Special Message
12/16/1906
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Of course any violence, brutality, or corruption, should not for one moment be tolerated.
It is an absurdity to expect to eliminate the abuses in great corporations by State action.
The cost of doing Government business should be regulated with the same rigid scrutiny as the cost of doing a private business.
The Nation continues to enjoy noteworthy prosperity.