Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-01-28

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mitted as a privilege by the corpora
lions. but on the contrary TO De &C.
cepted ms a duty and exercised az
right by the government In the In
terest Of all the people. h EN-
cheney OF the army and the navy mas
been Increased so that our people may
follow In peace the great work OF
making this country n better place ior
Americans to live In. and our navy
WIS sent round the world for the same
ultimate purpose. All the acts taken
by the government during the last
seven years. and all the policies now
being pursued by the Government, mt
In as parts OF n consistent whole.
"The enactment OF n pure FOOD law
was n recognition Of the fact that tho
public welfare outw"Ighs the right 10
private gain. and that no man may
poison the people for his private proht.
The employers liability bill recoR-
nized tn" controlling fact that while
the employer usually has ut stake no
more than his profit. the stake OF the
employe is n living for himself AMI
his family.
W are building the Panama canal;
and this means that ~" are engaged
In the giant engineering feat OF all
time. We are striving to add In all
ways to the habitability aud beauty OF
our country. We are striving to hold
In the public lands the remaining
supply Of unapproprintcd coal. Tor tho
protection and b"n"ht Of all the people.
We have taken IN" iirst steps toward
the conservation OF our natural re-
sources, ana the bnttcrmont OF coun-
try life. and the Improvement OF our
waterways. We stand for the right
Of every child to n childhood free from
grinding toll. and to an education. for
the civic responsibility and d"ccncy
OF every citizen: for prudent fore
sight In public meters. and for fair
play In every relation OF our national
aud economic life. In international
matters we apply "A system or dipio-
mncy which puts the obligations OF
ntornationnl morality on n level with
those that govern the actions OF an
honest gentleman In dealing with his
fellow men. within our own border We
stand for truth and honesty In public
and In private life. and We war stern
~ against wronRdo"rs OF every grade.
All these efforts ar" integral parts
OF the same attempt. tn" attempt to
cnthron" Justice ana righteousness. to
secure freedom Of opportunity 10 all
OF our citizens. now nud hereafter. ana
to set the ultimate" interest Of all OF
us abov" the temporary interest OF
any individual. class. or group.
"The nation. It's government. and its
resources exist. hrHt OF all. for the
American citizen, whatever his creed.
race. or birthplace, whether h" b. rich
or poor. "ducatxd or Ignorant. pro-
vid"d only that he Is "a good citizen.
recognizing his obligations to tn" ma
tion for the rights and opportunities
which h" owes TO the nation.
'Th" obligations. and not the rights.
of citizenship increase In proportion to
IN" In"rcase OF n mans wealth or
power. The time is coming when q
man viii be Judged. not by what he
has succeeded In getting for himself
from the common store, but by how
well he has done his duty AZ n citizen,
md BY what the ordinary citizen has
gained In freedom of opportunity be
cause Of his service for the common
good. Tn" highest value we know Is
that OF the individual citizen. and the
highest justice IL to give him fair
play In tho "nort to realize the best
there iB In him.
"Thc taHks this nation has to do
are great tasks. Thcy can only 6n
don" at AL by our citizens acting to-
g"thcr. and they can he don" best of
all by the direct ana simple applica-
ton Of hom"ly common HrnSr. Tho
application Of common P"pg" to ornmon
problems for Ia" common good. under
the guidanc" Of tho principles pom
which this republic was based. and by
virti" Of which II "kist, spells per
petuity for III" nation. civil and indus
trial liberty for It's citiz"nH. and
freedom Of opportunity in the pursuit
Of happiness for III. plain American.
for whom this nation was dundee by
whom II wac preserved. and through
whom alone II can b" p~rrp'fuat"d
Upon this platform larger than any
party differences. higher than class
prejudice. broader than any question
OF proft and loss st Is room for
every American who realizes that the
common good stands nrSt,"
Accompanying tn" m"HraPe are ex-
plantations and recommendations OF
work 10 b" done for IN" futur" good ~
the country The president says; ~ Ia
especially important that the develop
m"nt OF water power should he qua ri
cd with the utmost care both by the
national Epv"rument and by the states
In order To protect the people hRaina,
tn" upgrowth Of monopoly and to in
sure to them n fair share In the bcn"-
fits which VIII follow the development
OF TINS great asset which belongs t.
the people and should be controlled by
them.
II urge thai provision be made fol
both protection and more rapid dcv~i,
Opmcnt Of ia" national forests. Other.
wise. either the increasing use OF these
forests by III" people must be checked
or their protection against IRE mus,
be dangerously weakened. II W.
compare IN" actual fire damage on sim
iiar areas on private and national for
est lands during the past year. thu
government FIRE patrol saved CONNER
clal tInb'r worm ms mucn bS IN
total cost OF caring for all nationa
forests ut IN" present rate for abou
ten years,
II especially commend to congress
the facts presented by tho commits
sion ar to the relation between for
cSts and stream flow In It's bearinl
upon the Importance OF the fores
lands in national ownership with
out an understanding OF this ultimat,
relation the conservation OF both thcs
natural resources must largely fail
'I'hc timu has fullv arrival f,r r.c