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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-
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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
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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.
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mixed and brown, all hand made, hand felled collar'
hand paded shoulders, and the new cabo front that
cannot break. We have but one reason to offer for
this large cut in price, we are overstocked and must
unload. Clothing values up to ?20 d 1 q
Red Tag Sale. V 1.7J
Why pay $ 1 5, $20 and some ask $25
for a Priestly Cravenette Overcoat.
don't do it we have as large and complete a line of
Men's Water Proof Overcoats ever shown in Eugene-
Dress Coats alsoCoats in gray and black, loose
back and perfect fitting, values up Q a w
to $20. Red Tag Sale P'J
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Boys' $6 50 Short Pants Suit $3.95
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