The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-06-05

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assimilated, vet il our every day
existence Of life, the ideal must give
way to the practical, and therefore,
we should not only consider the past,
but also the present, so, that we will
be the better able to meet the .ex-
actions that the future has in store.
Practical questions of National
polity are today awaiting solution as
certainly as at any time on our past.
Moral questions as well as those
of Political Economy. The realiza-
ton of our individual duty to the
welfare of our fellow beings, has
resulted in the advancement OF
civilization, and the accomplishment
of governmental politics that secure
personal lilbery and afford proper
opportunities.
The nation is but the reflex of the
composite standards and ideals of its
subjects, and without the moral
standards of the past, this nation
could not have existed for any such
length of time in the full fruition of
its form and scheme. 1t took years
Of hard work, mental discipline, econ
omy, sacrifice, and virtuous actions
and doings for generations, to pre-
pare the American people for our
present plan of government, and
while the fundamental principles of
liberty, equality and justice are as
self evident and certain to-day, as
when the colonists promulgated the
great declaration, yet changed condi-
tions require different methods for
their application so that they will
be adaptable to the changing envir-
oments, which are continually pres
enting themselves and to which we
must COL tinually readjust these prin-
ciples, for each age and year pres
ent new conditions.
TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES.
The questions of trusts and mo-
nopoies have pushed themselves to
the forefront for solution, and dras-
tic laws have been placed upon the
statute books to curtail their PERM
cious activities. and out of this State
of Minnesota, has lately been pre-
pared and developed lesson as to
the power of the people, founded up
on proper provocation to thwart
an control the avarici ouness Of these
insatiates, that has paralized the
promoters Of such avaricious
schemes, to such an extent, that the
whole commercial world was para
lized when it realized the full force
and effect of the decision Of the
court. 60, 5@s
We refer to the merger decision, as
it is commonly known, which was
rendered April 9Th. of this year, and
which resulted in the shrinkage Of
values on the New York Stock Ex-
change, alone, to the extent of one
billion dollars on the Monday fol-
lowing it's publication.
The consolidation of capital has,
in many instances, been necessary to
accomplish large undertakings,
which are and were both colossal
and beneficial in their accomplish
ments, and as to these, the reason
able citizen has no fault to find, but
as to those institutions, that by mo-
nopoly stife competition and
throttle opportunity for individual
effort, without any corresponding in
crease of public benefits, every liber-
ty loving, justice asking and giving
citizen of our country is against
As justice, wrong and oppression
were the causes of our late civil war,
and in fact, of every war in which
the United States has participated,
and at whose alters we have made
great sacrifices, and those too with
out an expression Of regret, for it
was the national conscience that
compelled us to act, and yield our
best blood and richest treasure in
the cause of right, and therefore, we
feel justified in saying, that, if it is
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