en-
tent of 100000 tons and no more and
then the home industry will go on; it
will not be injured certainly by that
Importation And we made the com
promise.
Nov that we do in congress and
through the executive all the time
and while theoretically that may seem
rather thumb method of govern
ment, in the long run as you look
back through the history of the coun-
try you will find that the course pnr-
sued which was the result OF com
promising the views of the many iHtO
one sound and middle course, was
much better than if we had followed
some dOctrinaire and tried to carry
out his theory to the uttsrmnst.
Tn other words. we can trust 10
the common sense of the American
people through their representatives
to work out the problems we have
and in that work go out to give effect
to the views of all people, not all
the effect to the view of everyone,
but to give some effect to the views
of all and under that system it Is
perfectly true as Senator SmOot says,
that we have the best government on
earth, and representing that govern
ment / have attempted to take
journey through the country OF some
1900 or $4,000 miles for the purpose
of convincing the people, if | can,
that every man, woman and child
born Or naturaliZed. in this country
has voice and n right to be heard
at Washington, and that his interests
are the subject of careful consldera-
ton by those who represent the gov
eminent at that place. 1t is, l hope,
not partisan journey, and will not
be regarded as SUCH
Il congratulate you on the wealth
your valley shows and on the in
dustry of the toiling hours that it
indicates the inhabitants Of this val
ley have given to the production of
the wealth which is yours. 1 con-
graduate you on every evidence that
you are a community of law, abiding
by the Jaws of your country and de-
termined that every community Of
which you are part shall be a law
full community.
Always Uphold the Law.
Il cannot speak too emphatically
on this subject because at times there
is a disposition to trample down law
with the theory that we reach. some
greater object: but on the whole II
will be found that the best way to
do if the laws are not right, is to
obey them and to repeal, but at all
times holding the law up as some
thing to be respected by the popular
until you can change, because if You
destroy the effect Of the law yOu
might as well give up government.
and if we give up government we will
have anarchy and socialism to be
governed by a committee that is 60
ing to apportion what belongs to
each man and not allow the ordinary
laws of supply and demand and Of
reward for industry and lack Of
reward for negligence apply-then all
/ have got to say is that 1 want to
be on the committee that makes the
appOrtionment.
Now, my friends I have talked
great deal longer than / intended tn.
but when you have an audience that
responds as well as you do, there Is
a temptation to go on and continue
RI talk 7 Onlv add a renewed eY-
preston of my gratitude for your
cordial reception, and as you have
said, God bless our president
want to say God bless the people III
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