The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-31
ROOSEVELT URGES
EQUALITY FOR ALL
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4 No gan who carries the burden OF the
special privileges OF another can give
+ 20 the commonwealth that service 10
i stand for the square deal. rBut
X when say that l am for the square
y deal mean not merely that l stand
q for fair play under the present rules
n tf the game. but that i stand for hav-
ing >nose rules changed so as to work
n for more substantial equality OF OPP
portunity. and OF reward for equally
good service .s,sss -.-s sss tsa
This means. that our governments,
national and state. must be freed from
5 the sinister influence or control OF spe-
cfal Interests. Exactly as the special
interests OF cotton and slavery threat
ened our political integrity before the
3 Civil war, so now the great special
n business interests too often control
and corrupt the men and methods OF
government for their own profit We
must drive the special interests ou< OF
politics. That Is one of our tasks to-
+ day, Every special interest is entitled
but not one is entitled to vote In
congress- a voice on the bench, or to
= representation In any public office.
inc constitution guarantees protection
promise good. But IL does not give the
right or suffrage to any corporation.
The true friend of property. the true
+ conservative. IL he who insists that
property shall be the servant and not
the master of commonwealth; who In
sists that the creature of mans max
Ing shall be the servant and not the
master OF the man who made IL. The
cftizens OF the United States must eff
fectfvely control the mighty CONNER
cisi forces which they have themselves
There can be no effective control of
corporations while their political ac-
tiyity remains To put an end to II
VIII be neither a short nor an easy
task, but II can be done
We must have complete and effective
4 publicity or corporate affairs, so that
the people may know beyond perad-
venture whether the corporations obey
the law and whether their manage
ment entities them to the confidence
or the public. 1t IL necessary that
use OF corporate funds directly or In
directly for political purposes: IL is
<till more necessary that such laws
should be thoroughly enforced. Cor
poses. and especially such expenditures
by public service corporations. have
supplied one OF the principal sources
4 OF corruption In our political affairs
IL has become entirely clear that we
must have government supervision Of
the capitalization not only OF public
service corporations. including particu-
larry railways. but OF all corporations
doing an Interstate business. I do
not wish to see the nation forced into
ownership of the railways IL IT can
tentative Is thoroughgoing and eject
I've regulation. which shall be based
on q full knowledge OF all the facts.
rRsy psH.ca yaS. Of the
not needed. or at least Is very rarely
needed. for fixing rates: but 1t Is
needed as the basis OF honest capt
We have come to recognize that
1ranchises should never be granted ex-
cept Tor limited time, and never
pation to the public. II Is my personal
belief that the same kind and degree
|Qf control and supervision which
es se rSosid oyer S puei1S service
10 combinations which control neces-
1aries OF life. such meat. oil. and
coal. or which deal In them on an i'm
believe that the officers, and es-
ueclaIiy the directors. OF corporations
should be held personally responsible
when any corporation breaks the law
There 10 widespread belief
,anonH pur people that. under the
l1ne5h31 .of makins tariffs which have
Arc too Influential Probably this Il
true OF both the big Interests and the
little fnterests. These methods have
nut q premium on selffshness, and nat.
&rsIiy the selfish big interests have
soften more than the selfish small In
ter<sts. The, duty OF congress Is g
nrorfde method by which the inter
Eats OF the whole people shall be al
f. thai receives consideration. To this
end there must he an expert tarlf
romuiseion, wholly removed from the
f nonsIhfiity OF political pressure or OF
|.muroD&rr business Influence
nm absence OF affective state. and
.<@1c<)ofly national. restraint upon un-
~ u,oDey-ketting has tended 60
|ro<e \ small class OF enormously
@&Itn< aud economically powerful
I<1: /tllosa chief object IL to hold and
I~<<4a4> their power. The prime need
IL <hanre the conditions which en-
Ma <bee<--xnen 10 aecumnlats power