The Taney County republican., 1901-12-12
His ANNUAL MESSAGE
Synopsis OF the Presidents Rec
endations to Congress.
ne Touches tpon Many importnnt
as-siIons Among Them Trusts.
Irrigation Works. isthn'inn
Canal aud Other Things.

eongrcrs
The president begins his first annual
communication with an oflclhl announce
Hcnt of the death Of the late President
Mckinley. and u culogy OF his former
chief IN which he says:
1T Ia not too much TO say that nt me
sime oi President McKincys death he
waS the most widely loved man ~ all the
United States, while We hay. never had
any public man of his position VINO mas
bscn 40 wholly fire.. from the bitter AMI
moslti.s Incident TO public lifc. His po-
iiticll opponents were the nrht 10 near
the hs1rtiest and most generous tribut"
20 the broad kindlincss OF nature. mo
sweetness and gentl.ness OF character
which so rnd-arcd him TO his close assoc
eiatoE. To n standard Of lofty integrity
IN public lfo he united III" tender aH"c,
u"ns and hom" virtues which are Al,
Important In the makeup OF national
character. a gallant soldier ~ the gf'ht
war Tor tho union. he nlso shone as an
example 10 all our peopl" because of nus
sf home relations. There could he no
Def,onsl hatred ~ him. for he never act
Cd with auTht but consideration f9r 'he
weiihr. ~ Others No one could tail 10
respect him who know him In public or
private ~, The defenders of those mur-
d~rou. criminals who seek 10 excuse Their
crlin!Hllity hy asserting mat " " 'S'r.
eisrd for political rrhs lh,rfh nga'.st
wealth and irresponsible power bui ior
this assassination even tbs bhI" apology
cannot bc urged %
'-Ths shock. the grief Of The country. are
bitter In m" minds ~ al who ~" ~,
dark dHys while the president yrt hover II
bstw-,u l!ic and death. A. last IN" ". NJ
WaH si,llod IN the kindly cS" and iho
breath went from tho lips that oven ~
mortaI agony uttered no wugls ave ol
fotgly'ur4. Ia his murderer. ui 10y" lnr
his friends and Of uu'dltcrng trust In III"
will Of the Most High. such d"'ih
browning IN" glory ni such q w" leaves
us With iut.iir sorrow. but Win Fs. 70
prid. IN what D." had acyompli he'd and -
his own Personal character that We i"Dl
the bloH not rs struck AZ MN. bnt 70.
struck AZ III" nation. W" mourn 4 go"d
and great pTcs.dcu, who is dead. lli
while We mourn wu are lifted up hy tlT
splendid achievements of his llic and the
grand h'ro.sm with which he met his
death
In che same connection he makes
strong recommended as To how the
aation should deal with anarchy. lie
urE.s that IN" preaching or tcaching o.
annrChy b" not permitted, ana requests
congress to enact legislation that VII
prevent anarchists from foreign countr 80
LANDING upon our shores lie would also
have tho federal courts given Jurisdiction
aver any man who Kills. or attempts to
Kill tho president Of the country, Or ary
prrson who ls In line Tor succession TO
the presidency. lie has no fear however,
that the country will ever iall into an
archy
The Trusts.
Istlor Tor the nation ~ the business '1rdl-
tions of the pFtfrHt. but sees To- the ";te-
meuGOuN and highly complex Industrial
development which went Oh with ever &C.
ceIeTIttd rapidly uuT,Tg the Latter huf
OF the nineteenth century a serious social
problem for the present aid iutut.. lie
does not believe that a." Old laws and I'D
customs ar. sufficient to rcgtilat" the nc-
emulation aud distribution Of wealth OF
che present time lie does not attribute
the creation of great corporate fortunes
to the existence Ot "A protective tirlr, nor
to ans other governmental action, hut tO
natural causes H. the business world, up-
Grating IN othcr countries As they operate
In our OWL" In this connection De says.
The process has aroused much antugO.
nism, a great part of which Is wholly
without warrant. II Is not true that rs
the rich have grown richer thr poor have
grown poorer On th" contrary never be-
fore has the average man. tEc wage
worker, the farmer, tho small trader,
beer so well on as In thl. country md
At ne prcsen, tlmf. There haNy, h,on
of wealth. yet II remains true that % 'ur-
tune accumulated ~ legitimate business
can h, accumulated by the person spc-
'rially htr,ttcl only on condition uf con-
fcrrirg immense incidental bsutn', upon
othcTs. Successful tri1rpfi.r of m, tyne
which benefits nll mIrk.tG can only *
ikt II the conditions arc such ls 10 oif.r
lui while hr realiZoa existing condl-
tIons, u" emphasizes the fact that congress
In rrovidIng remedies mus, act with eau
tiou. a. the men and corporations who
have bullt IN our commo',r ana driven our
railroads across the continent have done
great good to- our people. and without
them the material d"velopm,nt OF which
We are so justly proud could never have
taken place. Moreover, We should r.rug-
nlze the Immense iiupurtanC. To this ma
terial development Of leaving a. unham-
prrcd as Is COmpatihl" with the public
good the strong and forrsml mon upon
whom the success ~ business upurHtionB
inevitably rests. The slightest study Of
business conditions viii ratSfy anyone
capable o: forming n judgment that the
personal equation IL the most important
factor In business operation. tina, the
busin"sg ABILITY Of The man at the head VI
any business concern; biF or little; IS usual.
striking success and hopeless failure"
lie points 10 tho fact that In tho past
the ignorant or reckless agltntor has
been tho really effective friend Of the
evils which hc has been nominally oppos-
tng In dealing with business intcrcsti
for the government to undertake by
crude and ill-consdercd legislation TO do
what may turn out 10 be bad would he
20 incur the risk Of such far-reachlng ma
tional disaster that IL would be prefer
able TO undertake nothing at all Tho
men who demand the impossible or the
undesirable serve rs the allies of the
forces with which they are nomlnally ~
war. for they hamper those who would
Sndeavor TO md out In rational fashion
Nnat the WrOuEh TedllN are ana 10 WHh'
extent and In what manner II Is prRc-
hcable TO apply rcmedles'
Remedies tor the Trust Evil.
Hut while he says the above Is true. h,
yet sees many evils for which there shoulc
b. remedies provided. Of these evils tn,
chief is over capitalization, 'bcc lusc o;
It's many balciul consequences lie says
''The conviction OF the American peopl,
cha, the great corporations. known Gt
trusts. are In certain OF their features ant
tendencies hurlful TO the general welfare
~ based upon sincere conviction that com
bination and concentration should be moi
prohibited, but supervised and within
reasonable limits controlled. and 10 m,
Judgment this conviction Is right"
As remedy for these evils he SAYS
The first essential In determining how
20 deal with the great industrial com
tinations IL knowledge OF the facts
Dubiicity. In the interest OF the public
the government should have the right Il
Inspect and examine the workings o.
the great corporations engaged In iuter
state business. Publicity is the only SUR