The Elbert County tribune., 1913-12-05

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| what methods will be best suited to
our own farmers. hope and believe
| that the committees of the senate and
house will address themselves to this
matter with the most fruitful results.
and believe that the studies and re-
| Gently formed plans of the depart
ment of agriculture may be made to
serve them very greatly in their work
| OF framing appropriate and adequate
| legislation. 1t would be indiscreet
and presumptuous in anyone to dog
matize upon so great and many-sided
| question, but feel confident that
common counsel will produce the re-
suits we must all desire.
Let Sherman Law Stand.
Turn from the farm to the world OF
| business which centers in the city and
in the factory, and think that all
thoughtful observers will agree that
the immediate service we owe the
| business communities of the country
| is to prevent private monopoly more
effectually than it has yet been pre-
vented. think it will be easily agreed
that we should let the Sherman anti
| trust law stand, unaltered, as II is.
with its debatable ground about 1t,
| but that we should as much as possi-
| BILE reduce the area of that debatable
| ground by further and more explicit
| legislation; and should also supple
meEt that great act by legislation
which will not only clarity 1t but also
| facilitate Its administration and make
it fairer to all concerned. No doubt
/ w uh nj -futx ,t,J tbe tru
expect, this to be the central subject
of our deliberations during the pres
| ent session; but it is a subject so
many-sided and so deserving of care
| full and discriminating discussion that
| ! shall take the liberty of addressing
| you upon it In special message at
later date than this. 1t is OF capital
Importance that the business men of
this country should be relieved Of all
| uncertainties of law with regard to
their enterprises and Investments and
| a clear path indicated which they can
travel without anxiety. 1t is as Inn
| portant that they should be relieved
| of embarrassment and set free to
| prosper as that private monopoly
should be destroyed. The ways of
action should be thrown wide open.
| l turn to a subject which ! hope
! can be handled promptly and with
out serious controversy of any kind.
I mean the method of selecting nomi-
nees for the presidency of the United
States. feel confident that
do not misinterpret the wishes
| or the expectations of the
country when l urge the prompt
| of. -
provide for primary elections through
out the country at which the voters of
the several parties may choose their
nominees for the presidency without
the intervention of nominating con-
| ventions. venture the suggestion
that this legislation should provide
for the retention of party conventions,
but only for the purpose of declaring
and accepting the verdict of the pri-
maries and formulating the platforms
of the parties; and ! suggest that
these conventions should consist not
OF delegates chosen for this single pur-
| pose, but of the nominees for con-
gress, the nominees for vacant seats
4 in the senate OF the United States. the
| senators whose terms have not yet
| closed, the national committees,
and the candidates for the presidency
| themselves. in order that platforms
may be framed by those responsible to
the people for carrying them into eff
| feet
Independence for Philippines.
These are all matters. OF vital do
nestle concern. and besides them. out
side the charmed circle of our own
national life in which our affections
| command us, as well as our con
sciences, there stand out our obliga-
tions toward our territories over sea.
Here we are trustees. Porto Rico.
Hawaii. the Philippines. are ours. once
regarded as mere possessions, are no
longer to be selfishly exploited; they
are part OF the domain OF public con
| science and Of serviceable and enlight-
ened statesmanship. We must admin
lister them for the people who live in
them and with the same sense OF re-
sponsibility to them as toward our
own people in our domestic affairs. No
| doubt we shall successfully enough
bind Porto Rico and the Hawaiian is
lands to ourselves by ties of justice
| and affection. but the performance of
our duty toward the Philippines is
more difhcult and debatable matter.
| We can satisfy the obligations Of gen
erous justice toward the people OF
Porto Rico by giving them the ample
and familiar rights and privileges ac-
| corded our own citizens In our own
territory and our obligations toward
the people Of Hawaii by perfecting the
provisions of self-government already
| granted them. but in the Philippines
we must go further. We must hold
steadily in view their ultimate inde-
nendenca and WE must nova foua I'd