The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-06-15


The sugar company undoubtedly tries
TO do B. utmost to enlarge its Jls'ncss
but does II in way which they consider
the only proper one. that IL. By makine
he price 80 low as 70 defy comp stition
Il Is my opinion that CORPORATE ns ae
under obligations whatever to any OF
the stated for their existence.
Quite the reverse: the states are under
obligations to hem. II he plant OF heso
industries consolidated was capl5.a Of
being put on wheels and moye4 from
state to state, you would hnd very activ,
bidding for them II is not an unusual
thing for certain localities 10 guarantee
free taxation for twenty years. free wa
ter and In some Instances give tho land
TO corporations 60 have them organize
under their statutes and locate In their
states.
Hostility to capital meets with lis own
condemnation. That Is Illustrated bv Tho
situation In New York, here a descrlmi-
nation against capital has prevented It's
employment and driven Il elsewhere r..
sultng IN 2 greatly increased tax rate
All mat l have TO say about trade or.
ganl2ations and striking "a Is that vttbo,,
violence they are natural They have .ns
} objection, however their tendency to r..
duce All labor 90 a low level
Business ls not philanthropy Caoitai
ana labor will adjust their own reIati,es
II the yare left alone Interference AZ
ways operates against one or the otbar
, Ihat means TO the dissdvantaee OF Zen
There Is no such thing as monopoly IN
these DAYS except that which results fr,ro
patents and copyrights.
The true Communism Of pelf" Is ne
customs tarif bin It says to the peonle
mere la the law We have enacted for
your robbery DO not complain OF II but
do your utmost 10 attack and iniuro tho
machinery engaged IN extracting from
YOU, what we leglslate shall be taken
away from YOU. Keep up thr cIamor
while the voters on the tarlm BIN taxi,
s advantage Of the noise ana enact iess
8 laws that cause your lmpoverishment
. and thus contribute to the greed and av-
arlce Of the few"
HOSTILITY AGAINST MONEY
r. There Is a prevailiny hostility to wealth
Everyone wants money II Is the abuse
Of money. not It's possession whic his op
posed to public interest
This hostility hnds ifs outlet in hostile
legislation. In. unequal and unjust iiNa-
ton. An this is probably unconstitutior al
II IS directly against the interests Of the
very class I mean he poorer class wh3u,
20 It Is supposed TO benefit
Corporations, whether directly or in lie
form of trusts are an expedlent for unit
10 ing the interests OF a large number of
4 persons OF smaller means into a large az
. gregation OF capital
n Attack upon them Is, therefore an At.
tack upon their stockholders In the case
Of many well conducted corporations The
stockholders are very numerous ami arc
often persons OF mderate means depen
dent Jpn their income for Their support
In the absence OF ali disturbing causes
n the direct tendency OF a combination o
e. capital Is to promote economy. reduc
u expenses and diminish prices
Is This does not mean that a person hav
v ng anything TO sell viii not get for b
e the largest price that he can II meari
s that wit hthe abundance OF capital ready
IL for investment which is always found ev.
"a erywhere, he only way to prev0n; c'mpe
# tition Is to keep articles below he com
4, petltive point
ri Great public improvements ,act3 le
and other enterprises requiring large cap
i ltal either are impossible unless throus
'o the fundamentally Of corporations, @
Ia are possible only thrueh the action Of ir
At d.viduals themselves possessed Of unlim
rs ted capital It Is easy TO see what IN ~
latter case would happen TO the commur
he ity
- one form IN which hostile actI1n man
n TESTS Itself % by legislation which g in
u. tended 20 keep corporations and thci
a. products out Of particular states
Il STATE IEGIsLATIoN
AL This legislation in some states takes a.
n form OF bills which permit citizens To bu
A. goods and with impunlty 10 reflse {
n pay for them This Is a premium or
honesty.
In other states the attempt IS 60 g,
clude articles whic are OF prime nece,
slty IT the producers OF such articI,
We're TO follow the lead and 60 combir
'l TO Keep their commodities out Of the sta
IT, II is easy 70 see what would reeul
a either the people would be compelled
Tor go without or they would De forced
ne pay an inordlnate price.
be Trade viii always take care Of ttsol
AMI II II is left 10 pursue ordinary chanur'
Of viii see 20 Il that B does not have az
an extraordinary advantages. II ia ON
ne when the state interferred that a situatl,
y created Of which advantages can
taken against the interests OF the cor
ca munlty.
Ia these days. there are two forms ai
u'u only two forms OF monopoly one. IN
the which results from patents and COP
M rights. II IS universally recognized h
this Is In the interests OF. and not sgau
the interests OF the public.
,aa The other. that which comes from II
fair tarIf determinations
Tariff, for revenue need not be consi
cred. The expenses OF the governme
MS must Of course. be provided for Tar
erl Tor the purpose Of equallzing against I,
an eign bounties or foreign discriminate
/ does not need 20 be Justified Beyo
hat that there is mo- excuse Tor giving 10 @
for industry a protection OF 100 as agail
per cent for another, or any more "a
tie ten per cent
eN The result IS that the government nee
,ily the community al large Ia the iu'ere
~ of some favored industry
II must he kept Ia mind that this s.
rich country. not poor country.
''' II must be kept Ia mind that ihe e
1'u isct OF everyone Is 10 make the c1un
'eed stronger wealthier, more important
nad more influential
d = The hostile action 20 whi-h I refer
legislation against c0rpor lions. "
4 OF lowed 20 It's legitimate rsWlts. w0
en- make the country lees powerful rs 3
cent. JIs less prosperous and would destroy
influence which comes from the rchr
.to,sl ,s the land and its people
G.tfzeue are divided into Two class