The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-14
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are the ihinks that look 10 the
galuFu that look 10 the Individual
betiefmsut % thc people 81 uar
country. that gheF cannot b. gained
IN a short time. By y short uEht. -
weak heaftedneNa
Ia the last pear ~ BIZ aamlnlatfa.
ton President Roosevelt AZ differ
rng times announced through hia
messages and speeches some u the
principal things Cor Whlch he had
worked. some Of ths thlnEs thas 70.
ceiNed the name 90 tas Roosevelt
policies ! shall cite 4 few quota
lions ~ sums 81 the things that be-
said because hig owr words explain
better thar the words u anyone
else What he had in mind whsa he
Initiated these roiiciea lie said
This administration has achieved
a0mr thing q has sought bot has
not heeu able. % achieve others if
has doubtless made mistakes. but
al II has done Or attempted has
been IN the single. consistent effort
10 secure and enlarge the rights and
opportunities Of the men and 40
men u The United States"
Equal Opportunity.
"Orr aim Is. 50 far a. possible
10 provide such conditions that
there shall BE- equality Of oppor
tanity where there il equality Of
energy. fidelity aud Intelligence
when there II a reasonable equality
~ opportunity. the distribution Of
rewards all take ears ~ itself
The unchecked existence Of mo
uopoiy is Incompatible with equality
~ opportunity Tho reason for the
exercise OF government control ever
great muuopoiiee ~ 20 equaiixc %.
portunity We are flghtlnE against
privilege
The man who serves the com.
munity greatly should be greatly
rewarded b. the community as
there u great inequality ~ ser.
Vice. 40 there must be- great Unequal.
IFS OF reward. but no man and no
set Of men should be- allowed TO
play the game 1T competition with
loaded dice
Ths Human Side o. life.
while he recognized the great i'm.
portance 81 thOaN questions that
we're purely administrative or eco.
n0nic. yet they did not appeal 70
him a. ala that class 81 questions
which touched the human side Of
life and offered an opportunity Ia
tho individual cltizens ~ this coun.
try such questions as the control
of corporations. the improved con
dltion ~ the farmer and working
man
when you study what was done
by that administration In dealing
With the industrial questions. YOU
will find that In every measure sug
gsated. 20 every action brought IN
court. Ia every Investigation made,
me underlying purpose was that al
ready stated u was the desire 70
enforce equality ~ opportunity, Dc.
concg Of conduct. honesty Of pur.
pose. uprlRhtnesH RI life in business,
exactly az we demand uprightnesa
Of life tn our private relations.
Conservation. aa u developed AN.
der the policy Of Roosevelt. Is the
most vital single problem that We
az q nation now have before us. be.
cause conservation means the e.
nclency 0f The nation the efficiency
~ every individual IN the nation
II We fall to realize this We are.
indeed. going down bin Ia our
progress.
To Help individual.
The underlying policy Of conaer
walton Is the Improvement OF the
fife of the individual, aud the In.
crease Of individual opportunity
when dealing With coal. timber
water and land, the policy Of the
Roosevelt administration was 10 pre-
vent monopoly Of any one of these
great resources. 10 give 10 each In.
dlyidual IN this country an equal
opportunity 10 use those resources,
and to develop them. Of course for
his private gain, but al the same
time for the benefit Of the people az
70 whole
There IA no real conflict between
private gain aud public benefit, pro
vided we always recognize that the
public welfare ia of the greater i'm.
portance. and. N there be any con
flict between them then every sin
ele time private interest must give
way and the public welfare must BE-