The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-13
BHNNErTsylLLE, s. q. FRIDAY DECEMBER Is, 1901


be takon NOT to inte rfere with it in q
spirit Of rashness or 4 ignorance. In
iidsaling with business interests, for tho
igovernmont to undertake by orudo and
Fill considered legislation to do what
may turn out to bo bad, would bo to In
our tho risk of auoh farroaohing nation
al dissster.that itlwould DO preferable
to undertake nothing at all. Tho mon
who demand tho impossible or tho un-
desirable servo an tho allies Of tho
forces with which they arc nominally
ct war, for thoy hamper those who
would ondeavor to ind out in rational
llfaghion What the wrongs roally arc and
IttoHhat extent aud in what manner 1T is
practicable to apply rome dies.
Y n HOW TO ooRREcpTHE EVILS
All this is tluo, and yot it 10 also
true that there sro real and grsvo evils,
ono Of tho chief being overoapitaliza3
|,tion because of iis many baleful con-
lSsequonooa, ,gapd a2rosolute and practical
effort inuet be- ltiado to oorreot thoso
evils.
It ia no Limitation upon property
rights or froadom of contract to rouuiro
that whom mon receive from government
the privilege Of doing business under
corporate form, which frees them from
individual rc' p3nsibilisy and enables
| thom to osll into thoir enter prisos tho
capital Of tho public, thoy shall do 90
upon absolutely truthful representa-.
tions as to tho valuo Of the Pre- party in
lRhioh tho ospltal is to bo investcd
iOorpofatiops engaged in interstate com
meroo should BIO regulated il they are
found to oxeroiso license working to
the public ipj ury. 1t should be as much
tho aim Of those who sock for sooiai
bettcrment to rid the business world Of
erimes Of cunning as TO rid tho .enifre
body politio Of crimes Of violeIoo.
Groat corporations exiBt only beoause
thoy are created and ssfoSuarded by
our institutions, and it 10 therefore our
duty to see that they work in harmony
with those Institutions. d 4 s.Q
PUBLICITY THE FIRST ESSENTIAL. 2 81
Tho first sial in detcrmining'
how to deal with the gsoat Industrial.
combinations is knos lodge Of tho facts
publicity. In tho interoat Of tho pub
lilo tho government should have tho
| ing Of the great oorporati6ns onaaeotl
| in Interstate busipaas. Pubiio,tv "a tbo;
only eure remedy which sc can nowj
invoke. What further remedies are
needed ia the wAy Of govornmontaI
regulation or tsxstion can only DO deSi
termined after publicity has boon obs
tanned by proosss Of law and in tho,
course Of administration, Tho ilrst'
.equihitc is knowledge, full and aoin.s
pi1.S'-nnv may ss y ssss %
pueilo .,s 20 She Worio. ;i3 Il,
ntelhuiat ponies, su9h 90 oorporhtlon ones
Snu !o,n1 p.ooA or othor abaociasllo l aa,
uoponulng upon any s1ssatory law sf9g
thsir o1istenoe OF fpfllvilegos Shout st)saS
sup]ect to proper governmental super 3
sion, anu toil ana aocurate Nj
vaod - - snoar cpssasiona snoa.a
sauo paollo Ee ularly as So
A,atT6n Iafco cor1orS & ona u AN !. ,ss
oallod truata, thonoh oroa,;4sS II n,,aS
stato.. alyava AZ hna;naaa II Z, : ~ I, !,
atstes. 3oftan doin. varvi % I;stIo hrs;nass5 ss =
| il tha atatn ybare thay aro ;nonyS ara
I'd rharo ;s - a,p 20 y ;snrn,;.,,
in tha atato Iawa ahnmt ont n them M And - r.. ~ ~
no sfata haa anw n,lma;vo ;nt .raat IL
or mower ovor thar aoss i i a. /, ,roa.
tioa nroved i'm noaa;hln r. oat adnnnatas a. @
regniat;on thrnncb state 80 .os;on ei sS ,T,naro.l
foes in lhe intcraat of tho whola M nao. 4
ple. tho nation ahnuld without ! intar.
fering with tho nowar of tic atataa in
tho matter itAalf alao nsanme no,oar ~,
superviaion and regulation ovar ali nor.
porationa doing an intarstata bnainaas.,
mpnn co,, s, i, :, !, - ,,r.e,,,s : 5 :
~ 80, ~ A'iioN - NAVhsoAs1 az, Z, q.
When the constitution Was adopfed,5
at tho end OF tho oighteonth century,
no human wisdom could forotall tho
sweeping changes, alike in industrial
ana political conditions, Wbioh were to,
take plaoe by tho beginning OF tho
1@ontaetn century. az thet time It
vas accepted as Il matter OF course that
cno eovofai heates "ere Gne pr0per au-
nacasaarv thn anmnaps,;a,I, ~ M % re-; ;na;;a yn
oant ard a.r;otlu tiI tinaaI;anj nnaesals
hodiaa nf tbo dsu Tba onnd; ;;nps poA"so "
now wbollu d;ffnrant and nhnli,, 4 aaa S,o
ant action 4 o.ilad sor 'AN "Aoi'S N'ioA
T holinva that a Ia an bo fronnod
which will onahla tho national onuarn.
mont to nxoroiao oon srni aion . tSs S linaa
above indioatod nrns,;ng hu tho v oxnari. ,,J' !.
onoo eained tbrouah tSe nsasaoa' and
adminiatration "a sho intaratnIe onm-