El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-02

very clearly and where many intelIl-
gent plans are already being put INTO
execution. The treasury OF the = mt me-
States. has, by a timely and Wen
considered Distribution OF us spoIc, l ,1
facilitated the moving Of the crops AZ
the present season and prevented the
scarcity of available funds too often
exDerienced at such times But we
must not allow ourselves TO depenu
upon extraordinary eXpedlentS- ss
must add the means by Whlcn lIe
farmer may make his credit constantly
and easily available and command
when he will the capital by Whlch 70
support and expand his business we
lag behind many other great coun-
tries of the modern world in attempt
ing to do this.
NEGLECT on our part, the congress re-
Gently authorized the creation OF d
sneciaI commission to stpdy the var
IONS systems Of rural credit when
bsra 6een mt into operation in hu-
rome. and this commission IS alreaoy
prepared to report Its report ousHt
10 make it easier for US TO determine
what methods will be best suited 10
our own farmers. I hope and DeIleVS
that the committees Of the senate anu
house will address themselves TO TINS
matter with the most fruitful results
and 7 believe that the studies ana re-
Gently formed plans Of the department
Of agriculture may be made TO serve
them very greatly in their Work OF
framing appropriate and adequate leg
ANTITRUST Law ShOuId stand.
'Turn from the farm to the World
of business which centers IN the Clty
and in the factory, and think IhdI
all thoughtful observers VIII agree
that the Immediate service we owe the
business communities OF the country -
to prevent private monopoly more Ell
fectually than it has yet Deen pre-
vented I think it will be easily aSTetu
that we should let the Sherman anu
trust law stand, unaltcred, as II Is
with its debata0fe ground about II, Dut
that we should as much as possible re-
duce the area Of that deDaIaDle BIOunu
by further and more explicit Ieglsla-
ton: and should also supplement that
great act by legislation which VIII not
only clarity it but also facli ls l rs
administration and make 1t talrer 70
@T shall take the liberty of address
ing Won upon it in a special message
at a later date than this. II IS OF caP-
ital Importance that the business men
of this country should be relieved OF
all uncertainties Of law with reSaru
to their eneefEIise and investments ana
a clear path indicated Whlch Ihey al -
travel without anxiety. 1t Is as nm
pOrtant that they should be relleNeu
of embarrassment and set free TO pros
per as that private monopoly shouIo
be destroyed The ways OF acuoh
should be thrown wide open
Urges Presidential Primaries.
Il turn to a subject which nope can
be handled promptly and without Sc
rious controversy of any Kind mean
the method of selecting nominees Tor
the presidency OF the United states
feel confident that I do not mlslnter-
pret the wishes or the expectations OF
the country when I urge the proMpt
enactment of legislation which VIII
( provide for primary elections through
out the country at which the voters
of the several parties may choose lnelI
4 Will
the intervention of nominating con-
ventiOns. I venture the suggestion
that this legislation should provide Tor
the retention OF party conventions, DuS
only for the purpose OF declaring anu
accepting the verdict Of the prlmar-
/ les and formulating the platforms OF
I the parties; and / suggest tnat these
/ conventions should consist not Of dele
gates chosen for this single purpose,
! hut of the nominees for congress, the
nominees fC- -acant seats in the SEN
ate of the led States, the senators
whose terms have not yet closed, the
national committees, and the candI-
dates for the presidency themselves, N
order that platforms may be framed Dy
those responsible to the people lOr car
rying them into effect.
Dealing With philippines and Porto
Rico.
These are all matters Of vital domes-
] tic concern, and besides them, outside
the charmed circle Of our own nauonal
Q
Us as well as our cOnsciences, there
! stand out our obligations toward our
B territories over sea Here we are
! trustees Porto Rico, Hawaii, the
/ Philippines. are ours, indeed, out not
! ours to do what we please with Such
! territories, once regarded as mere pos
/ sessions, are no longer to be selflshiy
/ exploited: they are part Of the DOMAIN
! of public conscience and Of service
1 able and enlightened craftsmanship
| We must administer them Tor the peo-
/ pie who live in them and with the
! same sense of responsibility to them dS
! toward our own people in our comes
! tic affairs. No doubt We shall sue
! cessfully enough bind Porto Rico ana
/ the Hawaiian islands to ourselves Dy
/ ties of Justice and interest ana aILeC-
! ton hut the performance of our duty
| toward the Philippines is more dlt-
! ficult and debatable matter
I'VE can satisfy the obligations OF
/ generous Justice toward the people OF
/ Porto Rico by giving them the am
/ pie and familiar rights and privileges
! accorded our own citizens IN our own
/ territories and our obligations toWaru
/ the people Of Hawaii by per1ecIlnS
! the provisions for seIf-gOvernment al
{ ready granted them, but in the phil
] ippines we must go further. We must
| hold steadily in view their ultimate
! independence, and we must move To-
| ward the time of that independence,
! as steadily as the way can be cleared
/ and the foundations thOughtfully ana
I permanently laid.
Acting under the authority con-
/ ferred upon the president by congress,
! 7 have already accorded the people OF
/ the islands a majority in both houses
/ of their legislative body by appoint
/ ing five instead of four native citizens
I to the membership of the commission
] I believe that in this way we shall
! make proof of their capacity in counsel
/ and their sense of responsibility in the
! exercise of political power. and that
] the success of this step will be sure
I to clear our view for the steps which
I are to follow. Step by step we should
! extend and perfect the system Of self
I government in the islands, making test
/ of them and modifying them as ex-
/ perience discloses their successes a d