Connecticut western news., 1907-08-22
stands above the possibility of punish

stands above the possibility of punish ment under the law"
 Explaining the difficulty of convicting an individual of violating the antitrust law and advocating new law provid- ing for punishment by Imprisonment as well as by fine, the president said: "As is we'll known in q criminal ac- tion the law is strictly construed in favor of the defendant, and in our country at least both judges and jury are far more inclined to consider his rights than they are the interests of the general public"
 He continued:
 'There is unfortunately a certain number of our fellow countrymen who seem to accept the view that unless man can be proved guilty of some par ticular crime he shall be counted a good citizen, no matter how infamous the life he has led no matter how per nicious his doctrines or his practices. This is the view announced from time to time with clamorous insistence, now by a group of predatory capitalists, now by group of sinister anarchistic leaders and agitators, whenever a spe- cial champion of either class, no mat ter how evil his general life, is acquit- ted of some one specific crime.
 "Such a view is wicked whether ap- piled to capitalist or labor leaders, to rich man or poor man, and all that l have said as to desirable or undesira- hIa citizonc rom aims frl1p
 Wants More Legislation.
 The president said further:
 .I believe in national incorporation law for corporations engaged in inter- state business. I believe furthermore that the need for action is most press ing as regards those corporations which because they are common car riers exercise a quasipublic function and which can be completely control led in all respects by the federal gov ernment by the exercise of the power conferred under the interstate con- merce clause and if necessary under the post road clause of the constitu- tion.
 During the last few years we have taken marked strides in advance along the road of proper regulation of these railroad corporations, but we must not stop in the work. The national gov ernment should exercise over them a similar supervision and control to that which it exercises over national banks. We can do this only by proceeding further along the lines marked out by the recent national legislation
 The people of Cape Cod turned out in unprecedented numbers to greet the president and displayed great enthu- siasm. After the laying of the corner stone President Roosevelt was escorted to Odd Fellows hall, where he met and shook hands with the fishermen of Provincetown and Cape Cod. In speech to them he said:
 Likes Decent, Dead Game Men,"
 q would be glad to go out on the banks to have a chance to talk to you I believe in that type of citizen who Is straightforward, decent and dead game, the type which we find in the Gloucester and Proyincetown fishing fleet, and I am particularly glad of meeting the fishermen here.
 "I never express sympathy with any man because he works hard. 1 admire him, and such man must count in earnest life. I am giving you a lot Of advice without knowing much of your calling, for I was brought up in COW country and worked hard from the hurricane deck of a broncho. We need more hard working men, for they have qualities which we recognize not as good, but as making man. We need such men in every walk of life, and it will be a sorry day for this country when the sons of Americans grow up to accept a life of ease and look upon absence of effort as desirable"
 On arriving and leaving. President Roosevelt's yacht, the Mayfower, was saluted by twenty-one guns from the eight battleships assembled here to do him and the Pilgrim fathers honor.