The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-12-12

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onIy he NOT a wrongdoer, provided
| linss works IN proper and Legitimate
uh we wish to favor sicb n nc
Mnen he does well. we wish ~ ii s',l
peI wise and control his actions only ~
Nent MIN from doing III. Public,ty
| It, w no narm to the honest cornoro .
% ana We need not be oyertende,
| ton. 's"onest corpora
In curbing and regu,at,ns ,,o ,o
pr atoms of capital which arc or ,,,a
,pecome injurious to the public we mus,
" careful not to stop the great enter.
5b,es which have legitimately re
ueeu the cost of production not n
aoahuon the place which our country
,an Won IN the leadership of the I'm :
strii,a o 9l industrial world. not to
oi me uown wealth with the result of
cIoslng factories and mines, of t,,rn :
s tile wage worker idle I'm the streets
, nliu leaving the farmer without n mar
~ LOT what he grows. Insistence ,tnop
, impossible means delay i'm achiey-
otbo We possible. exactly as on the
80 Her nahd the stubborn defense alike
~ what Is good and what 10 had in
me existing system. the resolute Of
~. 10 oDstruct any attempt at better
.,',,I' Detrays blindness to the historic
In tuat Wise evolution IL the sure
S"iesuard against revolution
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
mo more important subject can
come before the Congress than this Of
me regulation of Interstate business.
lIIS country can not afford to sit
suplne on the plea that under our ne
lunar system of government we are
helpless in the presence OF new condi-
IONS and unable to grapple with them
oriso ~ cut out whatever Of evil has
arlseh III connection with them
ne power Of Congress to regulate
interstate commerce is an absolute and
unqualitled grant, and without limita-
.,ons other than those prescribed by
the constitution. The Congress has
constitutional authority to make all
Jaws necessary and proper for execut-
,n9 this power, and | am satisfied that
any legislation now on the statute
BOOKS. 1t is evident therefore, that
evils restrictive Of commercial free
com and entailing restraint upon ma
tional commerce fall within the req
uiative power Of Congress, and that a
wise and reasonable law would be a
necessary and proper exercise of con-
such evils should be eradcated.
believe that monopolies, unjust
determinations. which prevent or Grip
Die competition, fraudulent overcapi-
talization, ard other evils in trust or
ganizations and practices which in
juriously affect interstate trade can be
prevented under the power OF Con-
gross to regulate commerce with for
eisn nations and among the several
states" through regulations and re-
quirements operating directly upon
such commerce, the instrumentalities
thereof, and those engaged therein.
l earnestly recommend this subject
to the consideration of the Congress
with a view to the passage of a law
reasonable In its provisions and eff
fective In its operations, upon which
the questions can be finally adjudi-
Gated that now raise doubts as to the
necessity Of constitutional amendment.
X II prove impossible to accomplish
the purposes above set forth by such
n Inv, then, assuredly, we should not
shrink from amending the constitution
so as to secure beyond peradventure
the power sought.
The Congress has not heretofore
made any approp tat on for the bet
ter enforcement NJ lie antitrust law
as It now stands. Very much has been
done by the department ~ Justice In
securing the enforcement Of this law,
but much more could he done If Con-
gress would make n special appropria-
ton for this purpose, to be expended
under the direction of the attorney
TRUSTS AND TARIFF SEPARATE.
One proposition advocated has been
the reduction of the tariff as means
Of reaching the evils of the trusts
which fall within the category I have
described. Not merely would this be
wholly Ineffective, but the diversion of
our efforts in such a direction would
mean the abandonment of all intelligent
attempt to do away with these evils.
Many OF the largest corporations, many
Of those which should certainly be in
GUIDED in any proper scheme of regu-
alton. would not be affected In the
slightest degree by q change In the
Tariff, save as such change interfered
with the general prosperity Of the
The only relation of the tar
rf to big corporations as whole is
that the tariff makes manufactures
profitable and the tariff rem~dy pro-
posed would be in effect simply 70 make
Improbable. To remove
he tariff rs a punitive measure d.
'ected against trusts would inevitably
result in ruin to the weaker COMPETE
.ors who are struggling against chem.
Dur lin should be not by unwise tariff
changes to give foreign products the
advantage over domestic products, but
)y proper regulation to give domestic
a fair chance and this
md cannot be reached by any tariff
changes which would affect unfavora-
,iy all domestic competitors good and |
pad alike. The question of regulation
" the trusts stands apart from the |
question OF tariff revision.
Stability Of enonomic policy must al |
WAYS be the prime economic need of |
his country. This stability should not |
De fosslllzation. The country has |
lcuuiesced In the wisdom of the pro- |
ective tariff principle. 1t is exceed |
ngly undesirable that this system
hould be destroyed or that there |
hould be violent and radical changes |
herein. Our past experience shows |
hat great prosperity In this country |
,as always come under a protective
arifr; and that the country cannot |
prosper under fitful tariff changes at |
hort intervals. Moreover, II the tariff |
avs a a whole work well, and II busi-
les has prospered under them and is
It is better to endure for a
ime slight Inconvenience and Unequal
ties in some schedules than to upset
business by too quick and too radical
hanges. It Is most earnestly to be
Wished that we could treat the tariff
rom the standpoint solely of our bust
ess needs. 1t is, perhaps, too much