The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-12-07
INCOME = INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth OF Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.
Ills Views on Negro ouestion--Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
Blll--Woud Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.


cures OF President Roosevelts annual
message to congress are h!s appeal for
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 disContent;" the
stand he takes for the control OF corpor-
auonS by the federal government under
the Interstate commerce clause OF the
constitution, and his recommendation for
an Inheritance and income tax law.
Many other subjects common to mes
sages OF the chief executive are touched
upon, but the ones mentioned are by
far Of the greatest importance, lie es.
pecially urges the passage OF the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribut-
Ing 20 campaign funds, and also that one
which would give the government the
right Of appeal In criminal cases. or
this he says
Another bin which has just past one
house OF the congress ana which is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
Jaw 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; It exists in
the District OF Columbia by act OF the
congress. II Is Of course not proposed
that IN any case verdict for the de-
PENDANT on the merits should be set
aside. Recently in one district where
the government had indicted certain per
sons Tor conspiracy in connection with
rebates, the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer. while in another jurs-
dtct!on an Indictment FOR conspiracy to
obtain rebates hns been sustained by
the court. convictions obtained under IL,
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
onmeut The two cases referred to may
not he In real conflict with each other.
but IT. is unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict At pres
eht there 10 no way by which the gov
erninont can cause such conflict. when
1t occurs, to be solved by an appeal to
higher court and the wheels OF justice
are blocked without any real decision OF
the question, cnn not too strongly
urge the passage OF the bill in question.
y failure to pass VIII result IN seriously
hampertnS the government In its EFFORT
to obtain Justice, especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
do wrong and may also prevent the
government from obtaining Justice for
waEcworkers who are not themselves
able effectively to contest a case where
the judgment OF an Inferior court has
been against them. ! have specifically
In view recent decision by district
Judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation of Il certain So
called labor statute II seems an absurd
lty to permit n single district Judge,
against what may be the Judgment OF
the immense majority OF hts colleagues
on the bench, to declare law solemnly
enacted by the congress to be "uncon-
stituuonal," and then to deny to the
government the right to have the SUI
prcme court definitely decide the ques-
tion"
lnJunetions.
On the subject OF the abolition Of in |
functions In labor disputes. he SAYS:
ny s"S' ,,,esS "a ~ SusErsteu the en-
actnlgiI Oh d NV ~ ,u,nrctloh win the |
ing been sharply drawn TO the matter !
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case Of course the legislation would be |
ineffective, Moreover, believe 1t would
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The Negro Problem.
Tho negro problem is rivcr co,sI1cra-
bile attention. after calling Intention 10
the fnct that no sectinn nf the cn,intry
is free from faults and that no section
has occasion TO ieer nj the shortcomings
OF any other section, he turns TO the sub
feet Of iynchlngs, and especially ms APP
piled TO the negro OF the south He saws
the greatest existing cause for mob law
is the perpetration BY the blacks OF the
crime OF rape, a crime which he terms
even worse than murder. lie quotes the
admonitIons to the white pcople SPOKEN
by Gov Gambler, OF Georgia, some years
ago, and by Gov. Jelks. OF Alabama re-
Gently, and then SAYS:
Every colored man should realize
that the worst enemy OF his race la the
negro criminal and above all the me-
gro criminal who commits the dread
full crime OF rapc: and IL should be felt
as in the highest degree an offpnse
against the whole country. and against
cnH c3'GrcG facS IN ppri,rGimr' .1r
Of the law I'm bunting down with all
cnrnpstncss and zeal every
such Infamous offender Moreover. in
my Judgment. tho crime of rape should
always be punished with death. as is
the case with murder; assault with in
tent to commit rape should be made a
Canital crime nj least in tho discretion
of the court: and provisIon should be
made by which the punIshmcnt NAV
follow immediatoly upon the heels Of
tho offencc. while tho trial should he
So conducted that the victim need not
be wantonly shumod while giving tes-
tImony. ana thai tho least possible
shall be given To the details.