The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-09

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Ships and lives have been lost in
threading what were supposed to be
wel-known main channels. We have
not provided adequate -easels or ade-
quate machinery for the survey and
charting. We Ia @ used old vessels
that were not big enough or strong
enough and which were so nearly un-
seaworthy that our inspectors Would
not have allowed private owners to
send them to sea. This is matter
which. as / have said, seems small,
but Is in reality very great It's I'm
portance has only to be looked into
to be appreciated.
Before I close may I say few
words upon two topics, much discuss
ed out OF doors, upon which 1t Is high
ly important that our judgments
should be clear, definite. and stead
fast?
One of these Is economy in govern
ment expenditures. ! The duty of
economy is not debatable. It Ia man
ifest and imperative. In the appro-
priations we pass wee are spending
the money OF the great people whose
servants we are.-noff. our own, We
are trustees and Responsible stew
ards In the spending The only thing
debatable and upon which we should
be careful to make our thought and
purpose clear is the.Eind OF economy
demanded of US. / assert with, the
greatest confidence that the people of
the United States areI not Jealous of
the amount their government costs IL
they are sure that they get what they
need and desire for xfhe outlay. that
the money is being applied with good
business sense and management,
Governments grow, piecemeal, both
In their tasks and inythe means by
which those tasks ara to be perform
g, and very few governments are or
ganized, venture to cay, as wise ana
experienced businese' Men would Or
ganize them IL they had q clean sheet
or paper to write upon. Certainly the
government OF the United States is
not. I think that It is generally
agreed that there shk4ld be syste-
matte reorganization Sand reassembl-
ing OF It's parts so as to secure great
er efficiency and effeet considerable
savings In expense. But the amount
of money saved In that way would, /
believe, though no doubt considerable
in itself, running, it may be. into the
millions. be relatively mail,--smail,
I mean, in proportion ito the total
Heees5aFy oitiays OF thS government.
1t would be thoroughly WORTH effect
ing. as every saving would. great of
small. Our duty is net altered by the
scale of the saving. But my point is
that the people OF the United States,
do not wish to curtail the activities
OF this government; they wish, rath-
er. to enlarge them; and with every
enlargement, with the mere growth,
indeed, OF the county itself, there
must come OF course, the inevitable
increase Of expense. The sort of
economy we ought to practice may be
effected, and ought to De effeCted, by
careful study and Sssesstnenl. OF the
tasks to be performed. and IN s5Money
spent o.ght to be made to Yield the
hheess. possible returns si i,ssa 81 efficiency
and achievement. And, like The good
stewards, we should SO account for
every dollar or our appropriations as
to make It perfectly evident what it
was spent for and In what way II
was spent.
It is not expenditure hut extraya-
gance THAT we should fear being
criticized for;, not paying FOR the le-
gitimate enterprises and UNDERTAKINGS
or Q great government whose people
command what 1t SboafId do, but add
ing what will beneflt only q few or
pouring money out for what need not
have been undertakes at sail or might
have been postponed or better and
more economically copeeiSed and car
fled out. The nation ii not niggard-
"; II Is very gener6gES fk win etide
US only II we. forget fof 81 HON we nav
meney out end whose money IL is syge
pay These are large ana general
s:andards, but they Are an1 very difIi.
cult OFFS apr1fcatiSn 80 ,pagticniari
cases. !. ) u Is IS &.
The other topic / shall take leays.
to mention goes deeper INTO the prinI
cipIes OF our national lie and nsl,fcy..
II ts the subject OF national daieiiae.
II can not be discussed without
nrst answering some very searching
questions, 1t Is said III some quart
ers that we are NOT Hees.asnsI for war.
What II meant by baink preparedf ft
te meant that We are not ready upon
brieg notice to put . nation IN The
Held, nation OF men trained TO
arms! OF course we are not ready
20 do that and we shall never be IN;
time OF peace SO iosst stsk We refaiIl,
our present politlcal principies ana
institutions. And Wia4 "a ii that Il ss
suggested we sheas& ~ 4sse,s,,@-e.ss a.
Coz To defend onfs0lVsg ngainst at
tackf We have always found means