The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-07

land one law only. alike for the ricl
and the poor, for the great and tn
tsmall.
:. All Must obey the Law.
Men sincerely interested in the due
protection Of property, and men sin
l~cerely interested in seeing that thu
Just rights Of labor are guaranteed
should alike remember not only tina,
in the long run neither the capitalist
nor the wage-worker a be helped In
healthy fashion save by helping the
iother: but also that TO require either
side to obey the law and do its full
duty toward the community Is EN-
phatically TO that sides real interest.
There is no worse enemy Of the
wage-worker than the man who con.
dones mob violence in any shape or
who breaches class hatred; and sure
~ the slightest acquaintance with our
Industrial history should teach even
the most short-sighted that the times
OF most suffering for our people as a
whole. the times when business is
stagnant that capital suffers from
shrinkage and gets no return from It's
Investments. are exactly the times OF
hardship and want, and grim disaster
among the poor. II all the existing
instrumentalities of wealth could be
abolished, the first and severest suf-
fering would be among those OF us
who are least well of at present. The
wage-worker is we'll of only when
the rest OF the country is well on; and
he can best contribute TO this general
w~ell.being by showing sanity and a
firm purpose to do justice to others.
In his turn the capitalist who is
really a conservative. the mar who
has forethought as well as patriotism,
should heartily welcome every effort,
legislative or otherwise, which has
for It's object to secure fair dealing
by capital. corporate or individual,
to ward the public or toward the m
ployee. Such laws as the franchise
tax in this State, which the Court of
Appeals recently unanimously de
cided constitutlonal-such a law as
that pass d in Congress last year for
the purpose OF establishing a Depart.
Of Commerce and Labor, under
which there should be a bureau &c
oversee and secure publicity from the
corporations which do an inter.
state business-such a law as that
passed at the same time for the regu.
Of the great highways Of com.
nerce so as to keep these roads clear
fair terms 10 all producers In get.
ing their goods TO market-these
are In the interest not merely OF
he people ms a whole, but OF the pro
classes. For in no way is
he stability Of property better as.
ured than by making Il patent TO our
eople that property bears It's proper
hare OF the burdens OF the State;
hat property Is handled not only in
he Interest OF the owner. but in the
OF the whole community.
Legislation lie for All.
In other words, TO be permanently
God for any class must also be good
or the nation NJ a whole. and legisla.
which does injustice TO any class
; certain to work harm TO the nation.
AXE u currency system for exam.
lie. This nation is on a gold basis.
Treasury OF the public is in excel.
condition. Never before has the
er capita Of circulation been as large
s II Is this day; and the circulation
moreover. is OF money every dollar
4 which is at par with gold. Now
'ur having this sound currency sys-
en- is OF benefit 10 banks. OF course,
II is OF Infinitely more benefit to
he people as a whole, because of the
effect on business conditions.
In the same way. whatever is advls-
bile in the way OF remedial OF cor.
currency legislation-and
revolutionary is advisable un.
present conditons-must be un.
iertaken only from the standpoint OF
he business community as a whole,
hat is, OF the American body polite
a whole Whatever is done, we can
not aford 70 take any step backward
10 cast any doubt upon the certain
redemption in standard coin OF every
circulating note
Among ourselves we differ in many
qualities, OF body, head and heart, we
are uneQually developed. mentally as
well as physically. But each OF us
has the right TO ask that he shall be