Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10
Square Deal Again.

EqGahty OF opportunity, square deal
for every man, the protection OF the citi-
zen against the great concentrations OF
capital. the intelligent use of laws and
institutions for the public good and the
conservation of our natural resources, not
Tor the trusts, but for the people; these
are real issues and real problems. Upon
such tnlngs as these the perpetuity of
thls country as u nation of homes really
depends We are coming To see that the
simple things are the things to work for
More than that. we are coming TO see that
the plain American citizen is the man to
work for. The ina gination is staggered
by the magnitude of the prize for which
We work
this continent a sane, strong people, Iiv-
ing through the centuries in a land sub
dued and controlled for the service of the
people, its rightful masters. owned by the
many and not by the few. If we fail
the great interests. increasing their con-
troll of our natural resources, will thereby
control the country more and more, and
the rights of the people will fade into
The privileges of concentrated wealth.
Water Power Trust.
There could be no better illustration OF
the eager. rapid, unwearied absorption
by capital of the rights which belong to
All the people than the water power trust,
not yet formed, but in rapid process of
formation This statement is true but not
unchailenged. We are met at every turn
By the indignant denial of the water DOW
er interests. They tell US that there is
no community of interest among them.
and yet they appear year after year at
these congresses by their paid attorneys
asking for yotir Influence II help them re-
move the few remaining obstacles to their
perpetual and complete absorption of the
remaining water powers. They tell us il
has no significance that the General Elec-
trio interests are acquiring great groups
OF water powers in various parts of the
United States. and dominating the power
market in the region of each group
And whoever dominates power, dominates
all industry
Have you ever seen a few drops of
oil scattered on the water spreading
until they formed Il continuous film
which put AN end AT once To all agita-
non of the surface. The time for us to
agitate this Question is now before the
separate circles of centralized control
spread into the uniform, unbroken ma
t1on-Wide covering of single gigantic
trust There will be little chance for
mere agitation after that No man al
all familiar with the situation can
doubt that the time for effective pro-
test Is very short. If we do not use it
10 protect ourselves now We may be
very sure that the trust will give here
fare of the average citizen when in con-
fifct with its own.
For Roosevelt Policies.
Il stand for the Roosevelt policies be-
cause they set the common good of ALI OF
US above the private gain Of some OF us
because they recognize the livelihood OF
the small man as more important to the
nation than the profit of the big man.
because they oppose all useless waste at
present at the cost of robbing the future.
because they demand the complete, sane
and orderly development of all our nat
urai resources. not forgetting our rivers;
because they insist upon equality of OPP
portunity and denounce monopoly and
special privilege; because. dscarding
false Issues. they deal directly with the
vital ques ions that really make a dit-
ference with the welfare of us all-and
most of all. because in them the plain
American always and everywhere holds
the first place. And | propose TO stand
for them while l have the strength to
stand for anything.