Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-21
THE PRESIDENT.
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'Itug ii is no: easy to ID as Tie pres
eut Congress ana H.. imm,'diat" l1rdc-
cr&anrs have done: ;hat is. st"ru!y dis
regard alik, tn. srlf-mic crest of those
10 have Irolit,l IN th.- present "yi!l.;
ANA tn" wild claHDr Of those Who care
less 10 do away with Them than to
make a reputation With Tia" uut!Inn
ms. If Standing III cVir,.;u" opposition
To- them. Hut this is precisely what the
pres ent Congress has done. Instead 81
cr.,cting antitrust laws Which were
either 81 vague or 81 sweeping as col:l-
plctcly to defeat their own objects. il
has given Us an Interstate CONNER, "
Law which VIII rnahi, rs ~ exercise H.
thorough fashion supervision oHcr
IA, co'rtunn carriers of ti:iS country. 81
as. while scrurulpuSiY %al'guurding
| tn, ir proper interests to prevent them
| from charging excessive rates: ~ pro
| rcnt their laVuriuS one man ut the "N-
pens. of another. ana especially
| strong man ut tn expense of Il weak
man: ana to require them T. TX fully
| accountable to the public for the ser
lice which to their own profit they rem
der the public. The previous Congress
| by the enactment of the ElkinS law and
| by the creation Of the department If
| commerce and labor. including tn"
bureau If corporations. has enabled Us
! To make great strides in advance along
the path of thus bringing the use #
! wealth in business under the surrrViS-
| ion ana regulation Of the national gov
! clnln.nt. for in actual practice il laS
proved shame and pretcnse to SLY
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n,,.tar. IL we command our
a,Ith -, shall bc rich ana free. If
! ,,r wealth commands Us. II" are poor
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