The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-03-16
DR.. Hadley and the Trusts.

Wars are fruitful sources OF Inspiration to SUCH as
imagine to be their peculiar mission in life to work
the rather ancient field of prophecy During each of this
country's limited number Of what may be termed war
periods the land has swarmed with prophets. Most of
these have been Of the order of Cssandr and all
this people has been predicted with such air of
rior wisdom that many have each time become alarmed
considerable part of New Engand's population saw
good in the of 1912, and quite freely protested
against it and predicted disasters from it. great many
men, there and elsewhere, opposed to the Mexican
war; and prophesied all sorts of caamies to follow this
victory of ''the slave power" The between the
states furnished occupation not only any American
who thought he possessed OF prophetic ysion but
to host of European seers as WE'LL The latter predicted
demonstration of the correctness of their contention
of the ultimate failure of any form of purely popular
government Even had the South been successful their
claims would not have been established.
The Spanish war and the conditions arising
from IT. opened up peculiarly inviting field for thes
gentlemen. The predictions made during this Pc
Rod have been the worst yet Americans themselves
to prophesyng the overthrow of popular gov
eminent and the erection of monarchy upon it's runs;
the destruction of human liberty in America and the
substitution of condition of semi-serfdom All this has
been accentuaed the growth of combinations of
featuring capa and the existence of the trust in its
gravated form taken as merely cumulative evidence of
the generally dlsempered condition of the times Thus
is an economic condition. for the continued growth of
which parity through its abandonment of opposition
jointly responsible with the party directly encouraging
it, made to do duty a twin scarecrow TO Imperialism
As was to have been expected President Hadeys
recent address is being quoted approvngly by that
section of the press characterized by its abuse of trusts
without practical suggestion to their control Dr.
Hadey says that 'we shall have emperor in Washing
ton within twenty five years. unless create public
sentiment which, regardless of legislation Will regulate
the trusts There nothing short about this prophecy
1t is all there; the time limit the character of ruler
not left in doubt to whether he to be an ord
nary king car what not; he is to be emperor
everything fixed DR.. Hadley goes further and points
out the way of salvation We must create public
sentiment which will regulate the trusts REGARDLESS OF
LEGISLATION But this proposition is no more remark
able than many other of octopus strangulatlon
suggested in the recent past The fact that we find
this absurdy deastic suggestion, and the rest of Dr.
Hadleys remarks endorsed by certain papers, is proof
enough that they far from any practical remedy as
he The doctor says further: sLeg1slation will never
protect us from the evils of trusts or Of eterorate pol
tics He says that public affairs must be directed by
intelligent and active public conscience and adds:
Ths is the opportunity OF the church, hungry for some
thing to do" In humble judgment, if the church
tackles the trusts it will pretty come to regard its
attempt to convert China holiday job by comparison
As long Democrats in good and regular standing
and the organs which presumed to shape Democratic
opinion endorse fooshness such as this to the continued
disregard Of the only feasible means of curbing thema
arif reform agitation, begun now and made the para
nonnt issue when the time comestruss will continue to
iourish and Democracy viii continue mpotent to destroy
Or control them.