The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-12-09

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Corporations.
when ~ come to deaf with ets,, cor.
| porations tn. need Tor the government TO
act directly IL FER greater thar In the cas-.
81 labor. because great corporations can
become such onl, by engaging N Interstate
commerce. and Interstate commerce ls be.
culiarly the h..d OF the general govern.
ment II II an ahsufdity to expect 10 elm.
mat" N" abuses IN great corporations by
state action. II II dinicu.t to b. patient
with ~ argument that such matters should
De len to a." states, because more than
one state pufsucH the policy 81 creating on
easy terms corporations whica are never
operated within that state at ali bu, in
other states whose laws they ignore. The
national government sloQe csn deal ade.
guatcly WITH these great oorporatlons To
try to dsai With them imam int.mparat.
destructive or dcmagoEic spiri, would, In
al probability. mean that nothing what.
ever would be accomplished. ard with al.
soluto certainty that N anything we're nc.
complished II would he Of a harmful ma.
tnre The American people need 10 con
tinue TO show the very qualities that tho,
have shown-that. l.. moderation, good
sense. the earnest f'esiro 10 avoid Ioine any
damage, and Yet the quiet Determination 10
proceed. step BY step. without half and
without hurry. IN eliminating or M i,ast IN
minimizing whatever Of mischief or Of owl
there u TO Interstate In a., con.
duct OF great corporations They are act.
ms IN no spirit Of hostility to wealth sith,,
Individual or corporate They are no,
against the rich man ans morr than avain.t
the poot u On the contrary thew mr..
friendly ALIKE iowari rich man and toward
poor man. provided only thn, each act,
m a spifit OF jnsiic" and i~eccncy towari
hts fellows Great corporations tra n.c.s.
satr. and oni, men ~ great and sinsuiat
mental power car manage such CORPORA.
tons successfully. aud such men uust nav.
great rewards hut these corporation.
should be mhnaRe1 with due regard 10 ~,
interest OF ~" public M q whole whor.
tiis can Do 10nc under the present laws A. ]
must BE- done. where these laws COM.
short Others should l." enacted to suppl..
mont them.
YET We mus never forget the se,o-nin.
ins FACTOR IN every KIM " work. Of head or /
hahi. must De the mans own sood sense.
courage and kinfiitess More Important
than any legislation Il ~. gradual growth
OF a feeling OF f'spnnsibiiity anf forhear.
arce among capitalists nnd was. vnft.fs
n feeling of fesroc, on the part Of
zach man for the rights ~ others , f..i.
lns OF broad community Of Interest. not
or capitalists among themselves.
thi % wage workers among th.us.!X.s
but OF capitalists AMI war. workers IN fh.if
10 each Other. AMI Ut both IN their
10 their fellows wtl wish them
make 10 u" bod, polite There are many
Af'NN W NNHNNNfNH mani MNIHN .NNAeFm 0
realize this
Bureau Of Corporations.
The bureau " corporations has mad.
pre- imlnary Investigation ~ man,
important corporations II viii man. a
'r"cia' report W IN" beef inluatp lie
ifsus Nat the orgf.tH cntsfIiiA consider
N" power Of The bureau n cor.
cannot c9usttutianai.y he ~.
.rniei TO cover Interstate transactions IN
insurance.
Rebates.
Above al. elsv. We mus, strive 10 krcp
w alrhways u open 60 ali On
'guaI terms. and To do thl. u ~ n.ces.
ffp 70 Tut a complete. stop 20 tf 70.
'ats-' whether the shipper OF tho ran.
ohh IL TO blame makes no difference.
y" rchii" must be- stopped the abuses
~" private ear and private terminal.
rack and siic-ttlck syftcmH must be-
and the legislation Of the T.fty. !
ishth congress which declares II 10 b,
Inlawtul Tor any person ~ corporation
, ener. grant. sive. solicit. accept ~
any rebate. concession or disctim.
nation IN respect Of the Transportation !
! any property In interstate or foreign I
'tnncrc" whereby such property shall :
any device whatever bs tran-pirtsd al q
less rate than that named IN III. tntina I
shei BY the carrier must be- On Y
lt''i 10 ny judgment IT, '
los, importan, legislative set nus need. n
= a. regards the regulation d CORPORA. :
.ans n this act TO confer On IN. inter. Y
late commission the power to !
'Nia" rates and regulations. tho revised :
A." 10 ~ one" 10 lntn effect. and o. stay I
errci unless and until the court Of 10. I
t"vcts's u steamship con panies On.
aged IN Interstate CON mere nnI protected
our con~twise trade shos be- h..itoa 4,
.tlc' ohs"rvanes of the interstate com, =
act. y
Department Of Agriculture. y
tn. department. Of agriculture Ias grown y
To an educational Institution with a fac. y,
~ " ss' specialists making research y
To all the sciences ~ production Tie v
hpproptiatcs. directly AMI ind. -
ct.i. taps,o'n annual, 10 carr, IN ttis p
u reaches ever, state aud t%ofrltof, "
the union ANA The Islands 81 ~. r.l late. pl
come under our fng Cooperation IN had "
IN the state experiment stations. aus :,
IN many other institutions nnf lnlIyiI. :,
as. tn" world Ia carefully searched lot '
" varieties OF grains. fruits. grasr a.
'g'tnhics. trees and shrubs. suitable. to /"
Irigus localities IN our c1uutrA. ana u
Ifhci bencnt to our producer. has r.. 70
I.tei ia
Irrigation. N
During the two and a half years that lc
We elapsed since thu passage nf IN, o.
lim'ilon act rapid prugrrs. has been u
id" IN the surveys and examinations or OF
q opportunities Tor reclamation la tho 81
states and three tertltofie, 1f III. aria y,
construction has already brsn be. II.
N IN the larsest md most important Nj
the Irrigation works. and plans are be-. Il,
completed Tor works which viii util. ol
the funds now available n
Forests and Forest Reserves. ca
IL Is the cardinal principle ~ the forrest. W
surVe policy OF Tits ADMINISTRATION tina, Y,
. reserves are for use. Whatever tn ".
rlntcs with the use of their resource ~