Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-04
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ships shall not be separated. This
year | am happy to say that we shall
begin a course which hope will be
steadily followed hereafter. that.
namely of keeping the battleship fleet
alternately in the Pacific and in the
Atlantic. Early in December the fleet
viii begin its voyage to the Pacific,
and it will number friends among us
formidable fighting craft three great
b~attlezhips. respectively, the Illinois,
the Missouri and the Kentucky. IT is
a national fleet in every sence Of the
term, and its welfare should be. and
| firmly believe is, as much a matter
of pride and concern for every man
in the farthest interior of our
try as for every nan on the %seacOast.
a long voyage is mighty good train
ing; and not the least good it will do
Will be to show just the points where
our naval program needs strengthen
ing. Incidentally ! think the voyage
will nave n good effect, for. to judge
by the comments OF the movement,
some excellent people in my section OF
the country need to be reminded that
the Pacific coast Is exactly as much a
part OF this nation as the Atlantic
coast.
Another Blow for Federal Control.
So much for foreign affairs. No for
a matter of domestic policy. Here in
this country we have founded "A great
federal democratic republic. II is a
government by anG Tor The people,
and therefore a genuine democracy;
and the theory of our constitution is
that each neighborhood shall be left
to lea with the things that concern
only itself, and which il can most
ranIflH .IanI NTH ~ shat fAnHH-
county, city and state, have their re-
spective spheres of duty, while the
nation deals with those matters which
concern all of US, all Of the people,
no matter where we dwell. our
democracy is based upon the bielet
that each individual ought to have
the largest measure of liberty cOmpat-
ible with securing the rights Of other
individuals, that thu average citizen.
the plain man whom We meet in daily
life, Is normally capable of taking
are of his wi affairs, and has no de-
sire TO wrong anyone else, n yet
In the interest of all there shall be
sufficient power lodged somewhere TO
prevent wicked people from trampliug {
the weak under foot for their
gain. our constant endeavOr is 10
make a good working compromise
whereby we shall secure the full bene-
tit Of individual initiative and rcspon-
sibility, while at the same time resos-
nizing that il is the function of a wise
government under modern conditions
not merely 90 protect life and prop
erty, but to foster the social develop
mcnt OF the people so far as this may
be done by maintaining and promot-
ing justice, honesty. and equal rights.
We believe in a real. not a sham,
democracy. We believe in democracy
as regards political rights. as regards
.I...aft,r. .aAI Ia.Nu.H a.- w.w.,mI. fU-N
dustrial conditions. BY democracy we
understand securing, as far as IL is
humanity possible TO secure it. equality
of opportunity. equality of the cOndi-
lions under which each man is To show
the stun that is in him and TO achieve
the measure of success to which his
force of mind and character Cn-
title him. R~eligiously this means that
each man is TO have the right. unhin-
dered by the state, to worship his Gre
atOr as his conscience dictates, grant
ing freely TO others the same freedom
which ne asks for himself. Politically
we can be said substantially to have
worked out our democratic ideals, and
the same Is true, thanks TO the COM
mon schools. In educational matters.
But In industry there has not yet been
the governmental growth necessary In
order 10 meet the Tremendous changes
brought about in industrial conditions
by steam and electricity. II is not ia
accordance with our principles that
literally despotic power should be pu'
into the hands of a few men In the az
fairs OF the industrial world. Our eff
fort must be for a just and effective
plan of action which. while scrupu-
lousy safeguarding the rights Of the
men Of wealth, shall yet, so tar as Is
humanity possible. scCur under the
law 10 all men equality of opportunity
To make a living. It is To the interest
of an Of Us that the man of eNcep-
tional business capacity should be ann
ply rewarded, and there is nothing I'M
consistent with this in our insistence
that he shall not be guilty OF bribery
or cNtOrtion. and that the rights OF
the -wageworker and of the man ~
small means, who are themselves
honest and hard working. shall be-
scrupulously s-afeguarded. The instru-
mcnts for the exercise Of modern in-
dustrEsl power are the great corpora
tions which. though created by the
individual states. have grown far be-
yOud the control of the states AND
transact their business throughout
large sections Of the Union. These
corporations. like the Industrial con-
ditions which have called them into
being. did not exist when the consti-
tuition was founded: but the wise fore.
thought Of the founders provided, un-
der The interstate commerce clause
OF The constitution. for the very emer-
gency which has arisen. If only a
people as 4 whole Viii realize what
this emergency T.. FOR IL the people
thoroughly realize u, their govern
mental representative win soon real
ize iti also. The national government
alone has sufficiently extensive power
and jurisdiction % exercise adequate
control over the great interstate cor
porations. While this thorough super
vision and control by the national
government 6 desirable primarily IN
The Interest OF the people. 10 viii also,
] firmly believe. De 20 the benefit ol
those corporations themselves which
desire 10 be honest and iaw-abiding.
only thus can we put over these COR
porauons one competent and elhclent
suyereirn-the nation-able both r.
exact Justice from them and % secure
Justice FOR them, so that they may NOT
De alternately pampered ana op-
pressed. The proposal need H
dreaded only by those corporations
which so not wish o. obey the laW or
ip be- controlled in just fashion, but
prefer 90 take thell chances nllti
the present lack of system % 90
court the chance of getting improper
fayors as onsetting The chance oi be-
ing hlarkmailed-au attitude rendered
ZANZIBAR Oh The past hy those corpora
lions which had thriven under certain
corrupt and iawiess cily guNernmtnt@
Tht first need D. 10 eNerclse tni- ic