The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-11

that the effective remedy would be to
appropriately modify the Offending law.
plant is justly made. cannot Justly be
lafd at the doors of the courts of this
country The decisions of the supreme
court of the United States the court of
appeals of this state and the court Of
last resort IN many other states warrant
the assertion that the common law as
developed affords a complete legal
remedy against monouolies The fact that
they have multiplied in number and in
creased IN power has been due not 10
the failure of the courts to apply the law
when properly moved by administrative
officials or private individuals bit 70 the
failure Of officials charged with the duty
OF enforcing the law to take the neceS-
sary procedure to procure the Judgment
Of the courts in the appropriate juFiSdic-
ton. coupled with the fact that tie Iegis-
lative DEPARTMENTS Of some Of our state
governments as We'll as cOngr5ss in the
manner already referred to have ny ieg1S-
lation encouraged their PROPAGATION
What is needed in addition TO the passage
Of a Statute revising the tariff duties to
reasonable basis. Is not 80 much other
and different laws. as Officials having
tho disposition and courage 20 enforce
existing laws While this IS my view or
the SCOPE Of the common law. II II should
be made to appear that It IS a mistaken
one. then / favor such further lesisla-
ton within constitutional lines as viii
give the people a Just and a full measure
CT protection
Republican Imperialism.
II is difficult to know how any citizen
of the United States much less q descend
ant Of revolutionary STOCK, can tolerate
me thought OF permanently denying the
right of self-government to the FiiipinOs.
Can We hope to instill into the minds of
our descendants reverence and devotion
for q government BY the people while
DENYING ultimately that right to the in
habitants of distant countries. whose ter
rItory We have acquired either by pur-
chase or by force2 Can We say to the
Filipinos. @Your lives. your liberty and
your property NAV be taken f,om YOU
without due process of law for all time"
and expect we will long glory in that
feature of the magma charta which has
become Incorporated. in substance ana
effect, into the constitution of every
state as well as into the 1ouTt eenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States2
Can we hope for the respect Of the
civilized world. while proudly guarantee
ing to every citizen of the United States
that no law shall be made or enforced
which shall abridge the privileges or inn
muniteS of citizens of the United states
or deny to any person the equal prOtec-
ton OF the laws. and >at the same time
not only deny similar rights 20 the in
habtants of the Philippines but 10 take
away from them the right Of trial Dy jury
Gnd place heir lives ana the disposition or
their property in the keeping of those
whom We send to them to be their gov
errors We shall certainly rue il as a
nation If we make any such attempt
Viewing the question even from the
standpoint OF. national sel rs 5d there
is no prospect that the S20.0o0.O0O expended
in the, purchase of the islands and the
$50. 000e00 said to have been since dis
bursed viii ever come back to Us. The
accident of war brought the Philippines
into our possession. and we are not at lib
erty to disregard the responsibility which
came to US. but that responsibility VIII
be best subserved by preparing the isl
aud Are mid eth 10 nA f.
government and giving to them the as
surances that it win come as soon as they
are reasonably prepared for it.
United States a World Power.
There need be no fear that the asser-
ton SO often made Of late that we have
now become world power. will then be
without support. Ours is a world power
deny that it is at all recently that the
United states has attained that emil
hence. Our country became a world
power over century ago. when having
thrown off foreign domination. The peo-
pie established a free government. the
source of whose authority sprung and
was continually to proceed, from the VIII
Of the people themselves. 1t grew as
world power as its sturdy citizens. TO
whose natural increase we've added 1mTnl-
grants from the old world seeking 10 oo-
tain here the liberty and prosperity de-
MED them in their own countries. spread
over the face of the land. reduced the
prairies and forests to cultivation, built
cities constructed highways and rail-
roads. till now a nation which at the
formation of the government numbered
only 100000 in population. has grown
I to 50 100000 and from ocean to ocean ana
from the lakes to the gulf. tire country
is the free abode and prosperous people
advanced in the highest degree in the
learning Of arts of civilization. II - the
liberty. the advancement and the pros
perity of its citizens, not any career OF
conquest that makes the country a world
power. This condition we eve to the
bounty of providence, unfOlded in the
great natural resources Of the country.
to the wisdom of our fathers manifested
in the form Of government ests Dlished by
them. to the energy. industry. moral
character and law-abidinE spirit Of the
people themselves.
People Love Peace.
We are not a military people bent on
conquest or engaged in extending our
domains in foreign lands or desiriOus OF
securing natural advantages, however
great, bq force, but people loving peace
not only for ourselves. but for all the ma
tons of the Garth.