Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-27


deal with his home relations. But
you must in addition to that be a good
citizen for the state at large, So n
nation must take care to do well lis
duties within its own borders, but it
must not make of that fact IN excuse
for failing to do those Of its duties
the performance of which lies with,
out its own borders"
Boston, Aug. 25.-The weeks work
for President Roosevelt in his trip
through New England began in, ear
nest this afternoon when he departed
from the summer home Of Senator
Lodge. at Nahcnt. and, amid enthusi-
asm OF the greatest number of people
he has faced since his Pittsburg visit
on July ith. rode into Lynn under a
cavalry escort and sprang on the plat.
form at the city hall. Then he was
taken to Boston 10y a special train
and on arrival went to symphony hall,
there addressing n great gathering
OF Boston business men. His speech
here was devoted almost entirely to
the consideration of the trust question
From the hall the president went to
the hotel Tourainc, where a little la.
er in the evening he was the guest
OF Governor Crane at dinner. To.
morrow morning. bright and early.
the presidential party will start for
Maine, In his speech at the city hall
President Roosevelt said inpart:
1T is a little difficult to set clearly
before ms all the evils. but | think that
those gentlemen. and especially those
gentlemen OF the least means, who
deny that evils exist. are acting with
great folly. | am far from being
against property when | ask that the
question of trusts be taken mp. ]
am acting in the most conservative
sense in property's interest. When
a great corporation is sued for a VIC
lation OF the antitrust law. IL is not
a move against property; II is n o
in favor of property. because when
you can make it evident that all men.
big and small alike. have 10 obey the
law. you are putting the safeguard of
law around all men. When you make
IL evident that no man shall he excus.
ed for violating the law, you make
il evident that every man will be pro.
tected from violation of the law.
am inclined to think that much the
greatest trouble i'm any immediate
handling of the question of the trust.
comes from our system of govern
ment.
At present il we pass laws nobody
can tell whether they will amount tc
anything. Now that has two bad eff
fects. In the first place the corpora
ton becomes Indifferent to the law
making body, and in the next place
gentlemen. the law-making body get!
into that most pernicious custom o.
passing a law, not with reference L
what will be done under II, but refer
ence to its effects on the opinions o
the voters. That is a bad thing
When any body of lawmakers pas,
a law not solely with reference t
whether that law will do good or i'll
but with the knowledge that not mucl
will come of it. and yet, that perhap
the people as a whole, will likely thinl
il was good. il does not speak we'll 70
the lawmakers. and ii does not speal
well for the people, either. What
hope to see is power given to tn,
national Legislature which shall max
the control of corporations real.
would be an excellent thing II W
could have all states act o.
somewhat similar lines. so that |
would be unnecessary for the nation
al government to act. but you knoy
perfectly well all the states will no
act on somewhat similar lines.
THE first thing we want is public
fly. and | do not mean publicity a
favored by some corporations. | mea
4 as a right from all corporations a
fected by laws. | want publicity a
to the essential facts in which tn
public has interests. want tn
knowledge given to the represent;
tives of the people Of facts on whic
those representatives can, II they Sc
fit. base their actions later. Publicit
itself would cure many evils. Som
Of these things | have said can /
done now. A good deal is being don
nov. As far as the antitrust law
go they will be enforced. No SUI
will be undertaken for the sake
seeming to undertake 1t. Every sui
that the public undertakes will be b.
gun by the great lawyer and uprigh