Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-01-29


able equality OF opportunity the dis.
tribution of rewards will take care
of itself.
The unchecked existence of monop-
oily is incompatible with equality OF
opportunity The reason for the ex-
ercise of government control over great
monopolies is to equalize opportunity.
We are lighting against privilege, II
was made unlawful for corporations
to contribute money for election ex-
penses in order to abridge the power
OF special privilege at the polls. Rail-
road rate control Is an attempt to Sc
cure an equality of opportunity for all
men affected by rail transportation;
and that means all of us. The great
anthracite coal strike was settled, ana
the pressing danger OF coal ramlne
averted, because we recognized that
the control of public necessity IN
wolves a duty to the people and that
| public Intervention in the affairs OF |
| public service corporation is neither |
| to be resented as usurpatton nor per-
| mitted as a privilege by the corpora
| tions but on the contrary to be ac-
| cepted as a duty and exercised as q
| right by the government in the in
| terest Of all the people. The EN-
| cheney of the army and the navy has
| been increased so that our people may
| follow in peace the great work OK
making this country better place Tor
| 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 policies now
being pursued by the Government, ht
in as parts of a consistent whole.
L THE enactment of pure food law
I was d recognition of the fact that the
public welfare outweighs the right to
private gain, and that no man may
poison the people for his private profit
The employers liability bill recog-
nized the controlling fact that while
the employer usually has at stake no
more than his profit the stake OF the
employe is a living for himself and
his family.
1--WE are building the Panama canal
and this means that we are engaged
, | in the giant engineering feat of all
. | time. We are striving to add in all
ways to the habitability and beauty of
our country. we are striving to hold
in the public lands the remaining
! supply of unappropriated coal for the
: protection and benefit of all the people.
We have taken the first steps toward
the conservation Of our natural re-
sources, and the betterment of coun-
try life, and the Improvement OF our
waterways We stand for the right
of every child to childhood free from
I grinding toll. and to an education; foT
the civic responsibility and decency
of every citizen; for prudent fore
sight in public matters, and for fail
play In every relation of our national
and economic life. In internationa
matters we apply system of diplo
macy which puts the obligations Of
international morality on level with
those that govern the actions OF al
honest gentleman in dealing with hi
fellow-men. Within our own border WI
stand for truth and honesty In publi
and in private life; and we war stern
ly against wrongdoers of every grade
All these efforts are integral part
of the same attempt, the attempt {
enthrone Justice and righteousness, {
secure freedom of opportunity to al
of our citizens, now and hereafter. an
n to set the ultimate interest of all G
4 us above the temporary interest 9
y any individual. class or group.
X THE nation, it's government. and II
IA resources exist, first of all, for tn
IA American citizen. whatever his cree'
W race, or birthplace whether he be ric
I or poor, educated or ignorant, pre-
vided only that he is a good citize
! recognizing his obligations to the n;
! ton TOR the rights and opportunitit
which he owes to the nation.
-, THE obligations, and not the right
~ OF citizenship increase in proportion
~ the increase of a mans wealth
,oh power The time is coming when
y. ~ man will be judged not by what
~, ~, has succeeded in. getting for himse
'i s from the common store but by no
~ well he has done his duty as a ctize
&c and by what the ordinary citizen h
tao gained in freedom of opportunity b
-, cause of his service for the comm
- good. The highest value we know
- that of the individual citizen, and t
Nv, w. highest justice is TO give him ia
I'm play in the effort to realize the bt
10 there is in him.
ulu .sThe tasks this nation has to
~ are great tasks. They can only
done at all by our citizens acting
rha gether and they can be done best
ny all by the direct and simple apple
- ton of homely common sense. I
~ application of common sense to comm
~ problems for the common good. unG
- the guidance of the principles III
~ which this republic was based, and
49, virtue of which 1t exists. spells p
Ia petuity for the nation, civil and ind
"a trial liberty for its citizens, q
~ freedom of opportunity in the purs
Iii of happiness for the plain Americ
y e. for whom this nation was founded.
hars whom it was preserved. and throl
- whom alone it can be perpetual
u 900 Upon this platform-larger than
49,, ,v,Svg party differences, higher than cl
49, prejudice, broader than any quest
~ Of profit and loss-there is room
- every American who realizes that
~ common good stands first"
tbA Accompanying the message are
Paws plantations and recommendations
,,,cb work to be done for the future good
zion. the country The president says: i
"a IN | especially important that the deVel
and meht OF water power shouiu DC qua
and ca with the utmost care poln pY
Il IN national government and by the ST
rhicb in order to protect the people aga
! nof the upgrowth of monopoly and to
for sure 10 them Ialr snare IN the Of
than hts Whlch Will Ioilow the oeVeloph
rved of this great asset which belongs
y bv the people and should be controlle
umaIf them.
and ct urge that provision be made
ID by both 'protectlon ana more rapid de
vs. to opment OF the hatlohai forests. VI
. for wise, either the increasing use of t
Iiffer- forests by the people must be chez
cues or their protection against fire I
stand be dangerously weakened. II
,elop compare the actual fire damage on
liar areas on private and national
IL re- est lands during the past year,
for government fire patrol saved conn
re of cial timber worth as much as
lives total cost of caring for all natl
~Se~a | faraafs at the present rate for a