Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-01
PERTH AMBoY EVENING NEWS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1912.

the Democrats of the house and senate
A., refused to condemn as the initial policy
of a new state. The same spirit mani
Tested Itself In the vote by Democratic
senators on the proposition, first, to
abolish the commerce court and, sec
ond, to abolish judges by mere act Of
repeal, although under the constitution
their terms are for life, on no ground
except that they did not like some Of
the courts recent decisions.
Another form Of hostility to the judo
larry is shown in the grotesque propo-
sition by the leader of former Repub-
licans who have left their party for a
| recall of decisions, SO that a decision
on a point Of constitutional law, hay
ing been rendered by the highest court
capable Of rendering 1t, shall then be
submitted to popular vote to determine
whether 1t ought to be sustained
Again, the Democratic party in con
gress and convention shows its desire
to weaken the courts by forbidding the
use of the writ Of injunction to protect
a lawful business against the destruc.
tive effect Of a secondary boycott and
by interposing a jury in contempt pro-
ceedings brought to enforce its order
and DEGREES.
These provisions are really class leg
fslatton designed to secure immunity
for lawlessness in labor disputes on the
part Of the laborers, but operating
much more widely to paralyze the arm
| NJ thu oo,,r% yp ~,htnt~ 10 mt In
volve labor disputes at all. The hostil-
ity to the judiciary and the measures
to take away its power and its indie
pendence constitute the chief definite
policy that ear be fairly attributed to
that class of statesmen and reformers
whose absorption and control the Re-
publican party escaped at Chicago and
the Democratic party yielded to at Bal
timore.
Record Of Administration.
The normal and logical question
which ought to be asked and answered
in determining whether an administra-
ton should be continued In power Is,
How has the government been ad-
ministered2 Has 1t been economical
and efficient? Has it aided or obstruct-
ed business prosperity Has 1t made
for progress in lettering the condition
Of the people and especially Of the
wage Garner? Ought its general poll
cies to approve themselves to the
people7
During this administration W. have
given special attention to the machtn-
cry Of government with a view to In
creasing it's efficiency and reducing Its
cost. For twenty years there has been
a continuous expansion in every direc-
ton Of the governmental functions and
a necessary increase in the civil and
military servants by which these func-
lions are performed. The expendi-
lures of the government have normal
ly increased from year to year on an
average of nearly 4 per cent. There
never has been a systematic fnvestiga-
ton and reorganization OF tbG. cxern-
mental structure with a view to elimi-
mating Implications, to uniting bureaus
where union is possible and more effec-
tive, and to making the whole organ
ization more compact and its parts
more closely co-ordinated.
AS a beginning, we examined closely
the estimates. These, unless watched,
grow from>year to year under the nat
ural tendency of the bureau chiefs.
The first estimates which were pre-
scented to us we cut some $50, 900,
and this policy we have maintained
through the administration and have
prevented the normal annual increase
lin government expenditure, SO the re-
suit is that the deficit Of $58, 1875, 600,
which we found on the list Of July.
1909, was changed on the LIST OF July,
1910, by increase Of the revenues
under the Payne law, including the
corporation tax, to a surplus Of $15,-
SO6.O 600: on July 1, 1911, to a surplus
of $47,234,OOO, and on July l, 1912, to
a surplus Of $685. 900. The eXpendi-
lures for 1909 were $685., 234, 900; for
1910, 1868, 7O5, 900; for 1911, $654,13S.
600; and for 1912 were 1854, s04, 1000.
These figures Of surplus and e1pendi-
ture do not include any receipts or ex-
penditures on account Of the Panama
canal.
Panama Canal.
For the benefit Of our W people and
Of the world we have carried on the
work OF the Panama canal so that we
can now look forward with confidence
to its completion within eighteen
months.
Tho Navy.
The dignity and effectiveness OF the
government Of the United States, to
gether with its responsibility for the
protection OF Hawaii, Porto Rico, Alas
ka, Panama and the Philippines, as
well as for the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine, require the mainte-
nance Of an army and a navy. We can
not properly reduce either below its
present effective size. The plan for the
maintenance Of the navy in proportion
to the growth Of other navies Of the
world calls for the construction Of two
new battleships each year. The Repub-
lican party has felt the responsibility
and voted the sh. ps. The Democratic
party, In house caucus, repudiates any
obligation to meet this national need.
Protaotiva Tariff.