The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1901-12-03

the only Sure Remedy Against
Evils of Combinations-Whi OPP
posing Any General Tariff Change,
lie UphoIds the Principle of Rect
procity - Advocates Reduction OF
Duty on Cuban Imports Into This
Country -Importnnce OF DuildinE
the Isthmian canal and the Pacific
Cable Urged-The Philippines and
Othe- Insuiar Questions.
Washington. Dec. 3.-The president
in bis annual message TO congress
SAYS.
The congress assemblies this year I'M
der the shadow OF a great calamity.
on the 9th OF September President Me
Kinley was shot 10y an anarchist while
attending the Pan-Amorican eXposE
tion al Buffalo aud died In that city
ON the 18th Of that month.
or the last seven elected presidents
be is the third who has been murdered,
and the bare recital Of this fact Is
sufficient TO Justify grave alarm among
all loyal American citizens. Moreover,
Ahf NlAEuAiANANliifN VI TINS Aht AAAAAA 10
sasslnation OF an American president,
have peculiarly sinister significance.
Both President Lincoln and President
Garfield were killed by assassins OF
types unfortunately not uncommon in
history. President Lincoln falling a
victim to the terrible passions aroused
10y four years OF civil war and Pres
dent Garfield TO the revengeful vanity
OF disappointed Office seeker. Presi-
dent Mckinley was killed by an utter
by depraved criminal belonging TO that
body Of criminals who object TO all
governments. good and bad alike. who
are against any form Of popular lib
erty II II is guaranteed by even the
most Just and liberal laws aud who
are as hostile TO the upright exponent
Of a free peoples sober viii as TO tire
tyrannical and irresponsible despot.
Anarchy and Anarchists
The president continues with a
eulogy Of Mr.. Mckinley. then turns TO
the subject OF anarchy. denouncing It's
doctrines and preachers. lie says:
Earnestly to thecongress
that In the exercise Of its wise discre-
tion il should take into consideration
The coming TO this country OF anarch-
lists or persons protesting principles
hostile 10 all government and Justify
ing the murder Of those placed IN au-
thority. Such individuals as those who
not long ago gathered In open meeting
TO glorify the murder OF King Hum
bert Of Italy perpctrate a crime. and
the law should insure their rigorous
punishment. They and those like them
should be kept out Of this country, and
n found here they should he promptly
deported to the country whence they
came. and farrcachlng provision should
I've made for the punishment Of those
who stay. No matter calls more
urgently for the wisest thought OF the
congress.
a subject Tor Federal Courts.
The federal courts should lie given
jurisdiction over any man who kills
or attempts to kill the president or any
man who by the constitution or by
law Is In line Of succession FOR the
presidency. while the punishment for
an unsuccessful attempt should be pro-
portioned TO the enOrmity OF the Of
feilsp against our Institutions.
Anarchy is a crime against the whole
human race. and all mankind should
band against the anarchist. Ills crime
sboClI be made an offense against the
law OF nations. like piracy and that
form OF man stealing known as the
slave trade.
The president next considers bust
ness conditions. which he finds htglfy'
satisfactory. He continues;
The tremendous and lIghly complex
industrial development Which wen on
with ever accelerated rapldity during
the latter half OF the nineteenth oen-
fury briRss Us face to face at the he
ginning Of the twentieth with very
serious social problems. The old laws
aud the Old customs which had almost
the binding force Of law were once
quite sufficient TO regulate the ae-
cumulation and distribution OF wealth.
Since the Industrial changes which
have 50 enormously Increased the pro
ductiye power Of mankind they are no
longer sufficient.
Trade Combinations.
The growth Of cliipS has gone On be
yond comparison faster than the
growth Of the cuuniry. and the up
building OF the great Industrial ccnicrs
has meant startling increase not
merely IN the aGsv'.lir Of wealth. but
IN the humber OF very large individual
and especially OF very large corporate
fortunps. The creation Of these great
corlurgir fortunes has not been due
10 tie tar,1 nor % any other govern-
ncntd gctioa. lu @ natural causes
in he husiagH wor.l. operating Ia 9th
ar cou.s- ~ iicg operate 90 our
CTu.
gnc rwraH iet a-scsed mgch an
ta~oa'sgi. great ie:t Of Wh.ch q
wholly rlt. 30 wsrriH'. II o. not trur
that as tic rca Lste Grown richer thp
poor base grown ueaesr ON tie COT
iraw. pcyrr before lss he average
man. ihr vagcworSrr the farmer. The
small iadsr. been $50 r"ll on rs To- this