Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-23
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ueSS Is LDe right whose presence OF
absence is most likely to be felt in
daily life. In whatever it has ac-
complished, or failed to accomplish,
the administration which is just
drawing to close has at least seen
clearly the fundamental need of free
dom of opportunity for every citizen
We have realized that the right of
every man to live his own life, pro-
vide for his family, and endeavor, ac-
cording to his abilitiesI to secure for
himself and for them a fair share of
the good things of existence, should
be subject to one limitation and no
other.
WORK OF ADMINISTRATION.
This administration has achieved
some things; it has sought, but has
not been able, to achieve others; it
has doubtless made mistakes; but all
it has done or attempted has been in
the single, consistent effort to secure
tunities of the men and women of
the United States. We are trying to
| conserve what is good in our social
system, 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 it is
made too easy for others. The re-
wards of common industry and thrift
may be too small if the rewards for
other, and on the whole less valu-
able, qualities, are made too large,
and especially if the rewards for
qualities which are really, from the
public standpoint, undesirable, are
| permitted to become too large. Our
aim is so far as possible to provide
such conditions that there shall be
equality of opportunity where there
is equality of energy, fidelity, and in
telligence; when there is reason
able equality of opportunity the dis
tribution of rewards will take care
of itself.
| OPPOSES MONOPOLY.
The unchecked existence of mon
opoly is incompatible with equality
of opportunity. The reason for the
exercise of government control over
great monopolies is to equalize op-
portunity. We are fighting against
privilege. 1t was made unlawful for
corporations to contribute money for
election expenses in order to abridge
the power of special privilege at the
polls. Railroad rate control is an at
tempt to secure an equality of op-
portunity for all men created by rail
transportation; and that means all of
us.
PUBLIC LAND POLICY.
Our public land policy has for it's
aim the use of the public land so that
it will promote local development by
! the settlement of home makers; the
policy we champion is to serve all the
people legitimately and openly, in
stead of permitting the lands to be
converted, illegitimately and under
! cover. to, the private benefit of few.
Our foyest policy was established SO
that We might use the public forests
for the permanent public good. In
stead Of merely for temporary private
gain. The reclamation act. under
which the desert parts OF the public
domain are converted to higher uses
for the general benefit. was passed so
that more Americans might have
homes on the land.
PURE FOOD LAW.
i The enactment OF pure food Law
was a recognition of the fact that the
public welfare ouswelghs the right to
private gain. and that no man may
poison the people for his private
proht. The employers liability bill
recognised the controlling fact that
white the employer Usually has 81
stake no more than hla profit. the
stake Of the employe Il a llvlng for
himself aud his family.
THE PANAMA CANAL
We are building the Panama
canal: and this means tha, We are
engaged IN the giant engineering