The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-07
HEPRES|DENT'S
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Recommends Legislation on
New and Important
Subjects.
INCOME .lNHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
gerOus Proportions.
His Views on Negro ousstIon-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
slll-WouId Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.

MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.
Washington, Dec. s.-The notable fea-
lures OF President Roosevelts annual
the enactment into law OF several hills
lntroouced into congress last winter and
spring; his Views on the negro problem:
the scoring he gives those whom he
stand he takes for the control of corpor-
atoms by the federal government under
the Interstate commerce clause of the
constitution, and his recomm endation for
an Inheritance and income tax law.
Many other subjects common to mes
sages Of the chief executive are touched
upon, put the ones mentioned are by
far Of the greatest Importance. He es-
peeially urges the passage of the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribute
ing 70 campaign funds, and also that one
Whlch would give the government the
right Of appeal in criminal cases. OF
this he says:
Another bill which has just past one
house OF the congress and which Is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
law Is that comforting upon the govern
ment the right of appeal in criminal
cases on questions OF law. This right
exists In many Of the states; Il exists in
the District OF Columbia by act OF the
congress. 1t is Of course not proposed
that In any case verdict for the de-
fsndant on the merits should be set
aside. Recently In one district where
the government had indicted certain per-
sons for conspiracy in connection with
rebates, the court sustained the defend
diction an indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under t.
onment The two cases referred to may
not be in real conflict with each other
but II is unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict At pres
ent there Is no way by which the gov
eminent can cause such conflict, when
II occurs, to be solved by an appeal to
a higher court; and the wheels OF justice
are blocked without any real decision of
the question. | can not too strongly
urge the passage of the bill In question
A failure to pass will result In seriously
hampsring the government in Its effort
wealthy individuals or corporations who
do wrong; and may also prevent the
government from obtaining justice for
able effectively to contest case where
the Judgment Of an inferior court has
been against them. | have specifically
in view a recent decision by q district
judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation of a certain So
called labor statute. 1t seems an absurd
ity to permit single district judge,
against what may be the judgment OF
the immense majority OF his colleagues
on the bench, to declare law solemnly
enacted by the congress to be ''uncon-
stltutionaI'' and then to deny to the
government the right to have the SUI
preme court definitely decide the ques-
ton"
InIunctions.
on the subject OF the abolition OF in
functions in labor disputes. he says:
In my last message | suggested the en-
actment OF law In connection with the
issuance of inJunctions, attention hav-
Ing been sharply drawn to the matter
by the demand that the right OF apply
ing injunctions in labor cases should be
wholly abolished. It is at least doubtful
whether law abolishing altogether the
use or injunctions n such cases would
case of course the legislation would be
Ineffective. Moreover, ] believe it would
be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
of injunctions il is criminal to permit
sympathy with criminals to weaken our
hands In UNFOLDING the law: and II men
seek to destroy life or property by mob
violence there should be no impairment
of the power of the courts to deal with
them in the most summary and effective
way possible. But so far as possible the
abuse Of the power should be provided
against by some such law as / advocated
last year.
The Negro Problem.
The negro problem is given considera-
BILE attention, after calling attention to
the fact that no section of the country
lr ecca as ra "a is ana ana5 no section
of any other section, he turns to the sub
@ect OF lynchtngs, and especially as APP
piled to the negro. of the south. He says
the greatest existing cause for mob law
Is the preparation by the blacks of the
crime of rape, a crime which he terms
even worse than murder He quotes the
by Gov. Gambler. of Georgia, some years
ago, and by Gov. jerks, of Alabama, re-
Gently, and then says;
Every colored man should realize
on - n fu fs, ~
negro criminal and above all the me-
gro criminal who commits the dread
ful crime OF rape; and II should be felt
as in the highest degree an offense
against the whole country, and against
the colored race in particular, for a
colored man to fail TO help the officers
OF the law In hunting down with all
possible earnestness and zeal every
such infamous offender. Moreover in
my Judgment, the crime of rape should
always be punished with death, as is
tent TO commit rape should be made a
capital crime, at least4ip the discretion
of the court; and provision should be
made by which the punishment may
the offense: while the trial should be
SO conducted that the victim need not
be wantonly shamed while giving tes-
timony and that the least possible
The members of the white race on
the other hand should understand that
every lynching represents by just so
much D loosening of the bands of civ-
ilization; that the spirit OF lynching
Inevitably throws into prominence in
the community all the foul and evil
creatures who dwell therein. No man
can take part In the torture of a hui
man being without having his own
moral nature permanently lowered
Every lynching means just so much
who have any knowledge OF II. and
therefore Just so much additional
trouble fer the next generation of
"Let justice be both sure and swift;
but let Il be justice under the law,
and not the wild-and crooked saYageYy
of a mob,
Capital and Labor. :
On the subject of capital. and labor
the president takes the agitators OF class
hatred hatred y. 70 , task and says 10 preach
to Seek to niisiead and inhams to mad
ness honest men whose lives are hard
and who have not the kind OF mental
preciate the danger in the doctrines
preached. Is to commit a crime against
the body polite and 10 be false TO every
lean national life" Continuing On this
''Trhe plain people who thinkGthe'
mechanics, farmers, merchants. work
whom American traditions are dear,
who love their country and tryito act
decentiy by their neighbors. owe il 10
themselves to remember that the most
blow that can be given Bop
ular government isato elect an hn-
worthy and. sinister Rgitator on
platform of violence and hypoerisy
Whenever such an issue IL raised In
this country nothing chn be gained by
fiinching from H. for in such case dem
ocracy Is itself on trial, popular self
under republican. f9rma is
Itself on trial. The triumph OF the
mob is just as evil thing as the tri-
umph of the plutocracy, and to have
escaped one danger avails nothing
whichever IL we sucuumb TO the other.
IN the end the honest man. whether rich
or poor, who earns his own, llEing ana