Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-04
The PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE is READ
Communication 10 Congress
lsiscnsses Many Issues
Before That Body
FOR NO TARIFF REVISION
Wants the Sherman Law Strengthened
IS a Means to Handling Evils Of
Trusts-Prosress in lnsular
Administration.


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lo tiie senate ana fsouse OF Represen-
prosperity. Tifis il l4ut the creature of
inv, bur laws have haiised make it pos
sible and unwisc legislation could de-
stfUy IT,
As il people we have played Il large part
II, the world st,ld we are bent ullo.! max
ins our future even larger than The past.
Ours i; not tllc creed III tile vcal.linS and
coward; ours Is the gospel of hope and
irGIat liant enacaycr. We do not shrink
from the strpssie 5efo,e US.
no county hds eyes occupied 4 higher
Pane Of iIateiisli ygcli-rciu than ours
q, lie prcs1nl ntinent hever has ,n,-
taliai Nall-laing bcen 80 wiGeiy tli4ftlsod.
Great fortunes have been accumulated,
.i.d ycT Ii the aasregais dose are small
,GliJif4led 10 lnc Mealtli ot the PEOPLE us
j wnose tbs ijiain ps0sla arc better on,
than tiiey nave ever been before. Cf
e9'A'se lien sfe eeA'iti9ns iGSe favored
,,.s sls@'h % 50 lAlsen NV VIZ 7o o.,
$50 =, ., ~. ~ li slie
,ssl ma ,,,'af.i,,,' i,1t ile,-.,re ~, o,t
nerl3 'riie iudilstri.. development nust
not H. ch' ked. but with ii should 30 pro-
aresslNc itsllation ol .Ni.s We should
iiiii II We oi.l rot try to remedy the eylss,
but we Si.af succeed emily II we proceed
mliier.lv. With conno,, SENSE sepaiating
good from Lad ana l-o.dils 10 the former.
THE TRUSTS.
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tieri Of Ia tose big ,5orafions 4, usinmaniy
S9il!e ie!lesMey 70 ~ rioaeRoy, 9ptiiarly
mi'as = ti,S.I, IL ast seai ilas ia
i,es ,.si7aitn .e9.,s nf,i.i,g {.
.fsh iudiyiats,l ,s,ss,,lieIee. Inn ais Is ii
ITO w.isc inconsistcflt with power to act in
combination fer aims which cannot be
Il - d I. ~. Il q
dslaentai of civilization is the invio!abil-
itSs Of psoI ei.ty; but this IS NOT inconsistent
Nilh he .isit OF society to regulate the
artificial ISwers OF corporate Franchises
10 prevent .hcir misuse. Corporations
sspacialiy confbiuations Should be under
lNlIc l'e;;Fuation. The necessary super
Vision canlol be obtained by state action
VI must be By national action. Corpora
lions are iaesiable and effort to destroy
tiieln would work The utmost mischief
We can do no aood i'm req.iatina
t,,eea cerr,,,r.+;c,.s 1.g;i u.a 81 cies,iI
~ $50. 49, - .,se 40 4;-sl..,5
- ~. sis'e " az nc
ti1s cosPoi f,s'Si.s, ist.e ehase.HotillS s0 90
sH!ey Wieh sv;i ~ them. PUBLIC ~ can
90 no ha,.SS to the honest CORPORATION:
we "a ed not he oysrtender about the
dishonest CORPORATION,
IN nj, tii1.s tolII,i,l,ftl,l,s Of capital We
,,,ris5t f,,i st.553 .s,s.,t e5tis,.5,jsts witch
,,s.i,icdfi 69s If nrafl,iStioil no,, :,a,i-
Ia, on, I,i4,c, rs a. ,,ii,,ssi iii ,yo,d ,11
..rille down wealth. witn the result of clos
ing factories ana mines, of turning the
W..ae.y.olls,.r l,iie ara leaving the farmer
without a 1narlsst
ppC,tr.Mc Ne,Ier Or arr
FHOtiLEMo M 10 GE WI.
The stubborn defense alike Of good
ana haa y, ths, existing system, the
ies3.ute choft to obstsuct batterment,
5etrays !oiiae!i.ess 10 the historic truth
that wise evolution is the safeguard
s Thi. ea,l,'ty. ,.s,mi3nj MEAD Il,at we arg
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