The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-05
In Cases Where Railroads Make Two
Prices for Equal Service.
Suggests That Life Insurance Be Put
Under Federal Supervision.
Recommends the Admission of the Four
Territories as Two States.


WASHINGTON Dec 5.-Presideut ROOSe-
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annual message. 1t follows
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ftSre win he ef,t nj fio,,, i'm e,11I NOS
rle7.it,- and this abb and FLOW. v-iII he
felt more or less Inv all members of the
communitv. both nv the deserving and
the uudeserving Against the wrath of
the Lord the wisdom of man cannot
avail: ire times of flood or drought, hu-
man ingenuity can but partially rePass
the disaster. A general failure of crops
would hurt all Of us. Again. if the
folly OF man mars the general Well-
being, then those Who are innocent OF
the FOLLY viii nave to pay part OF the
penalty incurred p" those Who are gull-
ty Oh the Aoliy. "A pane DIougnt on pg
tile speculatlNe Iolly OF part Oh the pusi-
'5s eoliiIil unity WOutu HuII me Wlo40
eolllill ullit Dul SUCH stQpllase
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d{vi5,,o1 ,ba1.,,te, oe ~, l,5eI. r-s
Ar7eriS.,r, l.itf7aI, M, No +f T,-I,ot1s, 10
work he mental or manual whether he
be farmer or 7vage-zvorIzer. business
man or Drofessior,9i man
p
the interests of an men are So closely
intertwined that in the immense ma lori
ty of cases a straight dealing man who
by his efficiency bv his iDsenuft-7 and
industry. benefits himself must also
benefit others Normally the man of
great productive capacity who becomes
rich by guiding the labor OF many ether
men does so bv enaDline Their, tr. prO-
duce more than thev could Drod1,ce
without his guidance; and both he and
tbev share in the benaft ,7-bfcl, roT77ec
also to the public at large. The super
ncial tact that the sharing may be un-
equal must never blind US 10 the un-
i ueliylns Aacl .c .ilal lhefe Is lnls shaflng'
ana lIiat tne Denent comes IN some de-
gree 10 edch man concerned Normally
lle Wase-WOINef' the man OF small
means ana lhe average consumer, as
Wen as the average producer, are all
allhe heiped Dy making conditions such
that the man Of exceptional business
aollly receives an exceptional reward
lof ms dnlllly- something can be done
Dy leglslatlon 10 help the general pros
perlty. out no such help of a perman-
entity beneficial character can be given
TO Lne less aDle ana less fortunate, save
as the results OF policy which shall in
sure 10 the advantage Of all industrious
ana eILlclenL people who act decently;
and this is only another way of saying
that any benefit which comes to the less
- go A~s'9 AotN tS ~ H ''s' OA HeNes-
Aty come even more to the more able
ana more fortunate. If, therefore, the
less fortunate man is moved by envy
of his more fortunate brother to strike
at the conditions under which they have
both, though unequally, pr0spered. the
result viii assuredly be that while dam
age may come to the one struck at il
viii visit with an even heavier load the
one who strikes the blow. Taken as a
whole we must all go up or go down
together.
CORPORATIONS.
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