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substantial achievement. They represent a success 

 ful effort to devise and apply real remedies; an ef 

 fort which so far succeeded because it was made not 

 only with resolute purpose and determination, but 

 also in a spirit of common-sense and justice, as far 

 removed as possible from rancor, hysteria, and un 

 worthy demagogic appeal. In the same spirit the 

 laws will continue to be enforced. Not only is the 

 legislation recently enacted effective, but in my 

 judgment it was impracticable to attempt more. 

 Nothing of value is to be expected from ceaseless 

 agitation for radical and extreme legislation. The 

 people may wisely, and with confidence, await the 

 results which are reasonably to be expected from 

 the impartial enforcement of the laws which have 

 recently been placed upon the statute books. Legis 

 lation of a general and indiscriminate character 

 would be sure to fail, either because it would involve 

 all interests in a common ruin, or because it would 

 not really reach any evil. We have endeavored 

 to provide a discriminating adaptation of the remedy 

 to the real mischief. 



Many of the alleged remedies advocated are of 

 the unpleasantly drastic type which seeks to destroy 

 the* disease by killing the patient. Others are so 

 obviously futile that it is somewhat difficult to treat 

 them seriously or as being advanced in good faith. 

 High among the latter I place the effort to reach the 

 trust question by means of the tariff. You can, of 

 course, put an end to the prosperity of the trusts 

 by putting an end to the prosperity of the Nation; 



