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ity in our monetary system. Banks
are tho natural servants of commerce,
and upon them should be placed, as far
as practicable, tho burden of furnish
ing and maintaining a circulation ade
quate to supply the needs of our di
versified industries and of our domes
tic and foreign commerce; and tho
issue of this should be so regulated
that a sufficient supply should be al
ways available for the business inter
ests of the,, country.
It would "be both unwise and unnec
essary at this time to attempt to re
construct our financial system, which
has been the growth of a century; but
soino additional legislation is, I think
desirable. The mere outline of any
plan sufficiently comprehensive to
meet these requirements would trans
gress the appropriate limits of this
communication. It is suggested, how
ever that all future legislation on tho
subjp ' should bo with the view of en
couraging the use of such instrumen
talities as will automatically supply
every legitimate demand of productive
industries and of commerce, not only
in the amount, but in the character of
circulation; and of making all kind'i
of money interchangeable, and, at the
will of the holder, convertible into the
established gold standard.
I again call your attention to tho
need of passing a proper immigration
law, covering the points outlined in
my message to you at the first session
of the present congress; substantial
ly such a bill has already passed the
house.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
How to secure fair treatment alikf
for labor and for capital, how to hold
in check the unscrupulous man, wheth
er employer or employe, without
weakening individual initiative, with
out hampering and cramping the in
dustrial development of the country
Is a problem fraught with great diffi
culties and one which it is of thw
highest importance to solve on lines oC
sanity and far-sighted common senss
as well as of devotion to the right.
This is an era of federation and com
bination. Exactly as business men
find they must often work through
corporations, and as it is a constant
tendency or these corporations to grow
larger, so it is often necessary for la
boring men to work in federations, and
these have become important factors
of modern industrial Hfp. nnih iHrwic.
of federation, capitalistic and labor,
can do much good, and as a necessary
corollary they can both do evil. Op.
position to each kind of organization
should take the form of opposition to
whatever is bad In the conduct of any
given corporation or union not of at
tacks upon coinbrationrf as Rimh
upon unions as such; for some of tbs
most far-reaching beneficent work for
our people has been accomplished
through both corporations a"hd unions.
Bach must refrain from arbitrary or
tyrannous interference with the right3
of others. Organized capital and or
ganized labor alike should remember
that in the long run the interest of
each must be brought into harmonv
with the interest of the general pub
lic; and the conduct of tarh mnf n.
form to the fundamental rules of
ooeaience to the law: of inrft-trtriuni
freedom, and of justice and fair dealing
tuwura an. Jacii snouid remember
that in addition to power it -must
strive after the realization of healthy,
lofty .and generous ideals. Every em
ployer, every wage-worker, must be
guaranteed his liberty and his right
to do as he likes with his property or
his labor so long as he does not In
fringe upon the rights of others. It is
of the highest importance that em
ployer and employe alike should en
deavor to appreciate e&ch the view
point of the other and the sure dis
aster that will come upon both in the
long run if either grows to take as ha
bitual an attitude of sour hostility and
distrust toward the other. Few people
deserve better of tho count- tfc.ni
Those representatives both of capital
p . , j
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ing rate made in tho paper. Advertis
ers in Tho Commoner roach an averago
of 700,000 readers a week.
The mall order business is becoming
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profitable mail ordor business.
If you have something to sell and
do not know how to advertise it,
send us a description of it, together
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sible words.
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excluding irresponsible advcrtlsora
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and labor and there are many such
who work continually to bring about
a good understanding of this kind
based upon wisdom and upon broad
and kindly sympathy between employ
ers and employed. Above all, we need
to remember that any kind of clasi
animosity in tho political world is, if
possiblo, even more wicked, even morn
destructive to national welfare, than
sectional, Taco, or religious animosity
We can get good government onlv
upon condition that wo keep true to the
principles upon which t"Ms nation wa
founded, and judge each man not as a
part of a class, but upon his individ
ual merity. All that we have a right
to ask of any man, rich or poor, what
ever his creed, his occupation, his
birthplace, or his residence, io that
he shall act well and honorably by his
neighbor end by his country. Wo aro
neither for the rich man as such nor
for tho poor man as such; we are for
the upright man, rich or poor. So far
as the constitutional powers of the na
tional government touch thtse matter
of general and vital moment to the
nation, they should bo exercised in
conformity with the principles above
set forth.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
I 'hope soon to submit to the senate
a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. Ou
May 20 last die United States lcom
its promise to the island by formally
vacating uuban soil and turning Cuba
over to those whom her own people
had chosen as the first officials of the
new republic.
Cuba lies at our doors, and whatever
afects her for good or for ill affects
us also. So much have our people felt
this that in the Piatt amendment we
definitely took the ground that Cuba
must hereafter have plospr nnutioni
relations with us than with anv nfimr
power. Thus in a sense Cuba has be
come a part of our international po
litical system. This makes it necos
sary that in return she should be given
pome of the bsneflts of becoming part
of our economic system. It is, from
our own standpoint, a short-sight? 1
and mischievous policy to fail to rec
ognize this need. Moreover, it is ui
worthy of a mighty and generous na
tion, itself the greatest and most suc-
cessrui republic in history, to refuse to
stretch out a helping hand to a young
and weak sister republic just entering
upon its career of Independence. We
ehould always fearlessly insist upon
our righti in the face of the strong,
and wo should with ungrudging hand
do our generous duty by the weak. I
urgo adoption of reciprocity, with Cuba
not only because it is eminently for
our own interests to control the Cuban
market and by every means to foster
our supremacy in the tropical lands
and waters south of us, but algo be
cause we, of the giant republic of the
north, should make all our sister na
tions of the American continent feel
that whenever they will permit it wo
desire to show ourselves disinterested
ly and effectively their friend.
A convention with Great Britain bn.j
been concluded, which will bo at onto
laid beforo the senate for ratification,
providing'for reciprocal trado arrange
ments between the United States and
Newfoundland on substantially tho
lines of tho convention formerly nego
tiated by the secretary of sj.ato, Mr.
Blaine. I believe reciprocal trado re
lations will be greatly to the advantage
of both countries.
ARBITRATION.
As civilization grows warfaro bo
comes less and less tho normal condi
tion of forolgn relations. The last
century has seen a marked diminution
of wars between civilized powers; wars
with uncivilized powers aro largely
mere matters of international police
duty, essential for tho welfare of tho
world. Wherever possiblo, arbitration
or somo similar method should be em
ployed In lieu of war to settle difficul
ties between civilized nations, although
as yot thO WOrld has not nrnrrrf.nn.Vl'
sufflciontly to render i't possiblo, or
necessarily desirable, to Invoke arbi
tration in every case. The formation
of tho International tribunal which 3its
at Tho Hague is an event of good omen
from which great consequences for tho
welfare of all mankind may flow, ft
is far better, where possible, to invoke
such a permanent t";unal than to
create special arbitrator for a given
purpose.
It is a matter of sincere congratula
tion to our country that the United
States and Mexico should havo been
the first to use tho good offices of Tho
Hague court. This was done Inst sum
mer with most satisfactory results in
tho case of a claim at iasim hpfwoori
us and our sister republic, rt.fs earn
estly to be hoped that this first cas
will servo as a nrecedonr. for nrhnra
in which not only the United State j,
but foreign nations may take advant
age of the machinery already in exist
ence at The Hague.
I commend to the favorable consid
eration of the congress the Hawaiian
fire claims, which were the subject of
careful investigation during the last
session.
THE CANAL.
The congress ha3 wisely provide
that we shall build at once an isth
mian canal, if possible at Panama. Tho
attorney general reports that we can
undoubtedly acquire good title from
the French Panama Canal company.
Negotiations are now pending with
Colombia to secure her assent to our
building tho canal. This canal wili
bo one of the greatest engineering feats
that has yet been accomplished dur
ing the history of mankind- Trw wl-
should be carried out as a continuing
policy without regard to change of ad
ministration: and if RfcmiTri k i,,
under circumstances which will make
It a matter of pride for all adminis
trations to continue the policy.
The canal will be of great benefit to
America, and of importance to all the
