The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-12-08

| to give the commission power to mi
| tiate or or originate rates generally
| but to regulate a rate already fixed or
originated by the roads, upon com
plant and after investigation. A heavy
| penalty should be enacted from any
corporation which fails to respect an
order of the commission. | regard this
| power to establish maximum rate as
| being essential to any scheme of real
| reform in the matter of railroad regu
lation"
II ask this legislation not only in
| the interest of the public, but in the
| interest of the honest railroad man
and the honest shipper alike, for it is
they who are chiefly jeopardzed by
| the practices of their dishonest com
| petitOrs"
| Labor.
! The president devotes considerable
| space to the discussion of labor prob
| lens. Regarding the demand for de
priving courts of the power to issue
! injunctions in labor disputes. he says:
Such special limitation of the equity
powers of our courts would be most
unWise." The presidents remedy is
to regulate the procedure by requiring
| the judge to give due notice to the
adverse parties before granting the
| writ, the hearing to be eX-parte if the
adverse party does not appear at the
| time and place ordered. He renews
recommendations made in his last
message for an investigation by the
department of commerce and labor
of general labor conditions
| Insurance.
| Recent events have emphasized tie
| Importance of an early and exhaustive
| consideration of this question, as to
whether it is not possible to furnish
better safeguards than the several
| states have been able to furnish
against corruption of the fragrant kind
which has been exposed. 1t has been
| the men at the head of these large
corporations take but small note of
| the ethical distinction between hon
esty and dishonesty; they draw the
| line only this side of what may be
| called law-honesty, the kind of hon
esty necessary to avoid falling into
| the clutches of the law There is
need of far stricter and more uni
form regulation of the vast insurance
interests of this country. That state
supervision has proved inadequate is
generally conceded" The president
concludes this subject by urging con
gress to carefully consider whether
adequate legislation can be had
The Revenues.
There is more. need Of stability
than of the attempt to attain an ideal
perfection in the. methods of raising
revenue; and the shock and strain to
the business world certain to attend
any serious change in these methods
render such change inadvisable I'M
less for grave reason. In time of
peace the revenue must on the aver
age, taking series of years together
equal the expenditures or else the rev
enues must be increased. Last year
there was a deficit. =. Unless our ex-
penditures can be kept within the rev
| enues then our revenue laws must be
, readjusted.
The Currency.
The president points out the need
of the addition of the element of elias.
ITCHY to our currency, SO that the cur.
rency will contract against specula
ton, and will expand for the needs
| of legitimate business
Reforms in Methods.
Congress is urged to consider the
question of necessary reforms in the
business methods of the various de-
partments of the government, so as to
promote the economy efficiency and
high character of government work.
The president repeats former rec
concentrations for the enactment of a
law directed against bribery and cor
ruption in federal elections.
Hague Conference.
Congress is urged to do all in its
power to further the movement for
another Hague conference and to
make the result of it's decisions effec
tive. The president hopes that the
conference may be able to devise
some way to make arbitration between
nations the customary way of settling
international disputes.
Army and Navy.
The importance of providing nv an
preparation provision for maneuyers Of
a practical kind to increase the eff
cheney of the army is earnestl,
recommended. Increase in the coast
artillery force is also recommended.
OF the navy the president saws,
I'VE have most wisely continued for 5
number of years to build up our navy
and 1t has now reached fairly high
standard of efficiency. This standard
of efficiency must not only be main
tanned, but increased"
The president does not think II nec
esssary to increase the navy beyont
the present number units. but to suh
stitute efficient for inefficient units a,
! the latter become worn out. He think,