Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-08-05

by interposing jury in contempt pro
ceedings brought to enforce its order
and DEGREES.
These provisions are really class leg
islation designed to secure immunity
for lawlessness in labor disputes OH the
part of the laborerS. but operating
much more widely to paralyze the arm
of the court in cases which do not IN
volve labor disputes at all. The hostal-
ity to the judiciary and the measures
to take away its power and its inde-
pendence constitute the chief dennlte
policy that can be fairly attributed TO
that class OF statesmen and reformers
whose absorption and control the Re
publican party escaped Mt Chicago ana
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 10.
How has the government been al
ministered? Has ii been economical
and efficient? Has 1t 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- tue
people?
During this administration we have
given special attention to the machin
era of government with a view to IN
creasing its efficiency and reducing its
cost For twenty years there has been
a continuous expansion in every direc-
ton Of the governmental functions ana
necessary increase In the civil and
military servants by which these func.
tons 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 investiga.
ton and reorganization OF this govern
mental structure with view to elimi'
mating Implications, to uniting bureaus
where union is possible and more enec-
tive, and to making the whole organ
izatlo more compact and Its parts
more closely co-ordinated.
AS 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 $5O.OOO.OOO.
and this policy we have maintained
through the administration and have
prevented the normal annual increase
in government expenditure, SO the re-
suit is that the deficit Of $58, 1876 900.
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;-
SOC. 5000: on July I. 1911. to surplus
Of SAT pa 900. and on July 1, 1912. to
a surplus of S36.336OoO The expendl'
lures fot 1900 were $Gi2, 234 900; for
1910 $G5.' 10000: for 1871. $654. 1885,
600; and FOR 1912 were 1854, SO4. 900.
These figures OF surplus and expendt-
ture do not include any receipts or ex'
penditnres on account Of the Panama
canal.
Panama Canal.
For the benefit of our own people and
of the world we have carried OH 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, a.
we'll as for the maintenance Of the
Monroe doctrine. require the mainte-
nance Of an army and navy. We can
not properly reduce either below it,
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 ships. The Democratic
party, in house caucus. repudiates any
other words, considering only reduc.
lions on dutiable goods. the reduction
in duties from the Dingley bill to tho
Payne bill was 10 per cent, and con-
sidering both free and dutiable reduc-
tons they amounted to 81 per cent.
The Tariff Board.
Under the provisions of the Payne
bill I was able to appoint tarin
board to make investigations into each
schedule with a view to determining
the cost Of production here and the
cost of production abroad Of the arti-
cles named in the schedule In order to
enable congress in adjusting this
schedule to know what rate OF duty
was necessary to prevent a destructive
competition from European countries
and the closing up Of our mills ana
other sources Of production.
In the making Of the Payne bill con-
gress did not have the advantage OF
the report of the tariff board showing
the exact facts. If 1t had the bill
would have been constructed on q
better basis. but we now have had the
tariff board working, and 1t has made
report on the production Of wool
and the manufacture Of woolens In
this country and in all the countries
abroad and has given the same data
as to the manufacture Of cotton. II
the Republican party had control OF
the house of representatives there
would be no difficulty now In passing
wooden bill such as indeed as has
been proposed by the Republicans in
the house, reducing the duty on wool
and on woolens to such a degree a.
not to include more than enough to
enable the wool industry and the WOOL
en- industry to live and produce 4
reasonable profit. The same thing 10