The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-03
Tariff Tinkering on the Eve
Of Presidential Election
MOI Advisable.
INCOME TAX IS URGED
Campaign Funds Should Be
Abolished and Expenses OF
Political Parties Paid by
the Government :. Labor
Questions Discussed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. 3.-President
Roosevelt's message, sent to the Six
tieth Congress today, is ,ne of the
longest documents of lie kind on
record 1t would fill seventeen columns
Of the STAR. There are many quota
tions from previous messages. and
much Of it is in line with the Presi-
dents recent speeches. The more inn
portant subjects treated are given fully
below:
TO the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes:
mo nation has greater resources
than Ours, and think it can be truth
fully said that the citizens of no nation
possess greater energy and industrial
ability. In no nation are the fundH-
mental business conditions sounder
than in ours at this very moments and
it is foolish, when such is the case. for
people to hoard money instead of keep
ing IL In sound bsnI<ss for il Il such
boarding that Is the immediate occa-
sion of money ntringency. Moreover,
ns n rule, the business of our people
is conducted With honesty and profit ).
and this applies alike 10 farms and
factories, TO railroads and banks, 10 all
our legitimate mercial enterprises.
In any large body OF men, however.
there are certain to be some who are dis
honest. and il the conditions ara such
that these men prosper or commit their.
misdeuds with tmpunity, their example
is a very evil thing Tor the communify.
| Where these men are business men Of
great sagaclty and Of temperament bpji
! lnserilIdttons ara reckless, and wl1ef& fhe
coudlnoHs are such that they act WITH
! ~ Hfes -.aI - .LN
without effective check from public 0Dfr-
ion, they deude many innocent people
into making Investments or enbarixina in
kinds of business that are really uf-
sound.
when the misdeeds of these success
fully dishonest men are discovered, suf-
fering comes not on.y upon them but upon
the innocent men whom they have mis-
led 1t is a painful awakening, whenever
It occurs; and, naturally, when 1t does
occur those VINO suffer are apt to forget
that the longer il was deferred the more
painful ii would be. In the effort to pun
ish the guilty 1t is both wise and proper to
endeaYor so far as possible to miuimize
the distress Of those who have been mis-
led by the guilty. Yet 1t is not possible
to refrain because of such distress FROM
striving to put an end TO the misdeeds
that are the ultimate causes OF the suner-
ing, and, as means TO this end where
possible to punish those responsible tOr
them. There may be honest dinerences or
opinion as TO many governmental PohcleSs
as 10 the need of unfiinching perseverance
n the war against successful dishonesty
The President quotes at length from
his message of December 5. 1905. re-
garding the regulation of Interstate
commerce and conditions in the eoun-
try. and this declaration of policy Is
repeated:
MExperience has shown cOn-
cIusiyeIy that 1T Is useless to try TO
get any adequate regulation and
supervision of the great corporations
by state action. Such regulation
and supervision can only be effec-
lively exercised by sovereiBn
whose Jurisdiction is coextensive
with the field of work of the corr
poratIOns--tbat Is, by the national
government. Our steady
aim should be by legislations cau-
tIousIy and carefully undertakes,
but resOlutely persevered in, TO as
sert the sovereignty of the national
government by Affirmative ar-
tIOn.'"