Show WORK FOR THE COMING CONGRESS When congress meets we suspect when the financial financial financial finan finan- cial question is in some way disposed of the cry cry- will willbe willbe be f for for the the strictest economy The Democrats will willbe willbe willbe be bethe the more insistent on this because they will want it for camp campaign thunder next year jear The Republicans cans will make the mistake of their lives if the they heed it in the way war of cutting down tl expenses and failing to make appropriations for the necessary advancement advancement advancement ad ad- of the republic It is time for a steam steam marine to at least four points in Europe to both the coasts of South America and another line to the orie orient it Its existence would sa save sae e to us quite per annum A subsidy to build or operate a merch merchant nt marine would have the same result as di did the tariff on tin plate That was declared to be besheer besheer sheer sheer robber robbery but within four fear years t the he that had been paid to factories in Wales and to to the that ships brought the material to us was saved to this country some thousands more American Ameri Ameri- can workers were were paid generous s wages and tI the P price of tin plate was not advanced ad Speaking of the tariff the tits whole schedule should hould be cut down 15 per cent so soon as congress meets meet and a commission appointed to revise the whole schedule with directions to t report to congress a year year hence There will ill be a clamor for large appropriations for improving western ri el rivers That ThaI should be made where the proposed work has bas been heen so outlined outlined out- out l lined n d by competent engineers that the proposed work work would be sure to bring expected results And every proposition should be safe safeguarded and none I approved except upon the indorsement of a board of competent engineers There should be the usual amount for the navy and enough more to keep tho the ship shipyards ringing riDging with work on new fighting ships There should be no not norest norest t rest until both our coasts are sufficiently protected A 11 hundred war craft of the regulation styles might 1 cost That is not much insurance to pay for keeping the peace because the smallest I I A kind Lind of a war would cost ten times that amount besides besides besides be be- I sides the losses of lives and property It is vehemently asserted that the cause of or the present paralysis is because there is not money enough h to go around We Ye do not believe a word of it T We e believe that unite quite half the amount the country is supposed to have in circulation is locked up But when the country country- was not worth altogether as touch much as the mineral product of the last fiscal year amounted to Alexander Hamilton established a monetary r system system SS S'S tem for it We Ve rather suspect that the cube of his brain was as perfect as that of any of those eastern eastern east east- ern financiers who combined could not prevent a a. a mighty panic when the profits of the country are I averaging annually He fixed fired it that the money of the country should always be gold andIs and amI silver Is it not time to go back to his idea and restore silver at some ratio with gold and make it real money f Our government could do it alone and tenths nine of the worlds world's people would welcome it But if the thc timid ones object let France and southern Europe and Spanish America and the orient orient orient ori ori- ent be called in ind ild d fix it Surely a silver certificate certificate certificate cate with the silv silver r behind it in the thc treasury ought to be as good as the certificates of a few cashiers Then the law limiting greenbacks to the present issue should be repealed and the government be authorized authorized authorized au au- to issue them in a crisis by putting the thc same me security behind them that is now behind those in use The tariff that is laid against the products of the Philippines should be abolished and every law that puts a fetter on enterprise there should be repealed Then rhen the great Pearl harbor of Hawaii should be he made perfect and properly fortified The same should be done in the Philippines Philippines done done as a measure measure mea mea- sure 0 of f t necessary caution The TI Ie incoming congress I II has great opportunities if it has the grasp and I patriotism to do its dut duty |