The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-01-30


able equality OF opportunity the dis.
tr'hution of rewards will take care
of itself.
THE unchecked existence OF monop-
oily ls Incompatible with equality of |
opportunity. The reason for the ex-
ercisc of government control over great |
monopolies Is to cqualize opportunity.
We are fighting against privilege. IL |
was made unlawful for corporations
TO contribute money TOR election ex-
pensos In order to abridge the power
of special privilege at the polls Rail-
road rate control IL 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, and
the pressing danger of a coal famine
averted. because we recognized that
the control of public necessity in
wolves duty to the people and that
public Intervention In the AFFAIRS OF a
public service corporation Is neither
to be resented as usurpation nor per-
mitted as privilege by the corpora
tions, but on the contrary to be ac-
cepted as n duty and exercised as
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 OF
ihhhANb NilS country n DtlItf place lot
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. nt
In as parts of consistent whole.
THE enactment of pure food law
was a 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 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 habitabillty 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 a childhood free from
grinding toll, and to an education; for
| the civic responsibility and decency
| of every citizen. for prudent fore
| sight in public matters, and for fair
play In every relation of our national
| and economic life. In international
matters we apply a system OF diplo-
macy which puts the obligations OF
| international morality on a level with
those that govern the actions of an
| honest gentleman I'm 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
| ly against wrongdoers of every grade.
All these efforts are integral parts
| OF the same attempt, the attempt to
enthrone justice and righteousness. to
secure freedom OF opportunity to all
| OF our citizens. now and hereafter. and
to set the ultimate interest of all of
us above the temporary interest of
any individual. class. or group
| The nation, Its government. and Its
| resources exist. first of ALL for the
| American citizen, whatever his creed.
| race or birthplace, whether he be rich
or poor. educated or ignorant. pro-
vided only that he is a good citizen
| recognizing his obligations to the ma
tion for the rights and opportunities
which he owes to the nation.
THE obligations. and not the rights
| of citizenship increase in proportion to
| the increase of mans wealth OF
power The time is coming when q
man will 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 as a citizen
and by what the ordinary citizen has
gained in freedom of opportunity be-
cause OF his service for the common
good. The highest value we know Is
that of the individual citizen, and the
| highest justice Is to give him fair
| NAV In the effort raaliza haa
there is in him.
The tasks this nation has to dc
are great tasks. They can only be
done at all by our citizens acting to.
gether and they can be done best OF
all by the direct and simple applica.
ton of homely common sense. TIL.
application of common sense to common
problems for the common good. under
the guidance of the principles upop
which this republic was based and b,
virtue of which IL exists, spells per
petuity for the nation, civil and indus
trial liberty for Its citizens, anc
freedom of opportunity in the pursuit.
of happiness for the plain American
for whom this nation was founded b,
| whom II was preserved, and through
whom alone IL can be perpetuated
| Upon this platform-larger than an,
party differences, higher than clas
| prejudice, broader than any question
|
every American who realizes that tn
common good stands first."
Accompanying the message are ex
plantations and recommendation o
work to be done for the future good o
the country! The president says: TT 4
especially important that the develop
ment of water power should be guard
ed with the utmost care both by tn
national government and by the state
In order to protect the people agains
the upgrowth of monopoly and to in
sure TO them fair share in the bene
Ats which will follow the development
OF this great asset which belongs {
the people and should be controlled b
them,
II urge that provision be made 70
both protection and more rapid devel
opment of the national forests other
wise, either the increasing use of thes
forests by the people must be checke
or their protection against fire mus
be dangerously weakened. II w
compare the actual fire damage on sim
liar areas on private and national for
est lands during the past year, tn
= | government fire patrol saved CONNER