The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-28
WISHES TO AROUSE
MORAL MOVEMENT
Condemns Alike the Idle
Rich and the Preacher
of Class Hatred
(By Assoelatad Presal


Washington. ID. c. April 2S Condi |
tions in both the senate aud the house
We're such that the special message
of the president. further outlining his !
views as to action, which was sent 10
congress yesterday received but scant !
attention.
The message arrived late IN the day, |
and the house was SO tied up under
its new rules that it could not official
lly receive the message, while the SEN |
ate was in the midst OF consideration !
ioi the naval appropriation bill under
the ten-minute rule when the ducu-
ment reached that body.
Unlike the house the senate per.
mittcd the formal presentation % The
message. but il could not al that time
be laid before the senate and by the
! time the naval bill had been disposed |
of the hour was so late and The attend
ance so small that no attempt was
/ made TO read the document The first
few lines only had been pronounced
by the clerk when Il was suggested |
/ that the further reading should be
postponed until today. This sugges
/ ticn was adopted
/ Reviews Demand for Legislation.
! The president In his message again
urges upon congress the passage Of
Legislation to which attention was
caied i'm a previous message. lie SAYS
"ln my message to congress of
March %, 1905. | outlined certain
measures which believe the majority
of our countrymen desire TO have en-
acted into law at this time These
measures do not represent by any
means all that ! would Ike TO see done
lif / thought Il possible, but they do
represent what | believe can now be-
done II any earnest effort toward this
end is made
Since wrote this message an em
lployes liability law mas been enacted
which. It is true comes snort of what
ought 10 have been done. but which
does represent "a real advance. Appar-
entity there is good ground 20 hope
THAT there will be further legislation
Iproviding for rccompensing all EN-
lployes who suffer injury while en-
gagged in the public service; that there
Twill be a child labor law enacted for
the District OF Columbia. that the
waterways commission viii be contin-
lued with suificient financial support
lto increase the effectiveness Of It's
lpreparatory work; tnat steps viii be
taken to provide for such Investigation
Into tariff conditions. by the appro-
lnriate committee OF the house OF rep
lresentatives and by the government
leyperts in the executive service, as
will secure the fun information neces.
Isary for immediate action in revising
the tariff at the hands OF congress
elected next fall; and finally that
Financial legislation will be enacted
providing for temporary measures Tor
Injecting any trouble that may arlse in
lthe next year or two, and for com
mission of experts who shall thorough
ly investigate the whole matter, both
! here and in the great commerclal
counfries abroad, so as TO be able 10
recommend legislation which VIII put
ouY financial system on an eiueleh'
land permanent basis y rs much 20
he wished that one feature OF the
Financial legislation Of this session
should be th9 establishment OF poslal
savings banks. Ample appropriation
Should be made 10 enable The inter
state commerce commission TO carry
lout the very important feature OF the
luenbnrn law which gives TO the com
mission supervision and controi over
, tho accounting systems of the rail
r vavs Failure 10 provide means whic1
> Twin enable the commission 10 eNamln,
A. ltha books of the railways would
lamount 10 an attack on the law az li'
most vital point and would benetl
! as nothing else could benelN, iho''
r railwaVs which are corruuty or ~
I lcompetently managed Forest reserve
/. lehonid be established throughout lh'
lApnalachiau mountain region whereF
Ter II can be shown that IL VIII nave >
ldirect and real connection WIN lh'
!. conservation aud improvement OF nav
{ ipable rivers
Concludes Win Roast"
Ia conclusion the president SAYS
{ "rhe first duty OF every man is p
. provide a livelihood for himself ai'
for those dependent upon himi 10
from every standpoint desIrabie ina
q each of our citizens should endeaNp
p IN hard work and honorable method
to secure for him and DIS ~ieh
:. lcompetphcf as Viii carry with u th
4 lopportunitr 10 enjoy In reasonahl
q fa4hion fhe comforts and refinement
of ne and, furthermore The man o
great business ability who obtains
e fortune in upright fashion inefiiaDi
~ IN so doing confers beneit Gpo
lthe community as a whole and II ~
ltitled 10 reward 10 respect ana 20 a'
miration. But among The many kina
of evil. social Industrial and polif
which II Is OR duty as nation sierl
ly 10 combat there is none at ih
same time more base ana more dai
eeronf thar NE greed which treat
tle plain ana simple rules ol honest
with Cynical contempt u tnf} in2c
II.