The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-07
ROOSEVELT Fines HIS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Nations Chief Executive Would
Bar Campaign Contributions
From Corporations.
FOR INHERITANCE TAX
Handles the Negro Question Without
Gloves, Saying Blacks Must Not Be
Allowed to Grow Up in Isnor-
ance-Denounces L%ynchins.

Washington, Dec. demanding that
eeath be the penalty for rape and calling
for the enactment of a national law
governing divorces, President Roosevelt
message was read to the two branches OF
congress today and was greeted will
cheers. The president sticks to phonetic
spelling to some extent but uses the ole
fashioned style in most cases. Prominent
among the features of the document are
Mr.. .R~oosevelt's recommendation that q
law be passed prohibiting all corporations
from contributing to campaign funds, a
law such as has already been passed by
one branch of congress-, his declaration
that 1t would be wrong to prevent the use
of 1njunctions, his bitter denunciation of
Gnching, his good words for the further
ance of a general eight hour day, his de-
rland for a "thoro' probe into the ques-
ton of woman and child labor, his as
sert1on that 1t is wise that progress along
inheritance tax lines should be gradual,
his urging of the passage of a ship sub
Gidy bill. his statement that the present
ais warning to Cuba. that she must be
good. The president also declares that the
white race cannot afford to let the negroes
grow up, in ignorance, says the income
tax stands on an entirely different footing
from the inheritance tax because it in
wolves no question of the perpetuation of
fortunes "swollen to an unhealthy size"
and and n calls the attention Of congress to the
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employment of railroad employees. Mr..
roosevelt states that effort shout not
pc made to put combines out of business
but to prevent them from doing injury to
the public. A particularly strong para
graph is that in which the chief executive
spanks the Pacific coast for its anti-Jap-
anese sentiment and lauds the mikado's
country as a prime friend of Uncle Sam.
The muck raking magazine writer's ON
In for some caustic remarks.
The message starts out by saying:
M AC a My no 1 n Yvn 4 - N&s-,,- -
= literally unprecedented prosperity; and
It Is probable that only reckless specula-
lion and disregard of legitimate business
methods on the part of the business world
can materially mar this prosperity.
Congress is then complimented and the
president next takes up the matter of
corporation contributions to campaign
sunds. He says:
I again recommend a law prohibiting all
corporations from contributing to the
mpa expenses Of any party. Such a
plll has already past one house of con-
deslre; but let US prohibit in effective
Fashion all corporations from making con-
.lr1butions for any political purpose, di-
rectly or indirectly.
Injunction.
Passing to the question of iniunctions.
the president says:
In my last message | suggested the en-
tctment of a law in connection with the
ISSUANCE Of injunctions, attention having
y s'AAs1 "a aloWA 10 lflG IIldlpSTl CIV JHG
demand that the right of applying injunc-
in labor cases should be wholly abol-
lshed. 1t is at least doubtful whether a
Jaw abolishing altogether the use of in
9uncllonS IN such cases would stand the
test of the courts; in which case of
the legislation would be ineffective.
I believe 1t would be wrong al
to prohibit the use of injunctions.
IS criminal to permit sympathy for
criminals to weaken our hands in uphold
ing ig the law; and if men seek to destroy
or property by mob. violence there
should be no Impairment of the power of
the COURTS to deal with them in the most
urinary and effective way possible. But
20 1o iaT as possible the abuse of the power
as l advocated last year.
for his office will enjoin any resort to
violence or intimidation, especially by
may be of the rights of the original guar
rel. There must be no hesitation in DEAL
ing with disorder. But there must like
power as Is implied in forbidding laborins
men to strive for their own betterment in
peaceful and lawful ways: nor must the |
.nJuncton be used merely to aid some big
corporation in carrying out schemes for
us own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1t must be re-
that q preliminary injunction
H,,a g amor 1s ease If Granted without ade-
sae,snsd prool oeven when authority can be
lound 10 support the conclusions of law
Dn which it is founded), may often settle
me dispute between the parties; and there
II improperly granted may do ire
parable wrong.
Justice ard Courage.
The two important elements of moral
character In a judge are an earnest desire
20 reach a just conclusion and COURAGE
@ enforce it Insofar as fear of public
Iom I'm ! NJ does not affect the courage of a
ludse. nut only spurs him on to search his
conscience and to reach the result which
approves itself to his inmosi heart, such
,o ~ serves a useful pun pose. There
ne or for a shorter term, who do not pre-
.er to earn and hold the respect of ali. and
mno s eannot be reached and made to pause
= Ind ~ aellnerate by hostile public criticism.
W the case OF judges having life tenure,
ndeed, their very independence makes the
lght freely to comment on their decisions
y greater Importance, because It is the
ne hands OF n free people to keen such
judges alive to the reasonable demands of
hose they serve.
Lynching.
IN connection with the delays of the law.
call your attention and the attention. ~
he nation to the prevalence of crime
.mong us, and above all to the epidemic of
ynch1rg and mob violence tina springs up,
low N one part Of our country. now in
west, has its own faults: no section can
With wisdom spend its tine .ieering at the
aults OF another section; it should be busy
5AG.5 ~ uA!Ci1O us OWN shortcomings. 1
20 deal with the crime of II is
lecessary to have an awakened public
and to supplement this by
vhasever legislation will add speed and
IN the execution of the law.
Nhen we deal with lynching even more is
lesessary: a great many white men arc
but the crime is peculiarly fire.
.uent IN respect to black men. The great
81 EXISTING cause of lynching is the per-
'etration, especially by black men. of the
ldeous crime of rape-the most abom-
IN all the category of crimes. even
Eorse than murder. Mobs frequently
.,Nenge the commission of this crime hy
themselves t~orturing to death tho man
it: thus %avenging IN hesttal
aShlon q bestial deed, and reducing them
ewes to a level with the criminal.
l1aWlessness grows by what 1t feeds
poE and when mobs begin to lynch for
ape they speedily extend the sphere of
her operations and lynch for MANY other
= or crimes, so that two-thirds of the
are not for rape at all: while a
onslderable proportion OF the individuals
are innocent of all crime.
On His Real Worth.
Moreover, where any crime committed
Y q member of n race against a mem
err OF another race IS avenged in such
that 1t seems as if not the indi-
dual criminal, but the whole race. is at
the result is to exasperate to the
lghest degree race feeling. There IS MT
safe rule In dealing with black men as
18th white men; 1T IS the same rule that
CEt be applied in dealing with rich mon