The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-12-07
%ROOSEvELT'S MESSAGE
BREATHES or REFORM
Presidents Annual Communi-
cation Delivered to Congress
at Washington.
STRONG FOR RATE REFORM
Makes Many Suggestions, but This Is
the CHIEF Cne-WouId Supervise
i7aurance-Not Ripe for
Tariff Reform.
STRONG RATE REFORM

iWofQS. IL DISalIleS reform from 1lfSt
to last. Chief and foremost is the
demand for rate legislation which he
goes into in great detail. He also rec
Ognizes the insurance evils urges
federal supervision of insurance and
of other great corporations. He fails
to recommend revision Of the tariff,
saying it is not required as yet. His
message in part follows:
10 the senate and house OF representa-
tives:
The people of this country continue to
enjoy great prosperity. Undoubtedly there
and this ebb and flow will be felt more or
less by all members OF the community,
both by the deserving and the undeserving.
Against the wrath Of the Lord the wisdom
OF man can not avail; in times of flood or
drought human ingenuity can but partially
repair 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 70 pay part of the penalty in
CURED by those who are guilty of the folly.
a panic brought On by the speculative folly
OF part of the business community would
hurt the whole business community. But
such s~toppage of welfare, though it might
be severe, would not be lasting. In the
long run the one vital factor in the perma-
nent prosperity of the country is the high
individual character of the average Amer
lean worker, the average American citizen,
no matter whether his work be mental or
manual, whether he be farmer or wage
"o1Nei' business man OF proiesslonal man.
Cortro! Of Corporations.
The fortunes amassed through corporate
organization are now so large, and vest
suCh power in those that WELD them, as to
make it a matter OF necessity to give to
which reuTGsents rhe nnonla &c q 1uhoIn
some effective Dower of SUPERVISOR over
their corporate use. In order to insure a
healthy social and industrial life, every
Dig corporation should be held responsible
by, and be accountable to, some sovereign
strong enough to control its conduct. am
in no sense hostile to corporations. This
Is an age of combination and any effort
&c prevent FL combination will be not only
useless. but in the end yici01ls henarIcc If
the contempt for law which the failure to
,nto ~ 7M lheSitapIy produces. The cor
~ . ~ cOil4e 10 stay, just as the
Sn az, - 10 Llts come 10 stay. lIach can
~ @iiu mas cone great good. Each should
cecb s% + 81 10 ioits as IL GOES 5000. But
an SlloulH oe Sharply checked where it
az" @Sa'i4"t IA" ana justice.
State Legislation inpotent.
Experience has shown conclusivclv that
1t is useless to trv to got anw odSso,,n4a
regulation and supervision of these area
corporations bv stato art;on SiSnh So deI
lation and supervision can ONLY he 80
lively exercised Nv q snvoray IS 49,, oso
jurisdiction is go eHifenaive sU Mi+ ! IN e"lhaose
work OF the Observation-Disclosures Sc s nv nv ~
national government. | believe thai this
regulation and supervision can be Obtained
by the enactment of law by the congress-
If it proves impossibLn If win rortaiHIr Ta
necessary ultimately 10 confer in friIeef
form such power upon the national govern
stitutjo2 " / w Van nbI.io1IaIiiI Oh the CON
end@aiy.nT, - - s MouTu op 1n = ne unWlse TO
1ntil II i ! ~ or - ~, Stc!i an amehdment
he nht3i2 ~ tI9tl Ia Iae result can not
nov Is oNNei 'hc constitution as II
W19i &c noodoa :, go
zion Of nIn,v 5,,d 80 tt - pepIilS pFoHipl-
which NAV tond 80 7T'lent, good or PAD,
bit si,ci1 de6ila ~ ItSrIic! competition,
1ation as viii nreve NJ y Stoio ~ ail4 Lesur
$500 49, WIZ li|N Viz GIN -I . ilttlDl al
tho ppEhifc"et s,a1i pS -. 20 nc aGtflnleht OF
rnr,iiatin1 a. Mi Iii nS %oGl supervisor and
no WaV connertnI rritb Tcsf,i - |DGaca ~
WIZ ils'ilcuol OF COM
49,. c c.
HH"oc u S1G'-
" IlGSe abuses, perhaps the chief. al
tnougn. ny no means the only one, is over
Itself The result
OF clshoRest promouon-because of the
MYRIAD eyi!s It brings in it's train; for such
w I.p!tatiZali9 oIte!l means an imitation
oioL ihsI'ta puaiisSS PANE; 1t always con-
~ ~ uC IeIdt!oIi OIL tn2 prollt earned
c1oo ~ t@pital actually invested, and it
I, 49, q pu!3Sl OF interest payments
49, 49, - u ie[tlle cause OF improper reduc-
I'm II " limitation Oh wages; 1t damages
et n anal i+s lA'es,0F, niscourdses THRIFT, and
S.iiJn a5GS sanpIh9 ara ,Speculation;
a m15iG di pGLs!lS "oF Ei on az! Is the thickness
to morals Is WORSE thar 49, n,ecittJJaa 1911
to material Interests and a. thn o@ dn,on na d !
Of politics and business bv %Tca+ GiehonosS
corporations is FAR wors., ,ha11 anv nc+n3i
material evil they DO thr prb!ic
o.;... r.,
h@'i'o@G maze tcq'siatior.
Inc first thing to do is 10 deal with the
great corporations engaged in the bust
ness OF interstate transportation. AS
sald IN my message of December 6 last. the
immediate and most pressing need, so far
as legislation IS concerned, is the enact
1nent into law of some scheme to secure
to the agents OF the government such SUI
NerV1sl0n and regulation of the rates
charged by the railroads of the country
engaged IN interstate traffic as shall sum-
1marlly and effectively prevent the imposi-
tlon OF unjust or unreasonable rates. 1t
i III tiGleaG puttlhs a complete stop to
power to rcguIitc rates I've All .;,Iii nj
powers over he business world ehoiid Ta
exercised with moderation ca,,f;on 81
self restraint: hut if should oTiet e. 49,
it can be effectively exercised WrSn re t5e
need arises. "
Ccrn,oiseior, M,Ie+ Pc AIp,i,;,.
Thc frsr cnnsiJor,tion - ha I've;
mind is +Iat inc mower sht5n,I no aff, ~
tiv., ava CSn,,fI ~ C",a, -, pS ILI!li!d-
frafivn hndv rraa al hv tba can.ro.r -
given 10 thG nresnnt Jrterstotc Ehrom.o 80
corrr1iys;0n ~. ~ = renrra Ci1cd ITtnr.a
Commerce comrniasitn s1,nh non,,,tseG-n
Should be made uncuuivocaIiv o6r1inis4,,
tive.