Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-05

never for one moment relaxed IN the
nclp hc gave 10 Lincoln and Chase and
seward and stanton in the cabinet, 20
| Grant aud sherman and sheridan and
| Thomas IN the field. |, was work tina,
only the strongest man could have
done. aud II was work vitality ncccs
-ary FOR the sake of the nation TO do.
The men of the generation which
| fought the civil war had their great
tasks 10 perform. They met tncm az
strong men should have met them.
They did them, and we their children,
profit by their mighty deeds. But no
generation can ever plead the great
deeds Of It's predecessors ns an excuse
for failing to perform their own du.
ties. our duties are those Of peace and
not of war. Nevertheless they are Of
the u'mos, Importance; 81 importance
To ourselves, and ~ still greater i'm.
portancc to the children who in a few
years will take our places rs tnc men
and women Of this republic.
i.ct ~ try M n people to show the
same qualities ~ we deal with tho in.
dus'rial and social problems Of today
that Abraham Lincoln showed when
with iadomitable resolution, but with
4 kndliness, patience and common
sense quite ms remarkable, he faced
four weary years Of open war in front,
of calumny. detraction and intrigue
from behind, and nj the end gave 10
his countrymen who he had served 10
well the ood.bougnt gift Of race
, freed and a nation forever united.
One great problem that we have be.
fore us is TO preserve the rights of
property; and these can only be pre-.
served IL we remember that they are
in less jeopardy from the Socialist and
the anarchist than from the predatory
man Of wealth.
he power of the nation must be cx.
er'ed to stop crimes Of cunning no
less than crimes Of violence. There
can be no halt in the course We have
deliberately elected 10 pursue, the pol.
, icy Of asserting the right Of the ma.
ton, 80 far as II has the power, "a
; of wealth, especially in it's corporate
form.
, Today wish to say word to YOU
about the first and most important fea
, ture of this task, the control Of tn,
= common carriers doing an interstat,
i business; a control absolutely vested IL
q the nation, while insofar as the com
o mon carriers also transport the msil
}. 1t is In my opinion probable tina
y | whether their business il or 10 not in
h tcrstate II Is 20 the same cxtont sub
u iect TO federal control under the
= clause Of the Constitution granting :,
y the national government power TO es
. tablish post roads and therefore b,
II necessary implication power TO TAX
,. oil action necessary In order to keel
= them at the highest point Of efficiency
% Every federal law dealing with Coz
"a porations or with railroads that as
10 been put upon the statute books durinl
II the last six years has been q step Il
It advance In the right direction. Al
y action taken by the administration IN
d der these and the pre-eIisting laws ha
= been just and proper. Every suit un
Is dertakcn during that period has bee
% suit not merely warranted, but "a
y quired, by the facts; a suit in the Ia
n terest Of the people as a whole. and
,; In tn" long run, particularly in tn
Z interest OF stockholders, ms we'll az 4
IT the interest Of business men OF propert,
II generally. There can be no swervin
70 fron the course that has thus bee
y mapped out in the legislation actuail
enacted and the messages in which
d have asked for further legislation. W
l. best serve the interests Of the homes
n railway men when we announce tina
r. we will follow out precisely this cours,
m II is the course OF real, of ultimate con
y scrvatism. There will be no halt |
IL the forward movement toward n fu
r development of this policy; and thos
'c who wish us to take step backward o
~ to stand still, II tacir wishes were rem
10 lied, would find that they had invite
ID an outbreak of the very radicalism the
/. fear
IN Such additional legislation as thu
he for which l have asked IL not mercl
II In the interest Of the public, but mos
10 emphatically In the interest Of ever
y honest railway manager and Of all II