The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-12-19

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THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE.
/ We still continue IN u period Of un-
/ bounded prosperity This prosperity
/ IS not the creature Of law, but un-
| doubtedIy the laws under which we
work have been instrumental ia ere
/ ating the conditions which made IL
/ possible, and by unVvise legislation Il
| would be easy enough TO C-estrOy IL
/ There VIII undoubtedly be periods OF
| depression The wave will recede; but
/ the tide VIII advance This nation IS
I seated on continent danked by two
/ great oceans II IS composed OF men
1 the descendants Of pioneers, or. in q
| sense, pioneers themselves; OF men
| TInnOWed out from among the nations
/ Of the old world by the energy, bold
ness, and love OF adventure found in
/ their own eager hearts. Such q nation,
50 placed, VIII surely wrest success
/ from fortune.
As a people we have played a large
/ part in the world, and we are bent
| upon making our future even larger
than the past In particular, the
1 events Of the last four years have def
I nitely decided that, for woe or for
| veal, our place must be great among
the nations We may either fail greatly
/ or succeed greatly but we can not
/ avoid the endeaVOr from which either
l great failure or great success must
/ come Even II we would, we can not
I play a small part II we should try.
/ all that would follow would be that we
/ should play a large part ignObly and
| shamefulIy.
But our people, the sons OF the men
I Of the Civil war. the sons Of the men
| who had iron in their bleed. rejoice in
I the present and face the future higl
! OF heart and resOlute OF will Ours
/ Is not the creed OF the weakling and
I the coward; ours is the gospel OF hope
/ and OF triumphant endeavOr- We do
\ not shrink from the struggle before US
] for 20
l face at the outset OF the twentieth
I century-grave problems abroad and
I still ssraTer at home. but we know that
! we can solve them and solve them
/ well, provided only that we bring 20
/ the solution the Qualities of head and
/ heart which were shown by the men
I who in the days Of Washington,
i founded this government, and, in the
days of Lincoln. preserved it.
THE EVIDENCES or WEALTH.
No country has ever occupied a
] higher plane Of material well-befng
1 than ours at the present moment. This
| well-being is due TO no sudden or &C
/ cidental causes. but to the play Of
/ the economic forces in this country
/ for over q century 20 our laws our
| sustained and continuous policies:
] above all 10 the high individual aver
/ age Of our citizenship Great fortunes
/ have been won by those who have
| taken the lead in this phenomenal in
/ dustrial development. and most Of these
/ fortunes have been won not by doing
/ evil but as an incident to action which
/ has benefited the community as a
/ whole Never before has material we'll
/ being been so widely difused among
/ our people Great fortunes have been
/ accumulated, and yet in the az
/ gTegate these fortunes are small in
] deed when compared to the wealth Of
| the people as a whole The plain peO-
/ pie are better OF than they have ever
! been before. The insurance cOmpan-
! les, which are practically mutual
| benefit sOCieties-especialIy helpful 10
/ men Of moderate Ueans-represent ac-
| cumulatlOns Of capital which are
among the largest in this country
| There are more deposits in the saw
| ings banks, more owners Of farms.
| more Well-paid wage-wOrkeTs in this
| country now than ever before in our
history. OF course. when the condi-
| lions have favored the growth OF so
| much that was good. they have also
| favored somewhat the growth Of what
| was evil. 1t is eminently necessary
that we should endeavOr to cut out this
evil. but let US keep a due sense OF
/ proportion. let US not in fixing our
gaze upon the lesser evil forget the
| greater good The evils are real and
some of them are menacing. but they
are the OutgrOWth. not Of misery or
| decadence- but OF prOsperity-of the
progress Of our gigantic industrial de-
| velOpment- This industrial develop
side with il should go such progressive
regulation as will diminish the evils
| We should fail in our duty If we did
! not try to remedy the evils. but we
shall succeed only if we proceed pa
tiently. with practical common sense
| as well as resolution separating the
| good from the bad and holding on "a
| the former while endeavOTing to gel
| rid Of the latter
THE REGULATION OF TRUSTS.
In my message 10 the present Con
/ gress at its first session / discussed al
! length the question OF the regulation
: Of those big corporations commonly
doing an interstate business. otter
with some tendency TO MONOPOLY
[ which are popularity known as trusts
The experience OF the past year has
emphasized in my opinion the desira-
kitty Of the steps / then proposed A
, fundamental requisite Of social EN-
i cheney Is a high standard Of individual
eneT gy and excellence but this is In
} no wise inconsistent with power q
act in combination for aims which car
not so well be achieved by the indi-
ViCual acting alone A fundamental
/ base Of civilization Is the inviOlabi
Of property: but this Is in no wise in.
consistent with the right OF society c,
/ regulate the exercise OF the artificial
> ] powers which II cOnferS upon the own
e-s OF property. under the name Of cor
I pCrate franchises. IN such a way az
2 70 prevent the misuse Of these powers
l corporations ana especially comb
nations OF corporations, should be man
AGED under public regulation. Expe
/ rience has shown that under our sys
tenn Of government the necessary 81
> | pergision cannot be obtained BY stat
, action Il must therefore be achieve,
/, / BY national action. Our aim IS not &
co away with corporations; on the con
t-ary, these big ag9regations are an IN
eNItable development OF modern indus
I trialism, and the effort to destro,
them would be futile unless accom-
rlished IN ways that would work tn
I utnost mischief to the entire bod
, petite
We can DO nothing Of good in tn
way OF regulating and supervising
these corporations until we TX cle1rl-
in our minds that we are not attaclzinl
} the corporations. but endeavoring q
/ dc away with any evil in them W
, are not hostile to them. we are mereI
, / determined that they shall be so han
I cItd as 10 subServe the public good
I We draw the line against misconduct
not against wealth The capitals
, who, alone or in conjunction with hi
fellows performs some great industria
= 1ear. BY which he wins money is
! / UelldOer- not a wrongdoer, provide
only he works in proper and legitimat
z ] lines We wish TO favor such a ma
: when he does we'll We wish 10 So
perTise and control his actions only c
prevent him from doing IL- Publicit
{ can DO no harm 10 the honest corpora