Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-12-12
. President Roosevelt's ,
! Message to Congress:
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must stand heartily for the rights of ev-
cry decent man. whether he be a man of
great wealth or a man who earns his live
lihood as a wngcworker or n filler of tho
soil.
1t Is we'll TO keep in mind that exactly
as the anarchist is the worst enemy of lib
erty and the reactionary the worst enemy
of order so the men who defend the rights
OF property have most TO fear from the
wrongdoers of great wealth. and the men
who are cha nlpioning popular rights have
most to fear from the dcmagogues who in
the name of popular rights would do
wrong TO and Cypress honest business
mon. honest men Of wealth: for the sue
cess Of either type of wrOng,locr ncces-
snrily invites a violent reaction against
the cause the wrongdoer nominally up
holds. In point Of danger to the nation
there Is nothing 10 choose between on the
one hand the corruptionist. the bribc.
giver. the bribe.takcr. the man who en-
ploys his great talent to swindlc his fell
low-citizens on large scale. aud. on the
other hand the preacher of class hatred.
the man who. whether from ignorance or
from Willingness to sacrifice his country
TO his ambition. pcrsuades well.meaning
but wrOng-headcd men to try to destroy
the instruments upon which our prosper
ity mainly rests. Let each group OF men
beware Of and guard against the shortcom-
ings to which that group is itself most
liable. Too often we see the business
community In n spirit Of unhealthy class
consciousness depiorc the effort to hold to
account under the law the wealthy men
who In their management of great corpo.
rations, whether railroads, street railways.
or other industrial enterprises. have be-
haved In way that revOlts the conscience
OF the plain, decent people. Such an atti.
tude cannot he condemned too severely.
for men of property should recognize that
they jeopardizc the rights of property
when they fail heartily to join In the IF.
fort to do away with the abuses Of wealth.
On the other hand, those who advocate
prODcr control on behalf Of tho p,,bljc.
thronuh tho state NJ thoso groot ccrnora
lions anI ns a., ,oai,,' srra,oJ an a
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s'"n' sca'e III BUSINESS opern'ions, mus,
ever keep In mind that unless they do
scrupulOus justice to the corporation. nm.
iy encourage capnbjc men Of business 40
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s.k'"g W ,nr roo, ol our Iln,,onn, wei.
being Tor III the long run. under the mere
pressure of material distress the people
as n whole would probably 90 back TO the
reign of nm unrcstrjctcd ipdiyjdunljsm
rather than suhn;, IN n contro, nv Tho
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therefore 10 Dr'ng rum upon thc "ht're
business community. ana ultimately upon
the entire body of citizens. We do not
for n moment believe that the problem
will In soivcd nv nnv short and ensv
motboJ Tho sol,t; Inn will comc on,v nv
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pressing 'arious Concurrent remc"'es'
which the federa! government alone can
enact and which IL absolutely vital In Or
der to secure the attainment Of our pur.
nose. MANY laws nre needed,
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There are many matters injecting labor
and the status OF the wageworker to which
! should ike 70 draw your attention. but
an exhaustive discussion of the problem in
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