Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-10-04
PRESIDENT LAUDS SONS
CT KEYSTONE STATE
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each generation has rs speci9i and SER
.ous difficulties: and we Of this genera
ton have 70 struggle with evils spring0g
from the very material success of whici
we are so proud, from the very growth
and prosperity Of which with justice, we
beast The extraord nay indu rial
charges OF the last half century nave
produced a totally new set Of conditions,
under which new evils flourish; and for
these new evils new remedies must be do
v.sed.
Some Of these evils can be grappled
with by private effort only for we never
can AFFORD TO forget that in the last
analysis the chief factor in personal sue
cess, and indeed IN national greatness.
must be The sturdy self-reliant character
Of the Individual citizen But many Of
these evils are Of such nature that no
private effort can avail against them.
These evils. therefore. must be grapplei
with by governmental action. In some
cases this governmental action must be
exercised by the several States individ-
ually In yet others II has become in
creasingy evident that NJ efficient ate
action is possible. and that we need thru
Executive action. thru leg slailn, ana
thru judicial Interpretation and construc-
ton OF Jaw, to increase the power Of the
Federal Government
II we fail thus TO Increase II. we show
our Impotence and leave ourselves az the
mercy Of those ingenious legal advisers
Of the holders OF vast corporate wealth.
who, in the performance Of what they
regard as their duty. and to serve the
ends OF their clients. invoke the law at
one time for the confounding OF Their
rivals, and at another time strive for the
nullihcation Of the law. in order that
they themselves may be left free TO work
their unbridled will on these same rivals
or on those who labor for them, or on
the general public. In the exercise o.
their profession and in the service CT
their clients these as+ute lawyers strive
TO prevent the passage OF effic ent laws
and strive to secure judc al determine
items OF those that pass which shall
emnsculate them. They do not invoke
tho Constitution in order to compel the
duo observance Of law alike by rich AMI
pccr by great and small; en- the con-
trary, they are ceaselessly on the watch
to cry out that the CONSTITUTE n is vio-
lated whenever any effort Is made to
invoke the aid OF the National Govern
mont. whether for The efficient regulat on
Of railroads, fer the efhc ent sup 'rvision
Of great corporations. sor for efficiently
securing Obedience TO such law as e
national eight-hour law ard similar s.
| called labor statutes"
Tho Hprfr nc .ttIT -.
! the Constitution merely the shield Of in
competence and the excuse for govern
mental paralys s; they trelt It as Jusu-
iieation for refusing TO attempt the REM
cdy Of evil. instead Of as the source Ct
| Vi al power necessary fer the existence
Of mighty and ever-growing nat.en.
Citizens Must Do Their Duty.
Strong natloHalist tho / am. and firm
tho my beliefli is that there must be a
wide extension Of the p-w.r Ct the Ma
ticnai Government to deal with que tiors
u this kind, freely admit tha. as e.
CARDS many matters OF hrst-rate import
ance we must rely purely upon the States
for the bettcrment Of rrecert conditions.
The several States must do their duty CT
our citizenship can never be put On a
proper plane. Therefore / most hearty
&C ngratulate the people Of the State q
Pennsylvania on what It's lesisla ur =.
upon what its government, has acc M
phshed during this present year. 1t is a
remarkable record OF achievement.
Thru your legislature you have abol-
ished passes; you have placed the offices
OF the secretary Of the Commonwealth
and tho insurance commissioner upon
an honorable and honest basis OF sa'ary
only by abolishing the fec system: y u
havc past q law compelling the offc RS
and employees Of great cities 20 attend 70
the duties for which they are pa,d by al
the taxpayers and to refrain from using
the power conferred by their offices to in
nuence political campaigns, you have
prohibited the solicitation or receiving Z
political assessments by city emp'oyes;
yon have by law protected the State
treasury from depreciation and conserved
the public moneys fer use only N the
public interest; you have by law for the
protection OF the elective franch Sc made
tanpering with the ballot boxes and the
q; sting Of illegal votes so difficult as in
all probability TO be unprontable; you
have provided a primary election law
which guarantees to the voters free sx-
preston in the selection OF candidates
for office you have by law regulated and
improved the civil service system Of your
greatest cities; and. finally you have past
a law containing n provision which
NEST earnestly hope will in substance hs
embodied likewise in a law by the Con-
gress at the coming session-a prov or
prohibiting the officers Of any corpora.
tion from making contribution OF the
money of that corporation TO any candi-
date or any political committee fer ;he
payment Of any election expenses what
ever.
Employment Of Child Labor.
II IL surely not too much to say that
this body Of substantive legislation marks
an epoch in the history of the practical
betterment OF political conditions. not
merely for your STATE. but for all our
States. I do not recall any other STATE
legislature, which, in a similar length OF
time, has 10 its credit such body Of ad-
TO REPUBLICANS.