Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-01
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
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ted them to 20 toe far in the atteInFt 70
correct these abuses, WITT Lne not nc
bad have beer held up Dy tile edeLa'
courts The necessary e1ultaole 'iu UNI
form regulation can n9' . be st.fas bI;,
only Nv the affirmative action OF the Ma
tional Government -, e.. .,
This is an appeal by a high State judge.
Alarmed as good citizens should be
CHARMED fy conflicts over the matter OF
Jurisdiction. and by the raidica! action
:,6yocated by honest people smartinS iron
:. eense % injury received from corpora
lions: which injury the Federai courts
forbid the States tn try "a remedy. while
The ederal Government l:evrrth"iesS re
frain3 from itself taking adequate
rncasurers TO provide a remerfy.
It cannot :, TOO 'tronsiy oe IN, n
rists Of the great corporations, who nave
sought in the past and still SEEK to pre-
vent adequate action by the Federal Gov
ernmeEt 10 cGrtrcl these great corpora
tons. are not only proving falsc to the
people. but are laying zip a day OF wrath
for the Great corporations themselves
IRE Nation viii not tolerate an after lack
of control over very wealthy men 81
enormous power il the industrial ana
therefore in the sOciIl. lives o. all our
people some ri whom have. shown them
selves cynicnlIy and briialiv indifferent
10 the interests of Tie peupse: and II the
Congress doc, not act. with sood lamp
cred and eeI.&iblf bat rt-@oiute thorough
ness. ia cutting out the evils ana ~ pro
VidiH2 an effective supervision, me re-
snlt is certain to b. action on IN" part %
tho separate States, sOfl"'lintH WIS.,
sometimes iil-iudg,L and "Atit6i'. spi.n-
tires unjust and dararing to the i;il-
roads or otE"r corporations. ncrr olt.h
ineffective from every standpoint h'caua"
the Federal court" declare IL h'i'ohH'i-
tutinn1l. , ,,,.o
months If acut" finarciaI stress ~ any
such time II J., Il SD fact that "Htii"ly
innocent people srifD from u" :"lHt 81
their OWE: and everyone must TEL i't' |
kccrest Sympathy for ia" large pee? 90
honest business men. ~ honest H!Et!'Ipl - |
Of honest wacewnrkcIS Wt;o SGn,,i ., ne |
cause involved - q crash FOR when me-
are In no way responsible. AZ sucii
time there is = natural tendcn.% on the
Part Of many men to feel Glh":ny ana
frightened at tire outlook; but there -
no Justification for this feeling. There
Is no nation So absolutely sure OF nlu- |
mate success us orI3. OF course We Sha!i
sue coed. Ours Is a nation or -n3st"riui
energy. With continent Tor ITS domain: |
Snd It feels within ITS veins the thrili
which comes t. those who know that
they Tosse IS the future we 2rt nor cast
down hv the fear Of failure We are up |
held Nv the confident Rope of Ultimate |
triumph. The wrongs that exist are. to
be corrected: but They III 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 |
is 10 hc built upon that prosperity a |
Foundation. No inisdeeds done in tho
present must be permitted to shroud from |
our eyes the glorious future OF the Ma |
ton; but because Of TINS very lact II be-
hoGves us never to sWtrve from our reso-
lutte purpose to cut out WlOngdO,nS and |
uphold what is right
I do not for moment believe that the
actions Of this Administration have
brougat on business distress: so far as
this is dle to local and not World-Wlde |
causes, AID /" tho actions Of any particu- |
lar individuals il is due {" the :'pecuia-
tive folly and flaGrInt dishonesty of |
few men of great wealth. who seek to
shield themselves from The effects Of
their own wlonedoinr by ascribinc its re-
suits to the actions of those who
have sousht t" 1 nmf q stop to
true to cut out rotterndcsS from
t tr check to an unhealthy seem
ing prosperity. should not for
ore moment hesitate to put the
knife tr tn" corruption. On be-
half of NJ! our people, or behalf no less of
the hoHcst man Of r1eanE than Of the /
honest iran who earns each days liveli-
hool by tat days sweat OF his brow, it
il necessary to insist MON honesty in
business and politics alike, in all walks
Of life: in big things ana in Iittic thIAEs;
upon Just ard fail dealing as between man
and nan. Those VII" demand this are
striving for tho right in the spirit of
Abraham Lincoln when he said:
"Fondlv do We more. ferventlv CO W.
pray. that this mighty scourEe may
speedily pass away. Yet. if God Wills that
il continue until all the wealth piled ~
tie lcndsmens two hundred and fifty
years Of ur; equitcd toll shall he sunk.
ana until every .lror of blood drawn
with the lash shall be paid by another
Thousand years ago. so still it must lie
said "Thc judgements of the Lord are
trms and righteous altoEetEer,
for ell; gith Grmne$s in the right. as
God gives us to see the right. let US strive
on to finish the work We are in.
III the work We of this generation ar.
In, there is. thanks he to the Almighty.
no danger of tloodshcd and no use for
the sword; but there is gray" ned of
those stern Qualities shown alike by thu
men Of the North and the men of the
South in the dark days when each v,l-
antlv hatfield fer the light as It was Civ
en- each to sec the light. Their Spiri:
should be 0,r Spirit. as we strive to l.r'nc
nearer the day VIXEN greed and trickery
and cunning shall ne tramplrd under .e"t
Nv those who fit for the righteousness
''''' TIIEoDORF ROOSEVELT.
The White House. January 81, 1905.
AS the reading of the message was |;
proceeding and particularly when the
striking passages were reached, many |
Of the senators looked around the
chamber aud exchanged smiles.
Mr.. TiIlman seemed especially pleas
cd with the document.
The reading of the message in tho
House Of Representatives, was listen d !,
to with intense interest by the men,
bers of whom there was an unusually
large number present. The message ar
rived shortly after the House convened
and Speaker Cannon lost no time in
having it read
Upon the conclusion of the reading
of the message in the Senate. Senator
Davis of Arkansas moved that 10000
copies of the message be printed ash
a public document
1T is the best Democratic document
that have ever heard cmanatine from
Republican source" said Mr. Davis
The motion was agreed to and the
message was referred IL the committee
on interstate commerce.
As the reading of the message pro-