Willmar tribune., 1903-12-09

s.onal govern 50 far 8 ii has
5sne 'll power, Ia hold In check the un-
= scrupul c''t y louY man. whether employer or
Femploye; but TO refuse to weaken in. !.
a1v,1dtual VI initiative or to hamper or
cramp the Industrial development Of
the country. We recognize that this
is an era OF federation and combiua-
tion, In which great capita istic cor
porations and labor unions have be-
come factors of tremendous IMPORT
ance in all industrial centers, Hearty
recognition is given the far-reaching.
benedcent work which has been &C.
complished through both corporations
and unions, and the line as between
different corporations, as between diff
ferent unions, is drawn as it is be.
tween different Individuals; that is,
1t Is drawn on conduct, the effort be.
ing to treat both organized capital
and organized labor alike; asking
nothing save that the interest of each
shall be brought into harmony with
the interest OF the general public, and
that the conduct of each shall conform
to the fundamental rules of obedience
to law, of individual freedom, and
OF justice and fair dealing towards
all. Whenever either corporation
labor union, Or individual disreg
the law or acts in a spirit OF arbitrary
and tyrannous interference with the
rights Of others, whether corporations
or individuals, then where the federal
government has jurisdiction, it will
see to it that the misconduct is stopped,
paying not the slightest heed to the
position or power Of the corporation,
the union or the individual, but only
to one vital fact-that is, the question
whether or not the conduct OF the in
vidual or aggregate OF individuals is
in accordance with the law of the land
EVERY man must be guaranteed
his liberty and his right to do as he
likes with his property or his labor,
so long as he does not infringe the
rights of others. No man is above
the law and no m n is below it; ror
do we ask any mans permission when
we require him to obey it. oedience
to the law is demanded as q right: no.
asked as q favor"
The only recommends alton in regard
to the financial question is that the
secretary OF the treasury be given per-
mission to deposit customs receipts
with the national banks, as is done
now with receipts from other sources
The ship subsidy bill is not directly
mentioned, but there is g. recommend.
alton for sidetracking it till after elec
tion. he recommends that the secre
taries of navy and commerce and the
postmaster general and some members
of both houses of congress be desig.
mated as commission to study up
the needs of the American merchant
marine and report to congress at its
next session. Evidently the repub
licans do not care to have the ship
subsidy bill discussed before election.
He recommends that the $500, 900 ap.
propriated for the attorney general to
use in enforcing the antitrust law be
made available for enforcing all laws.
He mentions the especial need of for
cling investigation of frauds in the dis
posing of public lands and urges the
Importance of recovering the lands
fraudulently obtained from the gov
ernment and Furnishing the offenders
He also mentions the postal depart.
ment frauds and the Importance of
pushing the trial of the offenders.
The extension of the rural free de-
livery system is strongly urged, and
congress is asked to take some action
on the question of proper pay for ru-
raj mail carriers.
He recommends that "the Philip
pines be knit closer to US by tariff
relations. This must mean that the
tariff on goods coming from the Phi
lippines should be reduced. This will
probably be doue-provided the trusts
can find some products of those
islands that do not come in coppeti-
tion with trust goods.
The usual recommendation for in
creasing the navy is of course made.
1t would save time to have this part
of the annual message stereotyped.
The president gives an exhaustive
review of the Panama question. A
long list OF revolts and riots on the
isthmus is given and it is shown that