The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS rlESSAGE.

lie PRESIDENTS I1ESSAUE.
the message congress today by
remarkably vounou it is stringy vire Though
deals with nearly conceivable of
each with breadth view perception
evenhanded mparty that only qualities
craftsmanship but devotion duty that neither halts
So extended this many varied the subjects
for discussion vay important the sug
geons presented that only part
the space available this for a review.
Almost the beginning his message president
that in the long the vital factor the prosperity
of the country the high individual
gen. whether his work be mental manual whether he be farmer
wagevoker, business professional Normally
productive capacity who guiding
many enabling produce
than they would be able produce without his guidance
and they share the benefit and the public large paer
The division profit may equal
should obscure the underlying fact that there division
that the benefit to each concerned If npeed
his brother
the conditions under which both posped though unequal
degree damage may come to the one struck at but will inevitably
still heavier burden the strikes
the president pointedy Taken whole all
60 down together.
exceptional men, the men
who grow rich by directing the labors many other they
amenable
eenges that the good but in
nmca good Fortunes through
corporate organization generally known grown
large and confer such extraordinary those that WELD
them make give the sovereign that the
which the people whole effective
supervision their corporate
The president makes that he hostile
poatons. The corporation has stay,
great
and each should be favored long does good but each should
be sharply checked when acts law and justice 1t has
proven by experience impossible
quate regulation big corporations through
action be obtained only through the national govern
This regulation and supervision the president believes
by OF congress Should prove
ineffective will be ultimately necessary confer
form such the national government amendment
the constitution However he points the unwdom of attempt
desired result be obtained the
constitution The aim of legislation dealing with the
should be cautiously and carefully undertaken but resouey pese
ved sovereignty government
affirmative action.
On the OF railroad legislation the president
phatc his declaration that law should be passed that will
the of the such supervisory powers shall
sumnary and effectively the
reasonable freight charges put stop every
This supervisory and regulatory should conferred the
interstate commission other administrative
body created by While president
province to indicate the the should
ne does say that in his judgment important provision
law should contain coneng upon competent
isratve body decide being brought
whether fixed by railroad reasonable and just
found be unreasonable investigation
prescribe the limit beyond which to CO.
this decision go within
operative thereafter, subject Of review
This power and regulate should extend all
lines industrial roads refrigerator charges and the like P
and of industrial railroads
compensation investment
private lines industrial railroads spur tracks should
securing preferential Congress urged pro-
vide for expeditions action all these and
directed the fact that the efficacy of the interstate