Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-06
INCOME INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.
His Views on Negro Question-Asks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
BiII-Would Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other Important Subjects
Discussed.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The notable fea-
lures OF President Roosevelt's annual
message 10 congress are his appeal for
introduced into congress last winter and
spring; ms views on the, negro problem;
ten, terms scc "prsac he s'S os d these %hom ,h he
stand he takes for the control of corpor-
atoms by the federal government under
cne tmiefstate commerce clause Of the
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
TAR OF the greatest Importance. He es-
peciaily. urges the passage OF the bill
prohibiting corporations from contribut-
Ing. to campaign funds, and also that one
which would give the government the
right OF appeal in criminal cases. or
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: 1t exists in
the District of Columbia by act OF the
congress, 1t is Of course not proposed
that IN any case n verdict for the de-
denhant on ne merits should be set
she soye Henen5iy bd IN ,1 "as alst trrtnw where nsr
sons Tor conspiracy In connection with
rebates, the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while in another juris-
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under ii,
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
Onflent. 1he 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 a conflict, when
1t occurs. to be solved by an appeal to
a higher court; and the wheels Of Justice
ire LInfknn NEtthnIf nnNy rnnt .Vantptn,, -
the question. can not too strongly
urge the passage OF the bill in question.
Z! failure to pass will result in seriously
hampering the government In it's effort
10 OBTAIN Justice. especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
do wrong; and may also prevent the
wageWorkcrs who are not themselves
able effectively to contest a case where
the Judgment of an inferior court has
been against them. ] have specifically
IN view "A recent decision by n district
Judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation Of a certain So
called labor statute. IL seems an absurd
ity to permit a single district Judge,
against what may be the judgment OF
on the bench, to declare "A law solemnly
enacted 10y. the congress to be ''uncon-
stitutional,' and then to deny to the
government the right to have the su-
prenle court definitely decide the qiIes-
ton
injunctions.
ON the subject of the abolition OF in
functions in labor disputes, he says:
"ln my last message I suggested the en-
actmcnt of a 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 injunctions in labor cases should be
wholly abolished. 1t Is at least doubtful
whether n law abolishing altogether The
use OF injunctions in such cases would
stand the test of the courts; in which
case Of course the legislation would be
ineffective. Moreover. | believe il would
be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
of injunctions. 1t Is criminal to permit
sympathy with criminals to weaken our
hands in unfolding the law; and II men
seek to destroy lie, or property by mob
of tho power of the courts to deal with
them In the most summary and effective
S Way po "f the poMe SO s fsr a PP e n1aS,d int
against by some such law as | advocated
last year.
The Negro Problem.
, The negro problem Is given considera'
Bile attention, after calling attention Il
the fact that no section Of the country
Is free from faults. and that no sector
mas occasion to 1eer at the shortening,
of any. other section, he turns to the sub
Ject OF lynchings. and especially. az APP
piled to the negro OF the south. He says
the greatest existing cause for mob Law
- the preparation by the blacks Of the
crime or rape, II crime which he terms
''' htsbt IlV wv WV
admonitions to the white people Spoken
by Gov. Gambler. OF Georgia. some years
ago., and by Gov. Jclks, of Alabama. re-
Gently. and then says:
Every cOlored man should realize
that he worst enemy of his race IL ths
negro criminal, and above all the ne,
gro criminal, who commits the dread
ful crime of rape: and IL should he felt
an In the highest degree an ofcnst
against the whole country, and against
the cOlored race In particular. for q
colored man to fail to help the officers
of the law In hufting down with al
possible carnestness and zeal every
such Infamous offender. Moreover. In
my judgment, the crime OF rape should
always be punished with death. as IL
the case with murder: assault with in
tent to commit rape hould be made a
capital crime. nj least IN the discretion
OF the court. and provision should be
made by which the punishment may
follow Immediately upon the heels OF
the offense: while the trial should be
NO conducted that the victim need not
be wantonly shamed while giving tes-
timony. and that the least possible
publicity shall be given To the details
The members OF the white race on
the other hand should understand that
every lynchtng represents by Just NO
much "a loosening OF the bands OF CIV
ilixation; that the spirit OF lynching
inevitably throws into prominence In
the community all the foul and evil
creatures who dwell therein. No man