Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-08
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.
His Views on Negro ouestion-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
BiII-WouId Make Citizens of JaPs
Many Other Important Subjects
Discussed.

BiII-WouId Make Citizens of Japs
Many Other Important Subjects
Discussed.
Washington. Dec. 3.-The notable fea7,
message to congress are his appeal for
the enactment into law of several bills
spring; his views the negro problem;
the scoring he gives those whom he
terms preachers of discomfort" the
stand he takes Tor the control or corpor-
atoms 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-
pecially urges the passage OF the bill
ing to campaign FUNDS. and also that one
which would give the government the
right of appeal in criminal cases. OF
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
ment the right of appeal in criminal
exists in many of the states; it exists in
the District of Columbia by act of the
congress. 1t is of course not proposed
that in any case a verdict for the de-
PENDANT on the merits should be set
aside. Recently in one district where
sons for conspiracy IN connection with
rebates, the court sustained the defend
diction an indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under it,
and two defendants sentenced to impriS-
onment. The two cases referred to may
not be in real conflict with each other,
but it is unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict. At pres
ent there is no way by which the gov
eminent can cause such conflict when
I.N oil nv on n
a higher court; and the wheels of justice
are blocked without any real decision of
urge the passage of the bill in question.
A failure to pass will result in seriously
hamperipg the government in its effort
t. obtain justice, especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
do wrong; and may also prevent the
government from obtaining justice for
wageworSers 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
called labor statute. 1t seems an absurd
ity to permit single district judge,
the immense majority of his colleagues
on the bench, to declare law solemnly
enacted by the congress TO be unc on
government the right to have the ST.
preme court definitely decide the ques-
ton"
On the subject of the abolition of in
-iunctions-i in labor disputes. he says:
I'm my last message suggested the en-
| actlnent of law in connection with the
| issuance of inJunctions. attention hav-
| ing been sharply drawn to the matter
| by the demand that the right of apply
| ing injunctlons in LABOR cases should be
| wholly abolished. 1t is at least doubtful
| whether a law abolishing altogether the
Mss OF iniunctions in such cases yvonId
stand the test of the courts; in which
| case of course the legislation would be
| I hell Cr1lA
! be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
| of injunctions. 1t is criminal to permit
| sympathy with criminals to weaken our
hands in upholding the law; and If men
| seek to destroy life or property by mob
violence there should be no impairment
| 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 advocated
| last year.
The Negro Problem.
The negro problem is given considcra-
| bic attention. after calling attention to
| the fact that no section of the country
| is free from faults. and that no section
has occasion to jeer at the shortcomings
of any other section, he turns to the sub
| ject of lynchings. and especially as ap-
the greatest existing cause for mob law
is the preparation by the blacks of the
crime of rape, crime which he terms
| even worse than murder. He quotes the
admonitions to the white people spoken
by Gov. Gambler, of Georgia, some years
| .,
Gently. and then says:
Every colored man should realize
| negro criminal. and above all the ne
| gro criminal who commits the dread
full crime of rape; and it should be fell
as in the highest degree an Offenst
against the whole country, and agains
the colored race in particular, for {
colored man to fail to help the officers
of the law in hunting down with al
possible CarneStncss and zeal every
such Infamous offender Moreover il
my ON m no limo nf r0r nc 81 4
always be punished with death, i:
the case with murder; assault with in
tent to commit rape should be made
capital crime, at least in the discreet OF
OF the court; and provision should b.
made py Which the punishment may
| follow Immediately upon the heels o
the ofense; while the trial should b'
so conducted that the victim need no
be wantonly shaihed while giving ties
timonY, and that the least possible
| publicity shall be given to the details
| The members of the white race 81
every iynching represents by just 81
much loosening of the bands of civ
| ilization; that the spirit of lynchinl
inevitably throws into prominence il
the community all the foul and evi
creatures who dwell therein. No MAJ
can take part in the torture of 4 hu
man being without having his owl
moral nature permanently lowered
Every lynching means Just so mucl
moral deterioration in all the childrel
who have any knowledge of it. am
therefore Just so much additioGa
Americans.
let justice be both sure and swift
but let ii be justice under the law
and not the wild and crooked saVager
OF mob.
Capital and Labor.
On the subject OF capital and labo
the president takes the aSitators of elias
hatred to task and says Ito preaci
hatred to the rich man, as such,
to seek to m.slead and inflame to mad
ness honest men whose lives are har,
ard VINO have not the kind of lnenta
training which viii permit them 10 ap
preciate tue danger in the doctrine
preached is TO commit a crime agains
the body polite and to be false to ever,
worthy principle and tradition of Amer
lean national life Continuing on thi
subject he says:
THE plain people who think-th
mocha mics. farmers. merchants, work
ers with head or hand. the men {
whom American traditions are dear
who love their country and try to &C
decently by their neighborss owe it [
| themselves to remember that the mos
damaging blow that can be given pop
ular government is to elect un
-TorthS and sinister agitator on
| platform OF violence and hypocrisy
| Whenever sucn an issue is raised i
| this country nothing can be gained b
| fiinching froTn 1t. for in such case dem
/ poverIGmcnt under republican forms
itself on trial The triumph of tn
| mob is just as evil a thing as the tri
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