Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924, January 31, 1908, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textm rroKxx ArxY r akb. fridat, mhtart si, im . i -J i I ,: : . I 4 , PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE (Continued from Pago One) these principles apply to the novern tnent as much aa to the private em ployer. Under no circumstance! hould the Injured employe or his surviving dependents be required to bring suit against the government nor should there be the requirement that In order to Insure recovery, neg ligence In some form on the part of the government should be shown. Our proposition Is not to confer a right upon the government employe, dui to secure him suitable provision against Injuries received In h course of bis employment. The bur den of the trado risk should bo placed upon the government. Kiactly as the working-man Is entitled to his wages, so he should be entitled to Indemnity for the Injuries sustained In the natural course of his labor. The rales of compensation and the regulations for Us payment should tie specified In the law, and the ma chinery for determining the amount to lie paid should In each case lift provided In such manner that I lift employe is properly represented with out expense to blm. In other words, tho compi'iimi! Inn should bo paid automatically, while the appli cation of the law in the first Instance .nhoiild be vented In the. Department if Commerce and I.iilmr. The law should apply to all laborers, mechan ics, and other civilian employes of the Kovernmeut of the I'nlteil HIntcH, In cluding those In the service of the I'nnnma Canal Commission and In sulur governments. The sumo broad principle which' hould apply to the novel tirii-'iit should ultimately lie made mih.v able to all private employers. Where tho nation has the power It should smact lawa to this effect. Where tho states alone have t ho power they should enact the laws. It Is to be observed that an employer's llulillilv law doe not really mean mulcting the employers In damnites. It merely throws upon the employer the bur den of accident Insurance against in juries which are suro to occur. It rc viulrei him cither to bear or lo dis tribute throiiKh Insurance, the loss which can readily he litirne when dis tributed, but which If undistributed, bean with frightful hiirtlahlp i.pou the unfortunate victim of the acci dent. In theory. If wanes wer- al ways freely and fairly adjusted they wou'd alw :i Include nn allow nice ns tu'.lilum the risk of Injury, just .is s-'-i'.Aliily as the rale nl Interou for nimn-v Include., an allowance foi In-fmr:-.nce ukii'iisI tho rik of loss In llifory, If employes wee nil exper limed business men, they would mil pli 3 that pin t of tliulr unites which it iv.fived because of tile risk of In-Mt.-T In secure accident As ,i ant ser nf fact, It is not priptlul to rx per -.1 at this will bo doii i by the Krcxt body of employes A 1 itiiiploy tr ilililllty law makes I, cctiitn that - will lie done, In effect, by the u. 'oir and It' will ulilnvt'.v cnu-o -li.i ' j nil l 1 1 1 .i n ii 1 lil i l it i upon liln.. ' Itic Injiiuctloii ,iiii'tluii. There Is a special bill to which I call your intention. Heoretnry Tuft .lias urgently recommended the I ni rneilliitu pinouimi of a law pi'ovldlnii tor rompcnKiillim to eiitployes of the .government Inluivil In I he work of (lie 1 mi It in lit it i-ii mi I and that $10(1,00(1 lie appropriated lor thai piirpnuo ev ry year. I I'lirni'td ly hopo tills will tin done and that a Hnclnl bill be ;aesi-(l covering Dm case of t aril minuter llanlon, who was Injured sinarly two years ago while doing his fluty, lie Is now helpless to support his wife and his three llllle boys. 1 rutaln rail your attention lo the need of some action in (Miiucctlon with the nhuse of Junctions In labor cases. As regards the rights and wrongs nf labor and raptltul, from black listing to boycotting, I lie w hole sub ject Is covered In ail admirable fash ton by tho report of tho Anthracite tTunl Hlrlko Commission, which re- Hurt should servo as a churl lor lin'ji, Kuldanco of both legislative and ex fcullve officers. As regards In junction. I can do llltlo but repeat what I hav.1 said In my last mea- sge to Congress. Kveii though It were possible, I should consider II j imn.1 iiuwiBii to nnoiiAii l no use in the process of tti.iuncHou. It I ncr fssory in order that iho court may maintain their own dignity mid In or ler that they may In off -ctlve man ner check disorder and violence. The Judge wliu use It caution!)' . ml ronservnllvely but ho. when the ( hhI arise, ii' It fi'iirlossly, con-1 fers the greatest service iiui our people ami hi pre-oniliu'tu useful ness as a public rcrvant should bo lionrtUy recognised. Hut thorn Is no quoHtlon In my mind that nome of ths Injunction Issued Inflict grave stud occasional Irreparable wrong up n thews enjoined. It Is all wrong to use the Injunc tion to prevent the entirely proper and legitimate action of labor or ganization In their struggle (or In dustrial betterment, or, under Ihe Itnlfss of protecting property rights, UBsmrruntably to Invade (ho funda mental rights of the Individual. It Is Intlle to concede, as we all do, the right and the necessity of organised r.u.ri ..ii mi. .n in mi. witse esru-,11 m probable that the roiumls-1 knows to be corrupt; and tho stock- accomplished by tne action or tne na rs sad yot by Injunctive process to ,,n boul I havo anthorliv, in par-j holders are bound to try to secure thin, tho result can only be dlsap forhld peaceable action to accomplish i li-ulnr Instance, to determine the honest management, or are snipped ' pointing and In the end the law will the lawful object for w inch they re , he-lulu ii'ien which perishable coin ifioiu complaining shout tho proceed-, he probably declared uncoiistltuilon orgnnlied and upon which their sue- uuni,. shall b. moved ' Ings Hi,, government finds necessary ' f!". likewise. In tho -.stlonnt ar- ro depend. The fact that the pun- ltm.it. Mt oniblne. in ,,rder to rotum-l the roroormioii ens. wo believe In the measures hore- Isipiem f.ir the slolsilon of an In- Jtmttlun in us:, to itrnko thtt inlr i'f f arl ,vi tu Mho-it I !it luti'rvvn lion nf a Jury lunkfa li li.u.in' In liMilitful CHHra n (ImiKt'i tn irarf h' unit In HhHI f hi nltit h n n-.tmm h thr prot n .ion lit I- niirrour.tt llb futft'ituurila t.t rottri ImllvM 11 Bin hxhItiki h.'hiK iMijulncil (mm - errltAinK IIiiMr iruHr rlKhu. li4Hi- i his niHttor Ii dnlty hetsimlnK ravrr limmrtmuf mul 1 cannot Imi ftTsver liiiiortsiu) slid I ran not too wrgvntly rwnumi'int that th tn- ftrvtt KlV0 rarful conililcrni Wm t- ttia tultjwt. If toiiifi way of tvinrdy InR tho ahitM In not found, the fi-iM- InK of Indis-iiHtlon sssln.t Ih.'in iiions; lre ntiinlwr of our rltltrns III It-nd tu grow au ritrsna lo produce a revolt against the whole use of the process of the Injunction. The ultra conservatives who object to cutting out the abuses will do well to remember that if the popular feel ing does become strong many u those upon whom they rely to de fend them will be tho first to turn against them. Men of property can not afford to trust to anything save the spirit or Justice and fair play: for these very public men, who, while It Is to their Interest, to defend all the abuses commended by capital and pose as the champions of con servatism, will, In the moment they think their Interest changes, take the lead In Just such a matter as this, and pander to what they esteem pop ular feeling by endeavoring, for In stance, effectively to destroy the pow er of the courts In matters of In dignation; and would even seek to rendor nugatory the power to pun ish for contempt upon which power the very existence of the orderly ad ministration of Justice depends. It Is my purpose, as soon as may be convenient to submit further recom mendations In reference to our laws regulating labor conditions within the sphere of federnl authority. A very recent decision of the supreme court of the United States rendered since this mesBago was written, In the case of Adair vs United States, seem ingly of far reaching import and of very serious probable consequences, has modified tho previously enter tained view to niakii necessary care ful consideration of the opinions therein filed before It. Is possible to definitely decide In what way to cull lo your attention. Control of ItiiHroiiilN. Not only should there be action on certain laws uffectlug wuge earners; mere snouiii also lie such action on laws belter to secure control over the great business concerns cnuui-cil In Interstate commerce, and especially over tho great common carriers. The interstate Commerce Commission should be empowered to puss upon any rate or practlco on Its own in- niiiiive. moreover, it should be pro vlded that whenever the Commission has reason to believe thut an advance Is lo bo mndn without Investigation. It. should have authority to Issue an order prohibiting tho advance pending examination bv the CiiiimiiIk. slon. I would not be understood as xpreasing an opinion that nnv or even a majority of these advances are Improper. Many of the rates In this country hnve been abnormally low I no operating expenses or our rall r iiids, notably the wages pnld rail road employes, luive greatly Increas ed. Theso and other causes inny In any rase cnuse an advance, and so If the ad vii s should bo permitted and approved. Hut there may be. mid doubtless nre, rases where this Is not truo and our luw should he so framed (lint the government, as tho representative or tho whole people, can protect ho Individual against unlnwrul exaction fur the use of these public, highways. Tho Interstate Com merce Commission should be provid ed with tho means to muks u physical valuation of any road ns to which It deems tho valuation neccessiiry. In soiiiii form the Kedornl government should exercise supervision over the financial operations of our Interstate railroads. In no other way can Jus tice bo done between the private own ers of theso properties nnd the pub lic which pays tile ehnrn"H. NtiM'k Inllntlon, When once an Inflated ranltnljr.n lloti has gone upon the tniuli"! and has become fixed In value, Its ex Isieni'ti must be reconnly.i'd. Aa a practical mutter il la 'ilioimht often absolutely neccssnry to take account nf the grounds of Innocent atockho! dors who have purchased their stocks in good faith. The usual result of such influtlon Is therefore to Impose upon the public tin unnecessary tint everlasting tax. while the innocent purchaser of the stock are also harmed and only a few speculator are benefitted. Such wrongs once lie comiillslied can with difficulty Im un- .1 !.,. -... i... .... .....I ...1,1. ........ ..... ,.,.-,,-,.,.- ,, safety nnd Justice. When comlilua- ttons of the Interstate railways must obtain government saurilou; when It no longer possible for un Interstate railway to Issue stock or bonds, save In the manner approved by tho Kcd ernl government ; when the govern men! iiinkes sure that the proceed of every stock nnd bond Issue go in- to the Improvement of the property and not tho eiirli liiuent of some Indi vidual or syndicate; when, whenever' It becomes material for guidance tu j the regulative action of tho govern- meet, the pbvslriil value of one of Hi. so invpei iies 1 determine. I nil, I made known, there will bo elluilua - i,.d from railroads that element of mirei "aiuty which lends to them their ! speculative qiinllty and which has! iiitrltiuted so much to the financial st res of the recent past. OiH-rHtloii of Horn!. I think that the Federal govorn- litem must also assume a certain ot control over tho physical operation of railways In the handling of inter state traffic. The commission now ha authority to establish through routes anil Joint rates. In order to make this prevision effective and in order to promote in time of neces sity the proper movement nf traffic I thtnk It must also have authority to determine the condition HHin which cr shall be Interchanged ho- tweeii different Interstate rallwavt in (his conn. ! -n I dco to re- o-'M in v rc'omei'iid.iMoii that rail- "H he t'i":cl"''il to t'rlli tirlff as. .'iatlons r-r the piir-mso of confer- v'.'i fit 'id nn w .'n r;r,v. i i' affiM'itiiK ) ertiat. Tu t r - h!i'N t u iiumii. 1i of t So h h in l.n ait mutimllv tMi.'i'i.-.l Thi dot'a n t mvn tliat t(, hould In KUfi tho rt:ht to pool tli.'lr rsriilnc Tln Is imulivs hl.h would nisse iinlsotul Inillsr ',,r ,,,, fwllnst Thrro is no nation tli it rsl.'S rlisll In so sdtuit.'.1 s prArtti-s In tho futuri. Thi imlilli S(1 slolut.Mv sur of ultitnsto suc nol to it.vrrtininst. btseii Itnlivl I- . m..n u...r. .ii. ..r- k.. i ii.. ci4 ss oiim tlf iNinriie- wp Rhsl nur- u, , ii:i,.. r difd-rrnt spn-li's of mi 1 1.-. I'luinsriiv rti' t sit ixini-; iukv nl stix kholdfrs'' hn nrst f"',r , nn s rontiiii-ni ior its uo in'tins lines nium W tho ssiih-. Ai U ,l, fyln rotporstlon I iointshi-,1. 'tusln. sml It frilt vlthln Its viins nwlli-il io prr.rtl..ii r.n.lliion, tho sri thi first to protti't lth frsntle tnM thrill whlrh runios to thoi who rillmv oit'l atlons of Ihls r.iiuitrv i .,h..i.,..n.. u.i.... .11 . know I hsl th.'V ivtssiis lh futum rsnnot hf ronstrurtnl smir.liiu; ,w without whsl Is squivs'nit loiifldrme and asreenirnt. Tho tides under which such associations 'and public. The apologists of suc- operate should be approved by tnejcessful dishonesty always declaim Commission. All their operations ' against any effort to punish or pre- should be open to public Inspection ; vent It on the ground that any such nnd rules, returns and uiion which effort will "unsettle business." It they agree should be subject to dis approval by the Commission. I urge this last provision with the '.arne earms.tness that 1 do the oth ers. This country provides Its rail way facilities by private capital. Those facilities will not be adequate unless the capital employed ii as sured of Just treatemnt and an ade quate return. In fixing the charges of our railroads I believe that con sidering the Interests of the public alone, it Is better to allow too liberal rather than too scanty earnings, for, otherwise, there Is grave danger thai our railway development may not keep pace with the demand of trans portation. But the fundamental Idea that these railways are public high ways must be recognised, and they must be open to the whole public upon equal terms and upon reason able terms. Anti-Trust Immt. In reference to the Bherman anti trust law, I repeat the recommenda tions made In my message at the op ening of the 00th Congress, as well ns In my message to the previous Congress. The attempt in this law to provide In sweeping terms against all combinations of whatever char acter, If technically In restraint of trado, as such restraint has been de fined by the courts, must necessarily either be futile or mlschevloiis, and sometimes both. The present law makes some combination llleual, nl- thoiiKh they may Im useful to the country. On the cither hand, us to some huge combinations, which are noHi (innoxious ano mcgai, n me I lion undertaken against them under tho law by the government Is sue- coKsful, the result may be to work nui a minimum uenriu io uie iiuum;. lCvon though the combination Is brok-! en up and a small measure of re-1 ,. 01,t everv competitor, to over form thereby produced, tho real good(,lwf, ,,, ,.,,;, carriers and to es almed at cannot be obtained '" ( talillHh a monopoly which treats the such real good can come only by a((u1)1(, wkh co,,,,,,,,, which tho ptib thorough nnd continuing supervision j ( dlM!Prve8 BO ,)IU, as t permits over the acts of the combination in ; . of ,.(, principles to avow any all parts, so as to prevent slock wat-' ,.t lhl.m wi;h ,111)nit v. The ent ering, liiinropcr forms of competition, I niralnst stunning dishonest prac- ii ml In short, wrongdoing generally. The laws should correct that portion (1(.n () b(1 WPatl)V i ,irecs'-lv fl-nilar of the Sherman act which prohibits , to ti(, nutrrv rnisi-d ii.,-i.in.t everv ef all combinations of the character , f)rt fl)r rI,.';,ni, ,.s , (i,..,.,y in above described, whether I hey be ,. ,.-,.,,, 1,,.,-auso. forsooth. reasonable or unreasonable; but this should lie none only ns pari n , ,t j8 0HnIPrnll.V nccw-snrv to se scheine to provide for this effective !nllr? ,() , rt), MtH, v,.3 f 'the Nat- anii inoriugn gnuiK ufoi ilonnl government full power to deal the national government of nil the;wtn ,,, Kr(.nt P01.mratons engaged operations of the big Interstate husl-,n Ill(.r!it.lto r(lmiiierre and nli"ve all ncfn concerns. i nh the treat interstate common car- Judge Hough of New oak, In Ills ! recent decision In the I larrlman case, , r1(.(J(;n70 wi,jo there on- d!fflcul stulc Hint the Congress possesses : f,a , ,1MV rnrv, ()l ,.,.,i.i. t to he the power to limit llio iniorstiuo '!-. oration or corporations noi coiuiiiy lug with federal' regulations against the recurrence of obnoxious practices, and to license those, which afford tho public, adequate security against methods calculated to diminish sol vency, and therefore efficiency and economy In Interstate transporiauon Tim Judge adds that In these mat-' torB, "the power or congress is am- worn ,(,ft to , ,.oiiiiiioii law. 1 do pie, though as yet not fruitful In re- n(1, fr morn,it believe that our Bulls." It Is very earnestly to bo de. plllln .,,,,, ,,.rnl mis posKlon. sired that either along the lines tho,Thl! ex,rr(lliiaiy growth of modern .Indue Indicates or In some other !,,,, .sm has rendered the com- wuy niually efficacious, tho Congress aw whrll Kn,w , m1 ,),. may exercise the power which ho (;r WR1) ,,(., tl) ,,.i t,y wm, holds It possesses. different conditions. In many ro- siwls liiad''uunte to deal with the Wealthy Criminals. 1 new c-indttlons. These new eondl- When wo are able to put the real 'ions muse It necessary to shackle wroiiir doer In orison this Is what we cunning ss In the past as we have strive to do; Ibis is what we liav tunlly done Willi some very wealthy criminals, who, moreover, represent ed that most baneful of all alliances t!lo ulllanco between the corruption ousiriui system, creaio new coiuu-: of organised politic anil the corrup-, Hons and necessitate a change from Hon of high finance. This I what the old attitude of the state and the wo have done In tho C.avnor ami nation toward tho rules regulating' liroeno rase, lu tho case of the tnlsap-, the acquisition and iintrumnieled plication of funds In connection with j business use of property. In order certain great hunk in Chicago. In both thiu property may be properly j the land fraud rase, where, as In ! protected, nnd that at the same time other ras.w. likewise, neither the 'those who hold it may be prevented highest imllt bnl position nor the po. I from wrong doing, session of great wealth ha availed I The second and third courses are to save offenders from prison. The 'o hnve the regulation undertaken ; Federal government doc not encoor- either by the nation or by the states. 1 age sin; It does bid sinners fear; foriOf course in any event both tho nat-1 It has put behind the bars with Im- tonal government nnd tho several partial severity tho powerful finan- state governments must each do Its cler the tiowerful iiolltlclan. the rich part and each can do a certain , land thief, the rich contractor.-all, no mailer how high their station, atalnsl whom criminal misdeeds ran bo proved. All their wealth and sentat les to the nailonal and state P wer cannot protect them. Hut it governments working heartily to often luiiioens that the effort to Im- gother within their respective spheres , prison a given delelulaut Is certain to tie futile, while It Is oosslbli. lo flue ! him or to fine the corporation nf w hich In. U head: bo Hint In other ords, I lie otilv way of punishing the wrung' I bv fining the corporation, uiiloss we ro content to proceed per - annuity against I ho minor agents. Tho corporation lawyers to whom I refer and their employer are the men mainly responsible for till state of thlng, and Ihelr responsibility Is sliai ed with all who Ingeniously op- " " not easy always io uociuo pose tho passing of just and effect-iJ'"1 the Hue of demarcation between Ive law, or who fa'l to execute them the two kind of business falls. This when they have been put on the stat-1 lino must ultimately be drawn In itio books. Much Is Mlil In these at Hie federal courts. Much of the ef tacks upon the policy of tho present ' ,or secure adequate control or the adinlnllra(lon, about the rights of great corporations by state action "Innocent stockholders." That stock- heon wise and effective, but much holder I not innocent who voluntar - lly purchases stork In a corporation i whose met hods and management he t i,h,.v il, i, Th..r.. t... i, u, ihe past, uravo wroni: done to Inn- ,-t.m i.,, ! h.. l-rs ( over-.-a'ti..i!:.l. tton. stock-Mitierlii sunk-lotiblii nxu stl,,K manipulation. Tht h.-n. nonctu t iri-v,-i,i flrtt. hv -- I'osintf tii' thlntr d m and nutitsh- i hi offi n dtr hn anv t.Utiii Uw ha h-vn v;olaid mv mil hv r omuii'mCn the p.iSACl. of Is w s (iriM'islm thlr sMupsttiy tor th "In. to't.i put s toU to th irs.tln ihlrh'w r no' """ il,WI 1,1 ''r ' to am thu ml and ultimate suiti- nf 'allure, ws are uphold hv (he ronfl- r- th dainai, alias to the stocsho'dnrs o"' O"!1 ol ultimate triumph. The is they who by their acts have unset tled business; and the very men rais ing this cry spend hundreds of thous ands of dollars In securing by speech, editorials, book or pamphlet, the de fense by misstatements of what theyj nave done; and yet when public ser vants correct their misstatements by' telling the truth, they declaim against , them for breaking silence, lest val ues be depreciated.'' They have hurt honest business men, honest work ing men, honest farmers; and now they clamor against the truth being told. I Ms honest Protects The keynote of all ineae attacks upon the effort to secure honesty In business and In politics Is well ex pressed In brazen protests against i any effort for the moral regeneration of the business world, on the ground : that It Is unnatural, unwarranted: and Injurious, and that business pan- Ic. Is the necessary penally for such I effort to secure business honesty, j The morality of such a plea Is pre cisely as great as If made on behalf; of the men caught In a gambling es-; tabllshment where that gambling es tablishment Is raided by the police. If such works mean anything they mean that those whoso sentiments they represent stand against the ef fort to bring about a moral regera tlon of business which will prevent a repetition of the Insurance, bunking and street railroad scandals in New York; a repetition of tho Chicago & Alum H....1- rm.i.iitlnn of ihe com blnatlon between certain professional politicians, certain professional labor ,,.,,,. , c,,rtain financiers, rfu,.. ... .(ll,.h u.,,, Frn. ,.s(.0 )m9 jU8t u'een rescued; a repe- ,0n of , B,1(.r,!Hi,fu effort by the u,.jr,i nil r'nnumnv nennla in ,i , .1,,, r.idni.r who ban. h :.hm.u huslnes's ' .,. ,, ni i,n rVarlv followotl In dealing with t!ie - greet corporations, lliese difftrukios must bo faced, and one of three courses followed. Course to Ho Pursued The first rourse Is lo nbnnilon nil effort to adverse legislation in the interest of tho general public and to nnrmll n rntut-n In tho litter lurk of mtr w,lch would obtain If they shackled force. The vast individual nnd corporate fortunes, the vast com binations of capital, which havo marked the development of our in- 1 amount that the other cannot do,! i w hilo thi only roil satisfactory re suits must liv obtained by the repn Hut in my Jinuiiient thoroughgoing i and satisfactory (-octroi can in the .end only bo obtained by the notion of the national government, for almost all Ihe corporations of enormous I wealth, that Is. the corporations 1 w hich II Is especially d 'slrntile to ! cimtr il are engaged In Interstate commerce and derive their power and tneir importance, not mini tniu por j Hon of the business which Is Inter- .state, hut from the Interstate busl- ' of It ha boon neither: Mr when the I effort la made to accomplish by the action of the state what can only be 1 In are hanironvl and not ai led by (ho extremist who advocate action m violent that It would cither be no- I'"1 ,lr else would cause more mls- (. nr i i it .mi u bI'iii ki ri'iiif u , . No ( Miir Co, tiMiii, At ftih-h a ti nit ihor a a natural l"nli'n.y on iho 'rt of ntnnv nu-n to t-v Kl 'onty n I frtishtnrd at the ' U' looK ; lull thTi Is no Justification "' ,,r nstl.m ot mssti-rful I Clothing atManufacturer'sCost i 1 wronis that existed are to be correct ed; but they In no way justify doubt as to the final outcome, doubt as to the great material prosperity of the future, or of tho lorty spiritual life which Is to be built upon that pros perity as a foundation. No misdeeds done in tho present must be permitted to shroud from our eyes the glorious fortunes of the nation; but because of this very fact It behooves us never to swerve from our resolute purpose to cut out wrongdoing and uphold what Is right. 1 do not for a mom ent believe that the actions of this administration hnve brought on busi ness distress, so fur ns this is due to local and not to world wide causes, and to the actions or any particular Individuals, It Is due to the specula tive folly and flagrant dishonesty of a few men or great wealth, who seek to shield themselves rrom the effects nf tholr own wrong doing by ascribing Its results to the actions of those who have sought to put a slop to the wrongdoing. But If 1 t were true that, to cut out rottenness from the body politic meant a momentary check to nn unhealthy seeming pros perity, 1 cifuld n.t for one moment hesitate to put the knlfo to corrup tion. On behalf of all our people, on behalf no less of the honest man of means than Iho honest man who earns each day's livelihood by that (lay's sweat of his brow, It Is neces sary to insist upon honesty in busi ness and politics alike, In all walks of life, In big things and little things; upon just and fair d 'aling as be tween man and man. Those who de mand this nre striving for the right i in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln,' when be said; "fondly wo do hope,' fervently we do pray that this mighty; acourgo may speedily pass away, yet ir tied wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondmen in two hundred and fifty years of un requited toll, shall be sunk, and un til every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drop drawn by the sword, as was said three thousand years'ago. so still It 'must ho hii lil . "the Judgments of the lird are true and righteous alto gel her." "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness In the rUht, as (bid gives us to see the riulil. let us strive on to finish the work wo are In." In the work. we. of this genera tion are In, there Is, thanks to the Almighty, no danger of bloodshed Hiid no use for the sword; hut there Is a grave need of those stern quali ties shown alike by the men of the North and men of the South In the dark days when each valiantly bat , tied for tho light, as It was given each to see tho right. Their spirit should bo our spirit as we strive to i bring nearer the day when greed 'and trickery and cunning shall be trampled underfoot by those who ' fought tor the righteousness that ex alteth tho nation, j (Signed) THKOnOUK KOOSKVKI.T. Tho Whlto House, Jan. SI, 190S. A IIKilIKU HKA1.TM t.KVM. i ! "I have reached a higher health ; level since I began using Dr. King's , Now Life rills." writes Jacob Spring er, of West Krsnklln. Maine. 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