Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06
MAGERLY
DOCUMENT. 7.

theS covened this morning and its
reading occupied the greater part oi
the session. of each body. Previous
to its receipt there was much specula
tions o. various questions of import
ance. he appearance OF the messen
gers Aysing the Official document oc
casiond hush in both houses and
close atention was given the reading
Frequntly there were manifestations
of approval as the president. through
the MESSAGE. gave expressions of EN-
phatio opinions. these signs of ap-
prova. coming as rnle from the Re
publican sides of the chambers. The
greatest amount of interest seemed to
be manifested when reference was
made to the Japanese question though
there was equally close attention
when the sections referring to the
corporations the railroad question and
the ship subsidy were read. The read
ing OF the presidents views on the
divorce question caused murmurings
In the galleries.
The president begins by praising
the work of the present congress. He
says: "As nation we still continue
10 enjoy literally unprecedented
prosperity; and 1t is probable that
only reckless speculation and disre-
gard of legitimate business methods
on the part of the busiess world can
materially mar this prosperity No
congress in our time has done more
Dpnl gF i'm, tha
present congress-" On the question
of contributions to campaign funds by
corporations, the president speaks as
follows: 81 again recommended law
prohibiting all corporations from con
tributing to the campaign expenses
of any party. Such a bill has already
!, passed one house of congress. Let
individuals contribute as they desire;
but let us prohibit in effective fash
ion all corporations from making con
tributions for any political purpose,
directly or indirectly"
The president discusses injunctions
and lynchings. He says rape should
be punished by death. but mob law
must not prevail. The black man
must be treated as an individual, not
as a race. Evil will surely come in
he end to both races if we substitute
for this just rule the habit of treating
all the members of the race, good and
bad, alike. There is no question of
social equality or NEGRO domina
tion'' involved; only the question OF
relentlessly furnishing bad men, and
OF securing to the good man the right
to his life. his liberty, and the pur-
suit of his happiness as his own quail
ties of heart, head and hand enable
him 10 achieve it."
Discussing capital and labor the
president denounces the preachers oi
discomfort. the men who try to create
a class hatred. He says: THE sin
lister demagogues and foolish vision
aries who are always eager to under
take such a campaign of destruction
sometimes seek to associate them
selves who are working for a genuine
reform in governmental and social
methods, and sometimes masquerade
as s;uch reformers. In reality they
are the worst enemies of the cause
they profess to advocate, just as the
purveyors of sensational slander in
newspaper or magazine are the worst
enemies of all men who are engaged
In an honest effort to better what Is
had in our social and governmental
conditions"
He favors corporate supervision
strongly, thinks the power of the in
terstate commission must he enlarged
and the misuse Of wealth cease, but
judgment. not passion. must prevail.
He says: THE best way to avert the
very undesirable move for the gov.
ernmenthl ownership of railways is
secure by the government on behalf
of the people as a whole. such ade-
quate control and regulation of the
great interstate common carriers as
will do away with the evils which
give rise to the agitation against
them So the proper antidote to the
dangerous and wicked agitation
against the men OF wealth as such is
10 secure by proper legislation and
executive action the abolition OF the
BIdNt dDuoto tlNAuhiAf Nv w
tain in connection with the business
use of wealth under our present sys
TEN, or rather no system, of failure
to exercise any adequate control al
all. This means that the law as con
strued by the supreme court is such
that the business OF the country can
mot be conducted without breaking it
| recommend that you give careful
and early consideration to this sub
iect. and If you find the opinion of the
interstate commerce commission jus
$fied. that You amend the law SO al
10 Obviate the evil disclosed"
The president also says: Much II
now being done for the states of th'
Rocky Mountains and great plain
through the develoment of the ma
fional policy of irrigation and fores
preservation: no government polio.
for the betterment of our interna
conditions has been more fruitful o
good thon thls. The forests OF tn
White Mountains and Southern Appa
lachian regions should be preserved
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