The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-12-23

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government alone can deal adequately
with these great corpora tons To try 70
deal with them in an Incorporate de-
strUctive- OF demagOgic spirit would, IN
al probability mean that nothing what
ever would be accomplished and. with
absolute certainty, that IL anything were
accomplished * would be Of a harmful
nature The American people need 70
continue TO show the very qualities that
they have shoEn-that is moderation.
good sense. the earnest desire to avoid
doing any damage, and yet the quiet de-
termination to proceed. step BY step,
without halt and without hurry. IN elIn-
mating or at least in minimizing what
ever Of mischief or OF evil there IS 70 in
terstase commerce IN the conduct Of
great corporations They are acting IN
no spirit OF hostility TO wealth. either in
dfTidual or corporate They are not
against the rich man any more than
against the poor man On the contrary,
they are friendly alike toward rich man
and toward poor man. provided only that
each acts in a spirit OF justice and de-
ceuCy toward his fellows. Great corpora
tiOns are necessary, ard only men OF
great and singular mental power can
manage such corporations SUCCESSFULLY
and such man must have great rewards
But these corporations should be man
the public whole Where this can
be done under the present laws Il must
be done Where these laws come short
others should be enacted 20 supplement
( them
The bureau Of corporations has made
careful preliminary investigation Of many
1 important corporations. It VIII make a
special report on the beef industry
Bureau OF Corporations.
The policy OF the bureau is TO accom-
plish the purposes OF its creation BY CO
operation. not antagOnism; BY making
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prosecution. the immediate object Of its
inquiries; BY conservative investigation
Of law and fact. and by refusal TO issue
incomplete and hence necessarily iuaccu-
| rate reports Its policy being thus one
| OF open inquiry into. and not attack up
on, business. the bureau has been able 70
( gain not only the confidence. but. better
/ stin. the cooperation OF men engaged IN
I legitimate business
The bureau offers to the Congress the
means Of getting at the cost Of produc-
I ton % our various great staples Of com
merce-
Rebates.
/ Above all else. We must strive to keep
I the highways Of commerce open to an
I on equal terms; and 70 do this Il is nee
| essary to put complete stop TO all re-
/ bates. Whether the shipper OF the rail-
I road IS 70 blame makes no difference: the
/ rebate must be stopped. the abuses Of
l the private car and private terminal
! track and side-track systems must be
] stopped. and the legislation Of the Fifty
I eighth Congress which declares Il TO be
l unlawful for any person or corporation to
\ offer. grant give. solicit. accept, or re
( cefve any rebate. concession. or Ciscrim-
/ nation in respect Of the transportation OF
\ any property in interstate foreign
/ commerce whereby such property shall
/ by any device whatever be transported
| at less rate than that named in the
Z tariffs published by the carrier must be
I enforced. While 7 am OF the opinion that
/ at present it would be undesirable. II ft
( were not impIacticabIe. finally to ciOthe
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
[ with general authority to TX railroad
rates. I do not believe that. as q fair Sc
/ curity TO shippers. the Commission should
/ be vested with the power, where q given
/ rate has been challenged and after fun
hearing found to be unreasonable, to de-
eide. subject to judicial review. what
( shall be a reasonable rate TO take its
place; the ruling OF the commission 70
[ take effect Immediately. and 70 obtain
I unless and until il is reversed by the
I court o. review In my judgment the
most important legislative act now need
I ed as regards the regulation OF corpora
7 tions is this act TO confer on the Inter
state Commerce Commission the power
to revise rates and regulations, the re-
vised rate TO az once so into effect. and
I TO stay in eject unless and until the
court OF review reveTses it.
Much space is here devoted to a
consideration Of the problem Of the
proper housing OF the poor in our
great cities, and the importance Of a
proper solution Of the question shown.
On this subject the message says:
There should be severe chIId-Iabor and
factory inspection laws 1t is very desir-
/ able that married women should not cork
I r1rrf-- 80
is 20 work. 70 be the breadEfnners the
/ prime duty or the woman IS TO be the
l mother. the housewife All questions Of
| tariff and finance sink into utter insiE-
/ nificance when compared with the tire
mendOus. the vital importance OF trying
/ 10 shape conditions so that these two
( duties OF the man and OF the woman car
Z BE fulhlIed under reasonably favorable
I circumstance II q race does not have
| plenty Of children. or IL the children d.
they are unhealthy IN body and stuntel
OF vicious In mind, then that race IS de-
/ cadent. and no heaping up Of wealth. n
/ splendor Of momentary material prosper
ity. can avan In any degree as Offsets
Agriculture.
I The Department OF Agriculture Ia,
I grown into an educational institution
Z with q faculty Of two thousand special
[ lists making research into all the science.
/ OF production- The Congress approprfa
! I ate5r oiTEcLlE ana iuolreEllTs SIX million.
OF dollars annually 70 carry on this work
II reaches every state and territory il
the Union and the Islands OF the sea late
u come under our flag Cooperation &
had with the state experiment stations
and with nan other Institutions and In
dividrals- The world Is carefully search
ed FOR new varieties Of grains. traits
grasses. vegetables. trees. ana shrubs
suitable 70 various Localities En our com
Try. and marked beneft 70 or producsr
has resulted
Irrigzfson.
Daring the two and a half years tha
J have elapsed since the passaEe o. "a
reclamation act rapid progress has BEE
made "a the surveys and eEamfuztiou 9
. I the opportunities for uec1araaticn IN IN
thirteen states. and three terr5fortes Q
the arid West Construction has aired
1 ( been begun on the largest and most I'm
, Z portani Of the irTfEation works. and pan
: ( are being completed for works which va
, utilize the funds nov zVzEabie- III
! & reclamation act has been found tc be re
, I nlarkablT ccmplets and eHectiVe- and q
. b=oaG in Its pfoFlzIous that q vide rlrE
It. At the same time. economy s. Euar
anteed b. 1ha fact that the funfs uU
Infinitely b returned 60 Be uzed cFs
ssain
5 establishment Of gzne reserve
E wherein nay be preserved speciDsH
Of our Wild animals which are 1o'
rapi6ly tending toward seccn