Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-08

&c. Exact justice for capital anu Ia
Dor and 81 m nation OF force were asked
He said IN part
II Is simply 4 matter of Roosevelt
square ueal-e1act justice Tor labor ex-
act justice fo4 capital, and exact us
ice for the public, the third side of
the triangle which must not be osi
sSht Of To that end must devel
op reasonable method for honest ans
efficient labor 10 acquire an interest
IN the business TO which labor is ex-
psc1ed TO give It's best efforts. Pend
ing this development, the equilibrium
between production and wages must b.
established ana there must be justice
TOR all-exact Justice, the Justice OF
hight and of reason. but not of force
Justice for aI!-and don't forget thai
the America. people still know what
exact justice is.
The Republican party from its in
ceptiun mas stood against undue fed
eTaIiza-ion Of industries and activities
There must be strong federal rcgula-
don. hut not federal ownership. We
have always endeavured and still shall
endeavor to ind the middle ground so
well defined as betN~een the anarchy
OF unregulated industrialism and the
deadening Journalism of inefficient and
widespread state ownership.
widespread state ownership. We are
against pHternalism in government and
we are against that form of pecacoc1c
pafernRlism that has deveipped recent-
" in this country. We are against all
tocracy as vigorously as we are axains-
anarchy Bolshevism and kaiserism re
equally dangerous in intiustry as in
government. We are against both.
There shall be Legislation uassed
as rapidly as possible. and when the
complete Republican control neces-
sary Tor fuH functionlng shall have
been brought out there shall be leg
lsialon and execution on all these
things l nave mentioned. oil moving
IN the direction Of efficiency anu
economy for the establishment Of
business IN the country on a sound
SaIe ano sane basis. the solution OF
the railroad problems: Legislation
for a better relation between labor
and capital. with Justice for both
law providing for a budget system
fort1e cornrry's own business. a
method which should have been
adopted long ago-and if Is inteyest
ing 20 NOTE that in the message of
the chief executive last given to the
congress ne entirely omitted anv
mention Of budget system. There
snail be Legislation for The develop,
ment of trade; the Improvement of
our diplomatic service: the solution
Of our shipping problem. that We
may have a merchant mayins at1e-
quate 10 meet the development of
world trade. the DEVELOPMENT of our
position on internal relations and
still other innumerable problems. ali
incident 20 the reimbursement which is
imminent.
Let not our great accomplish
Fnents IN war be married by our
ability TO order our own affairs
Mere agitation and mere motion are
not progress. The vicious circle IN
moi the shortest distance between
honest effort and highest reward
Remember that one man Is only bet
Ter than another when he does bet
teE Give every well-behaved man
his equality of opportunity and re-
accountability. Live and let live is
not enough-we must live and nelp
live-and as YOU live and help live.
find always exact justice and en-
force il.