The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
MAKES ATTACK
ON PRESIDENT (!
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complaint against combinations is entire
ly unwarranted."

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complaint against combinations is entire
ly unwarranted."
RIGHTS OF LABOR ASSERTED.
He even tries TO confuse the private
monopoly with the labor organization In
order to soften the laborirg mans hos
tillty to trusts. He says: Exactly as la
Dor organizations. when managed intel
ligently and I'm a spirit OF justice and fair
play are OF great service, not only 10
wage earners, but TO the whole communi-
ty, as the history OF many labor organi-
cations has shown, so wealth. not merely
individual but corporate. used right, Is
not only beneficial TO the community as
a whole, but Indispensable to the up
building OF the conditions which at pres
ent the country has grown not only TO
accept, but to defend as normal"
The president fails entirely TO distin-
guish between an association OF God
made men, with bodies to feed, families
TO provide for and with consciences to
guide them, and a fictitious person called
a corporation, organized for gain, having
no heart to restrain IT here and no soul
TO punish hereafter.
He fails TO discriminate between the
labor organizations which have not yet
succeeded In securing living wages and
reasonable conditions, and the ever
growing corporations which declare enor-
nous dividends on watered stock and en-
able the managers 10 become multi-mil-
lionaires from enforced contributions col
lected from the people.
This hidden behind the labor organiza-
tions is a favorite device OF the monopo-
list, and the president betrays his lean
ings when he falls into the habit. A care
full reading Of the presidents speech In
Providence, r.. l., will convince any can
did man that the executive is more
alarmed lest the people may injure them
selves morally by hating the trusts too
much, than he Is lest they be hurt by
the trusts.
PERILOUS PERIOD.
I'VE are passing through a period of
great material prosperity, and such a
period Is as sure as adversely itself TO
bring mutterings OF discomfort"
Again. IF In a spirit of sullen envy.
they (the people) insist upon putting down
those who have profited most by the
years OF fatness. they will bury them
selves In the crash OF a common dis
aster."
And again, Probably the most serious
harm resulting to us, the people OF mod
crate means. is when we harm ourselves
by letting the dark and evil vices of envy
and hatred toward our fellows eat into
our natures
No trust maguate could have made 9
more abject ana servile plea for lawles
wealth and heartiess greed. When WI
see great corporations violating the law
Of he land and riding rough shod owe
the rights OF the people. instead Of ap
plying a remedy we must constantly re
STRAIN our Indignation for fear ''th
SSTk IA, and ey y,ees oi snyy stoa% ana
| trying &c catch the horse thief. wouo
| he lecture the man who lost the horse
and does he think the horse raising In
/ ufr uynittH ftl- hu ha
| plete determination of the horse thief?
When the president finally gets through
| with his multiplied warnings agains
remsdy. he exhausts his energy In point
| Ing out the difficulties in the way an
has not strength left TO urge enectiv
insists that II is highly undesirable {
attempt too much or TO begin by srtngen
| legisla ton"
| REMEDY AGAINST TRUST EVIL.
| Those who are looking for ''strenuos
,y dna In dealing ,ns With tns ,rst evil wi
| is weak and puerile. Instead OF wal
| rior leading his men UP San Juan Hi
we see the politician anxious for r.
| nomlna ton, afraid either TO ignore IN
subject or deal with Il firmly and aggre'
| sivelv
Publicity as an aid to other remedie
would be useful. but publicity alon
would be OF no benefit. To expect an
|
Is as absurd as II would be to propos
the repeal OF the laws against larcen,
and the substitution Of n law simply r.
quiring them TO file n schedule OF th
things stolen. and then keep them. Put
licity would give some protection 20 IN
stockholders. but none OF the consumer
OF trust-controlled articles
Not only does he fall TO propose an
real remedy. but he advocates a constit,
tional amendment that would take froi
the states the power they already hav
While state remedies are wof,iliy insu
fcient they must not be surrendered. n
II they are surrendered the people wi
then have TO depend entirely upon N
federal government for protection.
The federal remedy should be added q
not substituted for the state remedy.
A Republican must be dull indeed II
cannot discover from the presidents r.
cent speeches that he has come TO a
agreement with the trust magnates.