The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-13
RoOsEvLET's VIGOROUS WORDS.
Presidential Message That Teens With Characteristic AT
tacks on the Forces of "PredaOry Wealth"

President Rooseves last message briefly
bor IS dascrhed as without parallel in the countrvs
history bitterness nvective in documents In the
following language he strikes back certain undesirable
have been hitting hard knocks at some OF his
actions and sounds which shows that the coming
tOna campaign is likely to be hard one for the big trusts
The attacks by great corporations the admins
tratiOns been given wide circulation through
country the newspapers and otherwise by those
writer's speakers wlO consciously unconsciousy act as
the representatives predatory wealtOf the wealth
INFLATED giant scale by all forms of niquity ranging from
the oppression of workers to unfair and unWoesoe
methods crushing competition and defraudng the
public by obbing the manipulation of securities
Certain wealthy of this stamp whose conduct shoud DE
abhOrrent of ordinary decent conscience and VINO
commit the hdeous of teaching our young men thar
phenomenal business success must ordinarily De Oseu On GUS
honesty during the last few months made it apparent
endeavOr is overthrow and discredt all who honestly a
minister the law, prevent additional legislation which
would check and restrain them and to if possible
freedom from all restraint which will permit every unscruPu
Ous wOngdOer to do what he wishes unchecked provided he
ment IN winch these men are engaged Is 10 maze ier 10 e
public what they have done i'll the past and Just what they
seeking to accomplish in the present
"Under circumstances would counenance attacks
on lawabdng property aught condemn those who
contrary whole effort is to insist upon conduct
and neither wealth property other class dstnc
ton being the standard by which to Judge the
tons of For the honest of great wealth have
hearty regard just have hearty regard for the honest
politician newspaper But part of the movement
to uphold honesty must be movement to r0Wn on dShone
ty We attack only the corrupt of wealth. who find in
the purchased politician the efficient instrument of
pton and in the purchased newspaper the most efficient
defender of corruption Sweeping attacks upon all property
upon all men of means without regard whether they
well ILL., would sound the death knell of the republic and
such attacks become inevitable decent citizens permit those
rich whose lives corrupt and evil to dOmneer in swo
len pride unchecked and mhnered the desnies Of this
country We act in vindictive spirit and
pecers of persons If labor union does wrong, oppose
it firmly oppose corporation which does wrong
and stand equally stouty for the rights of the
wealth and for the rights Of the wage worker We seek
protect the property of who acts honestly of
corporation that represents wealth honestly accumulated and
honestly used We seek to stop wrong doing and desire
to punish the doors only far necessary achieve
this end.
There ample for those who serve with
fidelity the mammOn Of unrgheOusness;
paid for by the people who permit their representatives whe
Their in public life in the press i'm the colleges their
young taught preach and practice that there
law for the rich and another for the poor The amount
Of the representatives of certain great inter
ests willing spend gagged by recent publications
broadcast throughout the papers Of this country from the At
anc to the Pacific The books and pamphlets cOnrOl
ed newspapers the speeches by public private which