The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08

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The Presidents message 10 Congress
to-day II q very ions bat also q very
interesting document or course.
this message had been looked for
ward TO by members OF both Houses
In Congress. IN well N the country
generally. with unusual interest IL
In one OF the longest messages ever
sent TO Congress By any President.
but every line OF IL In pregnant with
facts and matters OF national and In
ternational interest Probably no
message ever sent 10 Congress By
any President gave sach . full. intel
ligent, accurate and comprehensive
review OF the Affairs Of the great gov
eminent as does this document
Many people expected the message
to have some reference TO the recent
election. but In this they were disap-
pointd.
The Tariff Revision-How and
When.
Probably the most important sub
ject dealt with in the message, and
the one looked forward TO with the
most interest. was as TO what the
President would say as TO future re-
vision OF the tariff. What the Presi-
dent said on this subject was exactly
what his friends expected, and what
gave most discomfort to the Demo
cratic opposition. He did just what
The Caucasian pointed out last week
he would do. and that Is. TO set forth
the great rule by which the protec-
tive policy Ia to be applied: that is,
that the tariff rates as 10 each sched-
ule shall be just high enough TO COW
er the difference In the cost OF labor
and production here and abroad.
The President pointed out that
there was no difference between Re-
publicans on this principle. unless
the only difference was as to the
facts. He then pointed out how these
facts should be gathered and fur
nished to Congress for intelligent &C
ton, and said that the tariff board
was now at work gathering these
facts and that as fast as they were
received the President would forward
them to Congress in a special mes
sage, and that every one who favor
ed maintaining the high level of civ
ilization in this country as compared
with the low level in other countries
must necessarily vote on these facts
to raise or lower each schedule ac-
cordingly.
This is the first real scientific effort
ever made to deal with the tariff
question in a way that would put 1t
above partisan politics and would ap-
peal to every American who believes
great American policy which gives a
higher comfort of living and pros
perity to every class OF our people.
The Great Conservation Policy.
The President came out strong in
his message for conserving the great
national resources of our country. He
laid special emphasis upon conserv-
ing the timber and water power and
e.
from Congress for conserving and
protecting the timber OF the United
States and TO prevent its complete
control by the lumber trusts. He
strongly urged the leasing OF coal
lands instead OF disposlng Of them
to private corporations and compan-
les. In doing this. he squarely de-
clared against the policy that has
been favored by his Secretary Of the
Interior, and said SO fatty In his
message.
Other Recommendations.
The President also urged upon
Congress the passage OF other laws
to limit the use of injunetions. and
especially urged that legislation
should be passed TO simplify judicial
procedure so that poor litigants
would have a better showing In the
courts against rich opponents
He also declared against permit
ting the great trans-continential rail-
roads from controlling the ship lines
across the Panama Canal. 30 as to
make O transportation trust on land
as well az on water.
The President also strongly urged
the establishments OF q system OF
parcels post on all rural free delivery
routes, and urged tnat the size OF
packages be not limited 10 less than
eleven pounds. the limit in other
countries where q parcels post sys-
| tenn is now In operation. and further
said that 1t was to be hoped that this
system could be soon extended TO the