The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-30

PRESIDENT IN
URGENT APPEAL
FOR LEGISLATION
Roosevelt Sends Another Mes
sage to Rouse Present
Congress to Activity.
OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE
Stronger Antitrust Law and Resula-
ton Of Labor and Capital Relations
Are Greatly Needed-civic
Conscience Firmer.

Conscience Firmer.
Washington. April 2s.-The president
has sent another special message to
congress, strongly urging the passage
of measures which he has from time to
time recommended. He lays special
emphasis on the Importance of legisla-
ton to dc away with abuse of the pow
er of Injunction. amendments to the
antitrust law and o bill strengthen
ing the Hepburn rate law. The mes
sage is an appeal to the public con-
science as well as to the congress whose
policy is to do nothing. The message
follows:
To the Senate and House of Representa-.
In my message to the congress of March
o, 1905, l outlined certain measures which
j believe the majority of our country
men oesire to have enacted into law at
this time. These measures do not rep
resent by any means all that 1 would like
to see done If I thought it possible, but
they do represent what 1 believe can now
be done II an earnest effort toward this
end is made.
Since 1 wrote this message an employ
ers' liability law has been enacted which,
1T is true. comes short of what ought to
have been done, but which does represent
ground to hope that there will be further
legislation providing for recompensing all
employees who suffer injury while engaged
III the public service: that there will be a
c~hild-labor law enacted for the District
of Columbia; that the waterways commits
sion will be continued with sufficient
financial support to increase the effective
ness OF It's preparatory work: that steps
VIII be taken to provide for such inVesti-
satlon into tariff conditions. by the ap-
propriate committed of the House of Rep
resentatives and by government experts
in the executive service, as will secure
the full Information necessary for imme-
dfate action in revising the tariff at. the
hands znf the congress elected next fall:
and finally. that %tinaretaI legislation VIII
be enacted providing fortemporary meas
ures for meeting any trouble that may
eemr2issiol of experts who shall thor
oush'y investigate the whole matter. both
tries abroad 50 as to be able to recon-
mend legislation which viii put our tinan-
cials system on an efficient and perma-
nent basis. 1t is MUCH to be wished that
one feature of the financial legislation Of
this session should be the establishment
OF postal saving banks. Ample appropria-
state commission 10 carry out
the very important feature of the Hep
burn law which gives 10 the commission
supervision and control over the account
Ing systems of the railways. Failure TO
provide means which will enable .he COM
nilsson to examine the books OF the rail-
WAYS would amount TO an attack on the
law at its most vital point. and would
benefit, as nothing else could benefit,
those railways which are corrnptly OF in
competentis managed. Forest reserves
should be established throughout the APP
palachian mountain reg.oii wherever it
eau be shown that they will have a di-
rect and real connection with the conser-
Walton ara Improvement of Ea&.gab.e
rivers.
Two Measures.
There seems, however. much doubt
menaed: the measure to do away with
abuse of the power of injunction and the
measure Or group OF measures 10 strength
en- and render both more Efficient and
more wise the control by the national gov
eminent over the great corporations .H3ing
an interstate business.
First, as to the power Of injunction arru
OF punishfnent for contempt. Ia contempt
cases, save where immediate action is inn
psras.ye, the trial should be before an
tions, some such Legislation as that
have previously recommended should
5 r. enacted ted They are biind who
caused among large bodies OF worthy citi-
zens by the use thai has been repeatedly
maze or the power of Injunction IN labor
disputes. Those in whose judgment we
nave most right to trust are OF the opinion
that while much Of the complaint against
the use of tie injunction is unssarranted,
in a number of cases this power has
been used to the grave injury of the
rights of laboring men. / ask that it
be limited in some such way as that /
have already pointed out in my previous
messages, for the very reason that / do
not. WISH to see an embittereds effort made
10 destroy IT. 1t is unwise stubbornly to
refuse to provide against a repetition of
the abuses which have caused the present
unrest. In a democracy likes ours it is
idle TO expect permanently to thwart the
determination of the great body of our
citizens. 1t may be and often is the
highest duty OF a court, a legislature, or
an executive. to resist and defy a gust
OF popular passion: and most certainly
no pubic servant, whatever may be the
c9nseauence TO himself. should yield to
tion which is emphatically one of public
policy, the policy which the public de-
maiids Is sure in the end to be adopted;
and a persistent refusal to grant to a
latge portion of our people what is right
4 only too apt in the end to result in
Is obtained 1t is obtained in the course
OF a movement so i'll considered and vio-
lent as to be accompanied by much that
Is wrong. The process OF injunction In
labor disputes. as well as where state
laws are involved. should be used SPAR
ingiN. and only when there is the clear
necessary to the efficient performance Of
duty by the court on behalf of the nation
that j is IN the highest degree to be
regretted that 1t should be liable to reck-
less use; for this reckless use tends to
make honest men desire 50 to hamper its
execution as TO destroy Its usefulness.
"Class CONSEQUENCES"
Every far-siglited patriot should protest
country of tina evil thing which is called
-ciass consciousness The
the sinister or foolish socialist Visionary
who strives to arouse this feeling of class
consciousness in our working people, does
a foul and evil thing. for he is no true
American, he is no self-respecting citizen
OF this republic. he ~forfeits his right to
stand with manly self-reliance on a foot
ing CT entire equality with all other citi-
zaiis, who bows to envy and greed, who
ere,cts the doctrine of class hatred into
a shipbOlcth, who substitutes loyalty to
men of a particular status, whether rich