Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-05


comprehensive synopsis OF President
Roosevelt's message to Congress is given be
low:
To the Senate and House OF Representatives
The Congress assemblies this year under
the shadow OF great calamity. On the sixth
OF September, President Mckinley was shot
by an anarchist while attending the PAN
american Exposition at Buffalo. and died In
that city on the fourteenth OF that month
OF the last seven elected Presidents, he is
the third who has been murdered and the
bare recital of this fact is sufficient to JUS
tlfy grave alarm among all loyal American
citizens. Moreover the circumstances of this
the third assassination of an American Presl-
nent' nave peculiarly sinister significance
9otn PRESIDENT Lincoln and President Gar.
neld were killed by assassins OF types unfor-
tuhately not uncommon in history, President
Lincoln falling victim to the terrible pas
sions aroused by four years OF civil war
and President Garfield to the revengeful van.
lty OF disappointed ofnce-seeker President
Mehinley was killed by an utterly depraved
criminal belonging to that body OF criminals
VINO object to all governments. good and bad
alke, who are against any form OF popular
Just and liberal laws. and who are as hostile
to the upright exponent OF a free peoples
sober VIII as to the tyranncal and irresponsi-
BILE despot.
1T is not too much to say that at the time
OF President McKnleys death he was the
most widely loved man in all the United
man OF his position who has been so wholly
Tree from the bitter anmosites incident 10
public life There could be no personal
hatred OF him, for he never acted with aught
but consideration for the welfare OF others.
No one could fail to respect him who knew
him in public or private life. The defenders
OF those murdererous criminals who seek 10
excuse their criminality by asserting that IL
is exercised for political ends inveigh against
m.a.u anu rrespohsieie power But Tor this
assassination even this base apology can
not be urged "
The President speaks in the highest terms
OF the personal and public virtues OF Mr. Nc
Kinley Describing the nature of the assas-
sination and the motive that inspired it, the
message continues:
Would Exclude Anarchists
II earnestly recommend to the Congress
that in the exercise Of its wise discretion II
should take into consideration the coming
TO this country OF anarchists or persons pro.
Tossing principles hostile to all government
and Justfying the murder OF those placed
In authority. No matter calls more urgently
for the wisest thought OF the Congress.
The Federal courts should be given iuris.
diction over any man who Kills or attempts
70 kill the President any man who by the
Constitution or bylaw is in line OF success
ment for an unsuccessful attempt should be
proportioned to the enormity OF the offense
against our institutions
Anarchy is crime against the whole
human race; and all mankind should band
against the anarchist His crime should be
made an offense against the law of nations
like piracy and that form OF manstealins
known as the slave trade for IL is of far
blacker infamy than either. II should be sc
declared by treaties among all civilized pow.
ers
Publicity Remedy for Trusts.
THE first essential in determining how 20
deal with the great industrial combinations
interest of the public the government should
have the right TO inspect and examine the
workings of the great corporations engaged
in interstate business Publicity is the only
remedy which
further remedies are needed in the way Of
governmental regulation, or taxation, can
obtained. by process Of law. and in the course
of administration. The nrst requisite is
knowledge. full and com2lete-knowledge
which may be made public TO the world.
Artificial bodies, such as corporations and
Joint stock or other associations, depending
upon any statutory law for their existence or
privileges, should be subject to proper gov
ernmentsl supervision, and full and accurate
information as to their operations should DO
The large corporations, commonly called
trusts, though organized in one state always
DO bushes In many states, often doing very
little business In the state where they are
Incorporated. There is utter lack OF Uniform
ity in the state laws about them; and no
state has any exclusive interest in OF power
possible to get adequate regulation through
state action. Therefore, in the interest OF the
whole people, the Nation should, without in
matter itself, also assume power of super
vision and regulation over all corporations
doing an interstate business. This is espe-
cially true where the corporation derives
portion Of its wealth from the existence OF
some monopolistic element or tendency in its
business. There would be no hardship IN
such supervision banks are subject to II. and
in their case II Is now accepted as simple
matter Of course Indeed, IL Is probable that
supervision of corporations by the National
government need not go SO far as Is now the
case with the supervision exercised over them
by so conservative a state as Massachusetts,
in order to produce excellent results
II believe that law can be framed which
will enable the National government TO exer-
cise control along the lines above Indicated;
prohting by the experience gained through
the passage and adm nistration OF the Inter
state Commerce Act. II, however the tudg-
ment Of the Congress is that 1t lacks the
then a constitutional amendment should be
submitted 90 confer the power.
There sbould be created Cabinet oficer,
70 be known Secretary OF Commerce and
Industries as provided in the bill introduced
At the last session OF the Congress. IL should
be his province to deal with commerce in It's
things whatever concerns labor and all mat
ters affecting the great business corporations
and our merchant marine.
Restriction on fmniGr
"Our present immigration laws are unsat-
isfactory We need every honest and eff-
cent immigrant fitted to become an Ameri-
can citizen, every immigrant who comes here
to stay, who brings here strong body, q
stout heart a good head, and resolute pur-
pose 10 do his duty we'll in every way and to
bring up his children as lsw-abiding and
God fearing members OF the community. But
there should be comprehensive law enact
ed with the object OF working a threefold inn
nroyement over our present system. First,
we should aim to exclude absolutely not only
All persons who are known TO be believers In
anarchistic principles or members Of an
archistic societies, but also all persons who
are Of a low moral tendency OF OF unsavory
renutation. This means that we should re-
ouIre a more thorough system OF inspection
abroad and more rigid system OF examinn-
tion al our immigration ports, the former be-
ing especially necessary
THE second object OF proper immigra-
,ton law ought TO be TO secure by a careful
and not merely perfunctory educational test
some intelligent capacity TO appreciate Amer
icsn institutions and act sanely as Amerl-
can citizens This would not keep out All
anarchists. for many OF them belong TO the
tnteliigent criminal class. But IL would do
w Is also in point that Is, tend TO de-
crease the sum OF Ignorance, so potent IN
oroducing the envy, suspicion, malignant
passion. and hatred Of order, out OF which
aensrcbistic sentiment inevitably springs.
ltnailv All persons should be excluded W.