Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Legislation That He Recommends for
This Session.
MUNICATIONS PROMISED ON SEVERAL SUB
JECTs- SECRETARY ROOTS SPEECH
AS AN APPENDIX.

i again recommend law prohibiting all corporations
from contributing the campaign expenses party Such
bill has already passed the House of Congress- Let ndvid-
ua contribute as they desire but let prohibit in effective
fashion all corporations from making contributions for anv
political purpose, directly or indirectly"
The members of the white the other hand should
understand that every nchng represents SO much
oosening of the bands of civilization the spirit Of lynch
ing inevitably throws into prominence in the community all the
foul and evil creatures who dwell therein. No take
part in the torture of human being without having his
moral nature permanently lowered Every ynchng
SO much moral deterioration in all the children who have any
knowledge of it, and therefore just much additional trouble
for the next generation of Americans.
Let justice be both and swift but justice under
the law and not the wild and crooked savagery of mob
Of course the best type of education for the coored man.
taken whole is such education conferred in schools
like Hampton and Tuskegee where the boys girls
young men and young women, trained ndusray we'll
in the ordinary public school branches The graduates of
these schools turn out well in the great majority cases. and
hardly any of them become criminals, while what little
nay there takes the form of that brutal violence which
invites lynch law
In dealing with both labor and capital with the questions
affecting both corporations and trades unions
ter important remember than aught ee and that is
the infinite harm done by preachers of mere discomfort
Corruption is rife in communities where the
demagog and the agator bear full sway because
muntes all moral bands become ooened and hystera
sensaonasm replace the spirit of sound Judgment and fair
dealing as between and man."
There must be stern refusal to be misled following
either that base who appeals and panders the
instincts and passions order of Americans
against their fellows that other creature equally no
baser who in spirit of greed accumulate add an
already huge fortune seeks exploit his fellow Americans with
caous disregard their welfare of soul and body The man
who debaches others order obtain high office
evil equality of corruption with the who debauches
others for financial profit and when hatred is the crop
which springs up only be evil"
"The triumph of the mob is just evil thing the
triumph of the putocracy and have escaped danger
avails nothing whatever if we succumb the other"
Half holidays during summer should be established for
government employees it desirable for wageworker who
toll with their hands for saared officials whose labor is
mental that there should be reasonable of holiday
he horrors incident the employment young children
in factories work anywhere blot civilization"
There u.s. however law the subject which should be
enacted Immediately because there need for nvestga
ton in reference thereto and the failure discred
able to the national government drastic and toroughgong
chdabor should be enacted for the District of Columbia
and the territories"
"Yet in my judgment it will in the end be advisable in
necton with the packing house inspection law to provide for