Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-13
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth of Fortunes to DAN
gerOus Proportions,
isis Views on Negro ouestion-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
5lIl-Would Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.

the enactment into law of several bills
spring. his views on the negro problem;
the scoring he gives those whom he
terms preachers Of discomfort" the
stand he takes for the control of corpor-
ations 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. He es-
peclaliy urges the passage OF the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribute
1ng to campaign funds and also that one
which would give the government the
right Of appeal in criminal cases. OF
this he says:
Another bill which has just past one
house of the congress and which Is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
law is that comforting upon the govern.
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. It is OF course not proposed
that in any case a verdict for the de-
PENDANT on the merits should be set
the government had indicted certain per-
sons for conspiracy in connection with
rebates the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer: while in another juris-
Ciction an indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under 1t,
and two defendants sentenced to imprs-
-onment. The two cases referred to may
mot be I'm real conflict with each other,
but 1t is unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict. At pres
,ent there Is no way by which the gov
ernment can cause such conflict when
ht occurs, TO be solved by an appeal to
n higher court; and the wheels of justice
are blocked without any real decision OF
hhe question. / can not too strongly
urge the passage of the bill in question.
"A failure to pass will result in seriously
hampering the government in Its EFFORT
no obtain justice, especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
do wrong; and may also prevent the
government from obtaining justice for
wageworkers who are not themselves
able effectively to contest a case where
the judgment OF an inferior court has
in view a recent decision by district
Judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation of a certain So
ity to permit a single district Judge,
against what may be the Judgment of
the immense majority of his colleagues
on the bench, TO declare a law solemnly
enacted by the congress to be ''uncOn-
stitutonal," and then to deny to the
tion." court Os""''''' 0S''u9 '"s O'o'
Inlunctions.
On the subject of the abolition OF in
functions in labor disputes, he says:
"In my last message suggested the en-
aCtment of a law in connection with the
issuance of injunctions, attention hay-
dng been sharply drawn to the matter
%
ing injunctions in labor cases should be
wholly abolished 1t is at least doubtful
whether a law abollshing altogether the
stand the test of the courts; in which
case of course the legislation would be
ineffective. Moreover, | believe it would
of injunctions. 1t is criminal to permit
sympathy with criminals to weaken our
hands in unfolding the law; and il men
seek to destroy life or property by mob
violence there should be no impairment
OF the power of the courts to deal with
Them in the most summary and effective
way possible. But so far as possible the
abuse of the power should be provided
against by some such law as l advocated
last year
The Negro Problem.
The negro problem is given considera-
BILE attention, after calling attention to
the fact that no section of the country
u free from faults, and that no section
has occasion to Jeer at the shortcomings
% any cher section, ne turns 70 the sub
. beet of lynchings, and especially as APP
y piled to the negro of the south. He says
the greatest existing cause for mob law
rs the preparation by the blacks of the
tcrime of rape crime which he terms
4eyen worse than murder, He quotes the
iadmonitions TO the white people spoken
by Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, some years
4ago, and by Gov. Jelks, OF Alabama, re-
Gently, and then says:
Every colOred man should realize
that the worst enemy of his race is the
negro criminal. and above all the me-
kui crime of rape; and 1t should be felt
rs in the highest degree an offenst
against the whole county, and against
coiored man to fail TO help the ofticers
of the law in hunting down with al
possible earnestness and zeal every
such Infamous offender. Moreover, II
my Judgment. the crime OF rape should
always be punished with death, as II
the case with murder; assault with IN
capital crime. at least in the discreNoI
of the court and provision should %
made by which the punishment ma!
the offense: while the trial should n
so conducted that the victim need no
be wantonly shamed while giving ties
timony, and that the least POSSIBLE
publicity shall be given to the details
The members of the white race OF
every lynehing represents by just S,
much a loOsening of the bands OF civ
flization; that the spirit OF lynchtnl
hhe community all the foul and evi
creatures who dwell therein. No maj
can take part In the torture Of hu
znan being without having his owl
moral nature permanently lowered
ldvery lynching means Just so mucl
moral deterioration in all the children
who have any knowledge of IT, ant
therefore just so much additiona
roubie for the next generation o
LET justice BE- both sure and swift
nut let tt be Justice under the law
and not tile Wild and crooked sayagerI
% q mob.
Capital and Labor.
ON the subject OF capital and la5o
che president takes the agitators OF clas
hatred to task and says TO preacl
hatred 10 the rich man, as such,
"a seek 10 mlslead and inliame to mad
r1eas honest men whose lives are harl
@nd who have not the kind OF menta
1raining which viii permit them 70 ap
nreciat9 the danger ~ the doctrine
breached Is to commit crime agains
the body polite and 10 be false % ever,
kVorthv prineiple and tradition OF Amer
5can national life" Continuing on thi
subject he Bayeg
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