Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-09
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
AS SENT 70 CONGRESS.


10 the senate and House oi h'prcecH'
tAtlVes4
fne psoplc of this country continue "a
.,njoy erent prosperity Undoubtedly
shere viii be- obh and now in such prps-
b. rlfy. ana this ehh ana now VII be fUit
more or lena 10y an mofnbera ef thc com
,nanits. both by the doscfying anG the
du..ssefsmg. AEaibsi thr wruth nl tnr
lfrd tho wisdom % maa cannot asani
49, times 0f Hood on drpuaht human iu-
e,uuity cin bat partially rrpair tne dis
uaiar. q general failure of crops would
butt ~ Sl a.. Again. NJ tne solly ~
ni.u riifs tht Tenvfal ftN-ntinf. thrt
lNIHt Wfu ift n'nucsut of thr ipliy wis
hts. % pay lars =! me i,,n.i1i iagss ~
III. "A panic brought un by the spccu-
Alfikr fniN uf part Oi thl uuainfFs com
manty Nvuld huIt iite whoic l,usinees
iiiuiRh a might bV severe would not D.
IAs-ina in the iunK Fun inr one uthi
INttof ir tho permanent PROSPERITY pi
.trter 0f tha nvegnrc American worker
fhf average American citlken. no matter
whether his work b. moutAl az manual
whether he be- farmer or wasr- worker
business man of professional man.
lf our Industrial und arclai system ihc
Interests 90 al mcu are ~ closely h.tct-
lnlslca that ln the Immense mulVfit9 OF
easea a straisht-dm,hnk man who w
hiN efficiency, ol HE Ingenuity aud hia
industry, kencfitE himself. nnnt also
ilsnrnt othera Normally the NUN uf
ar,nt productive capacity who bcccmea
fieh by snidiug ths labor ~ inan, ON.
girodure morc than they eouid produce
without nls guidance; AMI both Dc pnu
iissy share in the Spncill, which rottes
also 81 the public az large. Tho aisNf-
uclas fact that the sharing ulpy b. un-
equal must newer blind tln 90 tae under
d ing fact that the - this sharing. nnh
'has the eeuesls cones 70 ,osas a.s'ee q. 80
WNFe-worker the mhn of small means.
and the average consumer ~ well ~ the
utcraGe pfoducer, ate nl allk. ielpsa
gf exceptional business ability roceiFee
nn exceptional reward Inr hlr ability
SpfnuthinE can be done hy Legislation tu
help the general uronprrity. hut nu eurh
halp af a permanently beneficial ehsf.
Huter rnn b. given "a the icrn able and
ltas fortunate. save nH The results 90 y
isoiicy which shall insure 90 thq advan-
nis Rhn noa daeenily, and thls u only
iuOi her way N anVin4 that unA ls nee
ft which comes 10 the lees able and less
more to the More ahle ana more fortu-
mite ir therefor. tlif less fortunate
man q mostd '1 envy Of ~ mure iortu-
mate iroihtr a. strike pt ifg uuudiuufH
under Witch they have bsth. though
unruunily. prosnercd. the rcrHli Will nso
.ufesily 81 that while dumaee may oun,e
10 the one struck "a. q wiil visit with
She ltl0a, Taken a. "a whole We must
li 30 up or 80 down together
cousldors she Corporations
tet. while not merely adlnittlne bat lu.
rlsfing upon this. ID ia also true that
where There ~ no snf3rnmcuthi restraint
~ supervision some % the exceptional
inea uae sheif cnefsira not ih ways ihnt
are Tor the Commou good hui ln wGyH
Which iDl aKainai this common Huou.
1'ht FORTUNES amasacd through eorpSgAto
ureHuirltiuu are now 30 inrdf. and vest
such power 81 those timt wleH thcm.
na 90 niahc Il a mutter % necsNaisy 90
HlY0 40 the sovereign tDnt a., - tho
Hgfefni,nsie Na,gh r.p,fs.n,s p,,..' W. pseh,o
lars laiun over their corporate uaf. iu
ORDER Ia insurc a healthy social had In
dusiIipi NE every hE enrporiiicn
ruuutahle 90. some Sovereign Htrong
.lough 70 control 10 concNct / nm in
bio aeiisO hostile 90 corporations This W.
Hn axe Of combination. ANA any effort tu
prevent aii combination VIII be- MOI anly
useless hui Ia the cHd vicious, hoonusr
~ the contempt for law whlch the fail
are & enforce iAw ,nssitao,A pifances
,ilni unh ample fashion tht lminruHn
Eund effected hy corporate ueeucies NJ a
roautry sUch as ours, snd thn wealth of
iuielicce enerei, and udtllis atyoted y
their aorVlce. and therefore normally ~
thc norVlcf ~ the public. by their 9iil-
,crn and directors, Thr corporation hnH
tume a. stay, just oq thr trade union
hnn come 90 stay. Each can DO and has
slune great good. Each should b. favor
"a a. Ions ~ ID does good. Hut each
should ~ sharply checked Wherc 4 acts
arainai iaW and justice.
- innE a. the finances uI lhc uatinn
ore keut upon "a honest basis no other
question ul Internal economy with witch
she congress has the power TO deal BE-
Nlna a. approach IN imnorlAncf the mat
ler of eudeoVurlnH 20 secure ufupcf in-
duHtrfai conditions under which tht In
dItlduaia-nnd especially the great cor
ilofutions-tioinH an Interstate hualnesa
orr % agt. Tho makers oi our national
constitution provided especially that thf
fslilntlnn of Interstate commerce should
tolro Within the sphere of the 4tnrral
government The arguments in favor ~
Their lnhing this stand were even thea
!, uNerahclmlnH out they nro far HirunGs
cr today in View of TIE enormous dt-