Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-06
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with an argument that such mat
tiers should be left to the States,
because more than one State pur-
sues the policy of creating on
easy terms corporations which
are never operated within that
State at all, but in other States
whose laws they ignore. The Ma
tional Government alone can
deal adequately with these great
corporations To try to deal with
them in an Incorporate, destruc-
tive or demagogic spirit would, in
all probability, mean that nothing
whatever would be accomplished,
and, with absolute certainty, that
if anything were accomplished it
would be of a harmful nature.
The American people need to con-
tinue to show the very qualities
that they have shown-that is,
moderation, good sense, the ear
nest desire to avoid doing any
damage, and yet the quiet deter
mination to proceed, step by step,
without halt and without hurry,
in eliminating or at least in min
inning whatever of mischief or
of evil there is to interstate COM
merce in the conduct of great cor
porations. They are acting in no
spirit of hostility to wealth, either
individual or corporate. They are
not against the rich man any
more than against the poor man.
On the contrary, they are friendly
to the rich man, as well as to-
ward poor man, provided only
that each acts in a spirit of JUS
tice and decency toward his fell
lows. Great corporations are nee
essary, and only men of great and
singular mental power can man
age such corporations success
fully, and such men must have
great rewards. But these corpor-
atoms should be managed with
due regard to the interest OF the
public as a whole. Where this
can be done under the present
laws it must be done. Where
these laws come short others
should be, enacted to supplement
them. Restrictions should be
placed on these corporations so
as to prevent them from having
any unfair advantage.
Bureau of Corporations.
The object of this bureau is to
investigate the merits Of all cor
porations, and do what they deem
proper in regard to them in all
instances.
Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture
has grown into an educational in
stitution with a faculty of 1000
specialists making research into
all the sciences of production.
All the information which they
may acquire from experimenting
is distributed broadcast through
out the country for the benefit OF
the farmer. This department also
gives a postgraduate course to
young men to the advancement
of farming.
Pensions.
The veterans of the Civil War
have a claim upon the Nation
such as no other body of our cit
liens possess. The Pension bur-
eau has never in it's history been
managed in a more satisfactory
manner than is now the case.
Jamestown Tri- Centennial.
In 1907 there will be held at
Hampton Roads the tri-centen-
NAL celebration of the settlement
at Jamestown, Vir., with which
the history of what has now be-
come the United States really be-
gins. Great interest should be
manifested in this celebration.
+ National Quarantine Law.
1t is desirable to enact a proper
National quarantine law. The
Government itself should attend
to this matter instead of State.
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