The Dermott news., 1913-12-04

elementary and fundamental rights
2ither of her own people or of the
'itizens OF other countries resident
within her territory can long be sue
tessfully safeguarded, and which
threatens If long continued, to i'm
peril the interests of peace, order and
tolerabIe life in the lands lmmedi
ately to the south of us. Even if the
usurper had succeeded in his purposes,
in despite of the constitution of the
republic and the rights of its people,
he would have set up nothing but
precarious and hateful power. which
could have lasted bit a little while.
and whose eventful downfall would
have left the country il. more de-
plorable condition than ever But H.
has not succeeded. He has forfeited
the respect and the moral support
even of those who We're at one time
willing to see him succeed Little by
little he has been completely isolated.
BY little every day his power and
prestige are crumbing and the col
lapse is not far away We shall not
| believe be obliged To alter cur pol
Icy Of watchful waiting And then.
when the end comes We shall hope to
see constitutional order restored In
distressed Mexico by the concert and
energy Of such of her leaders as pre-
fer the liberty of their people to their
own ambitions
Currency Reform.
turu te rgltters ef domestic cen
ceru You already have under cen
stdefa;eG h5H for the reform of eur
system OF bauk King and currency. for
which tire country waits With Impat
euCe. as fer something fundamental!
te is whole business life and ueees
sary &c set credit free from arbitrary
and artificial restraints. | need not say
how earnestly | hope for its early en-
actment suto law teke leave to beg
that the whole energy and attention
of the senate be concentrated upon II
uIl the matter is successfully disposed
of Aud YET feel that the request is
not needed that the members Of that
great house need ne urging IN this
service 10 the country
present to you. In addition. the
urgent necessity that special provision
be made also fer facilitating the cred
its needed 10y the farmers OF the Coun.
try The pending currency bill does
the farmers great service. It puts
them upon all equal footing with 9th
CT business men and masters OF en-
terprise. as Il should and upon is
passage they viii find themselves quit
of many of the difficulties which nov
hamper ,hem in the field of credit
The farmers Of course ask and
should be given no special privilege,
such as extending TO them the credit
Of the government Itself What they
need and should obtain IS legislation
which VIII make their own abundant
and substantial credit resources avail
able as "a foundation fer Joint cen
certed lecai action In their own he
half in getting the capital they must
use II : 70 this We should uow ad
dress ourselves
Allowed to lag.
II has siuruiarly enough come TO
pass that We have allowed the indus
try Cf our farms 10 lag behlud tue
other activities OF the country In Ms
development | need not stop te tell
YOU how fundamental 10 the life o'
the Nation Is the production OF its
food our thoughts may ordinarily
be concentrated upon the cites an"
the hives 81 industry upe" me 81
Of the crowded market pace an" '''
clansor q the factory but If IS if9i"
the quiet iuterspaees OF the open Val
leNs aud the free h.lis'd'S 'aa' We
draw the sources Of Ate and "i pros
per'ty, from the farm and th' fabsh.
from the forest and the mine. MN
out these every street would De Fl
lent. every once deserted. tfeFA lac
tory fallen into dlsrepa!r= va N''
the farmer does not stand HPeh 'h'
same footing with the forester and la'
miner ia the market o. 'f'19 i'' -
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