Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-12-11
The Presidents Message.

ECONOMY vs..
The Presidents Message.
President Roosevelt's message, de-
livered to congress on the opening of
the session last week, is a character
istically able and frank document,
recommending and suggesting progress
i've legislation, yet urging the utmost
care TO see that no hasty or ill-advised
action is taken, and that every man shall
have what he has expressively termed
"a fair deal" In length it follows the
tendency of the times with the increas-
ing size of the country, and there is
more of it than ever before. IL given in
full it would fill more than two pages of
the Democrat. The following is brief
summary of its most important points:
Let us prohibit in effective fashion all
corporations from making contributions
for any political purpose directly or in
directly.
Il, The government should be given the
right of appeal on questions of law in
criminal cases. 1t seems an
absurdity to permit single district
Judge to declare law solemnly enacted
by the Congress unconstitutional, and
then to deny to the government the
right to have the supreme court definite
ly decide the question.
No judgment should be set aside or
new trial granted for any cause on the
ground of misdirection of the jury or
the improper admission or rejection Of
evidence unless in the opinion
of the court to which the application is
made it shall appear that the error has
resulted in miscarriage of justice.
1t would be wrong altogether to pro-
bibit the use of injunctions, but SO far
as possible their abuse should be pro-
vided against.
Every colnred man should realize that
the worst enemy Of his race is the negro
criminal, and above all the negro crimi-
nal who commits the dreadful crime of
rape. The members of the
white race should understand that every
lynching represents by just so much the
looSening of the bonds of civilization.
Let justice be both sure and swift, but
let il be justice under the law and not
the wild and crooked savagery of mob.
There is no question of "social
equality" or NEGRO domination" involv-
ed; only the question of Furnishing bad
men and of securing to the good man
the right to his life, his liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
To preach hatred of the rich man as
such, to carry on campaign of SANDER
and invective against him, to seek to
mislead and intiame to madness honest
men whose lives are hard is
to commit crime against the body
polite. The triumph of the
mob is just as evil thing as the triumph
of the plutocracy. II we ever let this
government fall into the hands of men
of either of these two classes We shall
show ourselves false to Americas past.
1t should be our object to do what we
can in the direction of securing the
eight-hour law.
The horrors incident to the employ
ment of young children in factories or
at work anywhere are a blot on our
civilization. A drastic and thorough
child labor law should be enacted for
the District of Columbia and the terri
tories.
The federal employers liability law
should apply to government navy yards,
arsenals and the like.
A national labor body of Cancellation
and arbitration should be given thorough
test.
Remaining coal lands should be treat
ed as property of public and so con-
served.
We must exercise far greater control
than at present over the great corpora
lions, not so much to prevent cOnsolida-
ton as such, but to 50 supervise and
control it as to see that no harm results
to the people.
The national government should i'm
pose graduated Inheritance tax, and,
If possible, graduated income tax.
The pro rata OF the tax should
increase very heavily with the increase
of the amount left to any one individual
after certain point has been reached.
We should have the wisest and most
advanced industrial training.
The forests should be preserved and
national irrigation plans broadened.
The whole matter of marriage and
divorce should be relocated to the
national Congress. Ii is neither safe
nor proper to leave polygamy to be dealt
with by the several states. Wilful
sterility is the one sin for which the
penalty is national death. race death.
Favors wise ship subsidy bill.
OuI law SuOul0 w AOAOA "Cd,
there should be an increase in bills of
small denominations.
earnestly hope the bill TO provide a
lowe. tariff or else free trade with the
Philippines will become law.
American citizenship should be con-
ferred on the citizens of Porto Rico.
Hawaii should be developed. In Alaska
there should DO complete reorganiza-
ton of the governmental system.
recommend to Congress that an act
be passed specifically providing for the
naturalization of Japanese who come
here intending to become American
citizens.
III Cuba's elections become a farce,
and if the insurrectionary nabit becomes
confirmed, it is absolutely out of the
question that the island should continue
independent; and the United States
would again have to intervene to see
that the government was managed in an
orderly fashion.
The Monroe doctrine is the traditional
policy of the United States, which with
out accentuatiug superiority or seeking
preponderance, condemned the oppres-
sion of the nations of South and Central
America and the control of their des-
TIMES by the great powers of Europe.
We have not relaxed our efforts to
secure adequate protection Of the seal
herds.
The United States navy is the surest |
guarantor of peace which this country |
possesses; it should DO maintained at |
its present strength.
In both army and navy there is urgent |
mead that everything possible should be |
done to maintain the highest standard |
for the personnel.
Governor Cobb on Friday nominated |
Justice l.. A. Emery Of Ellsworth chief