The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-16

tional anti-monopoly league, My DEAF
sM-l deeply regret that official duties Of
an imperative character prevent the nc
oeptancc Of your kind invitation 10 address.
the meeting at Cooper institute on the 2ls
Inst. Until to-day l hoped TO be able to ar
range my business 80 AS to attend the meet.
ing. but find il will bo impossible
The purpose of your league, Ne / under
stand II, is not 10 wage war upon corpora.
lions or individuals, but conceding to al
their just rights, to demand full protection
for the rights of the citizen against
the abuse and aggressons of corporate
power, and 10 insist upon tho en-
forcement Of those principles of law and nat
ural right defined by the supreme court of
the United States. In this effort you have
my most hearty sympathy and cooperation.
Your cause is just, but in such a contest you
grApple with giants. DO not underrato tho
power and skill Of your antagonists. Wise
and Conservative c0unsels will alone secure
success. You must DO as promp. to concedo
rights as you are determined in demanding
them. No ngrarian or communistic spirit
must find a'ploce in your procecduigs. The
character of the men who compose your or
ganization give assurance against danger on
this point. Constitutions, natural rights, and
tho spirit OF our institutions are on your sido.
lntrencbod behind these and fighting for tho
right, you eau not fail.
Corporate power hes done much TO deyo-
op our country. For its good deeds freely
accord 1t full credit. Az an instrument 10
execute tho will and serve the inter-
ests Of the public il Ia Of incalculsble
value (; but Nd the imperioue ri.
lor OF tho people il is most cruel and
relentless tyrsnt. Kept within the limits of
proper restraint II Ia AN invaluable servant of
tho public. UnrestraiDed by the force Of
law and public opinion II will prove a most
dangerous master. The individual citizen is
impotunt TO contend with this gigantic and
rapidly growing power. Governmental
authority, state and national alone ia compe-
tent 10 rostrain its aggressicns and correct lis
abuses. l have long forescen that tho time
would come when tho people would DO
compelled to invoke tho exercise of that
AUTHORITY Tor their protection. I repeat to.
day, In substance, words uttered seven years
ago, that 'thero ara in this country four
men who, in the msttor of taxation,
possoss and frequently exerris, nnwers
which neither congress nor INV r Of "ns
state legislatures would dare to OK.
ert--powers which, IL exercised IN Great
Britain would shake the throne TO lis very
foundation. These men may at any time,
and tor any reason satisfactory to thomseyes.
BY b stroke OF the PEN reduce the value OF
property in tue United States by hundreds
Of millions. Tboy NAV Al their avn will
and measure disnrrunos and a,nh,,rass h",;
ness dapress one city or Locality and hnIla
up naotber. eprlch ops Individual and rnin
hin com netitors and u,hnn cnmnl.in, Ia -"
eoolly raplv. What ara Vol ,'in,, a. A.
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the men who wield tbi, atn,ena,,,us oor.
porat. power have grown wiser with IN,
nassn,,e of ev,n,s Huborto thov h"ea ha,u
annarenllv oonten, H. ahsorh sna oon, c iV 'Ia
great Industrial and material in,orss,s 81 h.
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and jnstruments of trapsnor,,tion hn,
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communicate with each otber thcv viii sca
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tonsnce of their power. and 10 dcfnat tbo
efforts of the people 10 curh il tnov bsvo
now seized upon Tho chsnpels az ,Ion"n,
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trolls more miles of railroad than INV n,ha,
in tho world. and who /, slmos, DALI uJS;n',
new lines to hi. colossal comb;ns,iSr "'r nnS
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