The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-15
THE Law AND BUSINESS.
The Killing Eject Of the Northern securi-
ties DccisiOu

To THE EDIroB OF THE SUS-Sir: Whether
as you suggest. the Supreme Court will re-
verse the recent decision Of the Circuit Court
OF Appeals In the Northern Securities case. the
fundamental evil lies In the law itself.
IL violates the universal law, that harmony
aids and friction retards prosrcss--from
which II results that In the long run compe-
tition is not the life OF trade. but the destruc-
ton Of the weaker II Is the brutal doctrine
OF the survival Of the fttest. tho ethics Of the
savage beast and savage man. The earlier
nature, but the later and more enlightened
philosophers have taught us that harmony
Is the law OF the universe.
This industr thrift and intelligence OF the
working people, with the. enter prise and fore
sight OF the capitalists. have raised us from
supremacy contested by none: to the position
OF the greatest OF not one. but two or three
Of the great nations.
statute bids fair to reverse all this-oniy
that as the great qualities Of the people
ms%e SGss AND
the future. WILLIAM MOTION GRiSSELL.
NEW YORK. April ~.
To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Sir: In view
OF the utterance recently made on race
suicide" one j. forced to the conclusion that
the cook at the White House should be fired.
Our Chief Executive seems undoubtedly TO
have had a dream. How in the face OF our
increase in population one can be inspired
with the fear OF race suicide" Is indeed
puzzling.
some time. not so long ago rs to he entirely
forgotten. an English man OF letters wrote
an essay on Murder as a Fine Art IL IL
to be regretted that at present We have not
| a genius equally brilliant 10 write a treatise
upon Suicide as an Art" BY exchanging
a copy OF such book with the President
for one OF his own on the wild and Woolly
West" possibly lesson might be driven
home which at the present moment might
be of inoalculable benefit TO the American
people
This new De Quincy could devote many
n chapter to the suicides OF railways. poin ting
ont how this self-destruction OF the trans
portation systems OF the continent developed
here and sou1ished in a manner me worthy ths
policy Of seIf-destr,iction had driven every
nia Si und dissoStio one
Probably this form OF suicide might not
interest the President II lacks the bum
S0g ana they who pfefe
TO create and build up rather than tear down
6e eaSSa. e s' hs Il q Fl love
| that they must not shake hands and live in
peace. but that they must compete. must
has forgotten. or he never knew, the lesson
The independent States entered into the
Federal bond to destroy interstate compe-
| tition TO insure economy and promote con-
cord II they were right then the Northern
| Securities Company Is right II the North
| ern Securities Company Is right, then let us
| have a Southern and an Eastern and West.
| ern Securities Company, and then out OF
these four let come one, an American Securi-
| ties Company, over which the Government
| shall exercise control.
To combat the unihcation and qualification
| OF the railway systems OF this continent
| is TO buck stone wall. Combination. u Is
said. is the economic tendency Of the time,
IL belongs not 20 tins but to every time,
Combination and Capitalization. whether
political or industrial. mean economy ana
waste and retrogresson, II H. also SAID
foolishly that way will be found Of getting
around the sherman law The ,i She Fri, y
little law by little men. LUKE FLEMING.
TARRYTowN. April IL
To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: When
we recall Gen Grants maxim that the surest
way to get rid OF bad law is to rigidly en-
force it. think we can all find comfort, even
In this unfortunate Northern Securities de-
cision
Twenty years ago, when our railways were
occupied in cutting each Others threats. and.
Incidentally. the throats Of the public. this
decision would have been welcome.
But now that We have changed all that and
found a better way. a decision TO the effect
that our railways must resume cutting each
Others throats, and incidentally. the throats
OF the public cannot long remain unre-
if seems unfortunate and will entail great
temporary losses But perhaps II Is the
quickest way to settle thing; after al
wFsrriELp. y J.. April IS.
Tho uai,wsys of Holland