The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-06

| nues of the country will meet the
| expenses. besides almost taking care
| { the fertilization of the Panama
anal; and for once the postofiice de-
| artment will show a balance in
tead of a deficit, while actually ex-
ending its usefulness and conven-
ences to the pubic.
This later marvel reflects great
redit on the administration OF Frank
/. Hitchcock. postmaster general
Who served as assistant to Cortelyou
nd demonstrates the advantage of
Expert. experienced men in charge of
/ departments. When promotion for
Efficiency is adopted in the postofiice
md treasury departments and the
oreign service the United States will
get value received for the money ex-
,ended.
Mr.. Taft's recommendations, in
tead of being backed by the logic of
| yllogisms is backed by the logic of
| demonstration. He entered the white
| louse with certain specific reforms
n mlnd-hls program-and he has
| stuck TO them. He saw that the tar
| If could not be equitably established
by the prevalent system of barter
/ md trade between states and con-
gressional districts; so he secured a
commission of experts to collect data
for congress TO act upon, wisely con-
Guiding. that the average congress
man is, perhaps. as honest as the
average man who sends him there.
and that with the facts before them
they will not only be inclined TO do
right, but will be compelled to do so
| by the force of a public opinion,
which also will have the facts before
liz.
Mr.. Taft's success in the admins
tration of governmental affairs, as
succinctly set forth in his message
and his recommendations for further
enactments in line with his pro-
gram. compose the best answer to the
fanatical arraignment Of our govern
ment and institutions, and the
strongest argument in favor of the
fundamental principles of the Amer
lean Union that could be formulated
No man. who believes graft, corrup-
ton and injustice are inherent in our
system of government, can be fair
UNLESS he reads President Taft's mes
sage. It speaks for itself that the
wrongs arise, not so much from nat
ural depravity of man or the inner
ent defects of our system; but from
mismanagement of that system. He
is showing us that practical, common
sense applied to the administration
of government and Justice; and or
lder and system are more effective in
promoting the common welfare than
ldenunciation of conditions. the pict-
uring an ideal existence and a de
mand for untried experimentation.
Those, who ask for the substitu-
ton of some new form of govern
ment, We bid wait and see what can
be accomplished under the proper adj
Iministration of those functions we
possess. President Taft has visited
levery section. whose laws he exc
cutes; inspected every public enter
prise, concerning which he makes
recommendations; Travelled to every
lcourt with which the state depart
ment deals, and he knows at first
hand what is needed and how best
adm Mustered Before writing his
message he inspected the Immigrant
receiving station at New York and
the Panama canal, and he says the
one should not be enlarged to en-
courage further landing there, and
that the canal cave-in Is not so seri-
Gus as reported.
If man were at the head OF a big
business concern. We should expect
him to acquaint himself with the
physical properties of the concern.
the source OF its supply, the means of
transportation to the market, the
demands of the trade and the condi-
tions of the market. President Taft
has adopted the same idea into the
administration of government with
wonderful results.
He entered Office at the conclusion
OF panic with revenues below re-
ceipts. the departments in chaos and
the postal deficit becoming enormous.
At the close of three years, he re-
ports public works progressing eco
nomically and rapidly, the revenues
Exceeding the expenditures, the post
Office department with a balance. the
treasury department stopping leaks.
the department Of justice enforcing
the laws; our foreign relations sat
lisfactory, and American capital get
ting foothold in Latin America and
the orient, where our trade must be
expanded; and he recommends prac-
teal common sense legislation with
regard to the Improvement Of water
ways, reclamation and forestry service,
the protection of the Panama canal
land the extension of American trade.
Those parlor scholars. whose re-
searches consist of the denatured
kind of science, written in novelized
form and entertaining style. and
those students of public affairs, who
get their political economy out of the
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