The Dolores star., 1908-02-07
MESSAGE IS warm
President Flags Corporations
That Defy Laws.
DENIES He CAUSED PANIC
Attacks Of Great Concerns on His A.
ministration Are Vigorously Re-
peIIsd-EmpIoyers' Liability and
Abuses Of Injunction Discussed.


peIled-EmpIoyers' Liability and
Abuses Of Injunction Discussed.
Dr,HeinsI1xS M,sisniInxt0nnIn -, message dealing
on Friday. the president fays what he
terms the law defying trusts" in NO
In the opening paragraphs of the mes
sage he urges the immediate reenact-
ment Of the employers liability Law.
the abuses of the injunction He then
turns his attention to stock jobbing
and other forms of high finance. and
Il do not know whether It Is posst-
pie. but u possible. IT is certainly de-
ures to restrain stock watering and
overcapitalization there should be
measures me taken to prevent at least
curities and commodities, such a.
making large sales of what men do
not possess wosiS and sso sorne,,ng the market
government could at least act by
forbidding the use of the mails, teie-
gambling in stocks and futures. just
as 1t does in lottery transactions"
Mr.. Ripley and Rebatinq.
Next President Roosevelt turns his
attention to rebating. submitting the
corporations to statements made BY
President Ripley of the Santa Fe rail-.
trict Attorney Heney of San Francis
co fnclosing one from the Santa Fe's
gensrai seas!. ,G,,gg lTGs,ght frame manager to tn.
the president say shows the utter
sfslTbiy sy hy, Of dn;. sne plea Of saorancs mad.
the Standard OIL Company.
The president adds:
The attacks by these great corpora.
nave been given wide circulation
.aroushout nsrs 5,S t the country. in the newspa-
and speakers Wise, by th0.s writers
OF predatory wealth-of the wealth
forms OF iniauity. ranging from the
oppression of wageworkers to unfair
and unwholesome methods of crushing
public by stock 1obbing and the manip-
ulation OF securities. Certain wealthy
.bnn,S men Sf tt thi, as,stP. stamp. whose conduct
commit the hideous wrong OF teaching
ness success must ordinarily be based
on dishonesty. have during the last
lew Few months made II apparent that they
ffsaetlon. Their endeayor is to over
iesi.lation ns sE to ~eS vos1 sns
check and restrain them, and to secure
II possible freedom from all re-
scrupulous wronsdoer to do e'e wS.. aS he
wishes unchecked provided he has
enough money!
Campaign Of Lawbrsskers.
Denying that the administration il en-
president continues:
There are ample material rewards for
mon Of unriGhteousness: but thew are
aeariy paid for by the people who per-
to preach and to practice that there is
one law for the rich and another for the
poor. The amount Of money the repre.
sentatives OF certain great moneyed in
terests are willing to spend can be gauged
throughout the papers Of this country.
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Of huge
anwedTtisements amnd h,,,n attacking At, with enven-
Icy OF warning against successful dis
honesty. and by their circulation OF pam
object; while they likewise push the e cir
culation of the. writings and speeches
OF men who. whether because they are
yet are willing to sin against he Iiehf.
serve these their masters Of great wealth
70 ..The Ihe cost Ssot Of the The plain people.
lie or private men to which refer. are
of the Standard OH Trust and Of Certain
notorious railroad combinations. but they
also defend other individuals and cor
guilty OF wrongdoing. 1t is only rarely
that the men responsible for the wrong
mally they hire others to do their bidding
or hnd others who will do 1t without hire
From the railroad rate law to the pure
business that has been passed during the
last six years has been opposed by these
men. men on II: passage and in It. sdminis-
hot
and unscrupulous craft could suggest
and the command of almost unlimited
the attack has been made with most
bitterness upon the actual administration
OF the law; especially through the depart
Interstate Commerce Commission and
the bureau of corporations"
"eusiness" That 10 Hurt.
The president at considerable length
defends his administration against the
that. that the business that IS hurt by the
business which, in the long run, 1t
pays the country to have hurt
IN concluding his message President
Il do not for a moment believe that
s,s tne actions of this administration have
ths is due to ees ana not 50 %ora ia
particular Individuals, It is due to the
esty of few men Of great wealth, who
seek to shield themselves from the eff
fects OF their own wrongdoinx by as
cribing its results to the actions Of
those who have sought to put a stop
TO the wronsdoing. But II 1t were true
that to cut out rottenness from the
body polite meant momentary check
70 an unhealthy seeming prosperity.
should not for one moment hesitate to
put the knife to the corruption. On
behalf Of all our people. on behalf no
less OF the honest man OF means than
the honest man who earns each days
livelihood by that days sweat of
his brow. 1t II necessary to In
sist upon honesty in business and poll
tics alike. in all walks of life, in big
things and little things; upon Just and
fafr dealings as between man and man"