Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-29

hts message on the trust question. adj
dressed personally to a Joint session
ef congress. said.
Gentlemen Of the Congress- IN nv
report On the State of the Union.
whieh I had the privilege % reading
20 yuu on the ID o. December last.
v-ntursd % reserve for dfsrsrzsfoa at
. later date the subject Of additional
iew.slarion rssarvting the very xraph-
teal Aad intricate matter of trusts and
nonopolies. The time now seems 90
perfume 10 turn to that great auss
ton. not only because the currency
legislation which absorbed your atten-
ton and dtIa attention oc the country
N December Is aow disposed OF. but
also because opinion seems To Be
clearing about as WIN singular ranic-
III IN this ether great field of action.
In the matter ot the currency Il
cleared Suddenly aad very happtly
AFTER ths murh-dehafed act wzs
passed. In respect to the moaOpogies
which have multiplied about Us. and
N regard 10 the various means BY
sAich ther have been orEanized and
zsnintafned. It seems to be coming 70
q clear and all but universal agree
ufent IN anticipation u our action, as
X BY wav of preparation. making tas
way easier To see and easier t0 set
cut upon with confidence aad without
confieiou ot counsel
Masters az Business Yield.
rns s-sat business men who or.
sani<ed and financed monopoly. aaa
those who administered Il IN actual
everyday transactions. have year AZ
sr year. until now. either deuied II
existence or Justified IL as nees-sar,
TOR the effective maintenance tnd De
veiopmeut Of the vast bushes,
processes Of tho country IN the mod
.rn circumstances. of trade and manu-
t.cfnrs and dnances but all the vhIl'
opinion has made headway axz1nz
them. The Hverxxs business man I
convinced that the Ways Of liberty A.
also the ways of Dea<r and the way
oe success n veil. and at Iaxs n
nasters cf business On the great sea-
! have begin 10 yteid thsir pr-fer-nf
and purpose. perhaps their iudxnsl
also. IN hnucrzhl@ surr~nd.r.
W. are Al axr-.d thAk -'prts.xs q
roprfv !. ina~fen=lnls and tr.nl>'
: ols.~ and our program is found
uDou that cuz-wtrfiaz1 n VIII n~
comprehensive but mt a radical
unacceptable pruxram. and these a.
. q tens. the changes wnf=h opiuiu
deliberately sanctions and for vnic
business watts
FNars rsir Composition.
z watts with acauiescenre. tn N
trst place. for laws wairh VIII efre.
t-aiIy pruhihit and prsvent snch intel
lcck.lgs q tie persuuaeI of the 4
reetarzres u great corporations
6aaks. railroads. tntnsrrtaL CONNER
ciai and public service bsdtsss-ss d
effect r~sas n making those whe Dor
-us and those wro Lend 7racricalil
5ne and the same. those who sell ane
,h1=e Who buy hut the SANE persons
trading wfth ons another Under differ
err names and IN Different cumbina
tinns. and those xao affect 20 com
pete m f4ct partners and masters al
some whale field sf business sur
sieuE ause should be allowed n
course. IN shica 70 effect shsss
ehanses of orxznfzarisn without n,
convenience Or confusion.
Tc 7sgslar= Financing n 7aiirosax.
m the secoad piaess bnstnsss nsn
as vel As these Who direct public n
s2frs nov recognise. and Recognizes
with painful ciearue-x. tae great harm
and injustice xaiGn has se~n done "a
many. II not al. of the sr~at railrrad
systerns Of the country BY the way IN
whfch they have been tsnancst and
their own & srincftw@ interests xubur
dinared 70 rhs ksxsresSs Of the nea
I who financed them and Of other bust.
ness enterprises vhich those men
wished 70 Premous The country =
ready. therefore. % accept. and ac-
{ cent with relief rs well as approval. q
law which WI confer upon me tntsr
state commerrs commission the
power 70 supsrRr-nd and regulate the
rnanciaI operations BY Shieh the raii
E EI19&x1 - aFtALrAlEl4 ~ - IHAfrtl
wfrh the n1oaev they need for rasir
pruper development 20 meet the rap
f idly growing requirements u the
country for Increased and improved
tacsiirias Of transportation
We cannot Postpone action IN this
matter without leaTing the railroads
exposed 70 many serious handicaps
and hazar-1s. Rnd the prosperity oi
{ the railroads and the prosperity Of the
country are Izserar1blx connected
Upon rhfs question those Who ara
chferv responsible for the actual nan,
1senenr and operation Of the rail
reads have spoken very plainly and
very earnestly. with a purpose we
ought 10 be qEfcx 10 accept Il VIII
be one step. and Il very important one,
t-ward the necessary separation OF
the business 0f production from the
business Of transportation.
Mere Exrlicit laws Required.
The business Of the country awaits
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5aiiy Thought
Part Of our good consists IN the en-
5eavsF 10 40 SORROW away. and In
the power to sustain them when the
endeavor tails to~bear them molly,
an9 lus aelp others to hear their sor.