The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-05-12
The Great Corporations.

vi the men VINO are espOnslble Tor the
management of these great corpora
lions, and who have prohted thereby
have made their fortunes not as Incl
dental to damaging but to benefting
the community as a whole We must
be careful that nothing is done that
would jeopardize their industries as
that would therefore work harm of
the most far-reaching kind not only to
all from the humblest TO the highest
engaged in these Industries, but to the
business community as whole. We
must be careful to sc that the law is
administered with sanity and conser-
| vatism
But the power must exist. in my
| judgment, il Justice is 10 be done as
between the public and the common
| carrier. in some governmental execu-
| tive tribunal. not only to fix rates and
alter them when they are convinced
that existing rates do injustice but to
see that the rate thus fixed goes into
effect practically at once. That is i'm
portant to certain individuals as to
certain industries, and il is important
to certain communities. | do not in
the least ascribe 1t to any moral culp-
ability of the men engaged in handling
these great corporations that they can
not see some of the bad effects of GER
tain things they do. 1t is most natural
for man who is trying to carry on
his business in competition with some
other business to think that whatever
he does that would best his competitor
is pretty good thing for the com
munity at large; and often l do not
blame him for what he does. but l in
tend to prevent his doing it,
The Private Car Question.
81 cannot attempt to speak in detail
of all that should he put into the law
as l hope it will be enacted at the next
session of the national Congress. Not
only should this power OF rates go in,
but in my belief we should at the same
time deal with the private car ques-
ton. which as regards certain indus
| tries offers an even greater menace
than is offered by the present system
of fixing rates.
81 do not think that the law will
have to deal with many subjects, but
do feel that with the two have men
toned and with perhaps one or two
others it should deal effectively. There
| will be the argument made on the
other side, doubtless the argument be-
ing made in their own minds by Ger.
tain of ray hearers, that such power is
liable to abuse. OF course it is. The
power of taxation is liable to grave
abuse, and yet it must exist. In the
appropriate legislative body you cannot
get any needed power given to the rep
resentatives of the people without ex-
posing yourselves to the danger of that
power being abused. There must be
the possibility of abuse or there can
not be the possibility of effective
use"
The address was received with
hearty and long continued applause.
The Governors Speech.
In introducing Governor Mcdonald
Chief Justice Gabbert made very fe-
licitous speech He said the go, vernon
and Colonel Stapleton had been asked
to join the President on his bear hunt,
but both had refused, the latter owing
to the fact that the cowboys had issued
ukase against newspaper men. Gov
ernor Mcdonald was introduced as a
man who has grown up with the West
ern country and man OF deserved
popularity.
Governor McDonald's speech was de-
voted principally 70 forcible presen-
tation of the climate, resources and
needs of Colorado. At the same time
he paid handsome tribute to Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Mayor Speer's Speech.
Introducing Mayor Speer Toastmas.
ter Gabbert alluded to him as the man
who does things" He said the mayor
is interested in identifying the city
and that Denver has an abiding faith
in Mayor Speer
Mayor Speer spoke eloquently of the
history. enterprise and manifest des-
tiny of Denver. In closing, he said:
Mr.. President, Denver is proud to
entertain you and wants you to remem-
Der that at all times you have her best
wishes, kind words, good thoughts"
tGreat applause.)
Senator Patterson's Address.
The introduction of Senator Patter.
son by Toastmaster Gabbert was some
what longer than that of the others.
He spoke in playful manner of some
of the senator's hobbies, particularly
regarding the manner in which his
newspapers are to be considered. He
introduced the speaker with the re-
mark that nobody could more grace
fully or eloquently speak to the toast,
THE President" than the junior sena-
tor. Senator Patterson said:
MIR. Toastmaster-The few of us
who voted for another candidate at the
last election, if not ready to take on
sackcloth and ashes, are at least will
ing to admit that probably the great
majority were wiser than the small mi
nority in selecting the man they did
for President.
The spirit that moved the people to
seat our honored guest in the White
House was not inaptly illustrated by
the campaign button adopted by the
stockmen and cowboys. 1t bore tho
likeness of the President and beneath 1t
the legend Don't be a Maverick The
men who wore those buttons were
strenuously in favor of the erstwhile
rider OF the plains and believed it to
be very bad Americanism not to bear
the Roosevelt brand
Throughout the senator's speech was
highly eulogistic of The President
Theodore Roosevelt. He concluded:
MY friends, ] have responded to
the simple toast of The President Let
us, before we separate, supplement 1t