Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-15
action whatever TO regulate them.


ARE ENFORCING ANTITRUST LAW.
Undoubtedly the multiplication Of trusts
and their increase in power have been
largely due TO the failure OF officials
charged with the duty Of enforcing the
law to take the necessary procedure"
Such structure upon the failure OF the Of
fcials OF tho national government to do
thctr duty IN tkis matter II certainly not
wholly undeserved as far as tho admins
traton preceding President MoKinley's is
concerned. bat II has no application AZ
all to Republican administration. II Ia
also undoubtedly true that what " most
needed Ia "oflscials having both the dis
position and tho courage TO enforce exist
Ing law" This Is precisely the need that
has been met ny the consistent and stead
iiy continued action OF tho depsrtmers OF
justice under The present administration.
So far as the rights OF the individual
wagcworker and The individual capitalist
are concerned. both a. regards one anoth-
er. as regards the put5iic and as regards
organised capital and lshor. the position
OF the administration has been so clear
that there Is no excuse for misrepresent
ing IL and no ground for opposing It IN
less mlsrepresenttd within the limits
defined by the national constitution the
national administration has sought to ee.
cure to each man the fun enjoyment OF
his right to live his life and dispose OF
his property and his labor as he deems
best so long he wrongs no ono else. IT
has shown I'm effective fashion that in en-
deavoring to make good this guarantee IT
treats all men, rich or poor, whatever
their creed their color or their birth
place. as sta nding alike before the law.
Under our form 81 governJncnt the sphere
IN which the nation as distinguished from
the state can act is narrowly circum-
scrihod. hut within that sphere all thai
could hc done has heen done. All think
Ing mcn are aware of the restriction upon
IN" power Of action of the national gov
ernm"nt in such matters. Being ourselves
mindful Of them, We have been scr,lpu.
lousy careful on the ono hand TO he mod.
crate in our promises and on tho other
hand to keep these promises In letter and
III spirit our opponents have been ham
p"red by no such conaidera tons. They
nave promised, and many of them now
promise action which they could hv no
possibility take in the exercise OF consti.
tuttonal power. and which. If attempted
would bring business to n standstili They
hav" weed and often now use Language OF
wild invectivc and appeal to ali the hascr
passions which tend to excite ono set If
Americans against their fellow Amcrl
cans. and yet whenever they have had
power they have flttlngly supplemented
this extravsr20'c Of promise by absolute
nullity l-
AMERICANS RIGHTS ABROAD.
This government is based upon the
fundamental idea that each man. no mat.
ter wha, hls occupation, his race or his
religious belief. Is entitled to be treated
ed nor discri,nInated ,yairst h.c,vsa =,
anv accident I'm his nos,,ior I.van hora
at home there is painful difficulty in the
eTort TO realize this ideal. and tho at.
tempt t. secure from, othcr rations ac.
knowlcder,ert ~ q an,,o,i,,,s a,,,o,,,, $50.
obstaoloe tb,t ar, ,,,aiI ,,i,,b ire,,xor,.,
for there are many nat,crs ,yb;ch e., ~.
SLOW rroccssion of tho arcs have not vol
reached that noirt where tho nrIrcinios
which Americans regord az axio,,at,c
obtain any recognition yhotever one NJ
the chief dieecuitins a,ie.s 4, connec,,or
with certain Americsr ct,i,.rs 90 ,o,o,.,
birth or NJ nart,c,,lar craed ,yho doeira r.
travel ohroad Rmss,o for ins,arce 70.
fusos to oIs,1t ana ,,rotect lows Trrl.,
refrs.s 10 o,,,it n "a ,-o,oct r,o,,, $3.50
n, rhr,.,ier ,rhIs .rn,o,-,,o,,t hns ,o,,
sistcntiv dern,nded equal nrotoc,ior
abroad for M American citizens whethe,
notiyo or rot,,ra1,zod ~, March o. 1900
Sccr.tarv NV sort n latter Of icstr,,c
tiors - ali ~ ,tn,o,atic ora oons,,i,,
or1ccre ~ tho 1-,t.o1 states ~ ubicb n,
said "Thts renortrep+ docs NOT d,scrir,
,rate b,,v.,.,, ,,.i,.e hor,, o,d ,.,,roli,
"a ci.;y.,,. 4, no.,r,tn, ,ba,,, ,,ro,ao,,o,-
u.,ilo th.. $50 n,.,ooa o,,,,oiit,. re- tra,,
went h.,r, rco,,tro1 nv tbo Ia,ys ~ the
Iv,itoa CO ,r,h,+ tbosn ordcr. 70 NV,
acerts nhr,.., bo,e harn rorooted ar,ir
and o,oin 90 NE trco+cd ,s tho funda
,,a,toI ,,,i, -, ,o,a,,c, ,oL dor,r a.,
+h.r, ,,-ocoo,,r, ,,,n,, tho tbaory "+bai
oil ~, t,,r, lt,,s oi,i,a,e of Tho 1-rited
c+,tas ,,bto ir foreic-, courtr;es arr
entitled ia aod sbaIl receive from, tint,
Covorrn,ort tho same nrotectior Of per.
ro,e .,.d r-n,c,t, uhicb &c accorded r.
noti,o ncrr ru,7ers In issuing mass
,lr,s to ,,,. ,tona-,r,a,t rovar dis
ai,,.,,,- 80 ou,,aag 70 anr r,an.s va
,,srinr ard IN rrortinr IN cvery Amer
IT,, t+t. ,i,. 80 ,t,,xo,,,ad rbr,s
tior or I.u tn san,e passport so far n.
II has povynr II insists that all foreign
governments shall accent the passport a.
urir,,n f,cia ,,rCor that tho person therein
dasc-,bod is a CITIZEN OF the United state.
AND emitted ia uro,ection "a such. II 4.
n standire, order a. every American diplo
rn,,ic md cnrsuis- onfce- 10 nrotect ev.
erv Arericor citiyon Of whatever faith
tror, ,,,t,,et r,,I.a.o,ion and our officers
ahrood La,.. hoor ,trircentIy REQUIRED Il
VIZ "''t ''', ,',stos t,, ,er,,rc
OF our "ppOHehtS ''i"' 't " ~
gun 10 secure ta"n' mn ". 1"
americans from no" soE'l ..,.''. ~, 'i H.
40 ho' no" aC'oru " S"ows ,.' ~ ~
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