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lowing Is the text of the inaugural ad
dress of President Taft:
Any one who takes the oath I hav6 just
taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility-
If not, he has no conception of
the powers and duties of the office upon
which he is about to enter, or he is lacking
In a proper sense of the obligation which
ihe oath Imposes.
The office of an Inaugural "address I to
iclve a summary outline of the main poli
cies of the new Administration, so far as
they can be anticipated. I have had the
Tionor to be one of the advisers of my dis
tinguished predecessor and, as such, to hold
up his hands in the reforms he has initiated.
1 should be untrue to myself, to my prom
ises and to the declarations of the party
platform upon which I was elected to office,
if 1 did not make the maintenance. and en
forcement of those reforms a most impor
tant feature of my administration.' They
were directed to the suppression of the
lawlessness and abuses of power of the
great . combinations of capital invested in
railroads and in industrial enterprises car
rying on interstate commerce. The steps
which my predecessor took and ihe legis
lation passed on his recommendation have
accomplished, much, have caused a general,
halt In the' "vicious policies which created
popular alarm, and have brought about in
the business, affected a much higher re
gard for existing law.
Railroad and Trust Reforms.
To render the reforms lasting, however,
and to secure at the same time freedom
from alarm on the iiart of those pursuing
proper and progressive business methods,
further legislative and executive action is
needed. Relief of the railroads from cer
tain restrictions of the anti-trust law have
been urged by my predecessor and will be
urged to me. On the other hand, the Ad
ministration Is pledged to legislation look
ing to a proper Federal supervision and
restriction to prevent excessive issues of
bonds and stocks by companies owning and
operating Interstate commerce railroads.
Then, too,, a reorganization of the De
partment of Justice, of the -Bureau of Cor
porations, in .the Department of Commerce
and Labor, and of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, looking to effective co
operation of- these agencies, is needed to
secure a' more rapid and. certain - enforce
ment of the laws affecting interstate rail
roads and industrial combinations. ,
I hope to be able, to submit, at 'the' first
regular session of the incoming Congress,
in December next, definite suggestions in
respect to the needed amendments to the
anti-trust and the interstate commerce law,
and the changes required in the executive
departments concerned in their enforce
ment. It is believed that with the changes to
be recommended,' American business can be
assured of that measure of stability and
certainty in respect to those things that
may bo done and those that are prohibited,
w-hich is essential to the life and growth
of all business. Such a plan must include
the right of the people to avail themselves
of those methods of combining capital and
effort deemed necessary to reach the high
est -flegrec of economic efficiency, . at the
f-Hme time differentiating between combina
tions based upon legitimate economic rea
sons and those formed with the Intent
of creating monopolies and artificially con
trolling prices.
The work of formulating into practical
shape such changes is creative work of the
highest order, and requires all the delib
eration possible in the interval. I believe
that the amendments to be proposed are
just as necessary in the protection of legiti
mate business as in the clinching of the
reforms which properly bear the name of
my predecessor.
Tariff Revision Pressing.
A matter of most pressing Importance is
the revision of the tariff. In accordance
with the promises of the platform upon
which I was elected. I shall call Congress
into extra session, to meet on the loth day
of March, in order that consideration may
he at once given to a bill revising the
Dingley act. This should secure an ade
quate revenue and adjust the duties in
such a manner as .to afford to labor and to
all industries in this country, whether of
the farm, mine or factory, protection by
tariff equal to the difference between the
cost of production abroad and the' cost of
production here, and have a provision
which shall put Into force, upon executive
determination of certain facts, a higher or
maximum tariff -against those countries
whose trade policy toward us equitably requires-
such discrimination. It is thought
that there has been such a change in con
ditions since the enactment of the Dingley
act. drafted on a similarly protective prin
ciple, that the measure of the tariff above
stated will permit the reduction of rates
in certain schedules and will require the
advancement of few. if any.
The proposal to revise the tariff made In
such an authoritative way as to lead the
business community to count upon It. neces
sarily halts all those branches of business
directly affected, and as these are most im
portant. It disturbs the whole business of
the country. It is Imperatively necessary,
therefore, that a tariff bill be drawn In
good faith In accordance with promises
made before the election by the party in
power, and as promptly passed as due con
sideration will permit. It Is not that the
tariff Is more Important In the long run
than the perfecting of the reforms In re
spect to anti-trust legislation and interstate
commerce regulation, but the need for ac
tion when the revision of the tariff has
been determined upon Is more immediate
to avoid embarrassment of business To
secure the needed Bpeed in the passage of
the tariff bill, it would seem wise tS at
tempt no other legislation at the extra ses
sion. I venture this as a suggestion only,
for the course to be taken by Congress,
upon the call of the Executive, is wholly
within Its discretion. '
Recommends Inheritance Tar.
i In the making of a tariff bill the prime
motive Is taxation and the securing thereby
of a revenue Due largely to the business de
Tffi"" hlch followed the financial panio
of 1U0), the revenue from customs and other
'!,OUrct!. bas Qecre"ed to such an extent
that the expenditures for the current fiscal
year will exceed the receipts by 100,OOo.OOO
It is imperative that such a deficit shall
not continue, and the framers of the tariff
bill must of course have in mind the total
revenues likely to be produced by it, and
so arrange the duties as to secure an ade
quate income. should it be Impossible to
do so by import duties, new kinds of taxa
tion must be adopted, and among these I
recommend a graduated Inheritance tax as
o?rcone'?,rlnCiP,e a"d " certain nd y
The obligation on the part of those re
sponsible for the expenditures made to carry
on the Government, to be as economical aa
possible and to make the burden of taxa
tion as light as possible, is plain and should
be affirmed in every declaration of gov
ernment policy. This Is especially true
when we are face to face with a heavv
deficit. But when the desire to win the
popular approval leads to the cutting off of
expenditures really needed to make the
Government effective, and to enable It to
accomplish Its proper objects, the result is
as much to be condemned as the waste of
Government funds in unnecessary expendi
ture. The scope of a modern government in
what it can and ought to accomplish for
Its people has been widened far beyond the
principles laid down by the old lalssez fairs
school of political writers, and this widen
ing has met popular approval.
in the Department of Agriculture the us
of scientific experiments, on a large scale
and the spread of information derived from
them for the Improvement of general agri
culture must go on.
The importance of supervising business of
great railways and Industrial combinations,
and the necessary Investigation and prose
cution of unlawful business methods, are
another necessary tax upon government
which did not exist half a century ago
Must C onserve Kemn
The putting into force of latvs which shall
secure tbe conservation of our resources
so far as they may be within the Jurisdic
tion of the Federal Government. Including
the most important work of saving and
restoring our forests, and the great Im
provement of waterways, are all proper
government functions which must Involve
large expenditure If properly performed.
While some of them, like the reclamation
of arid lands, are made to pay for them
! lv'- 0,her are of such an indirect benefit
that this cannot be expected of them A
permanent Improvement, like the Panama
tana . should be treated as a distinct en
. terprise. and should be paid for by the
proceeds of bonds, the issue of which will
distribute it. cost between the present and
future generation, in accordance with the
benefits derived. It may well be submitted
to the serious consideration of Congress
-J,he a1" nd control ot t"a
channel of a great river system like that
of the Ohio or of the Ml.slJS ppl. wen
definite and practical plans for ihe enter
prise have been approved and determined
upon, should not be provided for In the
same way. ln
Strong Army, Navy and Fort.
Then, too, there are expenditures of gov
ernment absolutely necessary if our coun
try Is to maintain Its proper place among
the n.tlonr of the world and is to exercise
its proper influence in defense of -its own
trade Interests, in the- maintenance ot tradl-
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tional American policy against the coloniza
tion of European monarchies In this hemi
sphere, and in the promotion of peace and
international morality. I refer to the cost of
maintaining a proper army, a proper navy
and suitable fortifications upon the main
land of the United States and in its de
pendencies. We should have an Army so organized
and so officered as to be capable in time
of emergency, in co-operation with the Na
tional militia and under the provisions of
a proper National volunteer law, rapidly to
expand into a force sufficient to resist all
probable Invasion from abroad and to fur
nish a respectable expeditionary force, if
necessary, in the maintenance of our tra
ditional .American policy which bears the
name of President Monroe.
Our fortifications are yet in a state of
only partial completeness, and the number
of men to man them is Insufficient. In a
few years, however, the usual annual ap
propriations for our coast defenses both on
the mainland and In the dependencies will
make them sufficient to resist all direct at
tack, and by that time we may hope that
the men to man them will be provided a.
a necessary adjunct. The distance of our
shores from Europe and Asia of course re
duces the necessity for maintaining under
arms a great army, but it does not take
away the requirement of mere prudence,
that we should have an army sufficiently
large and so constituted as to form a nu
cleus out of which a suitable force can
quickly grow.
Strong; Nary Preserves Peace.
What has been said of the Army may
be affirmed In eyen a more emphatic way
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of the Navy. A modern navy cannot be
Improvised. It must be built and In exist
ence when the emergency arises which call,
for Its use and operation. My distinguished
predecessor has in many speeches and mes
sages set out with great force and striking
language the necessity for maintaining a
strong navy commensurate with the coast
line, the governmental resources and the
foreign trade of our Nation; and I wish
to reiterate all the reasons which he has
presented in favor of the policy of main
taining a strong navy as the best con
servator of our peace with" other nation,
and the best means of securing respect for
the assertion of our rights, the defense of
our i-r.terests and the exercise of our In
fluence In international matters.
Our International policy Is always to pro
mote peace. We shall enter Into any war
with a full consciousness of the awful con
sequences that it always entails, whether
successful or not. and we. of course, shall
make every effort, consistent with national
honor and the highest national Interest, to
avoid a resort to arms. We favor every
instrumentality, like that of The Hague
Tribunal and arbitration treaties-made with
a view to Its use In all International con
troversies, in order to maintain peace and
to avoid war. But we should be blind to
existing conditions, and should allow our
selves to become foolish Idealists, if we
did not realize that with all the nations
of the world armed and prepared for war
we must be ourselves In a similar condi
tion, in order to prevent other nations from
taking advantage of us and of our inability
to defend our Interests and assert our
rights with a strong hand. In the interna
tional controversies that are likely to arise
in the orient, growing out of the question
of the open door and other Issues the
United States .can maintain her Interests
Intact and can secure respect for her Just
demands. Che will not be able to do so,
however, if it Is understood that she never
Intends to back up her assertion of right
and her defense of her interest by any
thing but mere verbal protest and diplo
matic note. For these reasons, the expenses
of the army and navy and of coast de
fenses should always be considered as some
thing which the Government Aiust pay for,
and they should not be cut off through
mere consideration of economy. Our Gov
ernment is able to afford a suitable army
and a suitable navy. it may maintain
them without the slightest danger to the
Republic or the cause of free institutions,
and fear of additional taxation ought not
to change the proper policy In this regard.
The policy of the United Hates in the
Spanish War. and since, hss given it a po
sition of Influence among the nations that
it never had before, and should be con
stancy exerted to securing to its bona tide
citizens, whether native or naturalized, re
spect for them as such In foreign countries.
We should make every effort to prevent
humiliating a-nd degrading prohibition
against any of our citizens wishing tem
porarily to sojourn In foreign countries be
cause of race or religion..
Keep Out Asiatics. Protect Aliens.
The admission of Asiatic immigrants who
rnnot be amalgamated with our popula
tion has been made the subject either of
prohibitory clauses In our treaties and stat
utes, or of strict administrative regulation
secured by diplomatic negotiation. I sin
cerely hope that we may continue to mini
mise the evils likely to arise from such
immigration without unnecessary friction
and by mutual concessions between self-respecting
governments. Meantime, we must
take- every precaution to prevent, or, fall
ing that, to punisii outbursts of race feel
ing among our people against foreigners of
whatever nationality who have by our grant
a treaty right to pursue lawful business
here and to he protected against lawless
assault or Injury.
This leads me to point out a serious de
fect In the present Federal Jurisdiction
which ought to be remedied at once. Hav
ing assured to other countries by treaty
the protection of our laws for such of their
subjects or citizens as we permit to come
within our Jurisdiction, we now leave to a
state or a city not under the control of
the Federal Government the duty of per
forming our International obligations In this
respect. By proper legislation we may. and
ought to, place in the hands of the Federal
Executive the means of enforcing the treaty
rights of such aliens In the courts of the
Federal Government. It puts our Govern
ment in a pusillanimous position to make
definite engagements to protect aliens and
then to excuse the failure to perform those
engagements by an explanation that the
duty to keep them is in states or cities,
nt within our control, if we would prom
ise we must put ourselves In a position to
perform our promise. We cannot permit
the possible failure of Justice due to local
prejudice In any state or muhicipal gov
ernment to expose us to the risk of a war
which might be avoided if Federal jurisdic
tion was asserted by suitable legislation by
Congress and carried out by proper pro
ceeding, instituted by the Executive in the
courts of the National Government.
Make Currency Mora Elaetle.
One of the reforms to be carried out dur
ing the incoming Admlnlot ration Is a change
of our monetary and banking laws, so as to
secure greater elasticity in the forms of
currency available for trade, and to prevent
the limitations of law from operating to In
crease the embarrassment of a financial panic.
The Monetary Commission lately appointed
is giving full consideration to existing con
ditions and to all proposed remedies, and
will doubtless suggest one that will meet
the requirements of business and of public
interest. We may hope that the report win
embody neither the narrow view of those
who believe that the sole purpose of the new
system should be to secure a large return on
banking rapltsl or of those who would have
greater expansion of currency mlth little re
gard to provisions for Its immediate redemp
tion or ultimate security. There is no sub
ject of economic discussion so. Intricate and
so likely to evoke differing views and dog
matic statements as this one. The Commis
sion in studying the general influence of cur
rency on business and of business on cur
rency, have wisely extended their Investiga
tions In European banking and monetary
methods. , The Information that they have
derived from such experts as they have found
abroad will undoubtedly be found helprul
In the solution of the difficult problem they
have In hand.
I-arcels Post and Mall Subsidies.
The Incoming Congress should promptly ful
fill the promise ot the Republican platform
and pass a proper postal savings bank bill.
It will not be unwise or excessive paternal
ism. - The promise to repay by the Govern
ment will furnish an Inducement to savings
deposits which private enterprise cannot sup
ply, and at such a low rate of Interest as
not to withdraw custom from existing banks.
It will substantially Increase the funds avail
able for Investment as capital in useful en
terprises. It will furnish the absolute se
curity which makes the proposed scheme of
Government guaranty of deposits so alluring
without its pernicious results.
I sincerely hope that the Incoming Con
gress will be alive, as It should be. to the
Importance of our foreign trade and of en
couraging it In every way feasible. The
possibility of Increasing this trade In the
Orient, In the Philippines and In South Amer
ica is known to everyone who has given
the matter attention. The direct effect of
free trade between this country and the
Philippines will be marked upon our sale of
cottons, agricultural machinery and other
manufactures. The necessity of the establish
ment of direct lines of steamers between
North and South America has been brought
to the attention of Congress by my prede
cessor, and by Mr. Root before and after
his noteworthy visit to that continent, and
I sincerely hope that Congress may be in-
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lyock Canal on Isthmue.
The Panama Canal will have a moat Im
portant bearlne- upon the trade between the
Cirtern and the far wrntorn sections of our
country, and will aT-!v Increase the fa
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South America, reached by rail from the
west coast. The work on the csnal Is mak
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the canal as a lock canal was Axed by Con
press after a full consideration of the con
flicting reports of the majority and minority
of the confultinj? board, and after t ie r com
mendation of the War Irprtment and the
Kxecutlve upon thosw reports. Hecent au-K-i4tion
that something had occurred on tl.e
Isthmus to make the 1-k k type of the cauul
less feasible than It was supposed to be when
the reports were made and the policy de
termined on, led to a visit to the lWhinus of
a board of competent engineers to examine
the Ira tun dam and !ckf, wnlch are the key
of the lock type. The report of that board
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change tha views once formed In the original
discussion. The construction will go on un-
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Some type of canal mut be constructed.
The lock type hsj been ejected. We are
all In favor of having It built aa promptly a
possible. We must not now, therefore, keep
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Ihe urea test constructive enterprise of mod
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The government of our dependencies tn
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ln ax favorably as could be desired. Tha
prosperity of Porto Rico continue unn bated.
The business condition in the Phllivpir.es
are not all that we could wWh them to be.
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permilttna free tra!e between the i nlted
Mates and the Archipe!Ko. with -such llmlta-
i tlona in suxar and tobacco as shall prevent
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! P-oduct. we can count on an improvement
In bunineee conditions in the Philippines and
the development of a mutually profitable
trade between this country and the Inlands.
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Is upholding the tradition of civil liberty
and Increasing popular control which niljcht
be expected under American auspices. The
work which we are doing there redounds to
our credit as a Natlcn.
Havre Issue In South.
I look forward with hop to increasing the
already good foeling between the South and
the other sections of the country. My chl-f
purpose U not to effect a change in the
electoral vote of the ..uthern StHtea. That
is a secondary Core-ideiation. What I look
forward to la an increase In the tolerance
of political views of all kinds and their ad
vocacy throughout the South, and the ex
istence of a resectable political opposition
in every state; even more than this, to an
i increased feeling on the part of all the
I people in the South that this Government
b their Government, and that Its officer
their states are their officers
The conetderat Ion of Xh question cannot.
However, be complete and full without ref-
erenc to the negro race. Its propresn and ita
present condition. Ti.e i:.th Amendment so
cured them freedom; the 14th Amendment
due procesa of law. protection of property
and the pursuit of happiness; and the Ki:h
Amendment attempted to secure the negro
against any deprivation of the privilege to
vote, because he was a negro. The i:tth and
14th Amendments have been generally en
forced and have secured the nhjevtn for
which they, were Intended. While the Kth
Amendment bast not been generally ol-e-rved
In the past. U oucht to be observed, and the
tendency of Southern lr Iw.Mtton tmlay is
toward the enactment of electoral qualifica
tion which shall square with that amend
ment. f coure. the mere adoption of a
constitutional law- Is only one step In the
right direction. it muM tn? fairly and Justly
enforced as well. In time both wi.l come.
Hence it is clear to all that tbe domination
of aa ignorant, irresponsible element can be
prevented by con.stiutlor.al laws, which sa:i
exclude from voting both negroes and whiten
not having education or other qualifications
thought t be necessary for a proper elec
torate. The danger of the control of an Ig
norant el-, i, .rate haa therefore paws d. With
this change, the Interest which many of the
Southern white citizens take In the wel
fare of the negroes has Increased. The col
ored men must base their hope on the re
sult of their own Industry, eelf-restralnt,
thrift and business success, aa well as upon
the aid and comfort and sympathy which
they may receive from their white neighbor
of the South. There was a time when
Northerners who sympathized with the negro
In his necess-ary atruggle for better condi
tion .sought to give to him the suffrage as a
protection, and to enforce It exercise against
the prevailing sentiment of the Fouth. The
movement proved to be a failure. What
remains Is the l.Vh Amendment to the Con
stitution and the right to have statutes of
states specifying quantitations for 'electors
subjected to the test of compliance with
that amendment. This la a great protec
tion to th negro. It never will be repealed,
and It never ought to be repealed. If It
had not been pewd. It might be difficult
now to adopt It; but with It In our funda
mental law, the policy of Southern leal.a
tion must and will tend to obey it. and so
long as the statutes of the state meet the
teat of thl amendment and are not other
wise In conflict with the Constitution and
law of the United States. It Is not the dSa
pojdtion or within the province of tbe Fed
eral Government to interfere with the regu
lation by Southern State of their domestic
affairs.
Ther la In ths South a atmnger
feeling than ever among th Intelligent,
well -to -do and Influential e'ement In favor of
the Industrial education of th negro and
the encouragement of the race to make them
selves useful members of the community.
Th progres which the negro ha made in
the last 50 years from lavery. when Its
statistics1 are reviewed, is marvelous-, and It
furnishes every raso to hop that In th
next 'A year a still greater Improvement In
hia condition as a productive member of so
ciety, on th farm and In the shop and
In other occupations, may come. The negroes
are now Americans. Their ancestors came
here yeare ago agilr.st their w ill, and this
Is thetr only country and their only flag.
They have shown themselves anxious to Uv
for It and to di for It. Encountering th
rac feeling against them, subjected at times
to cruel Injustice grow in r out of It. they
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aid In tt-.e struscle they are making. We sr
charged with the sacred duty of making
their path as smooth and esy ne we can.
Any recognition tf their d lt ingutshed men.
any appointment to ofYue :rom among their
number, in properly taken as an encoursc
nient. and an aiieci,iti'i, m' the.r prgre.
and IhU jut policy eiiall 1h puru'-d.
Policy of Neg-ro Appointment'.
But It may well admit doubt whether.
In the case of any race, an appoint men t of
one of their number to a local office In a
community in which the ra.-e feeling is m
widespread and acute as to nterfre wit:
the ease and facility with which the
Government bik-Uioai can le done by to
appointee. Is of suiT--lriit benefit by way .f
encouragement to ue r.i.e to .-.u'woish t
recurrence and Increase of race feeling wh:.-!i
such an appointment is likely to engender.
Therefore, t he Kxcut ivc. in rrcoRntsing t
negro race by appointments, must exercise a
careful disc rei ion not thereby to do it more
harm than good. t n tli ot her hand. e
must be careful not to rncoiir.tg t he mer-
pretense of race feeling manufactured In tlie
interest of individual voiitlca ambition.
Personally, I have not the slightest ra-
prejudice or feeling, and recognition of ts
existence only awaken in my heart a deeper
sympathy for t ho who have to bear it, Vr
suffer from r, and I quest ion the wisdom
a pMcy which I likely t incrense It. Mean
time, if nothing is done to prevent, a bM-t-r
feeling between Ihe ncntrs and the
whites In the South will continue to grow,
and more and more of the white people w:!l
come to realise that the future of the SouWi
is to he much benefited by t he Industrie t
and intellect u I progress of th negro. The
exercise of political framliis by those rtf
bis race who are intell.gent and well to
will be acquleced in. and the right to vote
will be w it h held only from the Icaorant and
Irresponsible of both races.
There is one other matter to which I
shall refr r. It wts made the subject of
gr-at controversy durin g t he election, and
calls for at least a passing reference now.
My dtst ingui.thed predecessor has given
much attention to the cause of labor. . wCh
whose struccic for bet;er things he tma
show n the sinceiest sympathy. At his in
stance Congress bas pnsed thv bill px k g
the tmhlliT y of interstate carriers to the r
employes tor injury sustained in the couse
th employment, abolishing t tie rule of fi
low -servant and the common law rule as to
contributory negligence, and substituting
thereror the so-called rule of com pa rat i e
negligence. It has !so passed a law nxtcg
the oniiensation of liovcrnment emplors
for injuries sustained in the omp'.ov " cf
t!t- ibivernment through the negligence of
the superior. It alro pasmed a model child
la lor Inxv for the 1 ;l rirt of Columbia J n
previous administrations an arbitration law
for interstate commerce railroads and the:r
employes, snd laws for the application of
safety devicw to save the lives and limbs
oi empIoes of Interstate railroads bad teen
pt fccl. Additional le -oblation of this kind
was passed by tro outgoing Congress.
I atsh to say that in so far aa I .an. I
hope to promote the enactment of further
legislation of this character. 1 am strong
convinced that the Government should make
itself s responsible to employes injured in
Its employ as a it interstate railway corpora
tion Is made responsible by Federal law
to Its employes; and s'ia'1 be glad, when
ever any additional rean-i.b:e safety oevice
can be Invented to reduce the loss of life
and limb among ra it a t ipplr yes, to urge
Congre to require its adopi iin by Inter
state railways.
lCewtrlct (.' of Injunction.
Another labor question has arisen which
has a a akened the most exci: od discussion.
That Is in respect to the power of the Kcl -eral
courts to innue injunction in lnJp
trtal disputes. As to that, my con vlct a
are fixed. Take away from courts, if -it
could be taken away, the power to ist:e
Injunctions In labor disputes, and !t would
create a privileged class among the labor
ers and save the lawless among their num
ber from a most needful remedy available
to all men for the protection of their busi
ness against lawless Invasion. Trie propo
sition tnat business is not a propertv or
pecuniary right which can he protected by
equitable injunction la utterly w 'thout foun
dation In precedent or reason. The proposi
tion Is usually linked with one to make the
secondary boycott lawful. Mich a proposi
tion is at variance with the American In
atlnct and will find no support in my judg
ment when submitted to tne American peo
ple The secondary boycott is an instru
ment of tyranny, and ought not to be made
legitimate.
The issuing of a temporary restraining
order without notice has in several in
stances been abuaed by its Inconsiderate
exercise, and to remedy thi. the platform
upon which I was elected recommends tr.e
formulation in a statute of the conditions
under which such a temporary restralnlt
order ought to Issue. A statute can and
ou g h t to be f ra med to em bod v t he bes t
modern practice, and can bring the sub
ject so closely to the attention of the court
as to make abuses of the process unlikely
in tha- future. American people. If I un
derstand them. Inaist that the authority of
the courts shall be sustained and are op
posed to any change In the procedure by
which the powers of a court Tuay be weak
ened and the fearless and effective admin
istration of juMlce ,e Interfered with
Having thus reviewed the questions like.v
to recur during my Administration, and
having expressed in a summary way the
position which I expect La take In recom
mendations to Congress af In mv conduct
as an Executive, I invoke the considerate
sympathy autd eupport of my fellow-rltlseri
and the aid of Almighty- rod la tha 41a
char of my responsible eutie