The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08


carriage is not at first profitable; and
then, when the carriage has become
sufficiently profitable to attract and
engage private capital and engage 1t
in abundance, the government ought
to withdraw. / very earnestly hope
that the congress will be Of this opin-
ion, and that both houses will adopt
this exceedingly important bill
The great subject of rural credits
still remains to be dealt with, and
it is a matter of deep regret that the
difficulties OF the subject have seemed
to render it impossible to complete
bill for passage at this session. But
it can not be perfected yet, and there
fore there are no other constructive
measures the necessity for which l
win at this time call your attention
to- but would be negligent Of a
very manifest duty we're ! not to call
the attention of the senate to the fact
that the proposed convention for safe
ty at sea awaits its confirmation and
that the limit fixed in the convention
itself for its acceptance is the last
day of the present month. The con
ference in which this convention or
iginated was called by the United
States; the representatives of the
United States played very influen-
tial part indeed in framing the provi-
sions Of the proposed convention; and
those provisions are in themselves
for the most part admirable. It would
hardly be consistent with the part
we have played in the whole matter
to let 1t drop and go by the board
as If forgotten and neglected. 1t was
ratified in May last by the German
government and in August by the
parliament of Great Britain. 1t marks
most hopeful and decided advance
in international civilization. We
should show our earnest good faith
in a great matter by adding our own
acceptance Of It,
Chartlng of Our Coasts.
There is another matter of which
! must make special mention, if | am
to discharge my conscience, lest it
should escape your attention. 1t may
seem very small thing. 1t affects
only single item Of appropriation.
But many human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon 1t.
1t is the matter of making adequate
provision for the survey and charting
of our coasts.
1t is Immediately pressing and ext
gent in connection with the immense
coast line of Alaska. A coast line
greater than that Of the United States
themselves, though it is also very
important indeed with regard to the
older coasts of the continent. We
cannot use our great Alaskan domain,
ships will not ply thither, if those
coasts and their many hiddei, dangers
are not thoroughly surveyed and
The work is incomplete at almost
every point Ships and lives have
been lost in threading what were sup
posed to be well-known main chan
nels. We have not provided adequate
vessels or adequate machinery for the
survey and charting. We have used
old vessels that were not big enough
or strong enough and which were so
nearly unseaworthy that our inspec-
tors would not have allowed private
owners to send them to sea- This is
a matter which. as | have said. seems
small, but is in reality very great. Its
Importance has only to be looked into
to be appreciated.
Economy Is Urged.
Before | close, may say few
words upon two topics, much dis
cussed out of doors, upon which it is
highly important that our judgments
should be clear, definite and steadfast.
One of these is economy in govern
ment expenditures The duty of econ
5my is not debatable. 1t is manifest
and imperative. In the appropriations
we pass we are spending the money
II the great people whose servants
we are-not our own. We are trus-
tees and responsible stewards in the
;pending. The only thing debatable
md upon which we should be careful
% make our thought and purpose
,lear is the kind of eco9omy demand
ID of us. I assert with the greatest
confidence that the people of the
United States are not jealous of the
mount their government costs If
hey are sure that they get what they
reed and desire for the outlay. that
he money is being spent for objects
y which they approve, and that it is
leing applied with good business
iense and management
Governments grow piecemeal, both
n their tasks and in the means by
which those tasks are to be per-
ormed, and very few governments are
,rganized venture to say, as wise
nd experienced business men would
,rganize them If they had a clean
heet of paper to write upon Certain
Y the government OF the United
itates is not. think that 1t is gen
rally agreed that there should he
Systematic reorganization and reas-
embing of its parts so as to secure
reater efficiency and effect consider
BILE savings in expense But the
mount NJ ,ocuov cavnd In fhat xuav