New-York tribune., 1906-08-21
PRESIDENT ON ISSUES.
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ing and policing the canal route But its cham
ment OF its Intentions as TO the canal route would
botn be absurd. on their face, II the nation failed
70 40 lts duty IN maintaining thoroughly efficient
sShy ~ as nigh point of perfection as can pos
Our external affairs are important. but our in
osh ostnsl analrs are even more important and no
CARDS the betterment Of our Internal affairs SO
t tlocn and such excellent work 70 its credit; The
tremendous social and industrial changes in
nation have rendered evident the need OF larger
20 deal with the business use Of wealth. and especial
ot ~ OF corporate wealth in interstate business Il is
ny toO hlucn 10 say that the course or Congress
me msln the last few years and the hearty agres
ments Of the nation in taking the needed action
eaon eaf within I'm III its own sphere have resulted in the
matters e r proper s 9f DUTY IN these H
is one in which the fanaticaI or foolish extremist
and and the he &reaetionary whether honest Or dishonest
paay o mo 70 one anothers hands. and they thereby
eSecere m ssPG ss"b ssrd & T @ Legislative and
eopardze the Bsne eien snail not & a
much equality as we striving to secure. II is
very easy thing TO play the demagogue in this mat
f ffv5is OF wealth and TO advocate, often in vague
would entirely fan to correct the evils aimed az
sIs sIs ploSpefity OF the nation with crash II is
sf % easy 70 play the part of the mere obstruction
w he IN fnd 9 effort to deal
ing immensely the hands Of those who advocate
extreme S and nd foolish measures But Il is not easy
Ppeddece;ss,ors s;;, have done that g sterny Isre
= those
profited by the present evils and the wild clamor
OF those who care less To do away with them than
ing in extreme opposition 10 them But this is pre-
stead of enacting antitrust laws Which, Were either
so vague or so sweeping completely 10 defeat
commerce law which viii enable us to exercise in
Inorough g fashion % supervision over the common
carriers OF this country. so as. while scrupuously
safeguarding their proper interests. to prevent
their favorine one man at the expense Of another.
ano n5, especially peel a strong man az the expense Of
countahle 10 the public for the service which to
yious Congress by the enactment Of the El2ins
Commerce and Labor ncudn The be Beau o Corr Dl
porations had enabled 20 make great strides in
Of Wealth in business under tSe superson and
@ Of the Sas nIoad md for in
say that the several states thus supervise and
gress have been longer in the right direction.
age of be b G whn G Pere I99d 5 and the he pass
troll OF the government over the meat packing in
the passage Of tbe interstate f cnnsrce law e an s
are second only TO it in Importance.
NEW LAWS MERIT SHOWN BY ENEMIES.
Perhaps, the peculiar merit of these laws is best
| shown by the fact that. while they have aroused
the deepest anger of the reactionaries of the men
fed the unwise extremists and the present Con-
gress' IN achleVing this merit, has acted in the
exact spirit of Abraham Lincoln. who was never
to be frightened out OF going forward by the cries
pe no @1 nor % yet to De nu n
me crude thinking, though often well meaning
| between phrase making and action. To the men
| who come in the latter category all we need say
1 is to bid them possess their souls in peace They
have advocated action. but we have taken action;
| temperate has been in no small degree the cause
of its far reaching efficiency To the former class
deal in proper fashion with the abuses Of property
c me- voT an adfaGS d upon Would re
obedient and laborous in the service of virtue and
| its use. But If this order is changed, and honor
Is to be sacrificed TO the conservation of riches
4 nnT han
anything truly vital in them cannot long survive
. IF we Command our wealth, we shall be rich
and free. If our wealth commands us, poor
WORK OF CONGRESS FOR LABOR
In addition TO thus dealing with the proper
troll of capitastic wealth. Congress has also taken
important steps in securing TO the wage workers
closed an employers liability law was enacted
place as regards such legislation An eght-hour
law was already on the statute books; but, al
among the different pubic ofaciais to enforce IL
his confusion has now been remeded. and the law
is il process of thorough enforcement. If this en-
legisla ion make this eght-hour law effective
shall ask for such legislation ] may add that next
year shall ask Congress TO put in the permanent
form of law the provision have made by executive
government half-holidays during the summer
months, just as regular holidays are now secured
| classified service. No Congress has ever more
clearly shown its practical appreciation OF the fact
welfare of the tlers of the soil make the real
basis of the welfare OF the nation a whole. We
the interests of the farmer and the wage worker
and this declaration is subject only reserva-
1ion-which is. that for no man, and no body of
| men, will do anything that is wrong, Our con-
aim is to do justice to every man. and TO
treat each man as by his own actions he shows
that he deserves to be treated We favor the
ganization of labor we favor the organization
Of capital; but on condition that organized labor
and organized capital alike act IN spirit of JUS
tice and fair dealing and with due regard both
the letter and the spirit of the law. We heartily
| favor trades unions. and we recognize in Them
i'll corporations. when properly conducted, indiS-
pensable instruments in the economic life of the
present day: but here either type of organization
Is guilty abuse do propose weaken
the remedial powers of the government to deal
by law and by executive action. so far as in our
power lies, every honest man. every right dealing
labor union, and for the matter of tIlat every
this, intend fearlessly and resOlutey uphold
the law and to strengthen it, 1hat can put
by the powerful corporation the
most influential labor union just much if
vidua in the land The fact that heartily recog-
nize organization a kind of organization a
troll it or to prevent its committing abuses when
it in wrong fashion the power which Orgariza-
The enactment into law of the bill removing the
tax alcohol used in the arts will ultimately be
of marked benefit TO us in more ways than one 1t
shows likewise the entire Willingness OF those
sponsble for the handling of the present Congress
] to alter revenue system whether derived by
taxation imports internal taxation, whenever
IL is necessary so to do
NO wAvERING ON PROTECTION.
We stand uneQuivOcalIy for protective tariff
perity which enjoying is not lightly 10
be jeopardized; for il would he the last degree
the cost of general business depression. But when
ever given rate or schedule becomes evidently
disadvantaseous to the nation. because of the
changes which from 10 year in