The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-01-29

AMkkllA = MlHhA AND WEAKNESS.
"In the confederation Of the great pub
lens that are before as It must be consid-
cred that there has been no lack ln this
great country OF ours in the production OF
an things that constitute material wealth
Out ability TO produce an that Us brought
from the bowels OF the earth or that Is
rcaped from the fields or that is produced
| by the skill of artist and of the mechanic
Is the most wonderful story Of human
achievements. We may there fore wonder
why. with tnis fabulous store of wealth sur-
rounding us on every hand there is not
tnat general diffusion OF prosperity aud
co1tcutmcut and happiness that might
flirly bc expected Certainly the want or
the evil or the weakness must be chiefly in
the methods by which this vast wealth ls
or should Doe distributed among the people
in the great work Of d.stritutiou. the wo
factors which are of greatest Importance
are unance and transportation. tt is not
s-rangc. therefore. that the public mind.
everywhere should be concentrated upon
these two questions as of prime Importance
and vital in interest
"Whcn we come 90 solve the questions
pertaining 10 these, we dud, FIRST. that the
use OF great corporate power IS absolutely
essential No great work requiring tie COM
ccuuatcd efforts OF many men and reQuir-
ing time vastly in excess of the duration Of
ANY human life, can he affected without the
aid of these artificial creations It is abso-
ldteIy necessary that we should have corr
purauous, and 10 is, therefore, not against
corporations in themselves that any
reasonable on legitimate objection can be
made. 10 As equally and unqueauouab y
true tnat the abuse OF corporate power. us
extension beyond it, proper legal sphere
ANA lts eucrodchmcnt upon the ncld OF iudl-
viuual action has attracted IA attention of
the aOlest minds Of the country, regardless
OF party. ana 80 Is, there FORE thiUk in the
direction Of the correction Of these abuses
that practical reasonable aud legitimate
effort must he directed
'lt seems to me that the same ru.cs Of
equity lrd Justice which are observed bv an
mankind Ina their natural relations with
each other should not bc made of mo- effect
and should Apply with th same iuf1uIble
and automatic strictucss TO the operation OF
cor p0rItIuns. lf it is true thar au Individual
is limited 200 hIs ability 90 escape liability
ana is held uridlY 20 the performance Of
contracts, then 10 should he equally true
that the aruhcial citizen, created Ov lceis-
lauve enactment should Doe roulued eycn
more riEidiY. because OF ITS great power 10
the same honest performance of duty
TARIFF vIEws-K ANsAs UPHELD.
"ou the tariff in Difference 10 the exc
pressed viii ot the people shall while
recording aud eVpiauiaE my vote as op-
posed to the idca ni prote zion as the essen
ual elcmcnt Boo our usc1l policies. enter no
iacuuaus opposition 1u1 shall urge auI
favor au early test ut the theory on the part
ol me Republicans Iuat me people may
continue 90 hC the source of aIl D.ig-er must
Dee The prayer of every Uasriouc American.
and % seems 90 me that The plan duty Of an
representatives of lne people must be 90
cling t1 that idea with as much confidence
and certainty as n. depend upa4 the North
star for ala determiuauous ol pace aud
time