The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04
PRESIDENTS NESSBGE.

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AtAOt0 LII ~ ttiLOOiAAAtxs
To the Senate and House O. Rcrresenta-
fiyes.
W. etui .,-,+t..... a. ,,
bounded r-c-.-,s,it- --,.t F..oo F',, li, .. uii-
~ " 49, -i'eiit- rms prosperity u
-, Soe - era SlEe OF law, hut undoubtedly
.le laws under which we worN have been
instrumental! in creating tac conditions
which made it posslblc aud by uupise Lee
isiatid.l IL would be easv c.,o---h ia ,lr.str,,.
it. There V.ilf unao,t.ia.li,. D.. ,,g,ig,l., 80
dsnrceeior, +Fi, ,--....- -- rs -
49, .stt ., 80 .''- -''-es "-s 'ie
80 "-- "-N .-iI1t- ltio Adt-A is seated
on continent nanked hy two great
oceans 4t Is composed Of mon the de-
scendauts OF pioneers or in "a sense pio-
rtcrs tlcmEll lges-oI rau vinno,rcd or,r
from alnon.- the IL. IONS of fb.. rfi ,.o~i1
bv the euer.-,. lof,t-..... ..,..f f.,,. ~ III
.-t. .9s ~''" -Df' on d--
80. - ...--, .--- W 81, 49, wi '@stI ue-t's.
= 't.'N-o'i -1 t'~N'4 "i" surrey NteaA
success from fortune
As a people We have played "a large part
Ia the world ana we n. Ncnt fit,ou Ink
in.. ,,,, f,,t4,-.- 80, 7, ~ - - 80 -
a., ,,,,., t-..,i..- 49,. 49, --' ~ A''7t-
M~ .H M~ ~ 20 e.c-l..t & elS eseiit5 ol 'to last lour
- - So ,.-l -.-,- .-e-s e'.'.- 'e'.'.- ei."t LOT woe
a. -, -. '~t f.''..- M t''.a. "e - eil t0ioilb
or s'icr..i 60 gag e'.il.' w., i-n "a 81 ~
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i-.. ~ = y. - --e ..-NttaS iiuat N' me- J.. ca
~ o. sfr,lit az, -D az; - ''.i'i 20. 49, T.
~ -o-iH "e 80 n 9ii'e.a fi"s " l''i ee part
i.,,t - - - -, 20 ,, ,,., ,,.
I~' 80 'Fe. ''-N .,eii' "a @ ''te men -.
the ciN-l M~i. 1n~ sons ol lhe men VINO
n1u IRON IN laeit Dl1ol ltJYiet tl Us
present AID race tne i"t4fe h5i OF Ac..rl
creed OF the WcilAllnS and tuc coward .
ours is the gospel Of hope and of lri-
umphant cndCa Nor. We do not shrink
from the strugEie before us. There are
many problems for us tG face at the out
set Of the twentieth century grave prob
icras abroad and still graVcr at hcme-but
we know that we can solve them, and
solve them we'll provided only that we
bring to the solution the qualities OF head
and heart which were shown lv the men
,,no tu the davs 81 Ngasniurton founded
thfs rovorrrnsnt and in the tlstys OF Lin
colin ,,re...r-,-.ri II
30 'rl,,,rt,-,- 49,, .,..... ..,,.,t.s . ,,,.-
nlane ~ r-,,i risI ,,,.ii 49, ~, -, ,,,, ~ :,
- ~. 80 - "a .,.t.le ~, go 't.S ~
"a, - - a., i.i "a i'is ne N ~ ~ ~ ..i4e - -
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -.ii % .-,ci.i i.'tl N.us,s' bet
20 tuc pi14 OF tnc economic forces IN ttis
N.-"'l , ~. ~. NeHtvt - ~ oDt a. "H.
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onr,ent a,s ,o, .f i'll ~ f, ,-. - 80. ~ 49, s
-, ,,,,, ,',t - = e..n ~, M ~ -
~i5.-r - -,-,r1ss ,-Fi-e ,, G'st., 80 "a ~ ~
cornrnunfr,- as "a whole Se,-rr i,.tS5.. 49,,
material well bcing been So WIDELY die
fused among our people Great fortunes
have. been accumulated and yet In the
asgrcg4te these fortunes are small In
deea When compared 20 me wealth OF the
ptvItc ~ M"o.S. ue pam people are
.oSeser 2l. 'lan sl'ey h-NS ever been pc
ar ,,r-.fic~ii,- ,,,rt,,oi e,,aff -, " -
alrefiIll,- r.inf,rl fo -..,, ~ ,,,.,5,.,., -,
ACCOMMODATIONS OF can't
tai which are amone the lnrgast in this
country There arc more deposits in the
savings banks. more owners of farms.
more We'll paid waSeworkels In this conn
tf} now th1li ever before IN our history.
~ course Mnen the conditions have IA
sSISu tttr tIoMtN vt ~ HISh ulat Va
r. c.,o,,-;,, - =, "a, -. -, -n ~ s-,,, "a. " W. .i.t'
80 + r, ~ % ~, y ~, % - 10 u S..,i
sense or proporticn. let us nof ia Gxin~
our gaze upon the lesser evil forget me
greater good The evils are real. ana
some OF thtul are incna eng. but they are
tne outttoM IN not or misery or decadence.
- - - 49, ,i,.a ~ .iic lI"et ess St our
Siisfriof 5,s,ior,,,.,,t ~ ,,,,i ,,,f - t,,,s ~.
but SIDE bv side Win Ia should go se,,b
progressive regulation as will diminish
the evils We should fan in our duty if
we did not try 10 remedy the evils. but we
shall succeed only II we proceed patient
~ with practlcal common sense as wen
Ss resoiutlon' separating the good from
N she o-u @ , ena nolu.hs on 70 tne former
~, -. ~ - ~ =" ~ M ~ u 'ic "a 49,
ar its t,rst scssior dtsi,ssS ~ i.,,-,5
tho ,,,ostIo,, ~ - ..-.,i - -. ,i..eD -
NJ r -, 80 ~. '.ot % sH1se
S e, -, t,,s- 80, .;, eS.e e a. ~
- S,i, ~ " ''a s,'uS
-, -..s' ss-t'N-. 80 foPu-"t -
49, na's" - :, - =. $50 - nc oSlS1' 'el'ce ol ehS
- - - 'a't@eu "a my op'ilIoi
,o.'1 ~.',,SS ,.,,,sI 20 pss ssOpS ~" Plo
= "a ,to,.,s-- e.. =, 49,, -,,,.. =, = a.
~ = - % 4iie''s , 1N...'i
Sis, ,,resiee,,et .'i,t Due ~ .il's - IN no 70
.rn,,o ht,,,t5o,, - -, 49, .ss ~ 49, ~ -.
we'll he scbiat,ss ~ ~, ,a'5,-;s,,'.I .e,,s,'
etora r-',,o -, -, ~ '.I.. -. stiis
10 a., t,-,,fati1t. - S ~ -. -, a. 70. -,
in ,,is i,,tt - - ,t - ei..7 =.
societv - rcS-,ia1e IN IN et siie ~ ~. ~
artie,iai ,,o1,,,,. ,,,,i.b 4, -, 80. -, ~
ovvnerS III r,,c,sri - ,,od.r ~, -, ~ 80.
porate fran.bis,s in s,'ch a ,,.aS, as 70
prevent The ynisa,se of those novvcrs Cor-
porations. and cspecialiv combine tions OF
corporations. should be- managed under
public regulation. F,xp.rience has sbovvn
that under our system Of government the
necessary supervision cannot be obtained
by state action "a must therefore, be
achieved nv ratiorol octioD CI,r air, Is
moi n, 10 avyo,r ,risf ccrna,.a tt,,.s a., tte
80. ,....,.,- 49, - . ~ - = .s - - -
,s. s.' p e,ieSt , rs "sbA SesicCi4S az al
ss.lo4S ~ ,oi'--iSile ot nloIeIh iiSus
lrla.ishi, anu the eitort 70 DESTROY tiein
WOULD De tntiie unless accomplished IN
ways that would work the utmost mis-
chlef 10 the entire body polite. We can
do nothing of good in the way Of reguiat-
ing and supervising these corporations
until We fix clearly in our minds that we
are not attacking the corDorarious hut
endeavorirg to do away with ans evil In
them we are NOT hostil,. ~ ts,,,,, W.