The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
age to the community. We should
permit 1t to be gained only 80 LONG
as the gaining represents beneflt to

age to the community. we should
The community This, I Know, implies
d policy OF d. far more active govern
mental interference with social and
than we have yet had. but j think we
have got to face the fact that such
an increase In governmental control
Is now necessary.
"No man should receive. q dollar un-
less that dollar has been fairly earned.
Every dollar received should represent
dollars worth of service rendered
The really big fortune, the swollen for
tune by the mere fact Of It's size. no.
Quires qualities which differentiate u
what is possessed by men Of relatively
small means. Therefore, / believe
In graduated income tax on big for
tunes, and In another tax, which Is far
more easily collected and far more no
on big fortunes, property safeguarded
against evasion, and increasing rap
idly In amount with the size Of the
estate. as to make 1t certain that here.
after our currency Will no longer fail
ut critical times to meet our needs.
Reaction FNllOws Excess.
Nothing is more true than that ex-
cess OF every kind Is followed by re-
action; q fact which should be pom
dered by reformer and reactionars
conceptions OF the relations OF prop.
erty.to human welfare. chiefly because
! certain advocates of the rights OF met
have been pushing their claims too fur
The man who wrongly holds that evers
human right Is secondary to his prof.
must now give way to the advocate Of
nsaf sse Msr nan hI h ls pFoprsy
1ect to the general right Of the got,,
mhntty 10 Regulate t.h,, rs use to what la,
require 1t. But think we may sc
.'rhe right to regulate the use q
wealth In the public interest Is uni
ysrsally admitted Let +S Us admit admit ass IS
conditions Of labor, which Is. the. chie1
element OF wealth, directly In the. IN
terest of the common good Tho fun
damental thing to do for every man Is
| in which he will make the creates
possible contribution to the public vel
fare No man can be a good citizer
unless he has a wage more than sun
Client to cover the bare cost OF living
and hours OF labor short enough g
| will have time and energy to bear hi
| share In the Infringement Of the com.
mAnity,o hslp II sarr sargt, ing gel {l,
| dltions Of life with which We SURROUND
them. We need COMPREHENSIVE work
mems compensation acts, both Stat'
and national laws to regulate chilt
labor and the work of women, ana es
pecially we need in our common schools
not merely education in book learning
but also practical training for dali,
life and work. We need to enforce
better sanitary conditions, for on
workers, and to extend the y, use -, 9
merce, both within and between TIL
States. Also, friends. in the interes
OF the workingman himself, we nee.
to set our faces like flint against mo
violence, Just as against corporat
greed: against violence and injustic
and lawlessness by wage-workers. Jus
4 as much as against lawless cunH!n'
n and greed and selfish arrogance o
,employers.
as human welfare. Normally, and u
i the long run, the ends are the same
but whenever the alternative must b
faced, I am for men and not for prop
esrty ] am far from a, unaerestlm h,,
rank dividends below human charac
ter. I know we'll that the reforlner
must not bring upon the people eco
nomie ruin, or the reforms themselve
will go down in the ruin. But W
must be ready to face temporary disa>
ter whether or not brought on %
those who will war against us TO tn
knife. Those who oppose all refort
, will do we'll to remember that rui
in its worst form is inevitable II on
. national life brings us nothing bette
: than swollen fortunes for the few an
the triumph in both politics and busl
, ness OF sordid and selfish material
+ ism.
"1f our political institutions wer
!, perfect, they would absolutely prever
, the political domination of money
, any part of our affairs. We need
! make our political representative
! more quickly and sensitively rrespol
: are More direct action by the poop
: in their own affairs under proper sat
!. guards is yitally necessary. The dire
primary is step in this direction,
It is associated with a corrupt pra.
? tlces act, effective to prevent the az
a vantage OF the man willing reckless
9 and upscrupulously to spend mono
: over his more honest competitors.
I. Is particularly Important that
: moneys received or expended for can n
: but before election as we'll. Politic
I action must be made simpler, easi'
i and freer from confusion for e,ye'
= citizen I believe that the prompt r.
moval of unfaithful or incompete1
a public servants should be made .ea'
= and sure in whatever way eXperien'
]. shall show to be most eXpedient in al
= given class of cases.
y "One of the fundamental necessiti
= in a representative government such I
Q ours Is to make certain that the me
;, TO whom the people delegate the
= power shall serve the people. by who
! they are elected, and not the speci
: interests. believe that every nation
: officer, elected or appointed. should
. forbidden to perform any service Z
= receive any compensation, directly
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