The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-01-28


and enlarge tie rights and Cpl, ruai
ties Of the men and women cf the
United States NE are trying to coz
serve what IL good in cur social syS
TEN. and we are striving toward tn.
end when we CndCavor to do away
with what Is bad Success may be
made too hard Cor some If II is made
too easy for others The rewards Of
common industry ard thrift may he
too small II the rewards for other and
on the whole less valuable qualities
are made too large. and especially if
the rewards for qualities which are
really, from the public standpoint, un-
desirable are permitted to become too
large.
The unchecked existence Of monop-
oily Is incompatible with equality of
opportunity The reason for the exer-
else of government control over great
monopolies Is TO equalize opportunity
We are fighting against privilege. 1t
was made unlawful for corporations TO
contribute money for election expenses
in order to abridgc the power Of spe-
cla privilege AT the polls. Railroad
rate control is an attempt to secure an
equality of opportunity for all men af-
fected by rail transportation, and that
means all of us The great anthracite
coal strike was settled and the press
| ing danger ~ coal famine averted
because we rec1,nized that the con
troll of public necessity involves a
duty to the people and that public
Intervention IN th' affairs of public
sorvice corporation Is neither to be
resented as usur,ltion nor permitted
az a privilege Ivy the corporations, but
on the contrary. tn be accepted as q
duty and cX"r lard Hs a right by the
government IN hr i.terest Of all the
people TIE efficiency Of the army
and the navy has been increased sc
that our people mry follow in peace
the great worl; of making this country
n hetter place FIR Americans 10 live In
and our navy was sent round the world
for the sane ultimate purpose. All the
acts taken by thc government during
the last seven years and all the poll
cies now riog pursued Iy the govern
ment 1T .in MS parts Of a consisten
whole.
Measures For country's Good.
Our public land policy has for II
aim the uae of the public land so tina
It will promcic local development b.
the settlement uf hlmCmakers. The pol
Icy we champion Is 10 serve all tn
people lc~iiiualelr and openly. instea'
of permitting the lands to be convert
ed, illcgitiluatcl" and under cover, {
the private hcncdt ot II few Our fol
est policy was established so that W
might use thr public forests for n
permanent publ. Good, instead q
merely for temporary private gair
The recllrarlcn a"- u"der which tn
desert parts of rhe public domain ar
converted 10 h, ,hcr uses for the ger
eral benedl wHS passed 50 that NOR
Americans might have homes on th
land
These ro}i"ies w"re enacted into lay
and have uStiHed their enactmrn
Others hnrp rli ... 80 flr 60 reach IN
, point of ;o Nn"ug such is tn
. attempt ia .-r' ~, lie control OF tn
open rau'p ovd rlgs ~ convert II
benefits e. 1.. 'eo - 'No small maj
who Is the houcnaG"r. instead Of a
LOWING II to go Controlled by n fe'
grcnt cattle -r' .Acu., owners.
The oua1n.H NJ D. pure food la'
was n rc"o~d''nu cf the fact that tn
public welfare cu weighs the right I
: private gain ard that no man ma
/ poison the re"plp for his priyat
profit The clhoyrrS' liability bi
recognized The controlling fact tina
/ while tho cunlovpr usually has {
stake no moro vhen his profit, the staI
OF the employee is living for himseI
and his family
For the 5eneft Of the People.
We are building the Panama cana
and this means that wa are engage
In the gian, engineering feat OF a
time. We are Surviving To add In Il
ways To ihe habtabiity and beauty {
our country We are striving TO hol
In the public. hands the remaining SUI
ply OF unappropriated coal for the pre-
lection and benefit Of al the people
We have taken the first steps towar
the conservation OF our natural II
, sources and the betterment Of cOuntr
life and the Improvement Of our WI
= terways. We sand for the right {
every child TO childhood free frOI
grinding toll and 10 an education, fo
the civic responsibility and decency {
every citizen. for prudent foresight 1
public matters and for fair play |
every relation of our national and ect
nomic life In international matter
} we apply "A system Of diplomacy whic
puts the obligations Of internationi
morality on level with those tina
govern the actions Of an honest ger
tleman IN dealing with his fellow mel
Within our own border we stand 10
truth and honesty In public and |
private life, and we war sternly agalns
wrongdoes Of every grade.
The Obligations and not rhe rights Z
J citizenship increase i'm proportion
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