The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-31

ton of the 1sthmian canal they inaugurated
IN The Me- !. they worked out and ADOPTED
laws for ID, safe government Of the Philip
structive al 9ny All those great measu
received mos Thorough and ca refu considera-
ton, and IN ,olved patient and laboriou-
work in conn u1"e and iustructiv" discussion
IN both hous' y.
RECEIPT o-Iry WITH CUBA YET
The one cast, Of urgent necessity Of ACTION
which failed { response was ia. bill for n
Just measure reciprocity with cuba, and
that was defea I'D by combination between
the Democrats In tongres- and . small MI
the majority OF their party. There l. good
reason 10 believe that the ylen,urr vii succeed
soun mr. have re- son to be- web SATISFIED with
the ah ~. sense OF duty and ne,rl"'rl9t-
ION Of the Hou-'' of Representatives can b"
found in the pa-,. action of that body ..,
wat j. there Ia oomc IN the futur" which
calls for sue, a change; Is the ret-on 20
hc found in a 'iesT" Tor th" ctIrbinf OF trusts.
for an eject ~ Treat ment of labor troghi"S,
or for "a reNisi on or - tarlN' Certainly not
rHr TWISTS AND THE 1,rIfF
nur Dsmoci attic friends talk rs II som"
capitalists scouting undu" profits, and som"
tnriN provisions. becoming ou'grown With
changing coud ions, and some stubborn
contests letw".i' employers WHO wish TO
my loss and Wa., cururrs who Wis h to h."
mid NOR. for la or. were new and strang"
ph.nou.na. thrr1 tenirg our social and TO.
iuical system and calling for dcst~ratc and
or StranC,' or tur,ntpuing They re but
r.appeorances u slightly varied form.
e some OF the al fi"l titles Which hay" always
ncccmranied mptari'l prosperity since the
beginning OF successful e'terurise Unfair
rud oppr"ssiv" trusts. 40 called, ar" weeds
IN tn" garden Of pro'Ternv II = easy 10
IilI them II YOU Kill in,' flowers and the truit
Ii-o, hut i YOU would Keep the weeds down
md have tie garden grow YOU must devote
roilrself not 10 desl, rate and Destructive
remedies. bur 10 a a. 'rnt. 0ls,rimlnhtlng
'nd Hnceasins WoCcoi iull,nE out ~" EN- mrfn,
nd regulating the>" % lnbn dtonS oil Ctpl-
tai which are in furious - 90" public, rtuer
"CaiI>c they monopoly" ~" market or the
sources Of supply or IN" avenues ol 'inlIoNI
innnt. or prevent Comi"'rtlon unfairly md
opprrsSiv'4v, care must Ice taken not 70 stop
great enterprises wmcE nave lrst!Wu'"ly
7 reduced the cost of production. pot Ia take
america out Of tn" race Of comp'tlton ior
the market, of the world. NOT to close the
mills and tho mines, not 20 throw millions
OF worknru out OF emuloyment and deprive
the farmer Of his market for the raw material
REGULATION, NOT DESTRUCTION.
The evils complained Of are an ont growth
Of IN. process OF industrial develolmcut
OF the age Their regulation - 0lso a rece-I
history SHOWS that the steady cours" of tie
nroces. ms always been and j. now toward
better and not toward Hors" conditions,
that the diffusion Of wealth r. outstripplng
- con- entration tnat TIE great bod OF 'lr
M above the hard conditions Of POVERTY
which nave been g" rule ~ o." world me,
degree ncver hrfor" known. frot our Uros-
p,rity IS sound and wroi"eon", and that
courage and hon" ar" justified. rather than
de- pGndnn"v.
,x-r,,sv, ppont,-rryr povrp oy N,SkINp
The wonderful scientific discoveries and
inventions Of the lts' 'al century nave
enc tlnousN d,u " 1I,'ra,t,,rE ~ rr.,,,;nr
prutuCfivc mower oil mlhklhh re 'I'di'oi,
of wealth ma proceeded AZ a rat" bcHord 'lI
prcc adcnt in human history II" drN s'a'
Its'Is' -. .,, ,,r.'',,, ,rnyr'Hs IN Erodur
tive power during the last century tuan IN
any thousand wears before. llle total NUM-
Der OF wage 'drn'r- ~ w, i'll'u .'-' ",
,'mttoVr.' w nv. w .o h., ~ ,o 80
IN lFH !, war o''l,,. ~ u" No"
Htt" Dor w., ,,c n,rtr,.,' ,voro d,ra,t
Wh'yl t,rS ,'s, 1870, w., ,,,.,io,, i, NO
ing OF supprmeh,ihE wa Ju' 80, -, ,h ~,
ourlHs ia 'I @ ,rork',g .v,rv dav IN "a.
S ae"r '''' WV MUS '' -"
puF. PTRsr TO RhhiNS' sf'oNp TO CAPITAL.
THIS enormous add ION TO the productive
hat made the diacoverie. and Inventions
and cuVnnizad the great combinations OF
"sa' ard second 10 the capital that built
the macSires and the mills and the railroads
men,s ard the renewal OF material super
sedad by ne-y inventions and took the chances
Of loss 10 gain the rewards Of successful
on,spnrise Br:n the brains and the capital
have come from every part Of this great
country and their interest in the enterprise
11f
~ renres,nted hv tho stocks and bond, OF
no cnrnoration- which own the mills and the
nine I'D ,br railroad. " j. plain tina,
u,al,N ,be hrains that invent and that or can
~, .bonid have i,r share. the capital that
Constructs and ma 'n'ains should be rewarded
for it, Investment and ts risk, the Iaborer
should have higher " .H"> because ms lhhor
il producing more" ana me consumer Sholli
have lower prices of cause the produce winch
he purchases - prodlced win greater ease
and AZ less cost.
...., Avn roxsr->,rp ,tv,ys pporr
hAn'"'" WV r,,,, r~,
a. -, ,,s
~ u bis,orv crst or rho steady increase
~ nrodu,ti ye uower and second only 10 that
Of the continual struggle between these
four interests the brains, the capital. the
lahorer. and the consumer. TO secure what
each considers to be fair share OF the hene-
Ats of the increased wealth That struggle
will continue 40 long a. the increase Of pro
ductiye power and the added incrcmcuts
OF wealth that come from that increase
continue Capital and brains always get
the ADVANTAGE AZ first The first fruits OF
each new increase OF productive power.
whether through invention or through or
gauizstion, come to them. But our indus
'rial history shows that the laborer and
the consumer slowly but surely wrcst their
share Of the advantage from capital and
secure IL for Themselves. The organizers
Of the sugar Trust made great deal Of
money for Themselves but we are getting