The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-12-11
ROOSEVELT'S
LAST MESSAGE
Most Vigorous One He Has
Ever Written.
Goes After Congress and the
Courts for Failure n
= = Ia Duty.

President Roosevelt submitted to
Congress this week his last general
message. He may send special MESA
ges to the two Houses during the
short session, but this is the last
one treating Of the various inter-
ests OF the country generally. We
give herewith the main items of in
terest of which he treats, in con-
densed form:
Revision OF currency laws urged
to eliminate defects IN present sys-
tom.
Federal control of the great inter-
state corporations, abolition of re-
bates, issuance OF short-term fran
chises for corporations engaged in
public business recommended.
Absolute control Of railways by the
Interstate Commerce Commission ad-
vocated. This includes summary pow
or to raise and lower rates, control
issues of stocks and bonds. to permit
the forming Of pools and combinations
In the interest OF the public.
Placing Of telegraph and telephone
companies engaged In Interstate bust
ness under the jurisdiction OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission Is
recommended. % ., fo
Enactment of laws to insure to the
worker a greater share than he now
Possesses in the wealth he helps to
produce Is urged. II Is suggested that
this be done by providing the means
whSfe the wage Garner can invest
his surplus earnings In the business in
which he is engaged. - iSh-n5
The-enactmenso Of employers inability
law urged to include all employees Of
the Government including peace Off
GERS and all workers engaged in in
terstate commerce, providing for COM
pensation to the family of the
worker killed an remunsratiop to the
employee injured In discharge OF duty.
Prohibition of child labor, diminu-
ton Of woman labor shortening of
hours Of all mechanical labor and en-
couragement Of industrial education
advocated.
Taxation of inheritances advised.
Recommendation is made for in
creased salaries for Federal Judges,
and revision of the rules of procedure
in Federal Courts 70 eliminate long
delays due to too great regard for
technicalities.
Attacks made during the Presiden-
tial campaign by Certain leaderN of
organized labor" on thes entire judi
ciary of the country are denounced
as the fruit of the seed OF class hatrci
grown to ripeness in the minds of
the Same leaders who, before the last
session of the Conress demanded in
vain the enactment of a measure
to legalie blacklisting and boy
cotting in every form and the
impairment of the power Of
the Courts by providing for a
jury trial in contempt casesI" High
praise is given to tine wage Garner
for the way in which they repudia-
ted the effort to get them to cast
fheir votes in response to an appeal
to class hatred" tto
Substantial injustice, the message
says, has been done to workmen by
abuse of the writ of Injunction and
labor's protest against this injustice
is declared well founded. The evils
which have grown up must be corrected,
but the power Of the injunction must
be preserved sacred. Provision should
be made that no temporary Injunction
or restraining order be issued other
rise than on notice except. to pre-
t'r snt irreparable injury, and in such
case prompt hearing should be had on
the merits Of the case and decision
rendered inmediatly. lr '.snN "a.
While many fearless and impartial
men are on the Federal bench says the
Execptise. the CourtsG Of the. nation
are jeopardized by those judes who can
seesno gull. ON the abnnds whichsdeive'
in riches and little. good In the acts
Of the poor man They are jeopardized|
also by the isnoranos a some Judges
who are said q ~ sither unable or
unwilling to understand the neces-,
sity for applying new remedial agen-
,ctes to new classes OF wrongs which
8haye grcvn up With The natiops new