The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-04

office deser16d. every factory fallen Into
afsrepair And yet the farme does not
forester and the miner in the market
Or credit, He is the servant OF the sea-
sons; Nature determines how long he
hurried in her processes. He may give
his note. but the season of It's maturity
uepenas upon the season when his crop
where his products are sold. And the
security he gives is of a character not
known in the brokers office or as fa-
mlliariy, as it might be on the counter
or the banker.
Duty to the Farmer.
The agricultural department OF the
government is seeking to assist as never
before to make farming an efficient bust
ness, OF vide cooperative effort, In quick
The farmers and the government will
henceforth work together as real part
ners IN this field, where we now begin
many Intelligent plans are already being
put into execution. The treasury OF the
Unite States has. by a timely and well
f~acilitated the moving Of the crops IN
the present season and prevented the
scarcity Of available. funds too often ex-
not allow ourselves to depend upon ex-
traordinary .experients. We must add
the means by which the farmer
capital by which to ppo and expand
his business. We lag behind many other
attempting to do this. Systems of rural
credit have been studied and developed
on the other side of the water while. we
in the ordinary money market. You
have but to look about you in any rural
district to see the result. the handicap
upon those who produce our food.
Conscious of this backwardness and
neglect on our part. the congress re-
cial commission to study the various
systems of rural credit which have been
put into. operation in Europe, and this
port. Its report ought to make it easier
for us to determine what methods will
be best suited to our own farmers; /
of the Senate and Hons will address
themselves to this matter with the most
fruitful results, and I believe. that the
department of agriculture may be made
to serve them very greatly in their work
OF raming ~aappropriate n adequat
presumptuous In any one to dogmatZe
upon SO great and many-sided a ques-
ton. but I feel. confident that common
all desire.
Antitrust Program.
n,, turn from y9picb the een far1m to to the the g cify and Of
doubtful observers will agree that the
immediate service we the pnslne ness
OF the eou ,'aSe Is sfee 20 prev
than It has yet been prevented. i think
it will be easily agreed that we should
ground about an Il It. Is but s't that t. we should
as much as possible reduce the area Of
more explicit legislation, and should
also supplement that great act by .legis-
lation which will not only clarity it but
n make i It fairer to all concerned. No
doubt we shall all wish, and the coun.
try will expect, this to be the central
present session; but 1t is a subject SO
many-sided and so deserving of careful
and discriminating discussion that shall
take the Liberty of addressing you upon
it in a special message at a 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 anXleIy.
It is as important that they should pc
relieved of embarrassment and set free
to prosper as that private monopoly
should be thrown wide open.
Direct Nomination of President.
turn to a subject which | hope IAN
be handled promptly and without seri-
Gus controversy of any kind. I mean the
meta9d of sele esa fgIn nomin sfe{es for f tng
Confident that l do not misinterpret the
wishes or the expectations Of the coun-
Try whsn urge asS Il the a,, prompt nrdS;d enactment fcr nn3t
mary elections throughout the country
at which the voters of the several par
ties may choose their nominees tor 81, the ne
nominating conventions. | venture the
succession tina this legislation should
provide for the retention OF party con
.claring and accepting the verdict of the
primaries and formulating the platforms
Of the parties sbon aad c e sskgeI not en Of shGee
gates chosen for this single purpose, but
Of the nominees for congress, the nomie
ne 1 for yac state seat the m seniors lne ssna Whose Sc
terms have not yet closed. the national
committees and the candidates for the
platforms may be framed by those re
sponsible to the people Tor carrying them
into effect.
Territorial Policy.
These are all matters of vital domes-
tic concern, and besides them. outside
the charmed circle of our own national
life in which our affections command us,
as we'll as our consciences, there stand
over sea. Here we are trustees. Porto
Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, are ours,
indeed, but not ours to do what we please
with. Such territories, once regarded as
mere possessions, are no longer to be
selfshly exploited; they are part of the
domain of public conscience and of serv-
iceabie and enlightened statesmanship.
must administer them for the peo-
pie who live in them and with the same
sense of responsibility to them as to-
ward our own people in our domestic at
fairs. No doubt we shall successfully
enough bind Porto Rico and the Fla
waiian islands to ourselves by ties of
Justice and interest and affection, but
the performance of our duty toward the
Philippines is a more difficult and de-
batable matter. We can satisfy the OBJ
legations of generous justice toward the
people of Porto Rico by giving them the
ample and familiar rights and privileges
accorded our own citizens in our own
territories and our obligations toward
the people OF Hawaii by perfecting the
provisions for self government already
granted them, but in the Philippines we
must go further. We must hold steadily
in view their ultimate independence, and
we must move toward the time of that
independence as steadily as the way can
be cleared and the foundations thought
fully and permanently laid.
Extend Self Government.
Acting under the authority conferred
upon the president by congress-, 1 have
already accorded the people Of the ISL
ands a majority in both houses Of their
legislative body by appointing five in
stead of four native citizens to the mem
bership of the commission. I believe
tbaf IN This wav we shall make nrnDf