Arizona republican., 1911-05-14

for as the only intelligent policy look
 ing to the solution of the transporta-
 tion problem
 When I use the familiar words,
 river and harbor improvement add
 ed Judge Richardson. 'T employ the
 words in their literal and in their full est sense. River and harbor improve ments must go inseparably together in any system of waterway improvement worthy of congressional legislation. It means the embracing of every river in the country and every harbor of our coast line that is navigable and keep ing them navigable. It is the only way in which We can hope successfully to complete with the natural disposition of the railway systems and combina- tiOns to take advantage of the absence of competition: and if We did Lot take care of our splendid waterway re sources to this end. we would be seri- ously in default of our duty to the country. whose welfare we solemnly pledge ourselves tO sustain.
 Yet: I certainly think the national rivers and harbors congress doctrine of standing for and urging the main tenant of a policy and not a project is of sufficient importance to be espOused by the national democratic party, be cause it is a policy of justice and of the soundest common sense. and is in com plete harmony with the democratic principle of opposition to all forms of monopoly
 "I am confident that the democratic house of representatives will not fail amply to provide for river and harbor improvements for just such reasons as I indicate The composition as made mp by the majority in the house of the rivers and harbors committee is. to my mind. full assurance that the staunch friends of river and harbor improve ment now numbering their millions of sensible citizens in every part of the United states. will have no cause of complaint of the committee OF of the democratic party. Let's take the list of the members of the committee. There is Sparkman of Florida, chairman. many years a member of the commit tee. whose devotion to the subject has never been questioned There IS Rams dell of Louisiana. the president of the national rivers and harbors congress. who has made a most ideal head of that organization and who but for the adherence to the rule of seniority would have been chairman of the committee. The others of the democratic contin- gent, Burges of Texas, Humphreys of Mississippi. Taylor of Alabama, El- lerbe of South Carolina. Edwards of Georgia, Small of North Carolina, Booher of Missouri. Gallagher of Illi- nois, Boehne of Indiana, Drlscoll of New York, DonohOe of Pennsylvania and Scully of New Jersey. are all high class, patriotic men representing sec tions most vitally concerned in river and harbOr improvement with a per sonnel that is highly gratifying to us who are deepest interested in this great subject. The republicans have always been ably represented on this committee They had a great chair man in Burton of Ohio and wise and chairman m Alexander. whose retirement from the house was a most regrettable loss The republi- can membership of the committee who were re-eleCted-the party's quota, eight, were as to seniority: Lawrence of Massachusetts. Davidson of Wisconsin. Young of Michigan. Ro- denberg of Illinois. Humphrey of