The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-09-01
FIRST SHOT FOR liberty
Is RECALLED BY Roosevelt
When He Gives the John
Brown Park to State
of Kansas.
OUTLINES POL ICIES1
Nation Must Observe TO Ac-
compIish the Greatest
Amount of Good.

Amount OF Sooa.
osAWoToMIE. Kan. Aug. 81
Theodore Roosevelt came in from
the West this morning to dedicate as
the John Brown Park. the battle
field of osawotomie, where over half
a century ago that noted abolitionist
and his meager force fred their
first gun in defense of liberty.
Roosevelt was greeted in true mar
tial style, cavalry from TT. Riley,
Kan, military band from Fort
Leavenworth. company of state
troops and hundreds of G. A. r.
members and veterans OF the Span
ish war taking part in the days pro-
gram.
Roosevelt's train arrived at osa-
wotomie at $3.50. He was conducted
first to the Masonic temple, where a
reception was held. From there the
program provided journey by
automobile to John Browns old
cabin for luncheon. After the noon
hour the exercises began with a pa
rade to the battlefield. where Roose-
welt delivered an address dedicating
the grounds as state park. Tmme-
diately after the exercises at the
park, the Roosevelt party started to
Lawrence, where he will be a guest
of Governor stubbs.
Equal Opportunity.
Roosevelt said in part:
In every wise struggle for human
betterment one of the main objects.
and often the only object, has been
to achieve in large measure equality
Of opportunity. In the struggle for
this great end, nations rise from
barbarism to civilization. and
through 1t people press forward from
one stage OF enlightenment to the
next One of the chief factors in
progress is the destruction of spe-
cial privilege. The essence Of any
struggle for healthy liberty has al
ways been and must always be to
take from some one man or class of
men the right to enjoy power, or
wealth. or position, or immunity,
which has not been earned by service
10 his or their fellows.
stand for the square deal. But
when say am for the square deal,
| mean not merely that / stand for
fair play under the present rules of
the game, but l stand for having
those rules changed so as to work
for more substantial equality OF
opportunity, and of reward for
equally good service.
Must Curb Corporations.
This means that the governments,
national and state. must be freed
from the sinister influence or control
of special interests. We must drive
the special interests out of politics.
This is one OF our tasks today. Ev-
cry special interest is entitled to
iustice-full. fair and complete-but
not one is entitled to vote in Con-
gress, a voice on the bench, or to
representation in any public office.
The constitution guarantees protec-
ton to property, and we must make
that promise good. But It does not
give the right of suffrage to any cor
poration.
We must have complete and effec-
tive publicity of corporate affairs, 50
that the people may know beyond
peradventure whether the corpora
lions obey the law and whether their
management entities them to the
confidence of the public. 1t is nee
essary that laws should be passed to
prohibit the use of corporate funds
directly or indirectly for political
it is still more necessary
that such laws should be thoroughly
enforced.
An Important Agency.
Combinations in industry are the
result of an imperative economic law
which cannot be repealed by polis-
ical legislation. The effort at pro-
hibting all combination has substan-
tally failed. The way out lies not
in attempting to prevent such COM
binations, but in completely controll-
ing them in the interest of the public
welfare. For that purpose the Fed.
er"l Bureau OF Corporations is an
agency of the first Importance.
There is a widespread belief
among our people that. under the
methods of making tarItfs ,,hIat