The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-12-07
GINS TRoM rnn PRESIDENTS MESSAGE


GEMs TRoM THE PRESIDENTS MEssAGE
prssldsa.s Roaseyelts message vas rad 70 the arsl
session of tbs seth Congress this afternoon Tha aoea
ment contains about $4,000 words aud succlnct state
men Ia the Presidents o hand siyle of his reeommsn
dations 70 the Congress President Roosevelt has ths
hapy faculty q saying sell and iorcby whas ~ WISHES
70 say Here ara few excerpts from the message
erhs Is an ass Of combinations aud any effort "a
prevent ali combination wlll bs not ony useless bat in
ths end vicious because II the contempt Tor law which
ths failure % enforce Iaw inevitably prOdaoea8
T,e eorsoration has come to stay Just the ,rans
uoion has come to stay Eh can do and has done gseA,
good Zach should b. favored 10 long a. t does good
Bus it should b sharply checked when It acts against
law aud justice
IL i the mans moral quality ns attitude toward
the great questions which concern al humanity. his
seanlines Of s. his power do his duty toward him.
self and toward Others, which rally count
This government stands ios manhood first and for
business oaly a. an adjunct Of manhood"
"BasnsA. saccess whether for the individual or Tor
the nation sood Thing ony 70 far IL is aooompa
ned by and develops high standard Of conduct honor
integrity civic courage"
The kind Of business prosperity that banis the
standard Of honor aud puts ooruats value mere
wealth. thar makes ruthless and CONSCIOUSNESS Ia
trade ana weak aud eowary in citizenship is DOT good
thing at al bat a very bad thing Tor the nation"
'erte nobest oi al forms Of government Is ssf gos.
erumsut bst it's also the most dncult We who pos.
ss the priceless boom and who desire 70 hand IL doun
70 our ehi ren and our cbildrens ehdren soad ever
bear ID mind the thought % aney expressed BY Iarks
Men ase qualified Tor eis liberty in exact proportion 70
their disposition 70 put moral chains upon their ap
petites proportion as thsy disposed 70 lsion o.
the coausss o. tie wse and good m preferences te
aatterY Of knaveS society cannot exist unless eontre
ag power upon viii and appetite b placed somewhere.
and tie les Of il there b within the more there must
u without II ordained in tie eternal constitution q
things that men Of incorporate minds cannot ls free
Their passions forss their fesssnt
Il earnestly recommend 70 the Congress The need 81
economy and to THIS end Of rigid scrutiny OF approrfa.
tons As example elerel cali four attention 70 one
Or speciac matters. Al Unnecessary oas should
be abolished Tie commissioner of tie general land
oice recommends TIE adjustment oi tie oass OF r.
ssiger Of public moaess foE the United States land oo
THIS wil eneeta saving Of about millloodolars year
As ths business of he nation gross il i Inevitable ,tat
there should 1e from time 70 time legitimate ncreass
IA the number Of officials and tIs fact rsnds il al tie
more Important thai when oncss beooms unnecessary
they should Be- abolished
"AlI contributions BY corporations 70 any political
Or for an political pafpose should b fs.a
Sen by lsw directors should not 10 permitted 10 use
stocklolden money for such purposes and moreover
prohibition af this knd uoad b. a. al - t sent. IN
siectise method of stopping she evils almed Il Ia cor
rapt practices acts Nc, only soad both the national
md tie several stats legislatures forbid any oeers of
corporation fom using he money q he corporation IA
" about any election bat tley should also forbid such
- of money 10 connection sim an legislation ave IS
ls Of sltl n uulle s,anasx r lsfinfls