The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-05
To he Senate and House of Repre-

and this ebb and flow wlll be felt more or
less by an members OF the community,
both BY the deserving and the undeserv-
ing. Against the wrath Of the Lord the
wisdom OF man can not avail, in times
OF flood or drought human ingenuity can
but partially repair the disaster A gen
eral failure OF crops would hurt all OF us.
Again. II the folly of man mars the gen
eral well being, then those who are In
nocent of the folly viii have 70 pay part
Of the penalty Incurred BY those who are
guilty OF the folly. A panic brought on by
the speculative folly Of part OF the busi-
ness community would hurt the whole
business community. But such stoppage
Of welfare, though II might be severe,
would not be lasting. In the long run
the one vital factor In the permanent
prosperity Of the country IS the high
American worker. the average American
citizen no matter whether his work be
mental or manual. whether pc be farmer
= Or wage worker, business man or profess
8ional man.
In our Industrial and social system the
Interests of all men are 80 closely inter-
twiiied that In the immense majority of
cases a stfalght-dealing man who by MS
efficiency. by his integrity and Industry
benefits himself must also beneDt others
Normally the man Of great productive
capacity who becomes rich BY guiding the
labor Of many other men does so by en-
abling them to produce more than they
could produce without his guidance and
both he and they share IN the benefit
which comes also to the public at large.
The superficial fact that the sharing may
be unequal must never blind Us to the
underlying fact that there Is this sharing,
and that the benefit comes in some degree
10 each man concerned. Normally the
wage worker. the man Of small means,
and the average consumer, as well as the
average producer, are all alike helped BY
making conditions such that the man OF
exceptional business ability receives an
exceptional reward for his ability Some
thing can be done by legislation to help
the general prosperity; but no such help
~ a permanently beneficial character can
be given to the less able and less fortun
ate. save as the res Is Of a policy which
shall inure to the advantage Of all industri-
Gus and efficient people who act decenty;
and this Is only another way Of saying
that any benefit which comes to the less
able and less fortunate must Of necessity
come even more 20 the more able and
more fortunate. IT, therefore, the less
fortunate man IS moved by envy OF his
more fortunate brother 20 strike at the
conditions under which they have both.
though unequally, prospered. the result
will assurcdly be thar while damage may
come to the ono struck att IL viii visit
with an evcn heavier load the one who
strikes the blow Taken as a whole we
must All 60 Up or 20 down together
Corporations.
Yet while not merely admitting but in
sisting upon this. II Is also true that
where there Is no governmental restraint
or supervision some Of the exceptional
men use their energies not In ways that
uIc lOi INC common good DuL IN ways
which tell against this common good.
The fortunes amassed through corporate
organization are now 50 large ana vest
such power In those that WELD them as
to make IL matter Of necessity to give
TO the sovereign-that Is, to the Govern
ment which represents the people as
wholesome effective power OF supervis-
ion over their corporate use In order to
insure healthy social and industrial life,
every big corporation should be held re-
sponshle by, and be accountable to, some
conduct. / am In no sense hostile to cor
porations. This is an age OF com yiqation,
and any effort to prevent all l}lbina-
tion VIII be not only useless. bus IN the
end vicious, because Of the contempt for
law which the failure to enforce law in
evitably produces We should, moreover,
recognize in cordial and ample fashion the
immense good effected by corporate
agencies IN a country such as ours. and
the wealth OF intellect, energy, and hdei-
ity devoted to their service and there
fore normally to the service of the public,
by their officers and directors The COR
poration has come to stay, just as the
trade union has come to stay Each can
do and has done great good. Each should
each should be sharply checked where II
acts against law and justice.
So long as the finances OF the nation
nrc kept lpon an honest basis no other
question Of internal economy with which
Congress has the power to deal begins
70 approach in Importance the matter OF
eQQthNOlinE To secure proper industrial
conditions under which the individuals
and especially the great corporations
d0ing an interstate business are to act. |
The makers OF our national constitution |
provided especially that the regulation |
~ Interstate commerce should come with |
IN tie sphere Of the general government. |
whc arguments In favor Of their taking |
this stand were even then overwhelming.
Rut hey are far stronger to-day, In view |
0f tfe enormous development Of great |
business agencies, usually corporate IN |
ell. trr..1x
that il Is useless to try to get any ade- |
quate regulation and supervision OF these |
great corporations by state action. Such |
regulation and supervision can only be !
Jurisdiction is cOextenslve with the field |
OF work Of the corporation-that is, by the |
regula ton and supervision can be obtained |
by the enactment OF law by the Congress. |
j. this proves impossible, II Will certainly |
be necessary ultimately to confer IN !
fullest form such power upon the national |
government by proper amendment OF the |
constitution II would obviously be un-
wise TO endeavor to secure such an |
amendment until 1t Is certain that the |
result can not be obtained under the |
constitution as II now Is. The laws OF |
the Congress and OF the several states /
have resulted more often IN showing that |
the states have no power In the matter |
th8e that the national government has |
power; 80 chat there az present exists
undt which these great corporations do |
ing nm interstate business occupy the 1
position Of subjects without a sovereign. /
neither any state government nor the ma |
iional government having effective con- 1
trol oNcr them Our steady aim should i
ne by legislation. cautiously and carefully /
under taken but resolutely persevered in. |
10 assert the sovereignty Of the national /
govegnmcn! by affirmative action.
This Is osly In form an innovation. /
In substance # Is merely a resolution. I
for from the earliest time such segu'a- /
tion of industrial activities has been 1
recognized IN the action of the law maxi
Ing bodies; and all that | propose Is to /
meet the changed conditions In such man /
ner as Will prevent the commonwealth 1
abdicating the power 1t has always pos
sessed not only In this country but also l
ia England before and since this country 4.
became "a egpafatc nation.
1t has been misfortune that the /
national laws on this subject have hither I
20 been OF a negative or prOhibitive rather /
than an Affirmative kind. and still more
that they have In part sought to pro-
hibit what could not be effectively pro- /
libited. and have IN part IN their pro-