The Idabel Signal (Idabel, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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Volume 1
I (label Indian Territory December 1905 Number 30
Sentences of the x President
Extract from President Roosevelt’s Message to the Fifty-Ninth! Congress
Every big corporation should be held responsible by and bo accountable to some sovereign
strong enough to control its conduct -
I do not believe in tho Government lutcrfereing with private business any more thin is necessary
I do not be lie e iu the government undertaking any work which can with propriety bo left in
priviUeliaiids
But neither do 1 beli-ve in the government flinching from overseeing nay wors when it becomes
SNKOP55S OF MESSAGE
Brief Outline of What the
- President Told Confess
' The nation continues prosper-
ous The vital factor in perma-
nent prosperity is tho higli indi-
vidual character of tho average j
American worker
JJUt ilt'MiUVt ' W 4 WVM n W
T!"‘ tleTrm N not evide t that abuses are sure to obtain therein unless there is govcrmcntil supervision
employed ’ All are helped bvj I regard tho power to establish a maximum rate as being essentia! to any schema of real reform
making coiid'tions such that men i the matter of railway regulation ' '
of exceptional ability receive cx-j It is ia worth while considering whether it would not be vise to confer upon the Government
ceptional reward Nevertheless tio ()f a(tIou the beneficiary of a rebate for t least tviea tha value of the rebate t:s
whore there is no governmental " h) wlat reaijp bia)kraau
wavs oreiudicial to the common among the railroads themselves to carry out the law -a '
1 1 We have nothing but tho kindliest feelings of admiration for the successful business man who
Federal supervision and regula- eljaves decently whether he has made his success by building or managing a railroad or by ivpna
goods over that railroad ’ -
It is in the interest of the best type of railroad man and tho best shipper no less t-ian of ta
public that there should bo governmental supervision and regulation of these great business opera tons
Business success whether for tho individual or for the ration is a good thing only so r:r as it w
accompanied bv and develops a high standard of conduct— honor integrity cvie eo trage
This government stands for manhood first and for business oiiy as an adjunct of niiijoad
— Most emphatically wh'dii hot wish to see tile mail otgreut talents refused thereward if - hat ti
euts but wo do desire to see the system of railroad transpo titou so b mdled that tao st-vug
man shall be given no advantage over tho weak man
In my judgment government ownership of railroads is highly undesirable ami in tats country
would prolnibly entail far reaching disaster r
l:i such a republic as ours the one thing that we cannot afford to neglect is the problem o aim-
ing out decent citizens
It is essential that capitalist and wage worker should consult fieely one with too otlur -eu-1
strive to bring closer the day when both shall realize that they are properly partners mid not cue-
Unless we continue to keep a quick and lively sense of the great fundamental truth that
corn is with the individual worth of tho individual man this government cannot perma entry bunt in-
place which it has achieved among the nations r of
The standard we should establish is tho standard of conduct not the standard of xiupatwo of
mean 8 oro of social position
TUis government in not and never shall be governed by a plutocracy
This government is not and never shall bo governed by a mob
The noblest of all forms of government is self government but it is ulsu tie most ffiUt
There is more need of stability than of the attempt to attain an deal p-rrection in tho wtuou
°f raW ITae'onstantly growing tendency to publish m isses of unimprtant
Our aim is righteousness Peace is normally the handmaiden of nghteoesjss I it P
and righteousness conflict then a great aud upright people can never for a moment h?sime
tho path which leads to righteousness even tho that path also leads to war
There are demagogues of peace just as there are demagogues of war
” As the world is now only that nation is equipped for peace that knows bow fo fig uf
The Golden Rule should be and as tho world grows in moralny it v ill be the g J
conduct among nations as among men tho the Golden Rale must not be construed m faduc manwr
as forbidding the exercise of police power ' finroo Duc-
It must be understood that under no circumstances will the United States use the
trine as a cloak for terrtorial aggression i i The dan-
Onturies ago it was especially needful to throw every safeguard around the accused ihe un
ger was then lest he be wronged by the state The danger is now exactly the
Hawaii shall never become a territory in which a governing class d ruli pla "
of coolie labor
tiou of corporations to prevent'
1 f restriction of competition from
’ being harmful to the public is
recommended
Corporatimis engaged iu intcr-
j state transportation should be
dealt with first Tho lutcrstuie
V — ——xVuiilniVi-f: commission w'wmo
o Jier administrative body should
be clothed with power when it
linis upon specific complaint a
j given rate uiirea-sonable or unjust
to pi escribe a maximum reasona-
ble rate Iu case a rate has been
cut for a favored shipper the
commission should huvo tho right
to make such cut rate the maxi-
mum for the lino making it
Rebating in all its forma should
be stopped It might be well to
permit the railroads to enter into
agreements subjeet to tho sanc
tion of the commission to “carry
out tho law”
Legislut'on requiring the intro-
duction of the block system on
railrouds is recummendcd Hours
of railroad laborers should be
limited
Courts should not bo deprived
of their power to issue injunctions
in labor disputes but notice
should be given to tho adverse
party before granting the writs
Tho class spirit should be dis-
couraged Capitalist and wage
1 worker should realizo that they
are properly partners
Congress should consider
whether the federal government
should further extend its super
vision over life insurance compa-
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Stewart and Townsend. The Idabel Signal (Idabel, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 12, 1905, newspaper, December 12, 1905; Idabel, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2324567/m1/1/?q=+date%3A%2A-1905: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.