The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-12-11
PlEsIDExT's MESSAGE.
NUMEROUS RECOMMENDATIONS
BUT NOTHING RADICAL AD-
. vOCATED.

- vOCATED.
Cungress Asked to Amend Anti Trust
lAW.-1hc Need OF Immediate Re-
tnsm In Currency System strongly
Enphasisrd.--Pestal savings Bank
Ilw Observation-Disclosures aud
1ncome Tax Recommended.--
IA Woala License Railroads.
. Ws1hlngton. Dec. s--The annual
1ksssass Of President Roosevelt was
rad Ia congress today at noon. The
members were all In their seats and
the galleries were crowded with spec
tasors the messase being eagerly an.
flctpesed by the public at large as
well - By members OF congress.
1hs prnidsas In his message to con
oksss says: H
Ne astion has greater resources than
e1r& and I think II can be truthfully
!. mto that the citizens OF no nation pos
n1m Greatsr energy and Industrial abll.
NV N mo nation are the fundamental
c(ness conditions seunder than in
Y (11p a this very moment. and II b.
~ when such ID tle case for pco
ko5rsi money instead Of keeplne
$ = soond hanks. for Il b such hoard
e>G' 'that y the immediate occasion of
-I3ciny xtrlngsncS. Moreover. an a
Z QulA ~ husinets Of oar people Ia con
locoDd With honesty and probly, and
14lN appllss alike to harms and fac
\ 1pF1es. 10 railroads and banks, to all
~ es>1nats comn@cIsl enterprises
- any lafBe body u men, however.
(1ceo aro certain to Be- some who are
!. 1&oDsst. and n the conditions are
~ nat thssr snen prosper or commit
E 49, on1sdssdh With impunity thei.
n o9oncoe = -cr, evil thing for the
nnunity. Where these men are
enon ren Of srsa. sagacity and %
y posonoot bosh unscrupuIous and
- Al where the conditions nre
>loy oct without supervisor,
20 ~ st arst without effective
a. = .
<1or3 uoll(e opinion, they dslude
>|roecont people into making Id.
~ - cas<rkirs in Kinds Of
- that an really unsound. When
: - mlpdeedn o. these successfully dis.
ue oen aru discovered. suffering
29D>S iuot oujy upon them. but upon
~ 1nn0cent whon thsy hare misled.
palnful awukenl1ss. Whenever II
~ an0 latursliy Vtsh Il does oc-
Yhe su5cr are apt u forget
K !C1obf Il wss dsferrsd the
+ - pohfbl 4 Would 8, In the e6ors
- the CiiIty II hlbot6 wise and
= GR1ooyoe - fAr a possible
~ 1l1tFuns cf those who
n(od ~ ~ guilty. Yet II
~ % roflsun because Of
~ fsUm strfyine b pat an
nAo6eeds thfit ars ths ulti-
I~Doeef ~ s01IAsring and. a
- - thb end. vhKs possible to
49, c1eoe Uspoastiis for them.
49, ~ - housDt differences Of
- - % many gow,rnmsutal poll 1
~ oUzU0 there can b no such
oroe - - the hssd 1of unfinch
- 9vuevornncs n ths war against
)1fu olshonssty.
Istsrstsss cssssnsres. ~
\, ~ snalI part of the trouble that we
onps CONES from carryins to an ex-
/, 0tue the pattonai virtue of self rsli
49, - indspsndencs In initiative
~ attioo- II = wise to conserve this
,v6toe and % psovids for It's fullest |
- cornpatihls with seeing that
d0es not become q liberty to
others Unfortunately this Il
Md OF liberty that the lack of oil
NE rexaiaticn inevitably breeds.
5o1nders ~ the constitution pro
p1ID0 that the national government
o1ooA have complete and sole control
- inftrstate commerce. There was
1oo practically no Interstate business
DGovo such as was conducted by water.
and this the national government n,
coce proceeded to regulate In thorough.
oDing ard effective fashion. Conditions
nvs now SO wholly changed that the
Eit0rstate commerce by water Is insig.
fp1ncant compared with the amount
t4hat goes by land. and almost all big
business concerns are now engaged I'm
interstate commerce. As result II can
- but partially and imperfectly con-
uosIed or regulated by the action OF
any o.le Of the several states. such ac-
hon Inevitably tending to be either
poo drastic or else too lax and In either
4 - Ineffective for purposes Of justice.
Only the national government can In
thoroughgoing fashion exercise the
needed control. This does not mean
that there should DO any extension of
og6eral authority. for such authority
o1rosdy exists under the constitution
- ampiest and most far reaching form.
bot q does mean that there should be
Fan extension cf federal activity. This
- not advocating centrnllzntion. IL A.