Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1909-01-23

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and enlarge the rights and opportuni
ties Of the men and women of the
United States. We are trying to con
serve what is good IN our social sys
TEN, and we are striving toward this
end when we endeavOr TO do away
with what is bad. Success may be
made too hard for some If 1t is made
too easy for others The rewards OF
common industry and thrift may be
too small IL the rewards for other and
on the whole less valuable qualities
are made too large. and especially II
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 equallze opportunity.
We are fighting against privilege. 1t
was made unlawful for corporations to
contribute money for election expenses
In order to abridge the power of spe-
cial privilege at the polls. Railroad
rate control is an attempt to secure an
equality Of opportunity for all men az
fected by rail transportation, and that
means all Of us. The great anthracite
coal strike was settled and the press
Ing danger Of coal famine averted
because we recognized that the con-
troll OF public necessity involves a
duty to the people and that public
Intervention In the affairs of public
service corporation Is neither to be
resented as usurpation nor permitted
as privilege by the corporations, but,
on the contrary. to be accepted as
duty and exercised as right by the
government In the interest Of all the
people. The efficiency of the army
and the navy has been increased so
that our people may follow in peace
the great work of making this country
a better place for Americans to live in,
and our navy was sent round the world
for the same ultimate purpose. All the
acts taken by the government during
the last seven years and all the poll
cles now being pursued by the govern
ment fit In as parts of a consistent
whole.
Measures For Country's Good.
Our public land policy has for its
aim the use of the public land so that
1t will promote local development by
The settlement of hOmemakers. The pol
Icy we champion Is to serve all the
people legltimately and openly, instead
Of permitting the lands to be convert
ed, iIlegitimately and under cover, to
the private benefit Of few. Our for |
est policy was established so that we
might use the public forests for the
permanent public good, instead Of
merely for temporary private gain.
The reclamation act, under which the
desert parts Of the public domG'n -"
to higher uses for the gen
aral benefit, was passed so that more
Americans might have homes on the
and
These policies were enacted into law
md have justified their enactment
others have failed so far to reach the
,olnt OF action. Among such Is the
lttempt to secure public control of the
,pen range and thus to convert its
benefits to the use of the small man,
Who is the homemaker. instead of al
owing II to be controlled by few
.reat cattle and sheep owners
The enactment of Il pure food law
vas a recognition Of the fact that the
,ubic welfare Outweighs the right to
'rivate gain and that no man may
olson the people for his private
roft The employers liability bill
the controlling fact that,
while the employer usually has at
take no more than his profit the stake
{ the employee is living for himself
nd his family.
For the Benefit of the People.
We are building the Panama canal
nd this means that we are engaged
4 the giant engineering feat of all
ime We are striving to add in all
tays to the Availability and beauty Of
ur country We are striving to hold !
1 the public hands the remaining sup
ly of unappropriated coal for the pro-
We have taken the first steps toward
ne conservation of our natural re-
)urces and the betterment of country
fe and the improvement of our wa
,rways. We stand for the right of ',
very child to childhood free from
rnding toll and to an education, for
lie civic responsibility and decency Of !
very citizen, for prudent foresight in :
lblic matters and for fair play In 5
'ery relation of our national and eco t
)mic life In international matters :
e apply a system Of diplomacy which
ITS the obligations Of International 8
orality on level with those that !,
)vern the actions of an honest gen ,
'ithin our own border we stand for
nth and honesty in public and In
ivate life, and we war sternly against =,
rongdoes OF every grade. !,
The obligations and not the rights Of
tlzenship Increase In proportion to
G increase of a mans wealth or pow
The time is coming when man q
i'll be judged not by what he has sue 7,
eded IN getting for himself from the 9
mmon store, but by how well he has >,
me his duty as Il citizen and by what .
e ordinary citizen has gained In free u