Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-09-12

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With the inability o1 Iths states$ 70 con-:
troll trusee and monopolies, which led to
sths passaSe of tha federal statute known
- the Sherman antitrust net ana the
s1ntsfstate commerce act, ana Il ID only
through the exercise Of the powers con-
1srred by these acts and by the statutes
l0f the last congress GupplementinG them
that the national government acquires
any Jurisdiction over tho subject. TO nay
that action against trusts ana monopoiies
should be limited TO the appliSA cation Of the
common law 10 equivalent TO saying that
the national government should take no
action whatever to regulate them.
B, Undoubtedly tbs multi lication or trusts
and their increase In power have been
largely due % the failure Of oflcials
charged with the duty OF enforcing the
law to take the necessary procedure
Such structure upon the failure OF the Of
6cials Of the national government to do
their duty Ia this matter IL certainly not
wholly undeserved a. far ~ the adninis-
tration preceding President Mex iniey's n
concerned, but Il has no application at
all to Republican administration. R IL Id
also undoubtedly true that what II most
needed IL "of1lcials having both the dis
position and the courage, to enforce exist
ing law This II precisely the need that
has been met by the consistent and stead
lily continued action OF the department OF
Justice under the present administration
I SO far as the rights OF the individual
wageworker and the Individual capitalist
are concerned both as regards one anotfl-
or, as regards the public and as regards
nro ~ nj ~ Ia,
OF the administration has been 80 clear
that there is no excuse for misrepresent-
ing 1t and no ground for opposing 1t un-
less misrepresented. III Within the limits
defined BY the national constitution the
national administration has sought to Sc
cure to each man the full endowment OF
his right to live his life and dispose OF
his property and his labor as he deems
best 30 long as he wrongs no one else It
has shown in effective fashion that Il, en-
deavoring to make good this guarantee It
treats all men, rich Or poor, whatever
their creed their color or their BIRTH
place as standing alike before the law
Under our form Of government the sphere
In which the nation as distinguished from
the state can act Is narrowly circum-
scribed, bit within that sphere all that
could be done has been done All think
ing men are aware Of the restriction upon
the power of action Of the national gov
eminent in such matters Being ourselves
mindful Of them, we have been scrupu-
lousy careful on the one hand to be mod
crate in our promises and on the other
hand to keep these promises in letter and
In spirit. Our opponents have been ham
pered by no such considerations. They
have promised. and many Of them now
promise, action which they could by no
possibility take in the exercise Of consti-
tutional power. and which. IL attempted,
hiring hH1Rfnnad a uto sIctl1 ",
have used and often now use language OF
WHO invectlve and appeal to all the baser
passions which tend to excite one set Of
Americans against their fellow Ameri-
cans, and yet whenever they have had
power they nave htttngly supplemented
THIS exravagance OF promise by absolute
nudity IN performance. 4 ISL - 22.-$;~
Iundamental idea that each man, no mat
yer what his occupation his race or his
reHgious oellef, ID entitled to be treated
on MS worth as man and neither favor
60 nor dscriminated against because of
any accident IN his position. Even here
at nome there Is painful difficulty in the
enort to. realize this ideal. and the at
Knowledsment OF 1t sometimes encounters
obstacles that are well nigh insuperable,
Tor there are many nations which in the
SLOW procession OF the ages have not yet
reacned that. point where the principles
which Americans regard as automatic
obtain any recognition whatever. One Of
the chief difficulties arises in connection
with certain American. citizens OF foreign
birth or of particular creed who desire to
travel abroad. Russia, for instance, re-
fuses to admit and protect Jews. Turkey
refuses to admit and protect certain sects
Of Christians. This government has con-
sistently demanded equal protection
abroad for all American citizens, whether
native or naturalixed. On March q, 1899,
Secretary Hay sent q letter of instruc-
tons to all the diplomatic and consular
officers Of the United States, in which he
said, This department does not discrim-
mate between native born and naturaliz-
ed citizens In according them protection
while they are abroad. equality Of treat
ment being required by the laws Of the
United States" That these orders to our
agents abroad have been repeated again
and again and are treated as the funda-
mental rule of conduct laid down for
them, proceeding upon the theory that
all naturalized citizens of the United
States while in foreign countries are
entitled to and shall receive from this
government the same protection of per-
sons and property which is accorded to
native born citizens" In Issuing pass
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