Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-12-05
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.

'S' uIiSHSJ nClOfUlg anu oulPPH9
5ill-Would Make Citizens of Japs
Many Other important Subjects
Discussed.
Washington Dec. s.-The notable fea-
lures of President Roosevelts annual
the enactment into law of several bills
introduced into congress last winter and
spring. his views on the. negro problem;
the scoring he gives those whom he
terms preachers Of dlscontent;" the
stand he takes for the control of corpor-
.atiOns by the federal government under |
the interstate commerce clause OF the
constitution, and his recommendation for
an Inheritance and income tax law.
cages of the chief executive are touched
upon, but. the ones mentioned are by
Tar of the greatest Importance He es--
pecially urges the passage Of the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribut-
sng to campaign funds, and also that one
which would give the government the
right OF appeal In criminal cases, OF
this he says:
Another bill which has just past one
gently necessary should be enacted into
law is that comforting upon the govern
ment the right Of app,eM in n criminal
exists in many of the states; it exists in
the District Of Columbia by act of the
congress. 1t is of course not proposed
chat in any case a verdict for the de-
fendant on the merits should be set
inside Recently. In one district where
sons for conspiracy in connection with
rebates the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while in another juris-
diction an Indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under 1t,
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
onment. The two cases referred to may
not be in real conflict with each other,
but 1t is unfortunate that there should
ha ~ rnrat iot
ent there Is no way by which the gov
eminent can cause such a conflict, when
sc occurs, to be solved by an appeal to
higher court; and the wheels of Justice
are blocked without any real decision of
the question can not too strongly
A failure to pass will result in seriously
hampering the government IN its effort
TO obtain tnste,e, especlaiyt against
10 wrong: and may also prevent the
government from obtaining Justice for
Ss contest ont pO case whsss
the Judgment of an inferior court has
been against them; ! have specifically
In view recent, decision by a district
Judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation of certain So
called labor statute. 1t seems an absurd
against what may be the Judgment of
the immense majority of his colleagues
enacted by the congress to, be euncon-
stitutional." and then to deny to the
government the right TO nave the su-
sreme court definitely decide the ques-
1ion.''
lnjunctions.
on the subject Of the abolition Of in
functions in labor disputes, he says;
Elm my last message suggested the en-
sactment of a law in connection with the
Issuance of injunctions, attention hav-
ing been sharply. drawn to the matter
ny th nu re in labor cases shon SIPpi Se
wholly abolished. It is at least doubtful
whether law abollshing altogether the
stand the test of the courts; in which
case of course the legislation would be
ineffective. Moreover, l belieye II would
nof injunctions. 1t Is criminal to permit
Asympathy with criminals to weaken our
sands 10 IN e or property BY mob
violence there should be no impairment
of the power of the courts to deal with
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
IS free from faults, and that no section
OF any other section. ne turns to the sub
5cct OF lynchngs. and especially as APP
piled TO the negro of the south. He says
Nno .EIcdlSSt cAAbtiiiP SatSo .ci 49,.
IS the preparation by the blacks of the
crime of rape, a crime which ne terms
even worse than murder. He quotes the
=admonitions TO the white people spoken
by Gov. Gambler. of Georgia, some years
ago, and by Gov. felix's, of Alabama, re-
Gently, and then says:
Every colored man should realze
that the worst enemy of his race Is the
NEGRO criminal, and above all the me-
gro criminal who commits the dread,
fui crime of rape; and 1t should be tel'
sas in the highest degree an offense
against the whole country, and against
the colored race in particular, FOR 9
.colored man to fail TO help the officers
possible earnestness and zeal every
such. Infamous offender. Moreover, II
my Judgment. the crime OF rape shoule
always be punished with death, as Is
tho case with murder; assault with IN,
tent TO commit rape should be MADE Z
capital crime, at least In tho dlhcretoi
rof the court: and provision should b.
made By which the punishment MAJ
follow Immediately upon tho heels o
fhe offnuhe while the trial should b'
80 conducted that tho victim need no
30 wnntonly Rhamad while giving tes
ffmony and that the least pnasinll
publicity shall he given 20 the details
The members OF the white race OF
clio otllof hand should unueratArd thA
every lynchinf represents py luet %
ulaallou that tho spirit pf iyncmnl
4nnpitahiy throws into prominence Il
kka community all Tho foul ana eva
seToainrtg Who dwell thereln' No maj