The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24

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sion to gather facts for the education
of the public and of congress, and be-
lieVe thar particular items should. be
changed whenever shown to be I'M
reasonable Or unnecessary, without
waiting for a general overhauling of
all tarin schedules. The president in
terprets the recent law broadly In
aid of this purpose. Any further pow
er or FUNDS required to make the
work OF the Tariff Commission
prompt and effectual should be add
ed.
Ship Subsidy.
Il am against ship subsidy. Howev-
er drawn 1t is a species of special priv
ilege. We justify a limited applica-
ton of the idea of special privilege at
home in protection of American labor
and American citizenship. The appli-
cation Of this idea should be curtail-
ed rather than enlarged. Ship subsidy
however, modestly begun would start
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special privilege in competition with
other nations in a field as wide as the
commerce of the world. 1t would be
better to liberalize and modernize
our navigation laws. When ocean
transportation is profitable, Ameri-
can enterprise will again master the
sea as 1t is now dominant on the
land.
Postal Savings Banks.
1.-The Republican national platform
of 1908 pledged the party to pass a
postal savings bank law. This pledge
should be kept promptly and in good
faith. Safeguards must be placed in
the measure, requiring that funds
deposited in the postal banks shall
be kept within the. locality of de-
post for purposes of business and
circulation.
Currency.
81 am opposed to the Central Bank
propaganda set forth by Senator AL
lrich. This would tend to further
centralize our currency for specula>
j tive purposes in the large cities.
Money should be kept in circulation
in the country and in manufacturing
localities for the purposes of legiti-
mate business, We already have
one of the best banking and currency
systems in the world, and the coun-
try bank, owned and operated by
neighbors who know and trust one
another, is an essential factor in our
system. The one thing needed in
our present financial plan is a great
err elasticity to the currency. This
can be accomplished without creating
a banking trust, for that is what a
huge central bank would amount to.
Conservation.
81 favor the general conservation
| policies of the administration. A due
regard for the w%ell-being of posterity
demands that our people should not
be wasteful of national resources,
and should increase natures bounty
by reproduction where this is prac-
ticable. At the same time the gov
eminent has an obligation to the
present generation, and this obliga-
ducts, such as coal, lumber, and
building materials, are supplied to
those needing them at the lowest
practicable cost.
The S%peakership and the Rules
MIR. Cannon ought not to be a
candidate for reelection to the
~speakership. l took this position inn
mediately after the organization of
the House at the special session last
April. The republican party then had
upon its shoulders the responsibility
of revising the tariff, and it was not
an opportune time to engage in a
general battle over the speakership.
Mr.. Cannon has now been honored
with four terms. If a member of the
62d congress, | shall support some
other republican for the speakership.
There should be a man in that posi-
ton who represents in a positive way
the forward policies of the admins
tration.
''The House Rules were amended
in important particulars in the spring
of 1909. These changes are the most
radical that have been made since the
days of Speaker Reed. I voted for
these amendments and assisted in
their passage. The public. apparently,
has not generally understood the ma
ture of these amendments. Under the
amended rules, a member may notice
his bills for unanimous consent, and
may force consideration on Calendar
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