Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-09-12

ITS personnel, from admiral to cabin
boy;' the lheroism of our army and the
individuals capacity shown in meeting
all emergencies, are abundant proof
that under our form of government
there is developed the ~truest patriot
ism and the highest individual man
hood. ''ss7"'
No American disputes the truth of
these propositions and when separated
from questions involving the details of
particular policy, our Republican
brethren assert them with gusto. Only
a few weeks ago the. senior senator
from this state, in illustrating his posi-
ton upon a<public question, used this
language:. "None of you would like to
be the subject of an absolute mon
arch, no matter how kind and benev-
olent." If such sentiments are credita-
bic to us, are they not equally credita-
BILE to ten millions of people who de-
sire the privilege of forming their own
government, suitable to their own cor
ditions in life, and the environment
which God has created?
The Democratic people Of this coun.
try. they who are thoroughly saturated
with love for the declaration uf indie.
pendence and our institutions, believe
that people everywhere are entitled to
the same rights and privileges that we
enjoy, and therefore we hold that our
governmental policy in regard to the
Philippines should be the same as that
we have carried out in regard to Cuba.
Let us be true to ourselves and just to
the people of the Philippines.
THE INCORPORATED TRUST
LAW-MADE INSTITUTION.
A question of public concern. the
settlement of which demands our best
thought and courageous action, is that
involved in the monopolistic tendencies
of the so.called trusts. We are living
In time when consolidation and CO.
operation seem to be the central
thought in eli the relations of life.
Churches and lodges advocate consoli-
dation to promote united effort. This
tendency can be traced through all our
social relations and a universal tend
ency is difficult one to restrain or
prohibit by statute. Capital has for
many years consolidated in various
forms; first. in the form of co-opera-
ton between individuals, and then in
the law-made persons, as corporations.
The right 70 form corporations is Who'll.
" law-made. 1t is not a natural right
Corporations are formed under stat.
utes enacted by the representatives of
the people. and the power that creates
necessarily has the power to fix the
! limitations of.its creatures.
If:in our communities you could i'm.
agine that a man could: be born and
| grow to mature strength, who was one
thousand times stronger than any OF
his fellows, We might conceive how It
would becom necessary for the other
citizens of the place to combine for
| sef-protection against this one indi.
vid4al whose power would overcome
the individual efforts of those opposed
TO him; and yet, as a people, we have
created artificial persons whose power
influence and strength are million
fold greater than any Individual in our
nation, without placing upon these per
sons proper limitations to prevent their
trespassing upon the rights of the in
dividuals.
REMOVE SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
! OF TRUSTS AND CONSULTATIONS
AS a preliminary step, I would adj
vocate the removal of all special priv;
1leges which these so-called trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade en-
Joy.
A few suits have been instituted by
our national administration against the
most rapacious of'these combinations
which alarm the people. This mild
treatment for the cancer upon our body
polite seems to be mainly for the pur.
pose of distracting the patients mind
It Is a sort of mild form of faith cure
While the patient is suffering from this