The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-01

the Federal courts. The tact that the
National Government has omitted 70
| exercise the authority conferred upon y
TIE constitution has made the ststss
restive under what they deem coxpor-
| ate abuses. and IN some cases has prob
ably stimulated them 10 50 too far In
the attempt to correct these abuses,
they passed. GOOD or bad. have been
held up by the Federal coySts. The
| necessary equixable and Uniform reg
ulation can mot be obtained by the sep
arate action Of the States. but only BY
| Government.
This is an appeal by high state
| Judge alarmed. AZ good citizens should
be alarmed. BY conflicts over the mat.
sssion sdsoesssS s sSa hohs. people
smarting from . sense Of injury re-
ceivsd from eprporations; which injury
e ws se Fdsrs
1 eminent nevertheless refrains from IT.
self taking adequate measures to pro-
vide q remedy. IT can not too strongly
ogists Of the great corporations. who
have sought In the past and still seek
| to prevent adequate action by the Fed :
srs nc. sniy
q wrath for me great COMPLICATIONS
i b n ! + - :
The nation win not tolerate an utter
lack Of control over very wealthy. men
OF enormous power TN the industrial.
and therefors In the social, lives Of all
tssmssisss cynisaiiy ana bTutslly In n
different to. the interests Of the people;
and II the Congress does not act. with
good tempered and sensible but reso-
| evils and In providing an effective SUI
action on the part Of the separate
Judged and extreme. sometimes unjust
and damaging to the railroads or other
corporations. more often ineffective
scaTs tut s
Acute Financial stress.
We have just passed through two
months Of acute financial stress. At
tirely innocent people suffer from no
fault Of, their own; and everyone must
feel the keenest sympathy Tor the large
investors, OF honest wage-workers, who
suffer because involved In crash for
which they are in no way Responsible.
A. such q time there 10 q natural ten.
gloomy and frightened at the outlook:
feeling.
OF ultimate success as ours. OF course
we shall succeed. Ours IL q nation Of
masterfus energy, with q continent for
its domain, and II feels within its veins
know that they possess the future. We
are not cast down by the fear Of fsil-
nre. We are upheld by the confident
that exist X 's are 10 Be corrected; but they
in no way Justify doubt as to the final
outcome. doubt as to the great material
prosperity Of the future. or Of the lofty
spiritual life, which IL 20 be built upon
that prosperity as a foundation. No
ntisdeeds done IN the present must be
permitted to- shroud from our eyes the
e future s ss 2, fac et sS Ss 0s
never to swerve from our resolute pur-
pose to cut out wrong-doing and up-
hold what right.
the actions OF this administration have
brought on business distress; 80 far as
this is due to local and not worid-wids
ticuisr indivi8uai ais Il Is due 70 R the
speculative folly and fragrant dlshnn-
esty of 9 few men OF great wealth. who
seek to shield themselves from the eff
cribing It's results to the actions of
those who have sought to put q stop
to the wrong doing. But II Il were
body polite meant momantary check
to an unhealthy seeming prosperity,
should not for one moment hesitate to
put the knife 70 the corruption.
half no less OF the honest man OF means
than Of the honest man who earns each
days livelihood by that days sweat OF
hons DrSw IN y business ana SSiities aie
In all walks OF life. in big things and
in little things: upon just and fair deal
ing as between man and man. Those
right in the spirit Of AbrahaSn Lincoln
when he said: s
'Fondiy do we hope, Servently do we
Speedily pass away. Yet, II Cod wills
that 1t continue until all the wealth
piled by the bondsmen's two hundred
and fifty years Of unrequited toll shalt
drawn with the lash shall be paid by
another drawn with the sword, as was
said three thousand years ago, so stu
Lord are true and righteous aitogsther.'
charity n f ir'V all; .0v with sT%aess WIN in
the right, as God gives US to see the
In the work we of thih generation
are in. there is. thanks be to the AL
use for the sword; but there Is grave
need of those stern qualities shown
alike by the men Of the North and the
men of the South in the dark days
lightSas It was given each to see the
light. Their spirit should be our spirit.
as We strive to bring nearer the day
when greed and trickery and cunning
shall be trampled under feet by those
who night for righteousness' that ex-
Theodore Roosevelt.
The White House, January 81, 1908.
Upon the conclusion OF the reading
of the message. Senator Davis of
Arkansas. was promptly upon his feet
and moved that 10000 copies of the |
message be printed.
'fIt is the best Democratic doctrine |
that / have ever heard emananating |
from a Republican source" said Mr. |
Davis. g.
The motion was agreed to. and With |
out further comment the message was |
referred to the Committee on Interstate |
Commerce.
AS the reading of the message
progressed in the House. numerous
members were heard audibly to ex- |
claim: Most unusual" this Is red
hot" etc. The Presidents vigorous de-
nunciation OF wrong doors was greet
ed with loud applause as was his de-
Tense of Federal judges who punish
offenders for violations of the law.
The climax came when the reading
was concluded. without regard to
party the members loudly applaud
ed. cheered. thumped their desks and
gave other evidences of their APP
prevail of the document After a
momentary silence. the applause broke
again. several members, including sew
era1 Democrats. rising frosa their seats.
ov.1 ola traer hafN hav I.