Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-12-11
k@OOSEvELT'S FINAL
ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Presidents Message Reiterates
Need Of Reforms He Has
Previously Advocated.
URGENT APPEAL TO PEOPLE
An Effort Will Be Made to Get Labor
and Capital Together for tho
Sake of the Public
Welfare.

NIC 4'4DI MS ~ NIlNil Ilo H4AA
tratiOn has been devoted, was read il
both houses today. The message II
part. fellows:
10 the senate and House OF REPRE-
sentattVcs: The financial standing Of tn
nation at the present time is excellent
and the financial Management OF the ma
ton $ interests by the government durlnt
the last seven years has SHOWN the NOS
system, is imperfect, and it is earnes!l!
TO be hoped that the currency commits
good system which will do away witt
the existing defects.
During the seven years and three
months there has been a net surplus o
nearly one hundred millions. OF receipt!
oyer expenditure "a reduction Of tn,
IN spite of the extraordinary expense o:
the Panama canal, and a saving of near
charge; This is an exceedingly satisfac'
tory showing, especially in view OF ne
fact that during this period the natior
has never hesitatcd to undertake any
expenditure that it regarded as neces,
SaFy; there have been no new taxes anc
some taXes have been taken off: there
corporations.
AS regards tie great corporations en-,
cially the railroads., l can only, repeat
what L have already again and again
belieye that under The interstate clause
of the consdtu tion the United States
HAS COIhpIcle ana pdTaIlOulll right 10
control all, agencies of interstate com
rerce, and | believe that the national
g g9Tsr 11q37at alone can exercise his right Il
to secure justice from, and to do justice
to. the great corporations which are the
ness. I believe that it is worse than folly
to attempt to prohibit all combinations
law, because such a law can be enforced
only impcrfectly and ~unequally. and its
shin 90 ,rpNI T ctrorr1 Il ,r,rot tho
instead Of an unwise effort to prohibit
all combinations, there shall be sub
stitutcd a law which shall expressly per-
nit combinations which are in the inter
est Of the public. but shall at the same
govern-nent full power Of control and
Supervision over them, one Of the chief
features of This control should be secur-
Ing entire publicity in ali matters which
the public has a right TO know. and fur
thernore, the power, not by judicial but
stop to every form Of improper favoritism
or other ~wrongdoing.
me hallToaas.
me railways or the country should be
Rus eom cdmmt!stg gnd and the rern i01srSt frem GENE the
Of the commission should be made thor
plete SUPERVISOR and control over the
issue or securities as well as over the
summary. The power to investigate the
r rn1wSi 2t 1 69s lions o and of account go mos OF v the
nable features in recent legislation.
sgroeT 10 MAKE sho,,, G~oT M 1iif ana Trans rams
upon the railroads, the permission Of the
commission being first gained and the
In all its details. In the interest of the
public the representatives of the public
shou!d nave compete power 70 see that
and s. a matter II rNe Of oo our eS his III p%Tge,
r no inju n 3 De is sAe done to 90 t is 70 ra sHT enae
shippers ali have interests that must be
them that no sWindllng stock specula-
tion Should be allowed, ana that there
snuuin De no improper ASSURANCE Oh Sc
cur,tles.
me guldlng lnteiHsences necessary LOT
the successtul bulidlng ana successLul
nanasenen o. bureaus shouiu [JceIGS
amP!e remunerafion but no man should
ne alloWSd 70 make money N SonnecIlon
capitalization and kindred stock gambling
PerlorNialioes ehele ndest DC ~ he u
ing OF INVESTORS, OPPRESSION Obi me tarrhmt
er!s and business men VINO snip Ireleht;
or callous dlsresaTd OF tne IiSHts anu
needs OF tne enpleyGs. IN adHlilon 70
the employees, and of the shippers should
FL be guarded as against one an9'ner'
10 aro9 give c6 any ore ton @I t Is To DO tniustice to
the others.
Rates must pc mace Us low as - con III
Pa1ioie Tdtn siHfHE pip pa1rood rom the
the employees OF the raliroau, from ne
highest to the lowest, ana proper returns
20 the s~harehoIucls ~ Insy ~ |hion,
Tor instance, pc reduced III Sucn lasniot
as TO neGessltate a cut ~ ne wages " W
me enp.oyeIH q i'm aH re nrofts ~ honesf
proper ana lest'liha'e PlontS oi o"eS
shareholders.
IeleSrapn ana oelcphoHS o,np5hn III ~
gagged IN lnteESLatt puSlIle9S noHIH ~
PUT under Ihe u[tSulCtiUn 'h0 AA'
state commerce coih'"'@SioH'
y
TO PEOPLE. i
- WV ~, rroSF1v +o be wished that
It II WY $4,000 ~ ~ o,rasanf +ivEs
our people tLrSISh tdtea ~ 10 Va r9 -,
Shouiu aGt IN tiaS Hdltel' 20 Lotu -
say Wtletner nus oaitaSr ~ ~ S1ii1rI1
at IaLS9 ~0Wo 4 ~ pIJii, ~ s1,1@rvise
on me P aI | % . - Of rho grn5t cor
PoI&lLotS, 81 nc,T ~ Sn,.aT II, . 80
nect5sary SGG'G6 az in5ISticeP o and W a 70
Wh4Hh Woul9 ~ iI5a9tl 60 % - cP
inc 'oFPol ~ tto.ia iirti5 ~ 80 ~
an uLrest[!e'eu Ir,'tH y 80 rlic bH u-oS,iS
preachers o. a. OPsiCSsio H. 80 ~
ware OF .lSd ~ 49, ncIiiriios IA 12oi,id
saciLS, arr 4IiTI6o4abn n sroTes+ harm, 70 the
DE 1iauSnL WIN ne 1870 tat ~ q
~ho!c c0NntlS. - -, - onT,a~,tion
capitau9', CE'Lg a p pn ~ +tor TO- in,
70 tahS ~ - cffort to SecIlre an i'm
proPer P1ont a.u - ~ IN M r ~ u XIX mi
Nou!9 &c ~ aha ndonTent Of The Of
Wou!n MARX We ba inInstrinl worIG tba
ioIl 20 onao ~ ~ fnir Icaiino On rho
splrit OF uSiii4Ci ~ T. 49, Tvrongs In
ptner nIJttH - 80 cnov which can soc
Wrons 4b4y M miJ IL dd1n,h and Sind in the
or wealth. gnu Is LAho aiId ~ ~ ~