The Washington herald., 1910-09-22
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River near Cincinnati This dam is part
OF the improvements undertaken on that
river by the Federal government
The speech was delivered at the Ohio
Valley Exposition before a big crowd
This was Taft day at the fair and the
President was cotdially greeted by big
throng The President viewed most of
the exhibits In the fair and sampled
glass of buttermilk. Mr.. Taft was enter
tanned at luncheon by the directors of
the exposition.
Country Is Reused.
President Taft concluded his address
with this utterance:
The country is aroused against the
corporate or corrupt control of legisla-
tive agencies, but it is doubtful whether
the constituencies are as yet able TO per-
ceive the higher obligation on the part
OF themselves and their representatives
not TO use their votes in combination TO
appropriate to a part that which belongs
to the whole"
This was an allusion 10 the wav In
which river and harbor bills are made
In discussing that subject. the President
said:
I'VE have reached a new epoch In
the matter of the Improvement OF our
waterways. The public is greatly
aroused by the confident and just belief
that by a more symmetrical, reasonable,
and prompt expenditure Of money upon
approved projects. rates OF transporta-
ton may be lowered, and the business
of the country greatly benefited
You could collect, IL you desired. H.
braries OF record OF meetings OF water
ways conventions. full OF statistics. full
Of congratulations. full OF eloquence. and
full of prophesies as 10 the marvellous i'm
provement Of waterways near at hand.
Then you change the scene and 90
into the rivers and harbors committee
Of the Lower House. or into the committee
of commerce in the Senate and you ind
the same old methods pursued. the same
distribution Of money among the Con-
gressional districts. the same slow, al
most imperceptible steps toward the COM
petion Of many enterprises in many
years.
And you begin 10 realize that II IS
one thing 10 pass resolutions. one thing
10 generalize and develop possibilities into
fancied facts. and it is quite another
thing 10 get rid Of a system that strikes
its roots down deep into the fallibility Of
human nature.
Each Looking for share.
AS a country, we are all in favor OF
the most effective and economical expen-
diture for the development Of our water
ways. but as members Of a district. and
as representatives of districts. we are sell
hshly insistent upon our share Of public
appropriations each year. however much
that division OF the spoil impedes the
adoption of the effective and economical
Improvement Of our water transportation.
We who live on the banks OF the Ohio
River are not different from other people
living one other waterways possible OF
development.
I'VE happen TO be more fortunate than
others In that in a calm and impartial
consideration OF all the projected i'm
provements for river transportation there
is none that offers so great probability
Of success and benefit TO the entire coun-
try as the improvement OF the Ohio River
from Pittsburg TO Cairo.
I'VE are, therefore. naturally on the
right side Of the controversy. and We can
easily favor ending the 'plecemeai sys-
ten OF dividing the spells amcng districts
and OF centering all the energy and the
capital OF the government in the com
pletion Of one great plan, and then an
other and then another
Hint TO Congress of Veto.
In signing the last river and harbor
bill, which had many Of the Characters
ties Of previous bills and was subject 10
the criticism that many items were con
tanned therein that were merely peace
meal I indicated to Congress that the
passage OF another bill OF that character
would merit a veto.
Il ventured to say this, to bring to
the attention Of Congress the necessity
for a change in the form OF the bills.
and I am hopeful that with the reason
and argument all on the side OF the
change, the suggestion contained in my
memorandum may be given weight.
Certainly. until the fundamental re-
form is put into effect, the improvement
of our rivers and inland waterways will
be chiefly important because Of the local
advantage Of the money expended, and
not because Of the betterment Of our
transportation.
"The evil IN the corrupt control OF
Congress or a legislature by private in
terest is manifest and always calls for
condemnation.