The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-09-01

Ing them Ga thH interest u the public vel
fare. For that purpose The feierai BIZ
reau Of Corporations ia an agency ot ne
FIRST importance. its power ana there
fore rs efficiency. a. well - that q ne
Interstate Commerce Commission. fhould
De largely increased We have a right %
expect from the Bureau ~ Corporations
and from The Interstate Commerce Com
mission a very hiRh grade ~ pubic err
ica We should be ~ sure o. the proper
conduct az interstate railways anf she
proper Management % interstate bust
ness as we are now sure % The conduct
and management % the Naroun banks
and We should have - effective super
vision IN one case ~ 10 the other Ihe
Hepburn act. and The amendment % mat
act in the snaps In which 81 finally passed
congress az the last session. Represent o
long step IN advance and We muat 60 yet
further.
There f. a widespread bensf urnong
our people that under the methods q
making tariffs which have hitherto Oh
tained. the special Interests are TOO in-
nuentiaI Probably this is true ~ both
the big Interests and the little Interests
These methods have put n premium on
f~einshness. and naturally THE selfish hE
interests have gotten more than the sci
dsh email interests The duty o. congress
Is 10 provide a method BY which the IN
terest o. the whole people shall be al
that receives consideration. To this enc
there must be an expert tnrth ccUnIH
sion. wholly removed from the possibility
OF political pressure or Of improper olEi-
ness Influence Such q commission can
ind out the real difference between cost
| of production. which is mainly ths difer-
encc Of labor cost here and abroad. A.
fast az SIS recommendation are made. I
believe IN revising one sChcfLie az n time
\ general revision o. the tariff almost 10
l eyitably leads 20 lCE-rolinE and the sub
I ordination o. the general public Interest
% local and special interests.
The absence o. effective state, and
especially National. restraint upon unfair
money getting has tended 20 create a
small class Of enormously wealthy and
economically powerful men. whose CHIEF
object is % hold and increase their power
The prime need r. 10 HAM the condf-
lions which enable these men 20 accumu-
late power which A. is not Tor the general
welfare that they should hold or exercise.
We rrudge no man a fortune which rep
resents his own power and sagacity. when
exercised with entire regard 90 the vel
fare Of his fellows. But the fortune must
be honorably obtained and well used. IL
is not even enough taat % should have
been gained without doing dnrage % The
q community. We should permit % 90 ht
gained only 20 long 90 She gaining rep
rcserts benefit 70 the community This
] know mpl'es a policy 90 O. FAR m1-s
. A..NHN ANHEN NnN"NH4. HNN"H ".H. o."
claI and economic rc-diuous IN this ruuE.
Try than we have yet had. but ] think wH
have got % face the fact that such az
increase in governmental co-trol Is nov
necessary.
Income and lnheritanes Taxes.
No man should receive n dollar unless
that dollar has been fairly earned Ever,
dollar received should represent a dollar
worth % service rendered The reslI'
big fortune. the swollen fortlne, hy a.
mere fact % IT. size. acquires quaHue
which diFerenuate n in Kind ~ well a.
IN degree from what be PoEsessed by me-
Of relatively snan means Therefore
believe in a graduated income tax on hl
fortunes. and In another tax which ~ p
more easily collected and Tar more q
fectIve-a graduated inheritance tax of
biz fortunes. properly safeguard
against evasion. and Increasing rapid
IN amount VITA the size q The estate
The people q tne United States srrc
from periodical financial pAnics 20 a AZ
gree substantially unknown among M
other nations which approach us In mar
cihl strength There f. no reason v
should rufCT what hey escape tt u q
profound importance that our nnancf
system should b. promptly lryssrEAfct
ana % thoroughly ard effectively r.
vscd IS 90 make % certain that heTeafte
our currency will no longer fail ~ cru
cal times 20 meet our needs
u o. hardly necessary for re 20 rrpea
that 7 believe IN an efficient army an
= navy large enough TO secure Tor q
abroad that respect which Is the rures
guarantee 81 peace Justice and fair dehI
ing among nations rest on principle
IDENTICAL with those which control ilsuc
ard fair dealing among uhe individuals q
which nations are composed with %
vital exception hat each nation must u
itE own pa-tin i-uternsuonAl police worl
National friendships. Ike those hsfvrc
men. must Do founded on respect 30 We
gs on NhIuE. on furhraranrr a9 well d
upon trust Ira an this % g. peculiarly n
duty 81 The United states 10 Set D goo
example.
Of conservation I shall speak more @
length elsewhere Conservation near
dsyeIrrmrrt as much as 20 does prot-
zion. 2 recognise tho sight ana IRE dui
/. ~ thIs generation 10 dsyylcr and Hsr on
natural resources - oar lend bar 7 q
not recognize the right 90 waste them. q
20 rob. hy wartcfu' use. thc generation
that come after 90 The natural resources
must BE- used Tor the he1o0t az ai 0t
people ard NOT w-HuHrrasCI frr 'Hc br1l
Hi OF the Few. That a. ono az The turdi
! mental reasrus why iho special Interest
must be driven ont NJ politics of al ~
1u~rtious which can Conlv before th
Nation short o. the actual rrr4srNato
% its existence in q grsat var thr~e
none which compare in Importance vl'
, tho great central task ~ lraylrc IN
land even "a better land FOR oHT des-e'
tarts than So o. Cor MI. and training tho
, Into r. better race 90 inhah'f ta~ Lard ar
pass % on Conservation is "a grrar Hur.
issue. foT % involves thc patriotic fu'
o. insurInE tho safety and -,utruar'
Of tho Nation let me ads That q
heath and vitality % COR people are
least a. well worth con4yrvinE as me
, forests. waters lands, and minerals. az
. that IN this great Wolk the National SO.
! ernmcnt must bear "a most 'wrortal
part.
I have spoken elsewhere alsu 81 q
rTrat task Witch lies before trc farH
era 81 the country Co gvt Cor fhrmsrlyO
and Tor their wives aud children ndt on
the benefits % better farming but ali
those o. better business methods az
better conditions % ne on The flru 20
burden Of tNis Errat task viii fan 90
should. mainly upon the great crEAnlEI
, tons o. the farmrrr themselves I a.
Elad Il will Tor 7 believe they arr ",
able 60 handle g. In particular the
are strong reasons why the department
. % agriculture % the various states %
\ United states department ~ agrrultuz
and the agricultural colleges and eNpry
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