The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-21

they may s' enjoy the fruits Of their
own evif-doing That they have
misled. many people into. believing
that there should be such reversal
of the policy is possible. II so,
am sorry. but Will not alter my
attitude. Once for all, let me say
that, as far as am concerned and
for the eighteen months OF my adj
ministrhtion that remain. there will
steadily pursued, nor let up in the
effort to secure the honest iobserv-
nnce of the law. for l regard this
contest as one to determine who
shall rule this government--the
people. through the ,governme ntal
agents. or fe .wruthless and de-
termined men, whose wealth makes
them particularly formidable, be-
cause they hide behind the breast
works of corporate organizations.
VIII Prosecute All Criminals.
I wish there to be no mistake on
to prosecute criminals, rich or poor.
But desire no less emphatically to
have 1t understood that we. have
undertaken. and will undertake. no
action of a s'lndictive type, and.
above all. no action which. shall
ihhict great or unmerited suffering
upon the innocent stockholders and
upon the public as a whole. Our
purpose is to act with the minimum
OF harshness compatible with oh
tanning our ends. In the man OF
great wealth. who has earned his
! wealth honestly and used II Wisely,
we.recognize a good citizen. worthy
of all praise and respect. Business
conditions. through corporations.
and our purpose is to heartily favor
the corporations that do we'll
The administration appreciates
~. ~ HI..,a -Hns f4n
legitimate promoters and generous
dividends fo, capital employed.
either in founding or continuing an
honest business venture, are the
factors necessary for. successful
corporate activity. and, therefore.
for generally prosperous business
conditions.
All these are compatible with
fair dealing, as between man and
man. ard rigid obedience to the
!, law. Our aim is to help, every hon
est mar. every honest corporation
and our policy means. In its ulti-
mate analysis, healthy and pros
porous expansion of business actiy-
tiles, of honest business men and
honest corporations.
NO individual. no corporation.
obeying the law has ANYTHING to
fear from VS. administration
An Appeal for Employees.
l very earnestly hope that the
legislation which deals with the
regulation OF corporations err
gagged in interstate business will
also deal with the rights and inter
ests of the waseworkers employ
ed by those corporations. Action
was taken BY the Congress last
that railway employees should be
employed. The law is good one
but If in practice it proves neces-
sary to strengthen 1t. 1t must
be strengthened. We have now Sc
cured a national employers IL
far-reaching and thorough-gotng
law must be passed 1t is mon
strous that man or woman who Is
crippled in an industry. even as
the result of taking what are the
necessary risks of the occupation.
should be required to bear the
burden should be distributed and
not placed solely upon the weak
est individual, the one least nD1e to
Carry II. BY making the employer
liable. the loss will ultimately he
ticiaries of the business.
/ also hope that there viii, be
legislation increasing the power of
the national government to deal
the health of our people every
where: the Federal authorities, for
instance, should join with all the
State authorities In warning against
the dreadful scourge of tnbercn-
losis. Your own State govern
serves high praise for the action
1t has taken In these public health
matters during the last few years:
and In this, as in some other mat
tiers, 1 hope to see the national gov
eminent stand abreast of the lore
most State governments.
Appeal for Individual Character.
have spoken of but one or two
! laws which, In my Judgment, 1t Is
general scheme for making the in
reference Of the national governs
nent more effective inj1securing
Justice and fair dealing as between
man and man here in the United
States. Let me add, however. that
while It is necessary to have lesls-
lation when conditions arise where
we can only cope with evils through
the joint action of all of US. yet
that we can never afford to forget
important, factor for each. of us
must be his own Individual char
actor. 1t Is necessary thing to
have good laws, good Institutions.
hut the most necessary of all things
is to have high quality OF indi-a
mean that we can afford to neglect
legislation 1t VIII be highly dts
astrous II we permit ourselves to
be misled by the pleas ofsthose who.
see In an unresatricted individuals
ism! the all-suflicient panacea for
social evils; but it Will be even
more disastrous to adopt the on
posite panacea of any socialistic
system which would destroy all in
dividcalism. which would root out
rf Ny n al 4 ~,
In amy great movement, such as
that In which we are engaged,
nothing lis more necessary than
VI sanity. than the refusal to be led
into extremes by the advocates OF
'ltle ultra course On either sldc.