The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-06

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washington. Dec. Upon the re-
assembling Of congress today 1t was
ANNOUNCED that the president would
communicate with congress, and the
messenger appeared with the annual
message Il was read in both houses
Immediately after being received, anc
follows in full:
To the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives:
We stfn continue in period OF IN
bounded prosperity. This prosperity
Is not the creature OF law. pnt IN
doubtedly the laws under wnieh ~
work have been instrumental In Gre
atInr the conditions which made II
possible. and BY unwise legislation II
would be easy enough to destroy IL
There will undoubtedly be periods oL
depression. The wave will reeede; but
the tide viii advance This nation Is
seated on a continent hanked by Two
great oceans. II IS composed OF men
the descendants Of pioneers. or. IN
sense. pioneers themselves; Of men
winnowed out from among the nations
q the old world by the energy. bold
ness. and love OF adventure found IN
their own eager hearts. Such na-
ton. so PLACED. Will surely wrest sue
cess from fortune
As a people VIC have played a large
part in the world. and we are bent
upon making cur future even larger
than the past In particular, the
events o. the last four years have De-
nnltely decided that for woe or fer
veal. our place must be great among
the nations We may either fail great
" OF succeed greatly: but we can not
avoid the endeay0r from which either
failure or great success must come.
Even II we would. we can not Play
small part. II we should try. all that
would follow would be that we should
play large part ignobly and shame
fully.
But our people, the sons Of the men
OF the Cigil war, the sors Of the men
who had iron in their blood, rejoice In
the present and face the future high
of heart and resolute Of VIII Ours Is
not the creed Of the weakling and the
coward; ours IS the gospel cf hope and
OF triumphant endeavor. We do not
shrink from the struggle before rs
There are many problems for US to face
at the ottset OF the twentieth century
grave problems abroad and still
grayer at home; but we know that We
can solve them and solve them well
provided only that we bring TO the So
luton the qualities OF head and heart
which we're shown by the men who, in
the days OF Washington. founded this
government. and! In the days Of Lin
coin. preserved II.
Present Prosperity
No country has ever occupied a high
er plane Of material well-being than
ours ct the present moment. This we'll
being Is due 70 no sudden or accidental
causes, but to the play Of the economic
forces Of this country for over cen
tury; TO our laws. our sustained and
continuous policies; above al, to the
high individual average Of our citizen.
ship. Great fortunes have been won
by those who have taken tho lead in
this phenomenal Industrial develop
ment, and most Of these fortunes have
been won by doing WE'LL but as an in.
cident to action which has benefited
the community as a whole Never be.
fore has material weil-being been So
widely dlffused among our people
Great fortunes have been accumulated
and yet in the aggregate these fortunes
are small indeed when compared 10 the
.7ealth Of the people as a whole The
plain people are better on than they
have ever been before. The insurance
companies. which are practically mu
tual benefit eocieties-especially help
ful to men Of moderate means-repre
sent accumulations Of capital which
are among the largest in this country
There are more deposits in the savings
4.U Ff4a -
we'll paid wage workers in this country
now than ever before in our history
OF course. when the conditions have
favored The growth Of 70 much thai
was good. they have also favored some
what the growth OF what was evil. Il
is emfnently necessary that we shoult
endeavor to cut out this evil. but lei
us Keep a due sense OF proportion; LEI
as mt in fixing our gaze upon th'
lesser evil forget the greater good. The
evils are real and some OF them are
menacing, but they are the outgrowth
not Of misery and decadence. but o
prosperity-cf the progress Of our gi
gantic industrial development. Thii
Industrial dcesaopment must not bl
checked. but set side BY side with &
should go such progressive regulation
a. VIII diminish the evils. We shoult
fhil IN our duty II we did not try t
remedy the evils. but we shall succeeS
only II We did not try to remedy th'
evils. but we shall succeed only II W.
proceed patintly. with practical com
mon sense as well as resolution. sepa
rating the good from the bad and hold
ing on to the former while endeavor
ing to get rid Of the latter.
The Trusts.
In my message % the present con
gress at its first session ] discussed a
length the question OF the regulation
Of those big corporations commonly dc
ing an Interstate business. often witt
some tendency 10 monopoly. which ar
popularity known as trusts The el
perience OF the past year has empha
nized Ia my opinion. the desirabilit
of the steps ! then proposed A fur
damental requisite Of social enicienc
Is high standard OF Individual energ
and excellence rut this is in no wis
Inconsistent with power to act in con
hination for aims which can not 50 we
be achieved by the individual actin
alone. A fundamental base OF ciyilizE
ton Is the inviolaDiiity of property
hut this is tn no wise Inconsistent wit
the right OF society 70 regulate n
exercise OF the artificial powers whic
Il confers upon the owners Of propert,
under the name Of corporate fran
rhiscs. Ia such a way as 70 prevent n
misuse Of these powers. Ccrporatlon
and especially combinations Of corps
rnflons. should be managed under pul