The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-12-08
Presidents Message in Brief.

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Constant care should be taken to
guard against unnecessary increase of
the ordinary expenses of the govern
ment.
Wherever the national government
has power there should be a stringent
employers liability law, which should
the governments is an employer of labor.
The American people need to continue
to show the very qualities that they
have shown-that is, moderation, good
any damage, and yet the quiet deter
mination to proceed, step by step, with
out halt and without hurry, in elimin-
mischief or of evil there is to interstate
porations.
If corporations are to continue to do
the worlds work, as they are best fitted
to, these qualities in their representa-
tives that have resulted in the present
pre- udice against them must be relegat-
ed to the background. The corporations
must come out in the open and see and
be seen. They must take the public in
to their confidence and ask for what
they want, and no more, and be prepar-
ed to explain satisfactorily what adj
vantage will accrue to the public if they
are given their desires; for they are
permitted to exist not that they may
make money solely, but that they may
effectively serve those from whom they
derive the power.
In my judgment the most important
Legislative act now needed as, regards
the regulation of corporations is the act
to confer upon the interstate commerce
commission the power to revise rates
and regulations, the revised rate to go
into effect and to stay into effect until
the court Of review reverses it.
urge upon the congress to carefully
consider whether the power of the
bureau of corporations cannot constitu-
tionally be extended to cover interstate
transactions in insurance.
There is no enemy of free government
more dangerous and none so insidious
as the corruption of tn, electorate.
recommend the enactment of law di.
rected against bribery and corruption
in federal elections.
The steady aim of this nation, as OF
all enlightened nations, should be tic
strive to bring ever nearer the day
when there shall prevail throughout the
| world the peace of Justice.
Within the last three years the United
States has set an example in disarma
ment where disarmament was proper
Our army has been reduced to the mini
mum at which it is possible to keep il
with due regard to it's efficiency.
The strong arm Of the government il
enforcing respect for it's just rights il
international matters is the navy of the
United States. l most earnestly roc
ommend that there be no halt in tn,
work of upbuilding the American navy
In the Philippine islands there ha.
been during the past year continue
ton OF the steady progress which ha.
obtained ever since our troops definite
ly got the upper hand of the insurgents
Every measure taken concerning the
Philippine islands should be taken pri
marily with a view to their advantage
We should certainly give them lowel
tariff rates on their exports to the
United States; if this is not done, i
will be wrong to extend our shipping
laws to them.
i Women love clear, healthy complex
ion. Pure blood makes it. Burdocl
Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
1 WANTED THE REPORTER wants to buy
100 pounds of clean cotton rags and viii
pay cent pound for them.
Very Low Excursion Rates for
Christmas Holidays
to all points on the Nickel Plate Road
between Chicago and Buffalo. Excur-
sion tickets on sale December oath, 25th
1 26th and ali 1904 and January of and