Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-19
INDUSTRIAL LIBERTY.

Judge Peter S. Grosscup Of Chicago
delivered very notable address at
Ann Arbor last Saturday night be-
fore the Good Government club OF the
University OF Michigan. His subject
was the "Ncw Nation" and he discus
sed at considerable length and in q
comprehensive manner the present
business and Industrial conditions Of
the United States. lie declared that
the anti trust bills just passed by
congress will fail Of their purpose,
and asserted that the publicity ica-
lures Of the bills are worthless to the
ordinary man seeking ownership and
only valuable to the Speculation or the
trained investor. Popular ownership
ne holds will alone check the pre-
vailing tendency towards socialism.
Judge Grosscup said in part;
"rhe separation Of labor from pro-
prictOrship the separate mobilization
of these two courses rs enemies
instead Of their cOmmlugIing in
common interest Is the most unrepub-
lican and mcnacing fact that now
confronCs the American people.
"lhe consolidation idea has, thus
far, actuatod this menace. 1t has
done what Is still moro mcnacing In
narrowing the personnel of the pro-
prictOrship Of the country it Is detach-
ing from the friends Of property the
great liberal body Of citizenship,
However we may wish 1t, the old-timc
conservative force will not, thus iso
lated, remain stationary. IT will
swing, In Time TO those whose attitude
is already opposed to the institution
of properly, and in this movement
would give to socialism allies that
would mako socialism lnvincibIc.
"COuId the old ideals stand up
against an alliance such rs that?
VIII the great body Of the people,
excluded. from participation in the
property Of the country, even though
it be through their own district, re-
main loyal to the order of things TO
which properly must look FOR It's bull
wark? Can We expect u by 3tandcr to
have the Interest Of one Who has II
stake in events? Can we invoke the
namc Of America In an order of
events that in their practical outcome
are essentially un-Amcrican and un-
republican?
"Onr first duty IL TO wake up to the
realities Of the situation and cur uCXt
TO put the forces Of industrial freedom
IN order, Not until we have done
these not until the time when the pro-
pcrty acquiring instinct Of the country
~ again unified upon u basis fair
alike to all can we rest that the out.
come of the encounter need be no.
longer feared.
"Fhe people Of the United States
will, in time, como face to face with
the full Significance Of tho situation
on which they are entering. Side is-
sues that now obscure will then clear
up, and sordid interests that now OBJ
struct will he brushed aside, and it'll
will be made plain that but for some
far-rcaching reconstruction Of our
corporate policy we are ON our way
either to socialism or to form of
government no longer republican,
Then will come about n determined
public will to set our house in order;
TO rc-cstahlish, on the secure fOunda-
tion Of popular prOpriotOrship and
industrial liberty the property in
i ,5', OF 'hH republic !" restore thos'
ment the people of America have
always looked, and look now,
FOR lights to guide them on their
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