The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-23

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against every practical means which
can be devised for achieving the OBJ
Jet we have in view--the proper and,
ADEQUATE supervision by the federal
government Of the great corporations
doing an interstate bnsiness-are, new.
ertheiess, themselves poweriess to So
much as outline any plan Of construc.
tive statesmanship which shall give
relief. ] have watched for six years
these msn, both those in public and.
th9ss In private life, and though they
are prompt to critlcise every afirma.
tive step taken, I have yet to see one
of them fift a finger to remedy the
wrongs that exist. SO II Is in every
fed Of public activity. States, rights
should be preserved when they mean
the peoples rights, but not when they
mean the peoples wrongs; not, for
Instance when they are invoked to
prevent the abolition OF child labor.
or 70 break the force of the laws which
Prohibit the importation of contract Ia.
Dor toSttis country; in short, not when
they stand for wrong or oppression Of
any kind o. for national weakness or
impotence at home or abroad. It is
Ito the man who work in practical
fashion with their fellows, and not to
those who. whether because they arc
Impractical OF incapable, con not thus
work. that we owe what success we
have had In dealing with every prob.
lem which We have either solved or
started on the path Of solution during
the last decade.
Yests Of Great Achievement.
The lagt ten years have been years
Of great achievement for this nation.
During that period we have dealt and
are dealing with many different mat.
ters Of great moment. We have ac.
quired the right to build, and are now
building, the Panama Canal. We have
given wise government to the Philip.
pines. We have dealt with exceeding.
~ complex, difficult, and important
questions in Cuba and Santo Domingo.
We have built up the navy; our sur.
est safeguard Of peace. and Of national
honor. We are making great progress
In dealing with the questions Of irri.
cation aid forestry, of preserving to.
the public the rightful use of the pub.
lie landsfand OF the mineral wealth nm.
|derlytus them; and with that rronn ~
vital question: which concern tbe
proper supervision of the immense
corporations doing an immense busi.
ness, til topper control Of the great
highways III interstate commerce. the
proper regulation OF industries which
IL left Tmregalated. threaten disastar|
to the bodySpelitic. we have done
many ether things. such as securing
the settlement OF the Alaska bo,,n.
Diary. %e have made progress In ga.
curing better relations between capital
and labor, Justice as between them
and as regards the general public:
and adequate protection for wage.
workers. We have done much In en.
forcing the Law alike against great and
small; against crimes OF greed and
cunning no 1ess than against crimes
Of violence and brutality. We have
wrough. nightly for the peace esl
rehteonaness, both among the nations
ana N SOCIAL and industrial life here
~ ION: 4auch mas been done. and
We are sl[d1ns up oar loins to do more.
N al tnese matters there have been
sone nsh IN puDiic NE and some men
N iva. me Whose action has been
AZ eYesy poLnt, one3of barren criticism
q Ha1tess obstruction. These men
nave nAo no part or lot In the great
record OF achievement and success;
ene record OF good work worthily done.
eorae u tnese men have beer college
S~TaduateSs nut all or them have beenl